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Who We Are?
What do you think? I think it's been a while since we have all introduced
ourselves to each other here on rgo. There was the exchange of photos of ourselves on abpo in August-September, but unless I have missed it, I think the last time we had a "Who We Are" thread on rgo was in January-February, and I know we have newcomers (including new regulars) since then (and maybe some lurkers will de-lurk like they did the last time for this thread?). If you are a newcomers, or if you did not respond the last time, or if your answers to "What do I grow?" or "Where do I grow?" or "biggest orchid accomplishments" have changed quite a bit in the meantime, please please respond! Even if you have responded before, here are a few reasons for you to reply again: newcomers may not know you yet, not everyone searches the archives and even if they did this kind of thread is not as easy to find since the title contains only common search words and newcomers won't know which terms to use to search for this, and Groups Google is in the process of changing their site and thus I am not sure how safe it is to post links to old messages and threads. In November 2001 Kye posted a message containing a set of questions to encourage fellow rgo'ers to introduce themselves. I think that this is worth doing on a regular basis. So here are Kye's questions with my revised answers: --------------------------------------------------------- -- Who am I and What Is My Gender? Joanna, female (How many male Joannas do you know? I was thinking of omitting Kye's gender question, but then I thought of Kenni Judd, who I assumed for the longest time was male, and who is female, and so I decided to leave it in after all.) -- Where am I? Where do I grow? Alexandria, Virginia (Washington DC area, USA). Windowsills and shelves of one and a half bedroom apartment (northern exposure with supplemental grow lights). My orchid collection has meanwhile expanded to all 4 windows in the apartment, but there is still room for many more orchids since the shelves have more levels than are currently occupied.. -- What do I grow? 24 Phals/Dtps, 5 Paphs, 1 cochleanthes amazonica, and 1 miniature cattleya (31 orchids total, and beginning to have trouble counting them -- 21 of these were acquired in 2004 (How many will I have this time next year, I wonder? shudder) -- The decade of my age? 3rd -- How long have I been growing orchids? Started in May 2001 with an orchid that was a wedding present, and was decapitated accidentally with the window blinds a week later, and so I acquired a second to be able to truthfully say "yes, the orchid is doing beautifully" on the phone to the gift-giver of the first one. 3.5 years later, both of these orchids have rebloomed every half or full year since, except that the first one leaped off the shelf and broke it's most recent spike not too long ago (I'm innocent, wasn't even in the room when it happened). The other one is in bloom again now. -- My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? 15 of my orchids have rebloomed for me, and only 2 of the 10 orchids that I have had over one year long have not rebloomed yet. Also I haven't killed a single orchid yet, though I have come close (there is one currently that is barely hanging in there, but I am beginning to think it will make it). And no, I have not given away any that were not doing well, so I'm not cheating. -- Miscellaneous Info... I am a new US citizen this year (voted for the first time, and am really looking forward to the next election, which I hope will turn out differently.) I am originally from Poland, and then Austria, but sometime in the next year I will have lived half my life in the US. I work as a Web application developer (contractor on federal government projects, most recently for the Department of Education). I am married to David, who is a very considerate orchid addict's spouse (for example, he comes with me to Al's orchid greenhouse, and he is usually willing to let me acquire more orchids than I would have probably gotten on my own.) My hobbies include: orchids (who knew?!), bread making with bread machine, crocheting, reading, and teaching Sunday School at church (to a group of 2 through 11 year olds). |
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Good idea Joanna! here I am:
| -- Who am I and What Is My Gender? I`m Claude aka Phalguy and I`m a 44 years old man! | -- Where am I? Where do I grow? I live in Montreal , Québec, Canada! | -- What do I grow? I grow under fluorescent lighting in S/H culture. I grow mostly Phals ( species ) and few Paph and Oncidium. | -- The decade of my age? I`m 44, soon to be 45 ! | -- How long have I been growing orchids? I started growing orchid in 1999 when I accidently found a dying orchid at one of my friend house! I decided to kidnap the plant. Since then, I`m completely addicted to orchid ! | -- Miscellaneous Info... I`m a nurse working in a cardio-vascular and thoracic surgery unit! Growing orchid allows me to get a good stress management. I`m also Bouddhist and I love meditation, TaiChi, yoga! I am gay ( yes I am ) and I am with my boyfriend for over 15 years now ! And no, I don`t want to get married :-) My first langage is French ( who knew ! ) and I`m trying my very best to learn English! Claude |
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Good idea Joanna! here I am:
| -- Who am I and What Is My Gender? I`m Claude aka Phalguy and I`m a 44 years old man! | -- Where am I? Where do I grow? I live in Montreal , Québec, Canada! | -- What do I grow? I grow under fluorescent lighting in S/H culture. I grow mostly Phals ( species ) and few Paph and Oncidium. | -- The decade of my age? I`m 44, soon to be 45 ! | -- How long have I been growing orchids? I started growing orchid in 1999 when I accidently found a dying orchid at one of my friend house! I decided to kidnap the plant. Since then, I`m completely addicted to orchid ! | -- Miscellaneous Info... I`m a nurse working in a cardio-vascular and thoracic surgery unit! Growing orchid allows me to get a good stress management. I`m also Bouddhist and I love meditation, TaiChi, yoga! I am gay ( yes I am ) and I am with my boyfriend for over 15 years now ! And no, I don`t want to get married :-) My first langage is French ( who knew ! ) and I`m trying my very best to learn English! Claude |
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:50:00 GMT, "J Fortuna"
wrote: -- Who am I and What Is My Gender? I will answer for both as John only reads and tells me what to post or what I should NOT have posted. G Sue and John married couple -- Where am I? Where do I grow? Colorado - belong to Denver Orchid Society (please post affiliations) We now grow in a lean-to gh. We grew under lights & in a windowsill in Chicago. -- What do I grow? Best definition is anything that catches our eye. John grows Phrags and Paphs in his end of the GH, I cover the top with Ascda and other vandaceous. I am starting with Bulbos. -- The decade of my age? Lets leave it that we have been growing Orchids over 30 years. Ever since John was out with a vendor and as they drove past Hausermann's the guy said, "You ought to take your wife there sometime if she likes flowers." -- My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? Recovering from a broken thermostat in the gh. How to go from a full collection of old catts to a mixed collection of 50 plants in a week. We are back pushing the top of the 500s. -- Miscellaneous Info... We have a web site with photos posted as our plants bloom. John does not often take a photo of second or third blooming. And yes, Evilsoft is my email isp. I am in training as an AOS Judge. I understand why one of my mentors once said... "I quit judging because none of my plants were good enough" Rose Cohen of Skokie was one of the best growers I have ever know. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:50:00 GMT, "J Fortuna"
wrote: -- Who am I and What Is My Gender? I will answer for both as John only reads and tells me what to post or what I should NOT have posted. G Sue and John married couple -- Where am I? Where do I grow? Colorado - belong to Denver Orchid Society (please post affiliations) We now grow in a lean-to gh. We grew under lights & in a windowsill in Chicago. -- What do I grow? Best definition is anything that catches our eye. John grows Phrags and Paphs in his end of the GH, I cover the top with Ascda and other vandaceous. I am starting with Bulbos. -- The decade of my age? Lets leave it that we have been growing Orchids over 30 years. Ever since John was out with a vendor and as they drove past Hausermann's the guy said, "You ought to take your wife there sometime if she likes flowers." -- My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? Recovering from a broken thermostat in the gh. How to go from a full collection of old catts to a mixed collection of 50 plants in a week. We are back pushing the top of the 500s. -- Miscellaneous Info... We have a web site with photos posted as our plants bloom. John does not often take a photo of second or third blooming. And yes, Evilsoft is my email isp. I am in training as an AOS Judge. I understand why one of my mentors once said... "I quit judging because none of my plants were good enough" Rose Cohen of Skokie was one of the best growers I have ever know. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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Who am I and What Is My Gender? Janet Price and I'm a woman. Where am I? Where do I grow? I live in Amherst MA and have fluorescent light fixtures in both bedrooms and on the second floor and an HID system on the second floor. Blooming plants come down to the living room. Everything goes outside onto my deck under burlap in the summer. What do I grow? A mix of orchids, but nothing too tall and nothing too small. I probably have somewhat over a hundred plants. I also have a few dozen plants of a cross I made a few years ago. I've just made a sib cross and a selfing of two of them and the pollinations seems to have taken since pods are forming. I have been migrating to the semi-hydroponic pots over the last couple of years and it seems to be working well for me. The decade of my age? I'm in my 60s. How long have I been growing orchids? Probably about 10 years. My sister gave me a cattleya for my birthday. My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? I'm pleased at having made a cross, sent it to a flasking service, and grew a few dozen of the plants to blooming. I'd have many more, but got hit with a black rot the end of last summer. Didn't realize what it was until it had spread some. Miscellaneous Info... I work full time in computer support and will probably continue to work fulltime for a few more years, given the state of our economy and its likely future. I also like cooking--and eating, gardening, pottery--have a wheel and kiln, and knitting. |
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Who am I and What Is My Gender? Janet Price and I'm a woman. Where am I? Where do I grow? I live in Amherst MA and have fluorescent light fixtures in both bedrooms and on the second floor and an HID system on the second floor. Blooming plants come down to the living room. Everything goes outside onto my deck under burlap in the summer. What do I grow? A mix of orchids, but nothing too tall and nothing too small. I probably have somewhat over a hundred plants. I also have a few dozen plants of a cross I made a few years ago. I've just made a sib cross and a selfing of two of them and the pollinations seems to have taken since pods are forming. I have been migrating to the semi-hydroponic pots over the last couple of years and it seems to be working well for me. The decade of my age? I'm in my 60s. How long have I been growing orchids? Probably about 10 years. My sister gave me a cattleya for my birthday. My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? I'm pleased at having made a cross, sent it to a flasking service, and grew a few dozen of the plants to blooming. I'd have many more, but got hit with a black rot the end of last summer. Didn't realize what it was until it had spread some. Miscellaneous Info... I work full time in computer support and will probably continue to work fulltime for a few more years, given the state of our economy and its likely future. I also like cooking--and eating, gardening, pottery--have a wheel and kiln, and knitting. |
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-- Who am I and What Is My Gender?
Chris, male -- Where am I? Where do I grow? Cherry Valley, NY. My phal sits in a south-east facing window, and my Phrag is next to it for now. -- What do I grow? I currently have a Phal of unknown genetics and a Phrag. Mem. Dick Clements. The Phal was a rescue and the Phrag was a purchase. Neither have flowered yet (only had the Phrag for a month), but the Phal has put on 2 new leaves, and has started a spike. -- The decade of my age? I turned 30 this year. -- How long have I been growing orchids? I have had the Phal for about 10 months now, and the Phrag for about a month. -- My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? Neither of the plants have died... yet. -- Miscellaneous Info... I work as a software engineer, and my wife works as a civil engineer. We have a small farm where we raise pigs, chickens, and bees. We also have dogs(3), cats(6), and horses (3). |
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-- Who am I and What Is My Gender?
Chris, male -- Where am I? Where do I grow? Cherry Valley, NY. My phal sits in a south-east facing window, and my Phrag is next to it for now. -- What do I grow? I currently have a Phal of unknown genetics and a Phrag. Mem. Dick Clements. The Phal was a rescue and the Phrag was a purchase. Neither have flowered yet (only had the Phrag for a month), but the Phal has put on 2 new leaves, and has started a spike. -- The decade of my age? I turned 30 this year. -- How long have I been growing orchids? I have had the Phal for about 10 months now, and the Phrag for about a month. -- My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? Neither of the plants have died... yet. -- Miscellaneous Info... I work as a software engineer, and my wife works as a civil engineer. We have a small farm where we raise pigs, chickens, and bees. We also have dogs(3), cats(6), and horses (3). |
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My name is Garland. I'm known as "Slipperhead" on several of the online
orchid forums. I live in Midlothian, VA I'm 46 years old and have been married for 18 years and have two offspring. I'm a new member of the Virginia Orchid Society. I currently grow under flourescent lights at home. Mostly species and complex paphs and lots of seedlings in compots. I have recently experimented with some cycnoches species and hybrid seedlings. Several are already in bud in small pots. My experiment with s/h is complete and it is now the preferred potting medium for all my paphs and phrags. My Florian greenhouse will be installed in the spring. I have other orchids bordered at a local nursery. I attended a small orchid show in Vista, CA in 1990 and met my 96 year-old orchid mentor. The hobby got out of hand shortly afterward. I'm a self-employed safety consultant and run consulting operations based in two states. I also like to hunt, fish, sail, and fly sailplanes. I enjoy reading the forums and trading plants with friends. Garland |
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My name is Garland. I'm known as "Slipperhead" on several of the online
orchid forums. I live in Midlothian, VA I'm 46 years old and have been married for 18 years and have two offspring. I'm a new member of the Virginia Orchid Society. I currently grow under flourescent lights at home. Mostly species and complex paphs and lots of seedlings in compots. I have recently experimented with some cycnoches species and hybrid seedlings. Several are already in bud in small pots. My experiment with s/h is complete and it is now the preferred potting medium for all my paphs and phrags. My Florian greenhouse will be installed in the spring. I have other orchids bordered at a local nursery. I attended a small orchid show in Vista, CA in 1990 and met my 96 year-old orchid mentor. The hobby got out of hand shortly afterward. I'm a self-employed safety consultant and run consulting operations based in two states. I also like to hunt, fish, sail, and fly sailplanes. I enjoy reading the forums and trading plants with friends. Garland |
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Hey list. My name is Xi, male, 22. I'm currently in Winnipeg, Canada,
and have about a dozen Dtps/Phals, but also 3 Zygos....but they were divisions from the same plant. And really, I take care of the phals, the Zygos are my parent's. So yeah, I've been growing orchids for probably about 5 years now...but really only got into it this year, and that's when I acquired my current collection. My first orchid, a plain white one, from several years ago died from crown rot after a couple of reblooms. I have no 'orchid accomplishments' as of yet...I mean, hey, I've only been doing this for a short while, but I do plan to breed some of my own one of these days when I get some reblooms. In other news, I'm currently a 2nd year medical student....um, that's about it. I also raise butterflies in the summertime, and have a modest collection. That's been going on for about 7-8 years now. Cheers Claude wrote: Good idea Joanna! here I am: | -- Who am I and What Is My Gender? I`m Claude aka Phalguy and I`m a 44 years old man! | -- Where am I? Where do I grow? I live in Montreal , Québec, Canada! | -- What do I grow? I grow under fluorescent lighting in S/H culture. I grow mostly Phals ( species ) and few Paph and Oncidium. | -- The decade of my age? I`m 44, soon to be 45 ! | -- How long have I been growing orchids? I started growing orchid in 1999 when I accidently found a dying orchid at one of my friend house! I decided to kidnap the plant. Since then, I`m completely addicted to orchid ! | -- Miscellaneous Info... I`m a nurse working in a cardio-vascular and thoracic surgery unit! Growing orchid allows me to get a good stress management. I`m also Bouddhist and I love meditation, TaiChi, yoga! I am gay ( yes I am ) and I am with my boyfriend for over 15 years now ! And no, I don`t want to get married :-) My first langage is French ( who knew ! ) and I`m trying my very best to learn English! Claude |
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-- Who am I and What Is My Gender?
Jim, male. -- Where am I? Where do I grow? Out in the country west of Fort Worth, Texas, USA. I grow in an 800 sq ft greenhouse dedicated mostly to orchids with some bromeliads and carnivorous plants thrown in. Heating by a Modine separated combustion unit heater. Cooling with a wet wall and a couple of big Acme exhaust fans. Automation used to be with a Wadsworth Step50, but I'm moving to simpler single thermostats (Schaefer) for each piece of equipment. I use an Osmonics water softener followed by a SpectraPure high pressure RO system (350 gpd) to treat my ultra-hard well water. I inject MSU RO fertilizer using a Dosmatic injector. Water quality and fertilizer rates are monitored with an Omega conductivity meter. -- What do I grow? Very fond of cattleyas (especially mini-catts) and dendrobiums, but I also have a lot of phalaenopsis, tolumnias, and miscellaneous genera, including a growing array of odd botanicals (if that's not redundant!). -- The decade of my age? 51. -- How long have I been growing orchids? 7 years. -- My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? Finally blooming a big, beautiful _Schomburgkia_tibicinis_. - Other stuff I teach science and computer science at a large, independent school in Fort Worth (grades 10-12). I am a biologist by training, with primary interests in comparative physiology, especially sensory physiology. In addition to growing odd plants, I bicycle, read a lot, watch a fair amount of TV (esp. mysteries) - just got into HDTV, fly small planes, SCUBA dive, and like to build onto my ancient and relentlessly entropic farmhouse. Season's greetings to all! Jim ============================================ James Aldridge - Fort Worth, Texas, USA www.JamesAldridge.com - |
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-- Who am I and What Is My Gender?
Jim, male. -- Where am I? Where do I grow? Out in the country west of Fort Worth, Texas, USA. I grow in an 800 sq ft greenhouse dedicated mostly to orchids with some bromeliads and carnivorous plants thrown in. Heating by a Modine separated combustion unit heater. Cooling with a wet wall and a couple of big Acme exhaust fans. Automation used to be with a Wadsworth Step50, but I'm moving to simpler single thermostats (Schaefer) for each piece of equipment. I use an Osmonics water softener followed by a SpectraPure high pressure RO system (350 gpd) to treat my ultra-hard well water. I inject MSU RO fertilizer using a Dosmatic injector. Water quality and fertilizer rates are monitored with an Omega conductivity meter. -- What do I grow? Very fond of cattleyas (especially mini-catts) and dendrobiums, but I also have a lot of phalaenopsis, tolumnias, and miscellaneous genera, including a growing array of odd botanicals (if that's not redundant!). -- The decade of my age? 51. -- How long have I been growing orchids? 7 years. -- My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? Finally blooming a big, beautiful _Schomburgkia_tibicinis_. - Other stuff I teach science and computer science at a large, independent school in Fort Worth (grades 10-12). I am a biologist by training, with primary interests in comparative physiology, especially sensory physiology. In addition to growing odd plants, I bicycle, read a lot, watch a fair amount of TV (esp. mysteries) - just got into HDTV, fly small planes, SCUBA dive, and like to build onto my ancient and relentlessly entropic farmhouse. Season's greetings to all! Jim ============================================ James Aldridge - Fort Worth, Texas, USA www.JamesAldridge.com - |
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Who am I and What Is My Gender?
I'm Sarah Huff (female). Where am I? Where do I grow? I'm in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. I grow in my living room and office (east and south windows) under full spectrum incandescent light. I grow in either fir bark or s/h, depending on the type of orchid and its condition when I receive it. (A local orchid store has an "out of bloom room" from which I get most of my orchids, and the plants are very often in distress.) What do I grow? I grow whatever catches my eye, but I have mostly phals, catts, and dendrobiums. I'm hoping to expand my collection to include vandas. I have around 40-50 plants, most of which I'm having trouble reblooming. The decade of my age? I'm 34. How long have I been growing orchids? I've been growing for about 5 years, although I grew for a couple of years when I was a teenager. My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)? I've rebloomed my Dtps. New Cinderella hybrid several times. It's been out of bloom for a while now, but has a little nubbin that could be a spike. It's growing very slowly (a watched pot never boils - I check it at least twice a day), but I'm hopeful. Another big orchid accomplishment was not buying any orchids at the recent AOS show in Denver. I managed not to spend money I didn't have! :-) Miscellaneous Info... I'm single but involved. I'm a non-practicing lawyer, and I teach other lawyers how to write legal research materials. I also design computer-based training courses for various departments of the company I work for. In my free time I'm brushing up on my French (which was my undergrad major at the University of Cincinnati - I grew up in Ohio), and I enjoy going out to dinner and seeing movies with friends. Have a good day, everyone! Sarah |
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