Orchids

Hardcoregirl · Post by **Hardcoregirl** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 6:14 pm

I bought a purty orchid today..but I've heard they are uber finicky...any tips?

interf4ce · Post by **interf4ce** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:32 am

yeah.

buy orchid food!!!
put it in a window where it gets plenty light but not direct.
make frequent sacrifices to it.

Nexxus23 · Post by **Nexxus23** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 1:39 pm

I know someone who has been growing orchids for like a decade now... :wink:

MahoganyDawn · Post by **MahoganyDawn** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:19 pm

Ohh! Orchids are beautiful! Excellent choice Buttah!

vertigo25 · Post by **vertigo25** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 3:45 pm

uh-oh. You need to be careful. Orchid growing is apparently something that can become obsessive. It's called <i>Orchidelirium</i>, and, no, I am not making this up.

There's a book called The Orchid Thief that is supposed to be really good. I haven't read it, but there was all this buzz about it when it came out. There was even talk of a movie. NPR did like a bazillion segments on the book and on orchid growers in general. They all seemed a bit... odd. You should fit right in.

karlaBOO · Post by **karlaBOO** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 7:27 pm

My mom has one of those nice, oval shaped bath tubs, with the wide ledge around it. She has kept orchids there, since there is also a skylight there. She says they need the humidity from the tub area.

vertigo25 · Post by **vertigo25** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 9:37 am

karlaBOO wrote:My mom has one of those nice, oval shaped bath tubs, with the wide ledge around it. She has kept orchids there, since there is also a skylight there. She says they need the humidity from the tub area.

Yeah. Since Buttercup is just a dirty hippy who never bathes anyway, she can keep them in her shower

Hardcoregirl · Post by **Hardcoregirl** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:01 pm

vertigo25 wrote:
Yeah. Since Buttercup is just a dirty hippy who never bathes anyway, she can keep them in her shower

Oh...ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..

Ha.

I am sadly...a compulsive daily showerer...in the summer, sometimes 2 or 3....

I got a book on orchids. I will still kill it though...believe you me. But apparently they do like heat and humidity....and there are a scary amount of books on them...

:buttercup: