I’ve been obsessing about orchids for about a year now and I’m still a total newbie. I love orchids so much that I decided to start a blog about them – and here we are. I’ll be sharing photos (my own & others’), information, links, things I’ve learned, and stories about my own orchids as I try my very hardest not to kill them.
A little bit about me: I’ve been living in NYC since December 2002. Currently, I live in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn and have been in my apartment for a little over a year. My apartment gets really great southern exposure so it has been a good environment for growing orchids. Right now, I am the proud owner of nine orchids (I’ll post photos & info about each of these separately):
- Five phalaenopsis – two from Ikea, one from Home Depot, one from Trader Joe’s, one from a vendor at the Union Square Greenmarket (I *think* it’s Fantastic Gardens, need to find out for sure)
- One oncidium from TJs
- Two dendrobium – one from TJs, one from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- One odontoglossom from the BBG
My kill count is two, my first orchids ever (both phals). 🙁 I don’t think either of them were healthy when I bought them, because I didn’t know what to look for when buying orchids. I’ve learned a lot since then and most of my orchids seem to be doing well now!
I’m really looking forward to writing about orchids and sharing my passion for them. I hope you enjoy this blog and I’d love to hear your orchid stories in the comments.
6 comments
Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging. Congrats on your orchid blog, looking forward to learning more!
I am an orchid lover too. Stumbled upon your blog when I searched for ‘spike or root’ for my phalaenopsis 😀
Am addicted to my orchids and of course your blog because I am willing to start reading from the beginning of this blog! I started this orchid hobby just this year and since been very crazy about them. Wish me luck!
Thanks for your comment, Jasmine, I’m glad you found my blog!! Happy growing to you!