I started growing orchids on a drafty windowsill in my apartment. During grad school, I grew orchids for the aesthetic appeal and the for the challenge. My first orchid was a cute little miniature Phalaenopsis hybrid that my then boyfriend, now fiance, gave me. Unfortunately, it had a little fungal or bacterial rot, and I was not knowledge enough to treat. It took a few months to die, but it eventually died. While waiting for the poor thing the die, we went to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens for Orchid Mania. After that I was hooked and I was determined to grow orchids no matter what. Five years later, I am still growing orchids. I have moved from a windowsill to a grow room and from five orchids to over one hundred. This blog is a simple way for me to share my venture deeper into the orchid hobby. Orchids are not my only hobby. From time to time, some of my other hobbies will make guest appearances.
By the way, the picture above was the first non-phalaenopsis I purchased - a Miltassia Shelob 'Tolkien' from Trader Joe's. It also died... Clearly that did not discourage me.
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