Lessons learned while trying to earn a green thumb.

As we have posted before one of our goals is to have green thumbs like our parents, hence all the flower photos in our posts. My mom, an orchidist, my dad, who could grow absolutely anything in any condition, Ryan's mom who can make anything grow in the cold Steamboat winter's and have the most prolific summer garden even in the threat of a summer snow storm. So with these genes behind us we have set out to grow tropical in Colorado and a garden patch in the clayey soil of the state. We have had our accomplishments and learning opportunities (these are a plenty!). Tonight though I did the unthinkable and accidentally cut a spike off of an orchid we have been nursing back to health. The potential to bloom, gone. I am so bummed and mad at myself. Here's to learning, look carefully before you cut back old growth, you never know what will surprise you when it comes to orchids. For months it looks like they aren't doing anything and next it's on it's way to blooming.