1. Set up your private account with a free photo hosting site(like photo bucket or webshots)
2. Load your pictures to your photo site.
3. To post on GW, under each photo are several web addy's...the tagline is the one you need copy and paste
straight in with your written post. You can paste several photo's by repeating these steps. This does require
you have two explorer windows open at the same time. One with free photo account and one for GW.

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I hope that worked. Help me keep this plant alive!

nice brom i would not have an idea what it is i am gessing it is one of the verissas but you should asak bob or someone else on what it is. the best soil for bromeliads are orchid mix think thats how you spell it, keep the little cop in the middle of the plant full of water, also the potting mix should be damp as you dont want the roots to dry out but dont have it sacherated as i lernt the hard way and now one of my broms is slowly rotting away oh well its is sending out a pup (a shoot from the side of the pup. oh yea if you have air conditioning mae shore you give its foliage a good spray froma spray foliage as the air conditioning drys them out.

also most bromeliads hate direct sunlight so untill you find out wever or not it likes direct sunlight i would keep it in the shade some were.

hope that held you and not made you more confused as i seem to confuse every one when i talk about things. any way good luck with your bromeliad

When I got my first brom 2 years ago I had no idea what to do. I am no expert but I will tell you what worked for me (after trying several things that did NOT work). Also search these forums and use what you like/makes sense/can afford/accomodate/etc. the best advice I've had is to learn as you go.

Keep it in bright but filtered light. the leaves can burn if they get too much direct light. Mine are in a room that gets S and W light but they are across the room from the windows and only get the brightness, not the actual sunshine.

I sometimes water mine right into the cup and sometimes I put it in my sink and spray the heck out of it w/a spray bottle of water. Like the last poster said they like the moisture. And the water runs down the leaves into the cup anyway. When i do this the bark around the plant gets water too but I've never poured water just into the bark.

I don't know much about potting - frankly I've been afraid to mess w/a good thing. Mine seemed fine as i got them and that's been 2 years now. Hopefully someone else has an answer for you...also I'm curious because after this long I'm thinking mine might need repotted =)

Mine grow slow as I think broms do in general. After my initial fussing I've learned they are really low maintenance plants.

jumari

the way to know if the soil is good or not
1) does the plant look like it is starting to rot and stink bad
2) is the soil satuated and not draining

if 1 or 2 are there i can recomend repotting with a difernt soil called orchid mix whch is a well drain soil, all you have to do with it is to keep the orchid mix moist and the cup of your brom full of water