Al wrote:-
"The orchid demon stands behind me with a whip and laughs as I trudge
through the repotting chores that I alone, in my orchid addiction, am
responsible for creating".

Too true indeed Al, but seems like we are all in the same
boat but on different levels, as far as the number of plants?
I am so far behind with my repotting it's getting out of hand &
would be broke if I had to get help!
But all in all, this doesn't seem to be a bother when we
go shopping! *g*

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Cheers Wendy
Ps....Take care of those hands, they are the only pair you have!

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Al wrote:
My golly, that's the truth. Of course, until the yearly repotting
chore takes a full month or more, you had better not be heard
complaining about it in my earshot. ;-D. I have been repotting
Phals for a solid month and still have a month more work. I have
orchid bark splinters and I am sure I am developing sporotricosis (?)
from the moss. Each year I promise myself I will start this project
earlier so i am done by the end of august but each year I always find
myself working like a madman to get done before they start spiking.
The weather has been cool here for about three weeks and I am seeing
a lot of early spiking.

The orchid demon stands behind me with a whip and laughs as I trudge
through the repotting chores that I alone, in my orchid addiction, am
responsible for creating.

And at least twice a week I have people calling me up who are going on
vacation, (Vacation!) and want me to board their plants while they
are away and think I could also repot them while they are here. Like
my greenhouse is a spa for well-to-do plants or something. I think
people like this should not be allowed to own orchids. ;-) It
makes the orchid demon plot revenge. And, if I am going to take care
of it, it should be mine. But seriously, there are potential
customers out there for this service for vendors who think they can
handle the pressure.

And if I paid somebody to repot, I would have to stand there and
watch them do it to make sure they did it right.

(Next time you come by Joanna, you will have to talk to me about .asp
for my website. I have a mysql database and php something but I
can't figure out how to connect the website/pages to it or use it in
any real way. I am working to complete a miva merchant changeover
and redesigning the ancient site but html without any bells and
whistles is about all my brain can comprehend long enough to make a
website do anything. And then there is this never ending repotting
chore to deal with and splinters in my typing fingers.)

"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
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Joanna,

Until you do the repotting with your own hands you will never
conquer the orchid demon.

Mick