Dave,

I double-checked how many plants I had after 2.5 years, and guess what, I
also had 9 orchids exactly at that time. So you and I seem to have similar
acquisition rate.

On the other hand mine speeded up considerably after that, so that now 3.75
years into this addiction I have 32 orchids, 20 of which were acquired in
the year 2004. What I am saying is, Dave, watch out! If you think that your
hobby is out of control already, you've seen nothing yet. The worst is yet
to come.

In my case, in hindsight, I think the worst accelerant of my acquisition
rate was finding out about Al's Orchid Greenhouse. After all, I can't
possibly go visit Al's and just get one orchid per visit, now can I?

Joanna

"salgud" wrote in message
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My advice, Eric, is to get rid of it as soon as possible! Destroy it,
or give it to someone you hate. I got my first orchid from a friend 2.5
yrs ago, and have been trying all kinds of things to get it to bloom
since then. I now have 9 of them! I've tried a lot of things, and
finally got the first one I got to spike! I was jumping up and down
like a little kid (I'm 57, but usually don't admit to it). Orchids are
devious and sneaky and slowly, but inexhorabaly, take over your home
and your life. I've even come here for advice on how to get some of the
others to bloom. There're worse than cocaine, almost as expensive, and
they don't even have 12 Step groups to help you kick the habit!
Ok, so maybe I exaggerate a bit., but they certainly have a way of
getting to you!