Ready or not (me), here I come...

[justjill3]

Let me start by saying that, even though I've been a member of this board for a few months now (and a lurker prior to that), I've not done S/H until now. I'm so excited that I had the courage to try to convert some plants to S/H that I'm standing on top of the mountain, screaming the news . I am also a member of Ray's forum. So, if you are also a member of Ray's forum, you might have already seen the message that follows. I just can't help myself. Now, my nerves will be aggravated while I wait to see if I've done the conversion successfully.

It has taken a lot of reading (and rereading), hand-wringing, and teeth-nashing, but I finally have converted three pots to S/H. I don't consider myself the most successful indoor plant grower in the world, so the thought of changing ANYTHING that the original grower/store had in place was terrifying! I was actually shaking when I unpotted the first plant (a phal.). I had to remind myself that I was not holding an actual human baby. After reminding myself of how ridiculous my fear was, I got going. Along with Doritaenopsis Hsin Sesame (in growth, BTW), came the On. Sharry Baby 'Tri-color'. This is the "rescue" plant with one terrible looking bulb. I've had this plant for about a month and a half now. She deserves an S/H upgrade because she is putting forth new growth, too . The final selection of the day was my Den. Big. (of unknown variety). She had a keiki, but I broke it while repotting . I'll see about planting that, too.

I'm most grateful for being able to learn from the dialogue here. Thank you. Keep up the helpful work.

In the words of a great American, . . . I'll be back!