About 80% of my plants are starting to
sprout flower buds. Soon I will be posting many pictures of “first
time” blooms of these plants. All were started by me from seed.

The purpose for this post however is
different, and I hope will be acceptable to all despite the off-topic
nature.

I wanted to share my experience in case
someone else may have similar issues, and be unaware. I have been
much less active here for awhile because of a strange illness. For
almost two years I tried to figure out what was happening. My entire
family had symptoms. Doctors could not figure it out. They would
suggest stomach bugs, virus, bacteria, food poisoning, etc. We initially trusted the doctors and just assumed we were passing these illnesses around the house. Finally,
I figured it out, and started testing my homes AIR.

When I tested the air, I found four
types of mold in very high concentrations because it was in the HVAC
system and blowing out at us every time the A/C came on. We then
researched the tests we needed to have performed by doctors (who
looked at me funny when I gave them the list). One doctor finally
agreed to perform the tests which came back positive two weeks later.
The level of knowledge on these things is so low that even with the
positive tests, that doctor then consulted with a TEAM of doctors to
see if we should be treated!

We are now being treated.

Symptoms are a wide range and differ
with different people. They are similar to the flu, stomach bug, etc.
except they do not really go away. You may feel better for a day, but
it's only relatively better. The next day or two is right back where
you started.

I hope this post finds all of you well, but if you think you may be affected, I will happily share what I know with you.