I'd be interested in trading for your Opulus, Catskill and Korean viburnum. Please check my list for possible trade. LMK Thanks Here is a link that might be useful: my trade page

When you say "DEEP" soak, what does that mean? How do I test that it's got a good drink of water? I know I shouldn't allow it to get too wet, either. ===>>> your soil in your yard is unique to YOU .... go dig a hole somewhere ... maybe two or 3 ... maybe a foot wide.. by a foot deep .. and fill it with the garden hose .. right to the top .... and then time how long it take to drain away ... in my yellow sand.. that would be about 5 minutes ... MAX ... in hard clay.. 5 days ... lol ... and that is basically the 2 extremes of drainage ... leaving out a theoretical thesis of soil dynamics .... if you have clay.. then you will see that potential for over watering.. because there is no where for the excess to go .... if you have clay .. then start a new post.. or use the SEARCH function to bone up on dealing with such .... now.. as to your bushes in particular .... get a hand trowel.. small shovel.. whatever ... run you sprinkler.. then go out.. and dig a small hole under the canopy of your plant ... i will bet.. your sprinkler most likely has watered the top 1/8 inch of your soil ... and tht is not where a majority of its roots are.. and why it is struggling this season .. [and BTW it might never happen again...due to seasonal fluctuations from year to year] if we want to rescue your droughted shrub .. we will have to dampen the soil down into where the roots are.. and most likely that is at least a foot or two down ... so you put the hose on a trickle for an hour.. and then go dig another hole.. and see what happens down deep .. if you havent gotten a foot down.. run it for another hour .... again.. we can not really speculate because we dont have your soil .... but in anything short of clay ... one last thought... you garden beds could have been amended ... so you might need a hole to find out if the soil is different in the beds.. than elsewhere ... no one ever said knowledge didnt hurt.. a little hard work involved here.. lol does that help???? good luck ken

Davecito, My guava is an air-layer. I have subsequently made 2 more air layers out of it. You can see them in the picture. I am growing some seedlings in hopes of grafting. Not sure if that will be beneficial. As it is the tree is pretty fast growing and productive. I will have to trim it some before I move it to the garage in week or so. Tonight's lows are going down to the mid to upper 30's so I am a little nervous. It has survived in the unheated garage when outside temps were around 15F

Could be ech hot papaya... they change colors from the start to the end