Mechelle, I think you are right about this being an obsession! I have parsley, fennel, and dill sprouted in peatpots. I already had a passion vine in my yard - but wouldn't you know it's a red one which I understand is not good for the caterpillars! Also, last Saturday, before I discovered this forum, I purchased a Cassia corymbosa which members here say the sulphurs won't touch! I also purchased and planted a passion vine labeled as PASSIFLORA Lavender Lady. Someone please tell me the fritillary will use that! I'm definitely in the TRIAL & ERROR phase! A wonderful member is sending me Candlestick cassia seeds. I would LOVE to have some Christmas cassia seeds if anyone has some. I would love to send a sasbe to anyone who might have some to spare. I'm so glad you folks are so helpful. I appear to need all the help I can get! :-\ By the way, on a warm day last week there was a beautiful yellow butterfly in my backyard flitting around. I tried and tried to get close enough to get a good look at it, but it never let me get very close. It was yellow - but it had some red on the lower part of it's wings! It was gorgeous! Could it have been an orange-barred sulphur? I have so much to learn...

Oh wow, I am overwhelmed by all the responses. I want to Thank each of you for posting. When I logged on and saw all the replies it brought tears to my eyes. Thank You again. I have been lurking around in the background reading some of the post and everything seems so easy until I try to do it. (grin)I think I probably have the early signs of Alzhemiers. Sometimes I can't remember how to get back to things I've found on here. Thanks Jan for offering to help with the daylilies and the computer. Trust me I'll need lots of help. I think I need to ask you a question right now. Exactly how deep do I plant my daylilies? I think I have 3 that may not be deep enough. I know you don't want to plant them too deep. But how deep is deep enough. One is kind of laying over some on it's side, and the others the outer leaves keep dying on them. They still have green leaves and new growth what do you think? Oh Laurel the photograph of the daylily is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with me. I'm drooling over all of ya'lls beautiful babies already. Betsy, thanks for telling me to put my zone in the box. I really don't know for sure if I'm in 8 A or B. I live in the Piney Woods of East Texas. Fairysoapgirl I think I gave you a hard time earlier today on a post about no dirt under your finger nails. Like I said I have a difficult time remember somethings so I may have you mixed up with someone else. Anyway I do thank you for all the links in your post. Thanks Rick, Chris, Jake, Janet, and Kathy. Each of you have made me feel much more comfortable. I look forward to our friendships blossoming just like the dayliles and other flowers. Sincerely, Marian P.S. I wondered how people remembered everything everyone had said. Then I noticed I could scroll back and then say something after I had re-read one post at a time. Hey, there maybe hope for me yet.

I attempted to plant my first test this fall using the UF guide. Then I look at my just now barely eating size plants and compare them to Tom's, Silvia's and Lou's and scratch my head. Or pull my hair out. Recently, I'm thinking I need to ask more questions about how to start seeds. And, while I was looking around in the seed starting forum, I found an interesting FAQ about Byron's World Famous Tea Recipe (linked below). I've been working on my early spring planting plan, and I've got what I think are my seed start dates figured out. But, just how do you experts start your seed? I found that starting in garden mix in cell trays didn't work so wonderful. Starting in seed mix in cups works really well, but then they need to be planted out to keep growing. Right now, I'm thinking of starting the winter seed in cups then transplanting to garden mix in cell trays. Once the plants are in cell trays; I was going to line the bottom of my cart with black plastic; put the cell trays on top. Then roll the cart out to the driveway each morning, and back into the garage each night. During the winter that is. Then I read about somebody putting an old window up on blocks and putting their seed trays on black plastic underneath and just leaving it in place. Presuming we have growing babies, how often do you fertilize and with what? I'm not going to have my worm factory crawling around under my babies to help if they are getting carted in and out of the garage, so I'm guessing I'll need to give them a bit more personal TLC. So, starting seeds and growing edible baby plants? WTB tips, tricks and hints! ~dianne Here is a link that might be useful: Byron's World Famous Tea Recipe

When I returned from delivering the mail today, a package was waiting at my case for me, and what a package! Lorraine (paradisa) sent a wonderful package to me! So nice, that I had to take pictures so I could share them with you all! When I opened up my box, I found another box wrapped in blue tissue with a white bow. Once I had that open, there were a lot of smaller packages, all wrapped up in blue tissue with white ribbons. One of my co-workers watched while I opened up everything, and she kept saying how good of a time SHE was having, just watching me open up everything! Well, here are a couple of pictures of the box, which Lorraine sent for me to keep seeds in... and here's a picture of everything with the box opened up... And now, let me tell you what was inside this wonderful box! First, Lorraine sent a lot of stuff, including the see box, which had a wolf theme. I love wolves, consider them my totem, and love what she sent! Now, here's what was inside this box! a CD by Jim Gaffigan, a comedian, so I can relax and have a few laughs. I've already listened to some of this CD, and it really is funny! a peacock feather (don't know why, but very cool!) a wonderful card package of 25 plant labels dehydrated tomatoes (I'll use these in my cooking) homemade strawberry jam 2 packs of seed envelopes a small wolf notebook wolf-themed calendar/checkbook cover wolf bookmark medium-sized wolf-themed notebook 11 different types of tomato seeds nasturtium mix double-click cosmos white brown-eyed susan vine chinese lanterns yellow clasping coneflower cosmos - bright lights cosmos - orange fluted cosmos - tall yellow cosmos - picotee calendula toothache plant geum trifloreum morning glories nemophilia - penny black rose seeds (I've been wanting to try to grow roses from seeds!) gomphrena hardy pink hibiscus (from Lorraine's hibiscus) blue sweet peas fan fare gallardia this box was incredible! THANK YOU LORRAINE!!! (and to think that she was worried I wouldn't like what she sent. how could I NOT like it???) now, all you other e.g.s, aren't you just jealous? hehehe ***heading off to bed now*** -Dan