Hi Axel, You mention a few things that I'd like to respond to. I'm really not sure why I'm responding because these topics are like religion or politics. Nobody's mind is changed. But just a few observations: "many synthetic chemicals have been shown to cause cancer" For my part this may be true of some pesticides, but it means very little. Gasoline is listed as a carcinogen. That doesn't cause most people to stop pumping gas. I don't even see them wearing gloves. Or any protection to keep them from breathing the fumes. The real issue is what dosage does it take to cause cancer. With pesticides the residue, even on commercial fruit is measured at ppm (well below the carcinogenic threshold. Just because something is labeled a pesticide doesn't mean it's highly toxic to humans. Hair spray is toxic to insects, yet we spray pounds on our hair (hopefully not that much daily.) My point is pesticides are designed to be toxic to the pest, yet as safe as possible for the consumer. "they are bad for the environment because they degrade very slowly." This is both true and false. Some things like DDT stay around for a long long time, others have a very short half-life. The same is true for organics. Some are very persistent, others not. "Also, they accumulate in the body." I disagree with this statement. Most synthetics are rapidly excreted out of the body. "But organic techniques have come a long way" I agree and hope progress continues in this area. However, it is also true continued progress has been made in synthetics. Newer ones are safer and in some cases more pest specific. I use a product called Intrepid. It is highly specific, lethal to just moths, and very effective. This is an advantage of synthetics, that man can engineer them to fight specific pests. "Many people don't realize that there are a large plethora of organic pesticides that are equally as effective. While they too are toxic they degrade so quickly that by the time the fruit is ripe, the pesticides are long gone." Many people don't realize how much spraying it takes to grow fruit organically southeast of Miss. Read the latest article in Fruit Grower News (I think available on-line.) There is a piece about the only existing commercial grower in the southeast. Even though he uses all the modern organic tools, he admits to spraying three times the amount of chems. as a conventional grower. My thought when I read it was, what is he doing to his land? I can't imagine what the sulfur, copper, and aluminum (Surround)buildup is doing to his soil. If our country took that approach, I'd hate to think what we would do to our rivers and watersheds.

I've had a Medlar for about 10 years now. Seems problem free to me. Certainly easier to grow than apples. Would not call it very ornamental though. Clean foliage and self fruitful Only about 8 feet tall with a lot of crooked branches. I've fertilized it most years and have not seen fireblight. The fruit are small though (an inch to an inch and a half) Can't say i developed a taste for them. But, they are palatable. Certainly a curiosity. ........................Dutchess12545

Bunkers - that was really neat. I also picked the Dueling Banjos; tight man. I once fell in love with a woman drinking whiskey; I walked into my bar and was the place empty except one woman in a black leather coat sitting alone, drinking whiskey. I sat right next to her and we both (continued) - and then all of a sudden, "wham" she fell backwards off her seat and crashed to the floor. It was from that moment forward we fell in love for, more than a year. I still talk to her to this day on the telephone. Check out one of my all time favorite movies: 'Barfly' Daxman

I can definitely send you Marjoram. See if you'd like anything else. I have fresh arugula seeds, lots of greek basil, Italian basil and thai basil seeds. Other seeds I have for exchange include : beets, broccoli, cauliflower, golden wax beans and okra. Contact me directly at pingpong1955@gmail.com thanks