I understand it now. One reason: producers want us to use more so we will need to buy more, correct? Another reason: use half the strength so we can use it more regularly, correct? I might very well use half the strength, though, because I don't have a lot of $$ for fertilizers but I do have a lot of time for them. Gee, it works both ways for me, really. Many thanks. Xuan

Sue is helping me, did ya all know she is a genius with the computer? Well, she is! Ha, I thought of it more as the blind leading the blind. I find it so strange i can get on the internet, but not on Internet Explorer,but then, as Sergent Clink would have said, "I know Noting" Now you said a mouth full. hmmm...Carol, You can access Internet Explorer, just not Yahoo mail and some other sites, right? If you look in the upper left hand corner, it should say Windows Internet Explorer, unless you are playing on the new Firefox browser you downloaded today. Carol has entertained us over at Computer Help and I had a really nice visit with her via phone. We didn't get much fixed, but found out her email was accessible from another computer. We are going to play at it again this eve, trying to use remote access, a new wrinkle with both of us. I'm looking forward to more fun with Carol and hopefully can get her all fixed up. Sue

Hey Carol If you want seeds - just ask! I'm sure there are lots of people around here that would send them to you for free (or posteage) so you can learn. We all want you to have fun with this! I can probably send you some - let me see what the deer have left me, the stupid hooved devils denuded a bunch of my plants last night :-( As far as growing instructions, there are as many ways to start them as there are hosta growers. Truth be known, tse seeds have sprouts in them that WANT to grow. We just need to provide an opportunity for them. I am attachgin a link to Bob Axemears site - great info on growing hosta seeds here. Here is a link that might be useful: Hosta Seed Starting by Bob Axemear

Herb - I think we have the same shingles! Darker will absorb heat - lighter reflects but need to match the character of the house - now we picked our shingles and then 2 years later, painted the outside a very different color - I might have picked a different color if I had known that I was going to change colors - but the driftwood has both brown and gray - so we were covered! Also CT has a website and you can look at different options - pick the color and style of shingle and it pops it on the roof!