Michelle, The cacuchas have just sprouted, so they're tiny, but will do well! They are wonderfully flavored mild chiles, very productive. I did find out that if you want to keep them growing year after year you must plant fresh seeds. They don't stay viable for long. Maybe I would grow a Russian sage if you have a little one. Pamela, one Siam Ruby for you. I see you were on the list, but didn't know you had already paid Lisa for it, and hadn't heard from you. See you Sunday.

Sue, WS is the way to go. Yes the Calif. poppies are not as they where described by the seed Co. Pretty and I like them but was expecting the bright purple and real white as was described. Guess we shouldn't believe the descriptions that they give us. Have quite a few plants now that aren't blooming the color described. Wish they would be more honest with us though. My cosmos where really tall too, but todays storms have knocked them down and some stems have broken off. Saves me from a bit of pruning, so can't complain about that. Just wait till the fall, when it cools just a bit. They will take off like rockets and be the real star of the gardens till the frost gets them and you will have lots of seeds for trades and WS next year. Forgot to move my nasturtiums out of the full sun, so lost a few of them, but the rest are doing fine. My gazania are in a pot an just saw some buds on them. Strange leaves on them, have you noticed that if the leaves twist a bit they have a real "wrong side to them"? Greening, glad those vinca got in. I remember you originally said you wanted about 50 of them. Mine are blooming again. I complained last week that I missed seeing the lavender flowers on them and said to my daughter, "they must miss the car tires going over them." She went out and moved her car right over them out on the street then, drove over them again and came back. Low and behold, they are blooming again. Must be those car tires they need to bloom. No blooms on my 4 o'clocks either yet but are really large in pots. Moved them last week to be beside some roses and hibiscus because I saw some Jap beetles on them. Few holes in the 4 o'clock leaves but no more japanese beetles. I find the combo works every time. Still have poppies blooming including the calif. ones. Will be interested to see if these rebloom all summer. My yellow calif. ones have done this every year for the past 3 years. This is my first time with the other ones though. They make lots of seeds so watch for their pods. They look like long giant needles. Just wait till the pods are all brown and dry. Then take them off and let them finish drying inside and pop them open. The seeds are small but easy to get, not like regular poppies that have the tiny little things and some are like dust. Still have seedlings if anyone is interested and alot more iris for the digging and taking. Fran

I opened my secret box today and my what a nice box.It cost her a fortune to mail it. It contained the following. a bath scrubby, a kitchen set,tea towel hot pad and oven mitt with a cow on them, a pretty wind sock which I think I will hang out in my gazabo, and a real pretty sun catcher with a humminbird in it, and I love those little birds. Also 20, yes 20 bulbs and plants. I have 7 large bulbs 4 small bulbs 3 other live plants and 6 what I beleive are daylilys. Will you revel who our partners are later? She failed to tell me what the flowers were. Any way I know they will be lovely and thank you very much secret pal. A very nice box and surprise Ann

Susie-Happy New Year to you. Hope we all have lots of great trades and fun in 2007. Earthly-The Eon markers are the metal ones that work so well for keeping the right names with your plants. They go deep into the soil and stay there, not much chance of being pushed out of the ground with the freezing and unthawing of the ground. I bought 750 last year and will need more for 2007 I'm sure. Yes do have the lasik eye surgery...it is wonderful...I take it for granted now but I love to wake up and be able to see the alarm clock, my cealing fan and all the things in the bedroom. I never had that luxury before the lasik. My Aunt had it done and she is in her late 70's and she loves it also. Contractors here have gotten greedy so they want paid by the hour and they take their sweet time doing the job. DH and myself both work so it's hard to know the hours they really work. I do know they even count their lunch time in as time worked. I have never worked for a Company that would pay you for lunch. I told DH he was in the wrong business. Remy-Nice gifts you received.I will keep you posted when the senior games begin. Oh I agree it is very sad when you see someones beloved garden unattended. Have you ever watched someones clothesline. You never have to go inside their home but you know they have a new baby because you see the little boy or girl clothes hanging out there. Then the kids clothes get bigger when they start school and so on and so on. Then when they are elderly they have just the man and womans clothes hanging out there. Then one day only the womans will be hanging there and eventually none will be hanging there. Then the cycle starts all over again if a young couple buys the home. I don't even know who lives in some of the homes I see on my way to work but if they hang out clothes I know alot about the family and the same thing with the flower or vegetable gardens. Alot of the younger generation don't have clothesline or gardens but I prefer to have both. Whew I'm sounding like Paul Harvey now...GOOD DAY Shirley