Coral Majority for the first time had multiple double blooms this year. I was impressed with how pretty it was as a double. Not your usual one weird petal twisted in the center type of double, but more peony shaped with multiple petals. I love the color on Coral Majority and it would be neat if it sported a new daylily that was consistently double (although I don't know if daylilies "sport" new offspring as can roses) ..........Maryl

Thank you, tessa. eaglesgarden, by all means, start Tiny Tim early, just so you can enjoy it while waiting for the outdoor season to start. I have a few varieties of small-pot tomatoes growing by a double-paned south window and all of them have teeny tomatoes on them now. If you don't you get enough natural light, supplement it with ordinary CFC lighting. The bulbs come in two spectra one is blue-ish and one is reddish. The blue is what you want for vegetative growth, the red for fruit production. I keep a pair of ordinary, clip on shop lights from the hardware store attached to the legs of my seed starting table on my sunporch. As seedlings emerge, I move the flats from the table top down to the floor and adjust the lights as the plants grow. I also haunt thrift shops for old gooseneck lamps, which are just right for plants on tables. But even in zone 6, by the time your Tiny Tims are maturing, you should be having some nice weather and it will be easy to take them in and out. Just be prepared for funny looks if you happen to mention that your tomatoes go out to play. jan

She was one of my "favorite people that I don't actually know" and I was really sad to hear of her passing. "You've Got Mail" is the movie version of comfort food to me. DH & my kids would bet that I have the dialogue memorized by now. It came as no surprise to me that Nora was a food person. I bet she would have enjoyed this forum. Thanks, lpinkmountain, for this post.

tresw...thanks for the info on ph. I am gradually learning this chemistry stuff. For now I am using the cheap test kit from Home Depot that test FC, CC, pH, & TA. I plan on getting a better kit this weekend from the TrobleFree Pool site, Riverbend or Leslie's. I noticed on TroubleFree that they recommended the Leslie kit as well as their own. Thought I might check it out. My first purchase at Riverbend is 20% off so I need to look at theres as well. When you quit using your inline chlorinator what did you switch to???? kickymarcia.........I used Riverbend Sandler. I would highly recommend them. They came in ahead schedule and had very few problems. They are not the cheapest, but we just had the best feeling out of the 3 companies we received estimates from. We also had Gold Medal Pools and Platinum give us estimates. Gold Medal was about the same price and would do a SWG system as long as you use Tennessee Flagstone. We just didn't get a good feeling like we did from our Riverbend guy. Platinum was about 5k cheaper, but they basically do a sketch in paintbrush and hope you take it. When we told Gold Medal we went with Riverbend the guy harassed us for a week and wouldn't take no for an answer. I could go on for ever, but basically you need to talk to at least 3 PBs and get different ideas from each one. Don't hurry thru this. P pan......Thanks for the compliment. I was very pleased with Riverbend. It is kind of stressful situation. I live in Carrollton and they inspected our fence yesterday. It received an ok. I was more nervous about the fence than the pool. When I first investigated this a year ago Carrollton said the same thing on there website as your telling me Frisco is saying. Then my neighbor built his and found a special ordinance written just for this situation. Basically we just need to have the gate close in 40 or so seconds after it opens and have a battery back-up and we don't need to have the auxillary fence up the side of the driveway. I remember reading a post earlier about this situation. Couldn't remember if this was you or not. I work for a electrical enginnering firm and I have heard stories that Frisco is challenging to work with (especially with all the growth you are experiencing). Let me know if you have any other questions. We love how it opens up our backyard. I have copied the ordinace from Carrollton for reference....... City of Carrollton Code of Ordinances Chapter 150 2003 International Residential Code Section: Appendix G, AG 105.2.8 Requirements Subject: Alternate Method of Construction for Barrier Requirements Around Swimming Pools Scope: This alternate method of construction shall apply in lieu of the requirements in AC 105.2.8 04/26/06 General Provisions Currently, the city of Carrollton requires a barrier to run between a pool from the garage down along the driveway connecting to the rear barrier that runs parallel with the rear property line. Alternate Method of Construction The alternate method of construction would permit an electric gate across the driveway. This would make the barrier complete in lieu of having the barrier running along the driveway from the garage to the barrier along the rear property line. Along with the electric gate, the following stipulations are also required: - Have a battery backup with charger - Goes automatically to the closed position during a power failure - Does not open manually in the closed position - Closes within 45 seconds of opening Justification Provides at least the same life safety protection, if not more than, Section AG 105.2.8. The Construction Advisory and Appeals Board approved Case 02-06 with the identical requirements.