TAKEN - donated to an animal park in the area.

Well, I just have to sing..." Happy Birthday to Me - Happy Birthday - Happy Birthday to Me - Happy Birthday!!!" Wait a minute its not my BIRTHDAY. It sure does feel like it!!! Vanessa: Thanks for all you've done!! Marcia: Thanks for picking up my babies!! Felix: Thanks for babysitting!! I'm so excited! Picture me doing the birthday dance and singing..."Happy Birthday to Me"... Priscilla

There is alfalfa pellets, 1/2 inch diameter 1 inch long horse feed. Cannot be applied via regular lawn spreader. This one is TOO BIG. Alfalfa meal is very dusty, blows all around, in your shoes, your pants, your face and hair. This one is TOO SMALL. And then there is the tiny pellets for rabbit food. This one is JUST RIGHT. Its all alfalfa and works the same. Rabbit,gerbil,guineau pig food spreads easily through lawn spreaders. I found horse pellets more expensive than rabbit food. Getting back to the topic of CGM, If you cannot find it at a reasonable price, then use Soybean meal. As far as crabgrass prevention, What you should know is that it takes time and numerous applications of CGM over a number of seasons for it to even approach the effectiveness of readily available synthetics. It also takes rather large applications, something like 20# per thousand sq. ft. Repeatedly. Have you read the Organic Lawncare FAQ Bill Hill Here is a link that might be useful: Organic lawncare FAQ

Well....I don't know. I am in SW FL where it's relatively warm almost all the time. My Sans are generally larger ones. I keep them in PLASTIC pots (because Sans so often have rhizomes underground which actually BREAK the pots, and I want to let them break plastic if they break anything). My mix is generally 1/3 C/S soil, 1/3 perlite or pumice, and 1/3 manna pro poultry grit. Sometimes it's 25% of everything including both perlite and pumice. Most of my Sans are in very bright light, and I water anywhere from 10 to 14 days. If you are using terra cotta pots, I think you will need to water more often, maybe every 7 to 10 days. Your repot looks good with a little more C/S soil. Try not to disturb the plant for the winter. Being yanked in and out of soil mix doesn't help. But -- you do have some good roots there, so I think you will okay till spring with typical "minimum Sans care for the winter." These are resilient plants. They like warmth, some bright light when they can get it, good drainage, roots that aren't cold or wet -- and then to do their own thing. Good luck with your rescued plant. I think he will be okay.