I work with horses, and in the South, and I was hot natured BRFORE the hormones started making me hot, so I wear and wash a LOT of shirts. I do not like plain crew neck T-shirts, I prefer a V-neck. AND, I cannot pay 29.95 for something that may get a medicine stain on it the first time I wear it. Old Navy carried some that I wore so long they frayed around the neck! JCP had some good ones that were not quite as sturdy, but more available in my small town. Neither are available anymore, ON has a shirt with the same label, but it is translucent, and JCP just doesn't have them any more. I hate clothes shopping now!! In my "better" (non-barn) clothes, I just wear the ones I have, and luckily I am a good mixer-matcher. You are not alone,daisychain01, and I complain EVERY time I go in(yes, like a crazy person, I go in , thinking something will have changed!). Nancy

Uncanoonuc in NH closed in August. They had field grown perennials and a small area of lovely display gardens. We recently went on the Monadnock NH Open Garden Days for the Garden Conservancy. I don't recall ever seeing so many perennials I had never seen before. Our local nurseries don't have the variety and seem to be specializing in Proven Winners. While I like Proven Winners, I want more than that.

Nice work Joe, I am installing a kitchen today, all of which I built. For a return customer of over 200k in previous projects. She is very specific and loved her Corian tops, guys are coming to scribe today. No doubts that you would be here if you were in this area.

Debbie I wouldn't recommend to keep plants so thirsty that thy are shrivelling all the time before watering :) It is good indicator that they are thirsty, but relaying only on that in order to water them seems to be bit of torture to me...In general, succulents will recover easier from being underwatered than overwatered. And I wouldn't worry about going away for a week or two and leaving them without water. But, everything in moderation, right? Temps you keep your plants in are warm, and they should be watered. They should not be in cold temps and wet soil - that's exactly what Paul suggested. I also have few in space that gets close to 40*F at night and 50-52*F during day, and they are getting water maybe 1x/mo or even less. I was wondering about size of your jade comparing to size of the pot. I have few that are similar size, and they are in 5" & 6"pots...that is getting too small and they need to be repotted soon. I do not like very deep pots, and will go just little bigger. Here are couple (sorry for bad photos) that are 17" and 19" respectively; first one in 4.5"pot and taller one in 6.5" pot - repot and pruning is coming:Your plant is much wider on top, I like them more compact, and would like thick stem rather than big crown. Just my preference. It is good to see what others are doing.