You guys are funny. I debated about posting this, but then I thought, what the heck, these guys won't mind, they have a sense of humor. Nancy

Jim, so you think my biggest little washy has a fat trunk then, I'm quite pleased about that actually! Looks like I'm doing something right then. I checked that biggest leaf and it is divided a lot more than I originlly thought. It's my second go with the Adeniums, I can get them to germinate easily, but the last lot died off one by one, this years batch are doing better. Those SM's are a pain in the butt, they're in 3 inch pots and are themselves only 5 inches high, the pic makes them look bigger!!! Believe me, they're NOT. NPG, yes they are plumerias, have one 3yr old from a cutting, 4 1yr olds from seed and another 12 sprouting as I write. No I don't have any other Caudiciforms, as far as I know. Yes also to the Hoya question, its H.C. 'Krimson Queen' also from a cutting, has 5 more peduncles forming. It was given to me in '05, same as the plumie cutting. Yes again re the mango, mine is 'Kent' but I'm afraid its ailing somewhat. Suddenly started to have white mouldy patches on leaves, If I wipe it off it makes a translucent patch which then turns into a brown spreading mark and whole darned leaf falls off. Mildew?? Have treated it but its looking grim. Just after its started to push out lots of branches and new leaves too. Chad, if I'd have known how slow these SM things were I would never have bought the seeds in the first place, I will be in my box before it even resembles a palm tree at this rate....give me WR's any time. We will soon be sitting under them, glass in hand. TTPalm, glad you like the pics, the sun does shine here sometimes, you just have to be extra quick to spot it!! Jay, thanks, hopefully the Med Fan will be ok after a shaky start, perhaps it was because I re-potted it in some extra juicy compost as the stuff it was in was just like compacted black very fine dust..most odd. Happy growing, Gill,

Hi All, I just posted three pictures above of the Chinese Fan Palm and the issue I'm having. It is a bit difficult to tell from the pictures, but the white mold/fungus/sap (whatever it is), is in the mulch mainly, about 1-2 inches deep. In Pic #2, look closely at the big chunk of mulch stuck together from the hard white stuff, it's like a big solid piece and I was able to pry it out of the ground. Thanks, let me know what you guys think and what I can do about this. Should I just get a hoe or rake and break it all up or something? Too much water, too little water? I have no clue at this point what this stuff is and what I should do. Also, in Pic #1, you can see the dwarf grass in the lower right corner that is pretty much dead, and the mulch around it is rock hard from this white stuff as well.

This white waxy stuff is totally normal on recently opened fronds. Nothing to be worried about. :)