Goldsoup, your problem sounds like powdery mildew, if it's dry. But you said it was sticky, and that sounds like some kind of little bug that makes itself a protective 'nest' out of it's own waste matter. I had something similar on a fern once that I kept in my sunroom over the winter, and I got rid of it by wiping down the whole plant with alcohol-soaked cotton pads and then washing down the plant in the shower to remove the alcohol. I had to treat it a couple of times to get rid of them, but the alcohol does it. Cheryl

Very nice plants Jacklord! I am always very jealous to see the prices of tropicals in nursuries down south since they are often half the price (sometimes even less than that) than the prices they go for at nursuries here. There are a few nursuries here that have good prices on the tropical "annuals" (I wish they were not sold just as annuals!) but its hard to find good prices on the hardy subtropicals! Thanks Ben! Glad that you like the butia! I really like the variegated Alphinas, I see them all the time in Florida and in California and they are really beautiful plants. I wish I can find the variegated ones here, but Im happy that I at least found the green variety since those aren't usually found here either! The Monstera vine is going to be a potted plant for me. I wish it could grow outdoors, but its way too tropical (Tree Philodendrons might make it with protection though, I always wanted to try them in the ground, but they do well in pots so I guess its easy enough to bring them in). Monsteras are one of my favorite plants also and mine is just starting to get those nice spilt leaves so Im hoping that it will have lots of adult leaves by the end of summer! Your lucky to be able to grow philodendrons in your area, they are a great family of plants! I fogot the name of the tulips I bought, but I think they are early or mid spring bloomers. I used to not really be crazy about spring blooming plants but like you said, it takes such a long time for the tropical plants to start looking nice so the spring bulbs at least give me something to look forward to (and I dont have to give them any care which is another big plus!). Thanks for looking! Im going to post pics of my 2 new plants definitely by tomorrow! -Alex

could be mealy bugs - Search mealy bugs under Google "Images" and see if that is the culprit. Jeff

Hi Patricia, You can have as many seeds as you would like, we probably have thousands here. Just tell me the number you want. I looked at your trade list and although I love flowers I don't think any of the flowering seeds you have will grow here, but I would be interested in your Homestead tomato seeds if you have them to spare. They are a winter crop here so now is their planting time. I may be able to send you some plumeria seeds as well, as long as you don't want named varieties - I have a dark pink and white/yellow center. I will check in the morning,to see what is still on the trees.