Lileecoi I'm in the DC suburbs and winter my passies over inside with no problem. There's still time here for fruit to ripen before we get a frost. My passies are container grown but I do sink many of the pots in the garden. I just cut the roots that have grown out the drainage holes when I lift them. When you dig them up you are root pruning and will have to cut back the vines accordingly. I'd try to dig up as big a rootball as possible, pot them up and give them some B1 and/or Superthrive to lessen transplant shock. Just from the shock of transplanting the fruit will probably drop but I have to cut most of the growth back anyway just to get them inside and lose the immature fruit from pruning. If any of your fruiting vines are small enough to get inside without pruning you can see if they'll ripen. I've had several fruit on container grown plants that weren't sunk in the yard continue to ripen once brought inside. I use artificial lighting and many of my plants continue blooming. None of my plants go dormant but I do cut way back on watering while inside. Why do you keep it in the 90's inside? I'd melt! I grow several orchid varieties and keep them relatively cool over the winter. You should keep a fan going on your plants to keep the air circulating, especially if they are crowded. Good luck with your passies over the winter. Karyn

I have had tomato worms on my datura and my brugs this year, Ruth............it wasn't enough for them to get demolished by the hail, then the heat.........after that, came the worms. I have one datura that has not bloomed yet and has overcome all this and is about seven feet tall..........buds at the very top......maybe see the blooms this week. If you gave me yellow datura seeds then these are probably from you...........thanks for refreshing my memory.

I think your plan to get a sample is good, but if you have a Sherwin Wm.s nearby, you might want to pop for their $5 test quarts instead. They allow you enough paint to pour it into a roller tray and roll a sample on your wall. With yellow, you need to keep in mind that the color will intensify after it's painted on all 4 walls, so you need to go a shade tanner than you might want on the finished product. If you choose something very yellow, your room will be intensely yellow when it's done. I've not seen the BM Straw in person but have read where several have used it and liked it a lot. The Hawthorne I know nothing about. Have you checked the nice thread in the Gallery on yellows and golds? Red

I remember that vidoe from long ago, I think. I love your gardens and pond. I could watch your koi all day long and of course, Max is a cutie. In the pics, your daughter(?) is just beautiful!