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Comments (1)Definitely cover cuphea and nicotiana...See MoreQuestion for Meyer Mike! :)
Comments (46)I'm doing great, thanks! so relieved that my final exams are done and I can be human again LOL. Then I'll probably keep the post on it to be sure that it is supported (i'll take it off probably in the spring), and I'll use some gift ribbon that I have to tie the post to the trunk, I'll just tie it on slightly looser than the green ties that are on now so it won't be so tight around the trunk. So excited that this mix will work out well for me! it took me forever to find it! the last place that I thought carried it in their store messed up, I drove there (it was a good 40 minute drive) and found out that they didn't have it! that it was a "misunderstanding" but that their on site worker could make me a custom mix. They showed me what her mixes looked like and they looked no different than regular bagged potting soil! LOL (Granted, I'm sure she had good knowledge on how to make mixes, just not the one I need). I politely declined and requested that they order me a bag of fafard 52, and the guy actually started to argue with me about how I need a custom mix for my citrus (this was after I had to convince him that yes, I was indeed growing a dwarf citrus tree in a pot in my house, and that yes this was possible, that many people do this and are successful at it). I tried to explain to him that the fafard 52 mix is a specialized mix that would work for a citrus, but he wouldn't take no for an answer, and told me he would contact the woman who makes these custom mixes and that she would call me about ordering the fafard 52 mix. That was several days ago and I still haven't heard from her LOL! I can't believe how rude they were! I don't think the guy took too kindly to me when I cut him off after he was trying to convince me for the 10th time to take one of their custom mixes instead, geeeeez! -_-;;; At that point I just drove away, feeling pretty irritated. I finally contacted the head customer service rep. on the Fafard site for help and she directed me to a place in Belleville MI (granted it's pretty far for me too, but at least I know they have them, I called and made sure they had them, and that they actually have them on site and not some other fafard product LOL), in the meantime I ordered a large bag of 52 online, to ensure that I have something to put my tree in LOL! it's been a rough couple of days, but I'm not going to allow someone to push me around into buying something that I didn't come there for, so I'm so glad I've finally gotten what I need. and my tree is still doing very well in the container it came in, which is great! I can't wait to get it settled in its container and once it has settled in after about a week or so, I can give it a little hit of the romeo fertilizer I bought. thanks for your advice! MSUgrl I'll post a picture once I get it potted. By the way, whats the best way to pot this little guy in the new pot? he seems really snug in his container, how can I get it out without harming it? oh, I also got another pot for it and its the right size :). MSUgrl...See MoreAG Pumpkin Update - Wayne
Comments (20)Ladies & gentlemen: growing pumpkins is a lot of work. But I may finally have a keeper. It is perhaps 8 inches around, and some animal has done some minimal munching on it, but I think it will survive. It is currently surrounded by a cage of chicken wire. In an uncaged area, I am noticing a couple other pumpkins forming. You know, I've got the closed flower and under the flower is the little pumpkin. I did not have time to protect them with a cage before work this morning, but I will fence them in tonight. Raptors have returned to my area to hunt. I can hear their cries all day long, so I think their prey (the annoying little squirrels who were damaging my pumpkin flowers and stems) are in hiding. Go raptors! Now I may get a nice fig harvest to boot. Isn't Nature wonderful with its checks and balances? So my pumpkin plan is to do some fencing and keep up the water and fertilizer. There's about 2 months of hot weather left. I will gladly accept any size pumpkin I can manage to grow & protect. I'll take this year's experience to the bank, and next year...look out! Thanks for the encouragement and pointers. Cheers. deep....See MoreWayne Dalton i-Drive vs. Belt Drive vs. Screw Drive
Comments (24)IDrive: NEVER EVER BUY A WD IDRIVE! Heres my story. Two doors, each purchased directly from WD local store (company owned). First installer shows up, its her 2nd job since being hired! I ordered IDrive ( HUGE MISTAKE) She had never installed an IDrive before, or a Wayne Dalton system. She had worked for other door companies. After 3 hours a 2nd installer arrived. He was to be with her orginally, but overslept (or somthing to that effect). Ok so by 3:00 pm the have the tracks in and the door panels installed. Inform me that the next day the opener guy will be here to install IDrives! Two days pass...still no installer. Finally, after rearranging my schedule they guarantee me he will be there. Since I have a garage full of tools ( more on that later) I make arragnements to have someone at my home. Again a no-show. Finally I call WD corporate. Within an hour I get a call from the local store: He will be there first thing in the morning. Another day lost, as I am unable to have someone at my home to cover for me. Well at least he shows up. Within 15 minutes he askes me who installed the doors? WD , I say, and he begins to argue with me! Turns out the install was so far out of plumb and that the I drives, he said, would not work. Mostly it turns out the overhead tracks needed to be fine tuned and raised/lowered. How do I know this? Heres where it gets fun. I tell the guy how upset I am about the service and he goes banannas on me. Ranting and raving, complaining about his drunk manager and on and on. I finally tell him he has to leave. I take pictures of the install and the subsequent repairs. I then redo the install myself. I complain to WD headquarters but to no avail - its a local issue and they will have a district manager call me. After about four hours I have the door tracks perfect. I have the openers still sitting there so since no cooperation from WD I go ahead and install them. Not that difficult to do and overall I'm pretty satisfied. Now about the refund for WD failure to install. Make a long story short: Small claims court, pictures are invaluable! Local WD must pay me for my time etc.! Corporate has to cut the check. I get a call from the office asking why they were cutting me a check for a court ordered settlement? Check you own phone records and complaints. To say they were rude isn't even coming close. They send the check ( yes it cleared). Three months later the west door IDrive acts up. I call customer service and a very knowledgeable lady walks me through the set up and viola - works perfect. Two months later the east door acts up. I call again (since I hadn't written down the entire sequence). Again the door works but she asks what part number on the circuit boards I have. Turns out WD knew that an entire production lot was faulty and I have the faulty circuit boards. They agree to replace one. This means I must use the orginal installer -their own company store. Guy shows up, muttering about IDrive crap and POS they are. Within 40 minutes he has the board installed and its working OK. He then trys to collect a service call fee from me. 20 minutes of arguing he learns this was under warranty. And he is ticked at me! Two months later...yep you guess it; the other door fails. I call WD. This time its entirley different. They have my phone number attached to technical service calls. And due to my sucsessful small claims action against they, they bar me from any help! Even their technician was stunned. So much so, he told me, once again what to do and sends me a new circuit board, under warrnaty. He tells me that they have nothing but problems with IDdrives etc. He was sorry that I had been treated so shabbily. He actually apologized for his coporate bosses actions! I install the board upon its arriveal (took about 20 minutes) and for a year both doors worked fine. Then, once again the west Idrive fails. I call tech service ( why bother with the local store?) and they tell me they are not allowed to provode me with any help (phone number). OK..I say - no problem. I wait a week and call from my neighbors house, and with the information taken from the 2nd circuit boards I am able to talk with a service tech. I am told that lot of boards was defective and that I could get a new board under warranty from the local company owned store. I had to chuckle, as the tech had no idea what I had been through. Of course I tried to get the borad from the local store and they refused. Oh I am still, as of this writing under warranty. For the past year one IDrive does not work. I am having the same reocurring problems with the second unit. Fortunately, I only need 1 side of my garage to open. Recently I called the local store and talked with the secretary. She knew who I was and I asked if there was any way I could get the door repaired. She informed that the manager had been fired, and she would figure a way for me to get it serviced as she knew how screwed I had been. She said aI would have to pay a $75 service call though. I described the problem: the motor is running but no engagement: thus no opening or closing. Local gal is qutie familiar with this problem too - motor shaft most likely has broken. "Happens all the time". Oh and before someone says the door is out of balance... its not. I have held off as I am planning on remodeling my home and will address the issue by going with another brand. Now the kicker: I am a licensed General Contractor in two states, Florida and California. I have over 30 years experience in all phases of construction. I have never had to take any supplier to court - ever! In fact, I have never had a lein filed on me, or been sued, and only once have I fired a subcontractor during the course of a project (drinking on the job). 30 years of business! The way I was treated by Wayne Dalton was disgusting. I urge you not to buy the IDrive - it is a piece of junk - even their own employees know this, and for that matter any Wayne Daltin product - period. To this day I am unable to get customer service to assist me via phone; a clear violation of their own warranty and guarantee. Despite WD firing the manager (who was resposnible for the faulty install) and the subsequent small claims suit - they hold me responsible. Remember their corporate philosophy that Wayne Dalton has for its customers. Thanks for reading this. Oh and by the way, our company no longer uses Wayne Dalton products, and I have convinced several other builders ( the local builders assocation) to not use their products. That wasn't all that hard to do --thanks WD. Somewhere in Florida.... As for what we've been installing: Liftmaster. No customer complaints or call backs. Average home value of install: 3.2 mil. Way to go Wayne Dalton!...See MoreSharon McKenzie
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