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

Thanks, guys! I felt confident about the hognose, and I THOUGHT I had puzzled out the itsy-bitsy snake, too, as a baby crowned snake, but it turned out it was a baby Florida brown snake, instead. A new one for me! Glad to have learned about it, and I appreciate the help from you folks! I try every chance I get to tell the Florida Garden forum about our snakes and to encourage people to refrain from bashing them with shovels. I'm familiar with many of our snakes, but this little juvie brown snake fooled me. And the hognose took me a little bit of study, as I'm used to the more common silvery coloration of our southern hognose. Thanks again for your help! Always something new to learn. Marcia

And what if he was gay, what's that to you or to anyone? Is that such a crime? I can't believe the homophobic posts you women are making in a public forum. You should be ashamed of yourselves. "All man"? As if men who are gay are not "real" men? *shakes head* Unbelievable.

This deal definitely seems too good to be true. I'd slow down and really think about all your options. Again, don't know where you are, but in my area (midwest) you should expect to pay around $125-150/sq ft for the quality builders. Sure, you can get a house for $60-$80/sq foot, but if you know what to look for, the construction will likely be sub-par. We looked at the homes from a large production builder in the area and were really horrified by what they were touting as "top-notch" construction. It was a house of cards. We ended up going with one of the higher end builders in the area and just building a much smaller home. They helped us work with an architect to design a plan that gives us everything we want and doesn't waste space. In the end we'll be paying around $200 per sq foot if you take the land (about 1/4 acre) into account. But we're doing all high end finishes and appliances, custom millwork, handmade custom cabinets etc. That said, anything lower than $100/sq ft sounds like they're doing magic or taking you for a ride (probably the latter).