Thanks, Carolyn and nerak, that makes sense now. Unfortunately, some of what nerak said doesn't make sense. Since it's been 36 hours and none of the experts have come along to point this out, I will try. Daconil used as a soil drench to prevent Late Blight is just a waste of time and money (see Carolyn's earlier posts on this thread). There are two reasons what that is the case. First reason: There are two possible types of pathogens which can cause Late Blight. One might exist in Florida, but so far as the scientists know, can't exist anywhere else. If nerak's profile is up-to-date, she doesn't live in Florida (no zone 6 in Florida), so her tomatoes are in no danger from that pathogen. Although the Florida-only Late Blight pathogen is able to overwinter in the soil, the only Late Blight pathogen known to occur in the other 49 states doesn't overwinter except in living tissue of plants susceptible to Late Blight (in colder regions, only in-ground potato tubers). You can read about this in Cornell's Late Blight FAQ: http://www.longislandhort.cornell.edu/vegpath/lbfaq.pdf Second reason: Daconil doesn't kill the Late Blight pathogen! It offers partial prevention of infection by the pathogen. The pathogen can only infect a tomato plant in certain locations on the leaves; Daconil attaches to the plant at those locations, preventing the pathogen from attaching there. So drenching the soil with Daconil in Florida wouldn't even help against the type of Late Blight pathogen that can overwinter in the soil. Yes, nerak drenched the soil with Daconil and didn't get Late Blight. But she'd have had the same result if she'd drenched the soil with olive oil, water, or Coca-cola. Or not drenched the soil with anything. === Likewise, Nerak's brother's additional preventives had nothing to do with his plants not contracting Late Blight the following year. Spraying the ground with copper had no effect, since the Late Blight pathogen would not survive the winter anyway. Ditto for turning over the soil (to bury the pathogen?). And ditto for using "weed prevention cloth." === If any experts happen along, I beg that they will correct anything I may have gotten wrong.

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Quilly... the first time DH was referred immediately to the Plastic Surgeon by our Family Doctor. I wondered at that time why not an Oncologist. The Oncologist he DID see was for another matter, he was in there for follow up for a blood issue, and asked about the skin cancer,that Oncologist really didn't say much.. just said to go back to the Plastic Surgeon. So your answer: " Even when DH diagnoses skin cancer he refers them to a dermatologist or plastic surgeon because oncologists don't routinely perform those procedures." ..now i understand. SunnyDJ thanks for telling me about your DH's experience with MOHS. WmbsgJane...thanks for the kind thoughts. Everyone has been so helpful, I feel so much better today. It is very encouraging to have the KT members to talk to. You all have a lovely day. I have been mowing and doing yard work. We had a cold front here in Central VA. Instead of the 98 degree days we have been having, today is a cool 84!!

When we were in Palm Springs last month, I got dragged into a salon, and a Brazilian woman put some under-eye gel on the bags under my eyes, and the bags went away completely. She used Venofye Royal Jelly Eye Beelift, and then tried to sell me a bottle of it for $300. I told her I thought that was too expensive, and so she went down to $200, which I still thought was expensive, but I had never had anything like this. The effects last for several days, and she told me to use it once a week, which I have started doing. I was shocked to see the $700 price on line, but I think you should be able to find it cheaper. Try to find a salon that can give you a free demonstration. I think this might be the same product for $120.00 from Amazon, but it looks slightly different, and the name is different.