Dixieboy I hope your still around in then to see my photos. Jim, my Louisiana hasn't been in the ground but a year so its not up to speed yet. Cannot wait. These are coming from Yuccado which always sends great stuff. Also order another Savannah Ga. I love the bluish fronds on my other one.

Well, I turned off the power and checked the wires I could see and such. I found a couple ground screws that were not that tight and tightened them up. The spa light seems to turn on now, but it likes 75% best and never 100%. Both pool lights I guess were worse than I thought and don't seem to want to turn on at all. Guess both relays could have died at the same time (??) Maybe I will have the pool co come out and if the relays are bad, just have them put in the old, standard relays for now. I would prefer to upgrade to LED sometime anyways. Chris

No, I think you got it, Ken. As far as how long to establishment, this is where some of this horticulture becomes art as much as science. You almost have to get to know how your site behaves-the various differences, if any, the rate of dry-down after rains, the whole bit. I've planted thousands of seedlings with never so much as a drip of water and largely have had success, yet I've also been rudely surprised at how bad some of my ornamental stuff at work gets hit by a weekend in the upper 80s, humidity and wind-to the point of wilted at 6:30 AM! It's bad when that happens! I'm just saying, expect a little of the unexpected; They're not babies, as Ken so often points out, but you are placing a living organism in a new spot, probably with hardly any roots, and for sure, no roots that are really up and running yet, and hoping for it to quickly establish. And over all, if you are in an area experiencing bona fide drought, things are going to be rough. Getting a little help from above is oh so valuable, and when you just don't, it can feel pretty hopeless at times. I'll bet that if no further mishap-need for water but no water provided, that sort of thing-this plant will yet recover, if not this year, than next. Use your fingers, in the top layer of soil, to see if the ground is moist, dry, or what. Most plants, even this moisture-loving dawn redwood-often like to have sufficient water soak into the ground to thoroughly wet the entire root zone. And then, to dry slightly before next wetting.

Try blowing on the laser hole on the bottom - sometimes dust wads can accumulate and make the mouse act odd. Or, if it's wireless, replace the batteries. If these steps don't work, a new mouse is cheap - less than $10 for a PC (non-Apple) type. It's not worth your time to wonder and flounder with it.