This plant is not supposed to be vunerable to critter damage, but I do know that the rhizomes will rot if there is too much water. I have always planted mine on slopes, and the best patch I ever saw here in the Piedmont of NC was on a very steep and rocky slope, going down to a large creek. We also had so much rain here that I am afraid some of my plants near the pond will not come back. They were under water for almost a week, and I don't know if they can stand that. And quite a few iris just drifted away. Where? Time will tell. Were your bloodroot in a flat place where standing water could be a problem?

Yes, RE, that's the one. DD just told me she finally ordered it from Kashi, decided to take the shipping hit. Said it had been out of stock at Kashi also. I just didn't want to pay for the shipping as it was free from Amazon when I stocked up and thought I would get a notice before I ran out of my supply. The 7 grain cereals that I've seen are not whole grains, well whole grain but chopped. This Kashi 7 grain pilaf needs 1/2 hour to cook, just like groats or steel cut oats and I purchased it by mistake when I was looking for 7 grain cereal for baking. When we made it for breakfast, we were hooked. So I guess it has not completely disappeared. Kashi is selling their cooked 7 grain pilaf at Safeway around here but that's not what I wanted. My search is over for now. DD is sharing when she gets hers.

Madilee, I ordered from Chewy last week because we were running low on cat litter, and I also ordered enough to qualify for the 2 day shipping. Well, it's been almost a week and I still haven't gotten confirmation that it's being shipped. I tried to get it from Walmert-but they were out at my local store. Thought I'd try Amazon, but the only litter they had that my cats will use was not only more expensive than in the stores, but it also was about 10 days out. I had also ordered some canned cat food-they kind my cats prefer was out, so I had to get a 3rd choice. I ordered some baking soda for the cat boxes-since we can't empty them, just clean them out until we get more litter, and a case of strawberry jam, because I didn't feel like going to the grocery store. The canned food came within a day, the baking soda two days later-still no idea when the jam will arrive. Meanwhile hubby has PB & Honey sandwiches. I'd ordered a new desk chair since my old desk chair was not designed to be used for 8+ hours a day-oh my poor hind end! Amazon said it would arrive in 10 days (even though it was Prime) but it arrived 2 days later. I did order some outdoor toys for my grands through Walmart-a bounce house/ball pit, extra balls for the ball pit, and a covered sand table. They all said they'd deliver between 4/10 and 4/17. The balls showed up on Monday, and the sand table arrived yesterday. Still no idea when the ball pit will show up, I've not gotten a tracking # on that, but if I go back on the website it says if I order it to be delivered to the store it will be there in a week. I'm trying to be patient, I feel fortunate that I have the means to order things on line and I can pay a premium if necessary, but sometimes it does get frustrating. I'm unable to order normal groceries on line for either delivery or pick up. And Costco.com is sold out of almost everything I need. So I'm going to have to venture in to the store. But back to the OT, I have Prime and am ok with the delays. My Prime membership also includes free streaming, so that is worth it to us since DH is running out of shows on Netflix. Finally, GS-was it you who ran out of paper towels for pet messes? I purchased a couple dozen cheap bar towels for pet messes. We were going through a lot of paper towels when our cat with IBS was still alive, and it was my preference to do laundry rather than throw out so much paper. Costco often carries them, and in a pinch you can get them at Walmart as well. Check Amazon, too. I just ordered two dozen plain cloth reusable 'paper' towels off Etsy to use in my kitchen. I have a roll that are flannel & terry that are getting so worn out-we use them all the time.

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