"Should I scrap the seed potatoes? ... or can I just wait a week or two and plant them?" I ran into this same problem this year, Bucktales. I cut my potatoes while watching tv one night expecting to plant them the next day and something came up. Ended up it took two weeks to get them planted. They were pretty dried up by then, but they look good now, atleast the ones that had already sprouted a bit do. The ones that hadn't sprouted took longer to break through the soil, but they're doing okay, too. It might help if you soak them overnight in plain old water right before planting if they dry up a lot?

The normal incubation period for chicken eggs is 21 days. I always give my eggs three days beyond that to allow any late bloomers to hatch. By 26 days, safe to say the eggs are no good. You can candle the eggs as seamommy suggested, but I would be really hesitant to shake the eggs--rotten eggs can break (!) and viable eggs can be killed by the shaking, which would be a heartbreak after being so close to hatch. You can listen for peeping and also closely watch an egg for movement... Your second bird, if I read right, is at around 14 days? There's no way to tell if she's going to stick with it--you know your birds better than anyone. Best you can do is leave her to it and try not to disturb her. You can have an incubator fired up and standing by just in case she does abandon them. Cochins are pretty darned good setters, though, so chances are excellent she'll see it through. :) If you click on my 'My Page' link, there is a link to my chicken info site, it may help also. You need to be VERY sure to provide protection for the chicks and mom from jealous hens and predators. Good luck & have fun! :) Velvet ~:>

They're probably just fine, GrowOrganic.com is a reputable company and probably packages their trees very well. Open the box and check the roots as soon as they arrive to make sure they are still moist, then keep them moist not soggy until you are ready to plant. If they are somewhat dry when you receive them you could soak them for an hour in a bucket of water or spritz them with a spray bottle. I've kept bare root trees in the garage for several weeks healed into moist potting soil or even still in the box with damp peat around the roots and they turned out just fine. However, if they start pushing out leaves you'll want to get them planted right away but only if there is no danger of a hard freeze. Otherwise you might plant them in pots and bring them in the garage or shed at night.

Hi I have a similar question! I went to a friends house and they were throwing a large Dracaena into the garbage. They had uprooted and left it outside in the front yard (and it was a hot day.) I immediately put it in a vase of water and took it home. Let it soak for 24 hours and replanted it today in a mix of cactus and potting soil, and watered. The stem is green underneath all the way to the soul, however the roots did seem dried out (I also think they probably were not gentle when they unpotted it.) Since the leaves have started turning brown and wilting. I pulled some dead ones off. Looks worse than when I found it. Not sure how long it was outside as the person who did it was not there. Could have been a day, pr a few days but since leaves had not totally wilted I am hoping it was for under a few days. As you can see the top looks like it is going to fall off. Just wanted to know if it has a chance? If there is anything I can do? Watering? And also if deck is best or inside for recovery (it is hot but not in direct sun out there.) Thanks! Any tips are appreciated!