Thanks for the reply naturemitch! The browning on the tips hasn't spread, which is promising. I think you're right; it's just some minor scarring from coming in contact with the bulbs. I picked up some Dr. Earth Organic Home Grown liquid fertilizer (4-6-2) at Sky Nursery here in Seattle. I'll apply a half dose today to give them a shot of nutrients. I also plan to adjust my watering schedule, basically finger test that the mix is dry a half inch or so down before watering again. Will post an update with pictures in a few days.

and what a cutie he is, too.Visit him as much as possible, as they just don't stay babies very long.They seem to grow up so fast,before you know what happened. jean

Relax.. Our summer is finally here. Mine have been growing just fine although my blossoms haven't developed yet. Just be patient and we should be fine. Our summers are short enough that any tomatoes are a gamble anyway.

I am so sorry. I don't know a thing that'll decrease the grief of losing someone or the initial pain. & in a way I think that we all need to go through that fire because, as Queen Elizabeth said after 9/11, grief is the price we pay for love. The deeper the love, the deeper the grief. I also like what Kahlil Gibran said in "The Prophet": ***************************************************** On Joy and Sorrow Kahlil Gibran Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven? And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives? When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Some of you say, "Joy is greater thar sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater." But I say unto you, they are inseparable. Together they come, and when one sits, alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy. Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced. When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall. ******************************************************** I do think that you have every reason to live & to thrive: you're expecting a grandchild, your son's child, *& you are the only person who can give that child the sense of his/her father as he was when he was a baby, a tot, a child, a teen, a young man, from your perspective as his mother.* Your position in that baby's life is unique; you are irreplaceable. Your grandchild is the next link in your son's chain of life. *********************************************************** My own experience with loss & grief has given me some perspective on practical things, such as: don't expect that you will function as you did before, at least for the first year or maybe more. Go easy on yourself; don't make demands of yourself. Know that you'll have mostly dark days for a while, & that your grief will 'sneak attack' you. You'll think everything's going fine, & you'll burst into tears. Let them flow. Don't make any life changes for at least a year, & I would guess 2 years would be better, given the closeness of the relationship. We just aren't in full control of our moods for at least a year, & our moods trump our brain's logical process, so don't do anything for at least a year. Don't sell the house, don't buy a condo or a motor home or a boat, don't sell all your stocks & clean out your bank account & move to Tahiti, don't, if you're divorced or widowed, date. at all. Don't do anything. ****************** I wish you the best. Take care of yourself, be there as much as you can for your daughter-in-law, let her be there for you, & be there for that baby.