You have to be careful or you get awful little kernals that will dry the heck out of you medium because they weren't wetted before adding them to the soil. Put some granules in a cup of water and see just how big they get and how much water they absorb. I don't use them in pots at all. I have used them before and you really need to make sure to hydrate them completely before use and then never let them dry out. I would just return them.

...squeeze 'em and freeze 'em for the summer! Lemons are actually a winter crop, so when the hot weather comes around in August my Meyers aren't producing (they're still young yet, barely a decade old). Of course, during the winter and spring I've got more lemons than even we can handle, so I'm always giving them away to friends and family. One of our friends has a persimmon tree - same problem, everything gets ripe at once in October. I'd heard you can't freeze the pulp, but discovered that you can, at least for a couple of months' time, without a problem. I don't like persimmons myself, but because I had to use up several very ripe ones, invented a recipe for Ginger Persimmon Curd to top a delicate Meyer lemon cheesecake. Works great and is delicious!

Thanks EmmaJay! I cant wait to see pics of your house as it progresses. I know a few people who lost their birds to dogs...so be very careful. :) Tomatofreak-its an overlay of some sort. The previous owners had used a complete mishmash of tiles - several different types - and the grout lines would have ghosted through if I had polished the concrete. However, this overlay is not holding up well and I will have to tile over it eventually. Any updates on your house? The house was designed by Al Beadle. The previous owners had tried to make it into some sort of mix between Roman and country. I had to gut it to the studs to restore much of it. Here is a link to some of his work: http://www.modernphoenix.net/architects.htm Thank you gsciencechick and luckygal! :)

@amberm145 I have to chuckle at your post about the electricians. I went and helped my Dad put this sucker up one day. He was sitting on the top of a 16 foot ladder while I was hanging over the railing handing him each and every crystal ball. They were all numbered and had to go in a specific order. To say the hooks were small is an understatement, I'm surprised he could even hold on to them. He was fine, but I was the one shaking like a leaf even though I had a railing to lean against haha! (I was about 20 ft up) I think I was more nervous for him than anything. As for an update: Finally caught a break!! My bulldozing guy stopped by last night and informed me that the County called him because they saw him working on my property and also saw my "clean fill wanted" sign. They are bringing in 50 loads ... for FREE! Which is huge for us because it's not cheap here (is it anywhere?!) and I'm going to need a total of about 120 loads. I had a company bringing 30-40 loads on Friday so I had to ask them to move that to next week. I felt bad but simply can't turn down free fill. Hopefully this will help pay for the changes I had to make to my kitchen haha!