This item was sold. I love fixing stuff up, and more so turning junk into some nutty thing. Because there are so many 'treasures' around the house and yard and no more room to keep them, most are given away or sold. The thrill is definitely in the hunt and the challenge of making it into something fun. Linda

that, (the health food aspect), plus they are the best performer under cover in winter in the North. I grow 72 per year (2 beds), my collaborators may eat 20, but for sure we eat 50 collards a year. It is our main winter vegetable, covering mid-december to mid-march. You can pick them solid frozen, bring them inside, when they thaw you would never be able to tell (except for the older leaves that get discarded anyway). You can go in the hoop houses and pick several, they will stay fresh in the fridge inside a garbage bag for 2 weeks. Really, in the North collards are a treasure. And they grow big in my shadier beds too, using a part of the garden that would be underutilized (I rotate them with radicchio and cardoon).

Back in August, I had a freak thunderstorm roll thru and smash two of my largest glazed ceramic pots. Each pot cost roughly $60 by themselves. It was my fault, really. Towards the end of summer, it hardly ever rains. So I foolishly went and placed my plants on plant stands to give them some added height. I intended on staking them to the ground to secure them in place, but never got around to it. All was fine and good, up until I left and went to do some shopping. I stopped to grab a bite to eat and an isolated thunderstorm came rolling thru with some vicious winds. When I got home, just as the storm passed, I noticed everything was thrown around and knocked over. The storm didn't even last that long, a half an hour at most, but that's all it needed. Fortunately, both plants were okay. Just my two largest ponytail palms. I wasn't worried about them, I knew they could handle it. But but both pots were history. I was able to buy two more identical pots to replace them with. I just didn't like having to spend another $120 to do so. Especially since I had just bought those first two pots a few months prior. My neighbors noticed the damage and offered to give me some pots. I thanked them for the offer, but I have plenty of those already. I had carefully chosen these glazed ceramic pots for the look, and didn't want to settle for anything less. Sorry to hear about your jade. Mine were outside when the storm did its damage here, but they were able to escape unharmed. I'm sure everyone here can relate to caring so much for our plants, some of them for many years, only to have one little incident come along and ruin it all. It can be very frustrating.

DG, that is hilarious! I have done stuff exactly that dumb and more that's even dumber. Isn't that feeling weird, though, when it washes over you and you realize what you just did? It's almost like you want to dart your eyes and look around real quick to see if anyone else saw you. I hope your plant - or it's little brother - comes back. Carol