It would be great if these are M and Z bulbs. I have had really good experiences with the health of their bulbs...just not true to color but always interesting and worth the time and money.

"How about frogs and snails? They're always needed for the finer restaurants" Uh, yeah Shauna, I'll send ya a BIG box of those!LOL I'm not sure how well goldfish would do in there Syreeta, but I suppose buying a handful of feeder goldfish and throwing them in, would help to keep the mosquito population down. If they didn't make the winter, it wouldn't be a big deal. Brenda, the dugout is just on the other side of our shelterbelt from the backyard. We won't be burying the waterhose as it would chew up a ton of tree roots in the process. So the hose would just run through the shelterbelt where there's no grass anyway. I'm not sure how DH will be setting up the hoses yet, but I'm sure he's got something in mind. He says he can get a hold of two sprinklers that were used on a golf course, and with these hooked up to 2" hoses would be able to do some really serious watering!! "now how will you get the water out of there to water your gardens, do you use a pump too? Merry Christmas, now watch it snow" Yes, Sharon we've got a water pump that was used to pump the water off of the truck when we hauled in water for the garden. Now DH will just have to show me how to use the thing! And we'd better not get any of that white stuff for a while yet. Although, we will be needed lots of it to help fill the dugout now ;^) Marcia, my boys already have had the swimming pool idea! That is precisely why there will be a snow fence all around it :^) Actually, the backhoe operator was filling the boy's heads of a skating rink come winter. Hmmmm, how do you go up and down a ladder wearing skates? Better yet, how do you get a snow-blower down 10' this winter?lol May have to wait til next winter for the rink.:)

Thanks Gene and Silvia The beans as Silvia said are Kentucky Wonder The black fig is an unknown from Sicily Mt Etna Area which I have posted before on both forums. The Conadria was acquired this year in July and has grown well I have 3 more fruits that are ripening. Gene I believe my source on the Conadria is the same as yours I will not post source since I think 1 or 2 trees I got were wrong and don't want to cause any problems. You can e-mail me and I will disclose The Conadria is a keeper. Silvia My veggie garden has not done well as I have neglected for differnt health reasons regarding myself and mom and dad Hopefully my second planting will go better if things work out. Here is a pic of the Conadria I just took, large fruit and I think it will do well in Fl. Darn I miss the Super Buffet LMAO. I'm still rocking back and forth this morning Lol Sal

That's great, Brad. DS-70 is a nice Hoya, it's leaves nice and succulent but soft. I've had cuttings rooting in water that bloomed. My big one has been dormant for some time (I let it get too dry, I think) but it's been looking much better and will hopefully reward me with a bloom cycle again soon. Unfortunately, for me, I have never detected any fragrance whatsoever on this one. Denise in Omaha