Thanks to all who responded. Yes, my eye began slowly working it's way back to normal. After the first day, it had gone down to about half the size it was the night before, and was starting to show some response to light. By the second day, I was able to focus my eye again, and by the third, it seemed normal, if not still slightly sensitive to light. Those first 2 days I had to wear sunglasses even in the house because even the sunlight coming in the windows was painful. Definate lesson learned here, I think when working with these plants from now on, I will wear gardening gloves, as a precaution that I wont absently wipe or scratch my eyes, and be sure to wash thoughoughly upon coming back inside. Very scary indeed when you make a living as a freelance photographer and only have one good eye. (I was born with an abnormality of my left eye, looks perfectly normal but is basically just window dressing, can't do more than distinguish color and light with it) I couldn't imagine giving up our brugs, our yard is always vibrant with the colors of them, and on nights like last night, with literally thousands of open blooms, you realise why you do all that feeding and watering. We had a candlelight dinner and a movie on our lanai literally floating on clouds of the most wonderful perfume. Earlier in the evening just after dusk we were returning home with the windows open in the car and could literally smell our place before we arrived in front of the house. Appearantly the weather has just been on the perfect side for them this winter, as the trees are just bending under the weight of as many blossoms as they can possibly hold, with flushes coming one after the other. I haven't slowed my feeding scheduel yet, as it's been pretty much in the lower 80's still all the time, and have had to do quite a bit of pruning, both of side shoots and branches that are getting on the roof and in the gutters. So I should have plenty of cuttings if anybody wants them who didn't get some of the plants I had earlier, they went amazingley fast. Dave

Compost? Chicken feed? So sorry. I know it's painful to put all that work into something to end up this way. I second the oven suggestion. I do tomato sauce, fruit butter in my big roasting pan and no sticking, no burning. I also like that fact that I can do something else!! I often just freeze my produce and make "oven things" when the weather cools and I can enjoy the heat and aroma at the same time. Deanna

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It looks fried to me. Water probably isn't getting deep enough. I put one (1 gal) in 14 years ago and used the hose on a trickle to water it for 2 years about once a week I think, maybe twice in hot summers...don't really remember for sure. It is now 6 feet tall, the trunk is 6 inches and does get some shade 10-1 pm. Moisture meters don't really measure moisture they measure salt. Stick it in distilled water, it should read dry. I learned that years ago from this website when known as gardenweb. Check this website, drip is bad for natives. https://www.laspilitas.com/ Once established it won't want any water, you'll need to shut that drip off.