Hi Tina, I'm so glad you're computer was saved.Now I know where to come when I have a problem with mine. Theresa

Great way to test, Jeff! I fear ALL of my pots would pass this test! Too many other things shoving their way to the top of My List! Love your nude Kalanchoe! I kept alive the one from your garden (thanks again) for a long time before it succumbed to my neglect. Had I PIG, it would have done much better. Can you help me out with a post of yours from the past, when you making your potting lazy susan? Maybe some key words so I can find it? I hope to construct one of my own sometime soon. :)

I'm late getting into this discussion, but I've seen short articles on using composting right in the actively-growing garden: Make a circular enclosure of chicken wire or hardware cloth (wire mesh), roughly as tall as it is wide to keep it stable (no cardboard), then fill it gradually with compost materials. As soon as you get the wire circle in place, plant a circle of tomatoes or squashes around the outside of the compost circle. Water the compost periodically, & the nutrients leach into the root areas of the plants, & the plant roots will also grow toward the source of nutrition. As long as the wire circle isn't very big (more than 24"?), how hot is the compost likely to get? I have trouble getting my larger pile hot ENOUGH. Sue

Yes, it could well be speciousum Rubrum. I remember spending a long time trying to decide whether to buy Dizzy or speciousum Rubrum--I just can't remember now which one I decided on. : ( Kate