Better yet, post your image to one of the free photo services like Picasa or Photobucket. Unlike Facebook, they share very easily with the rest of the world and don't require any logins to view the image. In the past has been hard for some other posters to get Facebook images to show up on the forums even when they tried to have permissive settings. FataMorgana

Takadi, Worm castings are best sold locally because of the expense of shipping. You can find castings cheap all over the place. My castings are not cheap. I didn't start the thread to sell castings. I started it because I saw findings contrary to the discussions here. I started this particuliar thread, and have been subject to nothing but crass and sarcastic comments. In fact, instead of actual debates, most of the cheap shots are done sniper sytle. How many direct questions have been answered? Not many. How many of you actually deal with what you are talking about? If you consider me contrarian because I am challenging some of the comments made, some referencing things as silly as Wiki's....you bet I am contrarian. Let me ask you a few valid questions: If you read a published article, then try things for yourself that consistently show results contrary to the published article, which do you believe? When you read two published articles with conflicting results...how do you handle this? If everything having to do with worms has already been identified, and the forums are just rehashing old news, I guess the forums are pointless. It is obvious that many of the readers of the forums do not feel comfortable commenting. Sadly, this is the environment that has been created. It is definitely not a healthy environment. Want PROOF...look at the number of views vs. the number of actual comments. If you want to have a rational back and forth discussion, let's talk. You don't have to agree...no sweat, that makes for lively debate. Just don't hide behind the internet with cheap shots, and don't freak because someone doesn't automatically agree with some of the postings.

Unless you're buying local...bare roots are hard to deal with except for trees and roses. It does sound like your fruit salad tree--if all you have is the trunk--is not likely to be as advertised. I suggest you research a small fruit tree if what you want is a fruit tree in a pot. I know some limes and Meyer lemons will grow in containers--maybe some satsumas (a type of citrus similar to tangerine but sweeter). The garden watchdog site is excellent and will help guide you to reputable websites--there are hundreds selling plants, but some of them are notorious for ripping people off. Looks like your climbing lily vine is what is called a gloriosa lily vine. Be careful--it also says all parts of the vine are highly poisonous if ingested, and that handling the tubers may irritate the skin. It sounds like it may also be capable of being invasive. Here's a website on that one: http://www.floridagardener.com/pom/Gloriosasuperba.htm If you can eat habaneros without hurling, you are a better person than me. Those suckers are far too hot! Enjoy the planting and growing. Enjoy the learning part, too. Most of us have plenty of stuff that we find out later is a bust---it's the successes that keep us going (well, that and the temporary insanity that strikes every Spring).

Hi there- No worries Joan, I have sent it again ;*)- I am sending through your GW page- I do hope that is the right address?!? Have you checked your spam filter? Will it allow you to receive mail through GW? If you do not receive it this time I suggest you send an email to me through my GW page and I will reply back to you. Your email should accept a reply back from itself.... Sorry this info is not getting to you! I have received another envelope from Shadyside today! I have been a bit busy with seeds this morning... Probably will be an all day thing... I guess the chores will have to wait a bit (longer)!! We have a little something for everyone already- you guys are doing a great job with finding treasures for each other! Later- Julie