Hey Kyle..no need to worry about replying ASAP. I've been busy working on plants, so, even though my computer is turned on, most of the time I'm doing other stuff. Let me know when you want the list.. Did you buy one certain Pachypodium species or a mixture? In 2006, I bought a Pachypodium mix..there were 'supposed' to be various seed species. Three germinated. Turns out all three were the same. P 'geayi.' lol. Gave two away, kept one. I was hoping for different varieties, but when you buy mixed seeds, they usually add more of the most common. How tall is/are your Pachy seedling/s? I'm glad you understand what I mean about starting from seed, cuttings, or buying small plants, and watching them grow. There are a few plants I prefer on the larger side and grafted. Hibisucs, Citrus and Gardenias. I also like buying plants from what I call the 'Dead Cart.' lol. When a store's plants are dying or through flowering, they toss them in carts, hence, 'dead carts'..some are marked down to .10. I got quite a few in and outdoor plants and bulbs for a dime. All I know about Scale's life span is, if they attack my plants, after being sprayed w/FE, they're life ends quickly, very short life span..lol..Guess we should research/Google life span of Scale and other pests. Fish Emulsion is actually an organic fertilizer, and I must warn you, fishy smelling. The odor lasts 2-3 days. They came out w/an odorless type, but I've never used it, so can't say it won't emit an odor. In fact, I talk to a woman who used the odor-less FE; she said it stunk. lol. IMO, I'd rather put up with a couple/few days of unpleasantness than have scale killing my plants. It's natural, organic, totally w/o chemicals..much safer than when ppl spray their homes with Raid, etc. The odorless chemical bug sprays might seem harmless because we can't smell the poison, even though it's there, or a sweeter fragrance covering it up..Still, we're breathing chemicals, sweet or not. What are you using? You said you think pests are getting immune...lol..I don't doubt it. Besides FE being a fertilizer, 'which it's intended,' it works as an organic, foliar insecticide, too. FE is sold at most nurseries/plant stores, and big box stores like Walmart and Home Depot. You can also get it online.. Its NPK = 5-1-1.. Ebay and many online nurseries. Someone might have it on Amazon, too. My Olive is grown similar to Citrus. In summer, it goes outside. Fertilized with slow-release Citrus fertililizer, and a monthly balanced type. No fertilizer from Oct-spring. Once a month SuperThrive is added in the water or w/fertilizer. Soil mix is similar to citrus, except it gets a little less Peat. In winter, starting late Dec on, the Olive is bursting with white, fragrant flowers..so pretty.. I mist leaves daily, except when in bud or flower. BTW, I bought the Olive at an online nusery, worldplants.com It stood approximately 2' tall upon arrival. Another biggie..lol.. Trees were one size, for 19.99. To answer your question, nope, don't do anything different than I do with other plants. Kyle, do you think your C&S's died from lack of water?? You said you didn't water at all during winter. When soil is dry, especially planted in small containers, they need water. If not, first they shrivel, then eventually die. When your Hoyas were outdoors, what type of light were they getting? I never used to bring Hoyas out either, but started a few years ago..they're placed on the side of the house, where sun isn't full-force. The larger Hoyas go out front getting west and north light. Did you bring them in at once or adapt gradually? Some people do this..it is less stressful. I can't. Too many plants, nowhere to go. But I figure, since the days are shortening, they're adapting to our climate, and what will be the next 4-5 months after. When you brought hoyas inside, what happened? How did they behave before dying? In other words, did leaves discolor, yellow or brown, etc? What about pests? Did you inspect for bugs? Rabbit's Foot Ferns are adorable..especially when mature and fuzzy paws surround the pot. I checked out EA, saw the plant you got. Now you got me thinking about getting one..lol. Next time I'm at HD, I'm going to see if they have little guys, buy 2, plant together, and voila, a new RFF..lol.. Keep me posted on its progress. Bostons are a lot fussier than Rabbit's Foot..Especially in winter..There's some gorgeous Boston varieties..One has gold leaves, the other is called Tiger w/stripes. I tried the Tiger but it died..Maybe I'll try again, lol. A guy on Ebay usually has both as starter plants..Little tubes. I wonder why some of your plants had problems after being outside??? Weird. No, didn't see a Huerzzia..what is it? lol..I'll have to check. Drynaria is an interesting fern. Another Thailand seller had one for sale. I was going to buy it but discovered he wasn't selling a plant, just a rhizome.. He explained they were difficult getting started in my part of the world, so I declined. You want a Croc Fern..go here. Eldon Tropicals. She's a nice woman..you can phone or order online..but check her site. Go there, click on Ferns..it's the first plant that pops up..15.00..these ferns are limited so if you want one................ eldontropicals.com I wouldn't mind getting one, lol..better hurry before I grab it..lol..j/k. Hope you get a camera..I love seeing others' pictures. Good luck, Kyle..keep me posted when you have time, Toni

In my eyes, where beauty is the beholder, Old Garden Roses have beauty in leaf, flower and bush, that many (not all) modern roses often lack, These "special qualities" are exactly why I grow mostly Old Roses. If there were a modern rose that had the ultra-healthy, attractive blue-green leaves, and a large golden boss within a blossom of perfect white petals, and had the Alba type fragrance I crave, I might grow it, though modern, along with Alba-Semi-Plena. But it would also have to have a magificent quality that Alba Semi Plena lacks. I've often wondered why A.S.P. isn't used in more breeding programs because of its superb health. -If Hybrid Tea roses had the leafy growth habit, faster re-bloom and "exquisite delicacy" of bloom style, of the Old Garden Tea roses, I'd choose more than c. 5% H.T.s to grow, but as it is there are no H.T.s that bloom as often as a Tea rose, and fewer H.T.s have the pretty growth habit of a Tea. -Scotch Roses have a fern like character to their leaflets that I've rarely seen in roses of other classes. -No other rose class comes close to blooming as often as a China, through such a long bloom season. In January when all the modern rose beds, in a nearby public rose garden are bereft of bloom as well as leaf, I look to the China rose beds where rosebushes are blooming as if it were May. I do feel fortunate to live in an area where many Old Garden Roses thrive. Lux.

This is a very deserving daylily, and I'm happy that so many people like it. I got it from Linda when it first came out in 2005, and later that year wrote an article for the DJ about new favorites. The then Journal Editor, Allen McLain, was kind enough to publish my picture of LINDA BECK along with the article. Then when the new Eurekas came out that year, I believe Ken Gregory also used my picture of it. So I've been a big fan of this daylily for a long time. Yesterday another one of Linda's bloomed here, her THREE WOMENS. I hope the person who has taken over her program will continue to register and introduce her seedlings. Here's LINDA BECK blooming here this AM, beautiful as usual.

I see no one has posted here in a while but I'm sure we are all reading. Scraphappy, I discovered Rosamond Pilcher sometime back and like her books especially The Shell Seekers-it was made into a movie staring Angela Lansbury who I also like. I recently read Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber. I liked it maybe best of any of her books I've read. At the moment I'm reading another of her books called Between Friends. The time frame is my life so it has brought up lots of memories. Keep Reading Sally