Hello Everyone,,, Did I hear...correctly? "ROSA" did she "WIN" Yea....I haven't been over here for a few days...and honsetly i thought another had the name in the "bag" LOL... I am so thrilled that my name as chosen...Thank's to JOJO post i found it out after reading her post up thread...That makes me very happy everyone!!! Ok...now...the winner...2 roundtrip tickets to the "Ponderosa ranch" LOL...oh..really..i know...To the islands to pick out my own "rosa" LOL...You guys and gals are the best!!! This was so much fum!!!...I have never won anything....The only time i do "win"...is when i am working and then it comes down to me or the passenger to turn off their electronic devices....i usually win then...LOL... But this takes the cake!!! I tell them...(Fereral offense...or turn it off!! LOL...) I usually win...or back to the gate!!! Then I still win!!! They are off of the plane!!! LOL>.. sorry didn't want to go there..LOL... I am thrilled...Thanks everyone who voted for "Rosa"... Thanks Mike.... : ) Laura in VB

Hey Josh! Feeling a bit better today? I hope so. I have been worried about you:-) Tmc, there are a few ways to rid scale once and for good. Some with horticultural oils, others with alchohol, and yet others systemically. Of course I am an all natural person as much as I can be until there is nothing else that will work. To treat and rid scale effectively, it would be nice to first identitfy the species. Knowing the type of scale you have can be very effective since there are hundeds of different types. Is it possible to see a pic since some are not hindered by alchohol or oil treatments. Some do carry their eggs while others lay their eggs under their protective scale covers. Is it possible to get a picture, so one of our pest experts like 'Rhizo' can properly identify and we can go from there? If it is cottony cushion scale, it can be treated effectively with alchohol, this pest usually being the culprit in the past in my case. Make sure you mist every nook and cranny and repeat application after a couple of days. Please give us a pic if you could? Mike

Awwww, Esox, that is a sad story.....wow. I see experience is a dear teacher. Hopefully my mileage may vary. I'm thinking they may not be fertile, since there was no other scapes open nearby...well, not within 3 feet. Could be selfed then. Option #1. Don't even begin to think of other options, I'm already out of my league. :) Which is one reason I'm thinking about just letting the pods stay uncollected in the garden. Scatter a few random empty pots or a drop cloth around and the seeds fall with the tree leaves, get collected and composted. So I check my compost pile next spring for seedlings? Wow. What a thought.

Ohhh trux......I'm so excited for you!!!!..I Know reading how worried you were!..It has turned out So Beautiful!!!..Please keep posting pictures!!! I "CANNOT" wait to see the Finale!!! In regards to, IF they would allow the Pool to be done 'before' the Addition, Regal Pools, will NOT even "think" about putting the Pebble Sheen in the pool YET....AND I totally agree with them with all the scraps of wood and shingles and the overall "construction" "Regal" Personally will not allow anything happening to the integrity of the gunite...IM IMPATIENT...and Want it NOW....but I totally Understand!!! They Warrant and Stand by their build enough to "deny" me the Pebble Sheen that I "desire"...and I totally "Respect" their reasoning behind this!!!.. Even at this stage in the ENTIRE project (which is a Huge Build).....Regal Pools has been so "Patient" with me (Again..NOT an easy task!)...and I totally Trust them!...hard to say that about some builds!..But .. seriously...Josh has been a God Send! Keep posting Trux!! I cannot wait to see the finished Design!!!