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Comments (12)Garden Watchdog can often be a little off the mark. For example, House of Wesley has a terrible rating. I have ordered from House of Wesley for 20+ years and the ONLY problem that I have EVER had from them is one year, 2 strawberry plants out of 100+ never leafed out. They sent replacements that fall. Like any nursery, it is the customer's responsibility to order early, like February or before, in order to receive the plants in a timely manner before it gets too hot to ship plants safely to the customer's home. The plants from them arrive in bare root dormant condition and appear like brown sticks. Of course they do, they are dormant. Plant them in a pot in the shade, keep well watered and they should break dormancy within a couple months. I've seen it many times over, from various nurseries. People do not give their plants enough time to break dormancy. They stop watering them and then complain that the the plants died. Remember that these plants are dug up in the fall. After they are planted in the spring, they have a whole winter's worth of roots to grow before putting out leaves. Some plants, such as apples and other rose relatives, can grow roots in days, while others, such a Paulownia can take over 2 months. I have also ordered plants from nurseries that get great ratings on Garden Watchdog with dismal results. If in pots, the dirt may be infested with bugs, or if bare root dormant trees, absolutely no packing material to keep the roots moist. Etc. Etc. Sorry about rambling, but Garden Watchdog needs to be taken with a large grain of salt....See MoreMom needs help with Honda lawn mower
Comments (20)Let me start off by saying I learned a lot about lawn mower carburetors from this post. Thank you all. In the end, I may have been able to clean mine, but ended up buying a brand new carburetor for ONLY $19!!!! I emptied the old gas and cleaned the gas tank. I also got a set of new gaskets, and now the mower runs just fine. I don't have a tachometer to check the speed, but it sounds similar to the old carb. Its really tough getting to the adjustment screw behind the air filter and another hose that sites in front of it. Thanks again for all the info....See MorePlease help my Mom with her Induction Cooktop
Comments (19)I just don't get all these posts about induction having a learning curve. Took me about 5 minutes to figure it out. I will conceed the touch pad point -- I know some people don't like them (even younger people). But the controls are not hard to use. Instead of a dial with low, med, high and several notches between, you have a numbered 1-10 system. No biggie. I think a senior (or anyone) interested enough in induction to consider buying it is also intelligent enough to understand why their old pots won't work. Sheesh -- you don't have a very high opinion of seniors' intelligence do you Antss. If you're in the KB industry, it might behoove you to drop some of your stereotypical ideas. Seniors don't all live in poverty and in many cases have much more spending power than younger people. Seems like your attitudes could turn away a lot of good customers. I don't mean to sound **tchy. But your comments are really kind of appalling....See MoreHelp from Wise Moms Needed
Comments (22)I knew I could turn to this forum and get wonderful, thoughtful advice and support. You guys are the greatest, and this forum is a very special place. I think when I dropped DS off to college, I had a mindset that he was just going away for a little while and then he would be back. Thanksgiving showed me I was wrong. DS has moved on and while he can visit us, he is forming his own life away from us. And I think the nagging resulted from my fighting that realization- I think I was trying to get DS back into the fold, and I created all kinds of tension and unhappiness in my attempt. I totally agree that I need to stop the nagging. For the first time in my life, my thoughts seem to be dwelling on the past, and not on the future. I am feeling old, and somewhat used up and thrown out. Thank you for your suggestions. I do need to find myself again, I would love to travel more, and I need to find something to do that tells me I still have a future, a brain, and a life. Jen, I am so sorry to hear about your cousin. I think your Aunt and Uncle are doing the right thing to get away. I don't think you ever get over something like that, but hopefully you get to a point where you can live life again despite it. I am sending hugs to you as well. Terriks, do you have Skype? It is terrific and free! Perhaps that would be a way that your DS would be more communicative, and plus see his mom's face and assuage his homesickness? Also, could your eldest son, who was so successful in his year abroad, give some advice and incouragement to your youngest? Things sound differently coming from a sibling, than from a mom. I am glad to learn that there is light at the end of this phase of life and that life can be good, albeit different than it was. I guess I need to be patient with myself....See More- 11 years ago
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