Try posting follow ups each with a picture. It is not the most elegant way but it works. Also, more information on what conditions the plants are experiencing would be helpful. Could the plant have to much water or light, or maybe to little? With the pictured plant ( amaryllis, right?) I am guessing that it is getting too little light or too much water. Could it be root rot? Does any one else have any ideas? I hope your plants start doing better. L.G.

WAY TOO much water. Get a fan on them and try to translpant them into moist (well rung out) soil and get them under lights that are 1-3" away from them. Do not water again until the top 3/4 of the soil is dry. It will be hard to regulate the water in peat pots, so I would transplant them into plastic containers. As Taz and Dave said: I would suggest keeping them under shop lights for 12-14 hours. Keriann~

your peonies are just fine. my dad used to mow over my mom's peonies every summer & they came back just fine in the spring. & we are in zone 5. just give them some more time as this spring is a little longer in coming than in past years. & having been planted 24 years ago, they are very well established so no worries, they will come back.

Thanks everyone for your support. I know I need to leave but I suppose I've always been a sucker to help people. Amber - Thank you for your words. You are right, the only person I can save is myself. I suppose the battle is really working up the courage to say enough is enough. I struggle because I hate hurting people or feeling like I am letting them down but in the same regard I suppose by me doing things for my partner, he will never do anything to help himself or his son. Colleenoz - thank you for your kind words. I never thought about it like the way you put it. Seeing that he could turn like that if something bad happened to me is some what alarming. Because when I think of the answer to something happening to me and would he be there, I can't answer that. And if I can't answer that, then there is a real big problem. LaVerne - Thank you for your comment. Do I want to change? Yes i really do, so I guess I know what I have to do. Reading Lady - Sadly this situation is real, it would be nice if I was making it up but unfortunately I am not. I know everyone on his mother's side has bi-polar and basically have lived their lives in and out of either jails or foster homes. Sometimes I think the cycle can be broken but in the same regards, it's not my responsibility to have hero complex (i.e. trying to save everyone). Let me just say this, I know that none of you know me from a bar of soap, which in turn makes you more truthful. I appreciate your honesty and i thank you for your wisdom. I know everyone goes through hard stages in life, but you are right. If I am not happy with the situation, then only I can change it. I think it's time for me to worry about myself and get back what I want. If I succeed (and I truly hope I do) than please know every little word by each of you contributed to giving me strength. You all really have no idea how much you have put my mind, heart and bank balance at rest.