dkdive: Just leave your trees alone. They will rise or fall as you originally planted them. Above all, do not ever soak cherry roots in water. Water is not the issue here, unless there is so much water around the tree roots from rainfall that they have drowned. Excess moisture can kill cherry trees. They need to grow in a spot with good soil drainage. Cherries can also be slower to leaf out than other species. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

This is a serious question; even if most casings fall off, some don't, and they can kill the seedling. On one of the forums, someone posted a method and I used it this spring and it worked perfectly. What you do is spritz the casing and let it soak in for five minutes. Then, you put your finger under the casing and gently flick upwards. The casing should just pop off after a few flicks. If it doesn't, I just left it another day, or even just a couple of hours, and try again. Worked great.

I would give the spinach some time - maybe they're just putting down roots, and waiting to start on their leaves again especially given the fluctuating weather. My spinach grew soooo slowly at first over the winter and suddenly was huge. I'm not sure what's happening with your strawberries but I will tell you that upper 80's is not hot for strawberries. ;) They grow by the mile here in SoCal in full sun. What they do need though is consistent moisture - could they have dried out between waterings? My understanding is that they need to stay moist - that's the hard part here in SoCal, not the sun/heat. They love that!! We just came out of a heat wave (100*+ with less than 10% humidity) and I think my strawberry plants' only complaint was that I couldn't keep them watered enough.

Agreed. Spinach is all leaf production, no fruiting or flowers so you need nitrogen. Some P and K surely won't hurt and may be beneficial to root growth. All micro-nutrients will come from good compost. Also check the label for your lawn fertilizer. In general lawn fertilizer will only contain N-P-K and no other micro-nutrients. As a general application fertilizer you want to have those micro-nutrients represented on the label too such as calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium and others.