Agghhhhh! When my new acquired red-fleshed Dragon Fruit produced a stray vine, I promptly cut it and planted it near the mother plant when it was about 8 inches. When I looked at it few days ago, the whole thing was gone! Vanished. I suspected it was one of those darn slugs, I'm sure of it. Fortunately, the mother plant produced another vine that has been planted on a pot and growing lots of roots on the bottom. This time, I'm going to harden and fatten the vine first before I plant it in the same spot near the mother plant.

it would be nice to know.. where you are. ... what zone... and if there has been any frost or freeze since the leaves emerged ... have you ever had a soil test done??? .. jean is suggesting something nutritional is way out of whack ... like pH or some such .... a call to your COUNTY extension office.. might get a quick answer if the soils in your area are generally bad in some regard ... ken ps: any chance the lawn was sprayed????

Mtrd, many years ago I drove my son to HS every day.On the way home I would pick up the paper at the local pharmacy. They were right inside the door and used the honor system. I had about a 15 second dash from car to paper and back. Many was the day I was dressed in my nightie under a raincoat with definite bed head. To my horror they moved the papers to the back of the store. No more morning paper for me! Granny panties were the first thing that came to mind although I no longer own any. White bras also seem frumpy to me. Maybe because it's all my mom wears. Elastic waist pants. Love those little gathers all along the back. Ugh. One of my frumpiest items is an ancient pair of Josef Seibel walking shoes. The toe box is totally square and they are so clunky looking. I don't care. I can walk for miles on sidewalks on those things without my knees and hips complaining. Here's something else that I think looks frumpy and I wear all the time in warm weather -- capri pants. No one looks good in them. They cut your leg in half. Until they come up with something that provides some air circulation in the summer yet also covers up older legs, I will be wearing them. However, I only wear them with sandals or ballet slippers. Even I will not be so frumpy as to wear them with sneakers.

Sometimes citrus is like tomatoes in areas where folks can grow them. Everyone is overrun when they are in season. Yes, its a great problem but you don't want any to go to waste when you have spent some much effort and $$ through they year. A neighbor had a Satsuma tree loaded with overripe fruit that she didn't have time to pick and use. I juiced it, shared some and froze the rest in quart freezer containers. It can be enjoyed at 100% strength so you can drink gallons as it is. Lemon juice is more difficult to use in gallons. I am trying different recipes but they usually only call for a cup or so. Still, I freeze lemon juice in ice cube trays, pop out the cubes and store them in quart freezer bags. They do get icy but it doesn't seem to change the flavor. I'm making lemonade, ginger ale, and sometimes a lemon pie. Calamondin is also a great fruit to juice and freeze in cubes. I have heard grapefruit juice is a great beef jerky marinade but haven't tried it. There ARE some citrus like lemon that just aren't used in bulk. Maybe that's just another thing to consider when choosing trees.