Jojo, Josh, Mike and Jodik.. I am speechless and wanted to thank you so much for your warm wishes and affections! You are all very important to me as you know and it is such an honor to have met and gotten to know all of you! My life would be very bland without you in it. Many hugs and handshakes to my TRUE friends! Time to leave work and reflect on what I have done all year at the gym. I have been told to go out and just party, but my body is telling me to hit the racks.. I wish I had the money to fly away to some tropical destination as I always did, but this year I have to save money for my greenhouse and the next heating season.:-( Much affection for you all! Jojo:-)))))))))))))))))))) Mike;-)

Roger that. Thanks Mike. Looking forward to getting to know you. I ordered some Foliage Pro the other day. I think I am going to bite the bullet, build a mix, replant and try to start over. I can't figure out if I love these geopots or have serious issues with them. They do allow for great drainage but the moisture they hold may prove to be excessive for my indoor environment. Looking forward to speaking with you soon.

This is based on what you posted at the linked thread below..:-) Hi Andrew, No worries..We here will do our best to help! There are a few here who are very successful with "lemon meyers", in fact that is why I am now..They have helped me. I always give credit to my teachers here.. I will do my best for what I have elarned to help. Others can be of a great help too.. As for the humidity issue, many here including me have some growing without humidity, and with some..Mine do great with or without..They thing you need to know is, is that the cooler you keep your home temps at,the less drier the air will be..Most citrus DO NOT like indoor very warm conditions, unless you are providing LOTS of extra sunlight and humidity together..Therefore, I keep all mine in a cool room all winter, dependent just on sunlight and no humidifyer..They thrive in these conditions..I WILL TAKE SOME PICTURES OF MINE THIS WEEKEND, AND POST THEM TOMORROW..ok. You are also asking for a whole host of pest problems, especially mites, if kept warm and moist or dry.. As for fish emulsion and ST..I think it is all in the eye of the beholder..Foe some these work beautifully and swear by them, and for others they see no difference..Try them, and see if they work for you..:-) Epsom salts...Beware not to over due it..If you are not providing enough Ca to work in harmony with the MG provided by the salts, you ask for a antogonistic response from your plants...You need vitamin D to absorb vitamin C in our bodies..Too much of another will work against the body obsorbing one in a balanced manner. Fertilizing IS NEEDED , contrary to might you might think, to keeo them healthy at all times, and resistant to pest infection and growth deficiencies.. Vinager is the key, gold to success for many, especially many citrus growers...I have been able to green up many plants with the magical stuff! I use it faithfully, and regularly.. I wish you success on your new baby..I bet you are excited to get it..Coming here and learning will make it worth your while..I can tell you that if it were not for the HIGHLY experienced growers here for container culture, some in which have extensive educational backround, I would of been of no help..Thank you to all that have been there for me! You know who you are..:-) This is to get you started... Mike..:-) Here is a link that might be useful: regarding the post you posted..:-)

Oh Rhizo - yep, clear as mud now LOL! Actually, I decided to repot the Limequat anyway and fount that the root stock had indeed sent out roots above the original root flare, so now I'm really confused. Add to that when I started to tease the roots our of the original pot bound shape, I discovered that it had probably been planted in peat or coir or some other fiberous mass and it was sodden in the middle. I did not see any signs of rot (am I under a lucky star or what?) so I just carefully removed as much of the soggy mess that I could and reset it in a loose sandy mix. We'll see if I killed it or not - but I'm sure it wouldn't have been happy for much longer in the existing conditions. I ended up setting it so that the new roots above the flare are right at the soils line, are there any thoughts that I should root prune those and set the tree even higher? You can see the soil line was about 2 inches up the trunk from where it is now. Pics for those who are interested: And BONUS! My Meyer Lemon graced me with the first two blooms of the season :-) It has been in a holding pattern all winter! And just to show that spring has come early to eastern PA - Hellebores have been blooming since the first of Feb And their seeds have sprouted under the priimroses Sorry for going off topic, but it was 70 here today and I jsut can't help myself Alexa