You still have a full month in central-NC before common "last frost". A lot of summer crop stuff won't take off growing until late-April/early-May anyway. Pretty much every summer crop is fair game in our area. During July/August tom/pepper production may slow down, but come Sept/Oct plants are flush with flowers and fruits. The only "summer" crop I've seen suffer a bit are common string beans which sometimes stop producing mid-summer if we have extended extremely high heat and they're in full sun.

Thank you Vera for all the information I surely do appreciate it. I'm up when the dawn breaks and don't get home til' the cow's come in..way past darkness... Hopefully temporary..This working with no end in site suck's the big one so far I've been working 8 a.m - 7 -8.p.m with no end in site and it really does suck. The only time I see my flower's is in the early morning's. +argh+!! Well whould'a guessed over 1/2 my crew quit under the new bosse's standard's?!. Now I just have to get myself a new crew!! +sigh+ When they finally hire some newbie's Ill be so happy maybe I'll get to go home before 15 hour's!! Whoo Hoo!! My day today was 8 a.m. to 7:20 p.m. today.. and that has been my average day so far this suck's!! O.K. I'm whining forgive me sorry ~ I'm just grumpy and out of sort's right now.. Man I need a vacation!! Barb

I have the new Hoya book. I'm going to be completely honest about it, so please don't shoot me down. Because of the ridiculous dollar to pound exchange rate, the amount the book cost me is probably about 3/4 of what you guys will pay for said book. I am enjoying the book (well I love reading about hoyas, so that makes sense). However because part of my job involves spotting mistakes in the text, I get quite annoyed at the endless typos and errors left in. I respect Anne and Dale but I feel that by trying to leave as much of Dale's writing creates sections that are either completely irrelevant or sentences that refer to a picture that was obviously in the previous book that did not make it into this book. Also, a lot of the plant photos are out of focus. If you're trying to compare a plant that may not have flowered yet (even given that the identities of some of the hoyas may be incorrect) with a blurry photo, it's not going to help you much. However, I have learnt about the anatomy of the hoya flower and the different names for the shape of the leaf, and that has been very helpful. And I'm still enjoying it, even if I am taking it with a pinch of salt. Hope that helps, Hills

I would highly recommend Hydroponic Gardening by Dalton and Smith. It is excellent. Here is a link that might be useful: Hydroponic Gardening Book