A plant in regular 5g black pastic pot should do well with 1g of water, dmama386. To determine when to water, insert a finger into the soil somewhat near the root ball to a depth of 4". If the soil feels almost dry or dry then water and mark it on the calendar. Do this for 1-2 weeks. Then review the information on the calendar and see how often you are watering. Then set the sprinkler or drip irrigation to water 1g on that same frequency (every 2,3,4,5,etc days). If the temperatures change around 10 degrees and stay there, use the finger method again. If your soil is sandy, add 50% more water than normal. If tomorrow's weather calls for wind advisories, consider watering the night before as windy days can cause hydrangeas to wilt. Because your plant is new and is not established in your garden, it will have a tendency to wilt that will be more pronounced on years 1-2. When this happens, follow this approach... If the wilting episode looks really bad, water immediately 1g of water. Otherwise, test the soil moisture with your finger. If it feels dry or almost dry then water 1g. Otherwise, wait until next morning and water 1/2g if still wilted. Most hydrangeas will recover on their own by night time. Maintain 3-4 inches of mulch past the canopy at all times. This conserves soil moisture so you do not have to water often. Hydrangeas usually do not need pruning provided your location allows them to grow to their full mature size. With mopheads, their mature size can be around 5-6' (HxW); I am assuming some of widest ones since you do not know the variety. After 3-4 years of growth, you may start getting a better feel. Of course, for safety and aesthetic reason, you may need to prune sometimes. Since you do not know the variety, I recommend pruning after blooming (so you enjoy the blooms) and before the start of July. My shrubs in Texas begin to produce new flower buds in mid July so pruning by the end of June will make sure that you do not prune next year's flower buds. Further up north, bud production will start a little later. Stems can be pruned about 1" from the brown whereas dried flower buds can be deaheaded. Aluminum sulfate is used to change the color of the blooms to blue when your soil is alkaline. You need to determine if your soil is acidic or alkaline. To determine your soil pH, send a sample to the University of Florida Extension Soil Testing Laboratory (http://soilslab.ifas.ufl.edu ). An alternative is to ask neighbors who have hydrangeas, ask a plant nursery near your home or purchase a cheap soil pH measuring kit at a nursery, Lowe's, etc. If you have to add aluminum phosphate then follow the directions on the package for as long as you have the hydrangea. Then use the pH measuring kit to see how your soil is changing from alkaline to acidic. A kit that measures using the pH scale makes the process easier. Then again, growing the hydrangea in a pot instead would make this even easier to do, of course. Hydrangeas do not require much fertilizer on normal soils. Sandy soils may require application of amendments (such as magnesium) and a soil test every 3-5 years is recommended. An application 1 cup of compost, manure or cottonseed meal in April-May and June should be enough but a soil test can tell you what else is needed. You can also add coffee grounds, liquid seaweed or liquid fish. Stop all fertilizers in July to help the plant go into dormancy after the fall. If your hydrangeas are like mine, they will go dormant between November-December. Use that time to remove plant debris. Below is a website with lots of hydrangea information. Does that help you? Luis Here is a link that might be useful: More Hydrangea Information

Fair enough. Soy based inks have VERY VERY VERY LOW levels of VOC's. :) Heck, even wood releases some VOCs as do some trees as they grow (turpenes, for example). Actually, the USDA says none, if you want to believe them. "Using more soy oil in the vehicle means that less pigment (black, blue, red, and yellow) is needed, because the soy oil provides a lighter vehicle," says Erhan. And soy-based printing inks contain no volatile organic compounds." Note this is an OLD article, 1995, so take it for what it's worth. Curious, what makes you think that ALL VOC's are "unsafe"? Here is a link that might be useful: Soy based ink This post was edited by JerilynnC on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 2:51

I've got one, and enjoy it periodically. You can take store-bought yogurt and make it into frozen yogurt...I like taking the Yoplait Light's in various flavors and making frozen yogurt from them. The Black Forest Cake Yoplait and Raspberry Cheesecake yogurts are both delicious frozen! Also, if you want to make ice cream from scratch, try one of the recipes that comes in the little booklet. I changed one to fat-free half-n-half and it was delicious! Donna

Beef roast- 3-4 lb beef arm roast- for tenderness 3 cups water 1 medium chopped into slices yellow-and or- red onion 1 packet dry onion soup mix 1 small bag of baby carrots 5 white round potatoes chopped into cubes whit skins on-explain later 1 can of drained mushrooms(or 2 depending on how much you like them) 2 tbsp salt pepper seasoned to taste 2 tablespoon garlic powder- or you can replace salt with garlic salt 2-3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil basil,oregano,and any other of your favorite seasonings In crockpot mix together 2 cups water, half packet of onion soup mix, salt and pepper and any other seasonings. Put crockpot on high and let soup warm while we move to the next step Have a large skillet- big enough for the roast- place on stove with olive oil and turn stovetop to medium- let this heat up while your seasoning the beef First cut the beef roast in halves. Blot dry with a paper towel.. next take a knife and make slits in the beef against the grain all the way across just enough to score it for seasonings. season the beef the with the seasonings from above.. Braize the beef for about 5-8 minutes on each and everyside of the beef- until it has a nice brown coat. Once browned use a knife to poke slits through the beef to help the flavors cook through. Next step place the browned beef in the crockpot and put crock pot to either A) medium (will take apprx. 6-8 hours) B) leave it on high (apprx. 4-5 hours) Next in the skillet you had braized the beef in, add your potatoes, carrots, 1 cup water, the rest of the onion soup mix, the chopped onions, mushrooms as well as any seasonigs you desire leave skillet on medium and let simmer while coverd for apprx. 10 -15. This is why you leave the skins on the potatoes, it allows the potatoes to get soft yet the skin keeps them intact as they dont crumble..... yet. Once that has simmered simply pour into your crockpot. cooked for the alotted time. The roast and potatoes will be melt in your mouth, and with the onion/beef gravy on top will be flavorfull.