Saved pages? If you mean your clippings that you saved on the old GW yes they are gone since they were tied to your member page at GW. But all the discussions are still available by search so all the recipes from the forum are still here but would have to be pulled together by you again. Better to save recipes/instructions to your own computer. If you mean discussions you saved to your own computer then they should still be available to you unless you just saved the URL and not the content itself. URLs all change when the servers change. Dave

Sorry I was in a hurry due to the word limit. I tried less water, I tried more water. Less sun and more sun. I tried small amounts of fertilizer. I cut more holes in the planter to make sure it was draining properly. The snails were nipping at them but that shouldn't kill off an entire vine so I treated for bugs and for fungus. Nothing seemed wrong with them other than some holes in the leaves (from the snails) and the fact they were dying. I believe it's Miracle Grow Garden Soil in the planter. The morning glories are the only thing in there except the trellis. I figured being vines they choke anything else out. Many of my neighbors have them basically growing wild. I have no idea why mine just died when they were doing so well. Any advice for next season would be appreciated.

I just saw a post today on one of the garden forums here about someone finding previously buried bean seeds on top of the ground, another poster said that happened sometime after raining/watering, that the soil level will pack down. Here in my area, uncovered seeds/beans would be an invitation for squirrels or birds to feast.

It sounds like the soil compacts with water - which leads me to believe that there is not enough grit in the mix. I use an inorganic mix of perlite, granite chicken grit and turface. No soil. No bark. This works well for me in my wet and humid climate. However, many people have success with a 50/50 mix of cactus and succulent soil and perlite or grit. It's really chunky and allows good drainage and aeration for the roots. It doesn't compact. It should look like this - And if that is what your potting mix looks like, then I apologize for telling you something that you already know. ;-)