I just had something very similar happen on my Meyer lemon tree. It is strange because from the same branch, it forks into 2 branches. One of these two branches has thorns and no lemons and one of the branches has no thorns and lots of lemons. Throughout the tree there are several branches that are similar. Every branch with thorns has no lemons, but every branch with no thorns has lemons but they emanate from the primary branch. Is that common for the same branch to have two different kinds of trees mixed up in one. I thought each branch would either be distinctly Meyer lemon or rootstock.

I replied to your post, cjc45, a couple of hours ago, but somehow it isn't here. Usually that means the "Submit Response" button wasn't clicked, but I'm SURE I clicked it. Oh, well. Guess I'll try again. I'm glad you have been spurred into creating a pond, cjc. Every garden deserves one! I don't know why we went five years without one at this house...oh, wait. Money and time, that's right! We were going to put a larger, in-ground pond with a stream, and it was going to be VERY labor-intensive and costly. I'm glad we decided to go this route, or we might have been another five with no pond to enjoy! I've seen two ponds close to each other, with a "bridge between them, planted so that it looked like water might be connecting them. It was very effective. You could even just put some rocks between them, with broms on them, or a waterfall into one of the ponds, and it would give the same effect, I'll bet. I have been to Biosphere lots of times and have known Jim Thomas for over 30 years, but I haven't been out there in at least a year now. I need to get back over there. It's a longish ride from Sanford, but worth it. The last time I was out, the pond area was just getting going. I'll bet it looks great now. Anna, somehow I missed your post earlier. Thank you so much for your kind comments...coming from someone with a pond as beautiful as yours, it's especially nice. You have one of the prettiest big ponds I've seen, for sure. Yes, I expect I'll be getting tadpoles and will have to try to figure out if they are good guys or not. The doves walk around the rim of the pond and bend over to drink, but the smaller birds go to my birdbaths. Not quite as frightening looking to them. Potter stands on his tippy-toes and tries to drink, but I discourage him. He has his own water dish out there and doesn't need to be drinking pond water. He has also jumped up on the edge and walked around, looking in the water. *sigh* I will be very unhappy if he messes around and falls in! My yard is starting to have a bit of color in it again, after much very hard work. We had to tear out so much dead stuff, and I basically started over. I've put in a lot more things that are cold-hardy, and some natives, like Walter's viburnum and Simpson Stopper. I don't want to go through another devastation like this winter produced. A few things came back, but most had to be removed. I think I'll try to find time tomorrow to post some before and after shots, just to reassure myself that it is getting better out there. The pond helps!! Marcia

Tuesday - Thanks! My ideas for flowers too! Hhireno - Yes, I'll call her Ms. Duck. :) Technicolor - I'll bet that was pretty with the light coming through. It just hit me a few days ago, I think I would have really liked removing our one set of upper cabinets and using shelves. (Finally found a pic with a similar set up.) I was very anti before because of losing practical storage space, but we could rearrange and make it work. I think would have looked quite nice and been a good place for display. Not happening now since we'd have to call the carpenter back and yadda ya...I just need to finish what I started instead of adding more at this point. Bpathome - "..on Thanksgiving he can bear a little sign denoting the differences between ducks and turkeys, lest anyone confuse the two!" Ha, I love that!

There are a few boxes of what looks like the good stuff on Amazon, old packaging, NOT he turbo, just regular he. Sellers must know people want and love this...many are $30-40 box + high shipping! The boxes are not big either. Highway robbery!! I am just going to enjoy what I have left, and with 1-3 TBS. per load and also using Bubble Bandit and other detergents... my stash will last me a little longer, just not as long as I expected and planned it to last. Sad, and upsetting...but in the grand scheme of life, not a big deal. I will just keep telling myself this. LOL