tdscpa, Thanks, I will call the master gardener's here Monday & see if they can give me tips on gardening here. burnet, Thanks for making your case against insecticides, I haven't really decided where I stand personally on the matter. As far as watering, I do water daily, I would say at least 3-4 inches deep? It's kinda hard for me to explain to you how much water, lol. But the reason the eggplant looks dry in that picture is because I dug it up & when I saw the balls I didn't have my phone handy, so I left it and went ahead and watered all of my good plants. (so the pic was also before watering, plus it sat in the sun until I got back to it with my phone.) And I know, I know. I should water early in the morning, but they really needed water that day & I didn't feel the need to wait. But when I dug it up, there was still some moisture in the soil from the previous watering the day before. Over watering, possibly? I really doubt it's under watering. The containers have no bottoms, just weed paper stapled to the frame, which is 6 inches deep as far as the wood (pine, untreated) goes, and it is dug down in the soil approximately another 5 inches, then filled with the soil mixture. I really wouldn't know if water drains out the bottom? The soil is always warm, and the weather here is always about 80 degrees. It never gets higher than 85. mauirose, Thank you! I'm growing on Oahu, I live close to Pearl Harbor, but I'm unsure what the elevation is. I took more pics for you guys to get the general idea of what my garden environment is. Although the biggest bed which has been having the most issues is against a chainlink fence, we live in a neighborhood packed full of houses, so they really don't get more than a good breeze. Actually I had no idea that spraying insecticide during the day would burn the leaves! That could actually be what has happened! I do live pretty close to a community garden. belgianpup, Pine. And the weather is kinda humid on Oahu. Thanks.

LOVE IT!!! YES, it screams SPRINGTIME! Makes me even more anxious for spring to get here. Want to start digging into my goodies.Your choice of colors and glassware is beautiful. Everything coordinates perfectly! Thanks for sharing.

What year do you plan to have your wedding? The reason I ask, peonies and roses take some time to establish to bloom--sometimes several years, and would be considered a permanent planting. I would also caution you, that what bloomed in April one year, might bloom in June the next. Hopefully, someone who has personal knowledge of the Morristown area will be able to help you. Perhaps contact your local garden nurseries, garden clubs, or local master gardeners (try your local County extension for master garderner information). Congratulations and good luck to you!

Here's some shots of things over here. Lots of blooms, unusual things, and buzzing here. Albino banana. Pretty to look at but it burns to a crisp in direct sunlight. And its also useless. Cherimoya blooms. Looks like a good year for cherimoya. I got three new seedlings blooming this year. Longan blooms. WTH...yeah its crested. unusual. Emperor lychee. New planting this year after the kuini in this spot died from the cold snap. New guanabana plantings. New plantings, the two large ones here didn't make it through the cold snap either. Guavas. Begining to bloom. Its alive!!!! Its a Nam Doc Mai mango. The cold snap left all the limbs burn and dead, a few survived and is begginning to push new growth. Bananas. Beginning to push out a bloom. Persimmons. Lots of bloom this year. Almost all the blooms looks to be on new growth, a little unusual as we usually get blooms by themselves or vegetative growth and not so much together. Pummelos. 3 and a half years!!! Since I grafted over an old citrus tree in the yard with pummelos. Finally the grafts are begginning to bloom. Usually doesn't take this long but who knows why this one pummelo did. Grapes, not very tropical but I'm hoping to get some fruits this year And a swarm of bees under the cherimoya tree. =) Also lots and lots of cherry tomatoes beginning to sprout up. I spent 15 bucks on seeds!