Ceratotheca triloba - African Foxglove - 6-8 weeks before the last frost date. Barely cover the seeds, germination in approx 7 - 10 days. Annual Toad lily, tricyrtis, fresh seed - sow barely covered 65-70F for germination in 30-90 days. Dry stored seed: Tricyrtis hirta, latifolia, and maculata, Sow 64-70F for 2-4 weeks, move to 40F for 4-6 weeks, move to warmer but still cool, 50F, for germination. Tricyrtis macropoda, dry stored seed , sow 40F, germination irregular, often several months

Sal, Since figs can ripen rather quickly I would leave the figs alone and take notes. From your post I understand you don't know much about the mother tree. If that is correct I would not remove the figs, at the very least, until the leaves fall off. As a matter of fact there are a few fig varieties that fruit ripens even after the leaves fall off. I know this isn't much help but if you don't know the characteristics of the plant than you will need to learn through trial and error. As you probably know, figs ripen differently given: the variety, environmental factors, maturity of the plant, etc.. So the ripening characteristics and quality of the fruit can change significantly in the years to come. Good Luck Vinnie

Ok, I've answered some of these points above already but once again to clarify: 1. There wasn't enough room at the table, so we did fix a plate but it wasn't just a matter of taking our seats. There were no seats to take. Going to the kitchen was a last resort - I didn't know what else to do. 2. The hostess had not yet eaten by the time we arrived. So she couldn't remain sitting at the table and eat without getting up. She wasn't already sitting at the table. She was standing, fixing herself a plate. 3. I didn't realize how late we were till we got there - there was no set starting time and she lives an hour away, we sat in the Friday-Afternoon-Heading-Out-Of-Town traffic which I don't know if you can imagine unless you live in a place like Houston where it's unpredictable at best and can be horrific. 4. My children, ages 17 and 20 WERE includded - it's a holiday. (for those who aren't Jewish, maybe that's not meaning anything to you, but would you go to a friend's house for say, Easter Lunch, and leave your kids at home, no matter what age? This would be comparable to that. In any case the invitation which was sent via email said, You and your family. There's NO question, the kids were included. 5. She made no attempt to sit near us. She put her plate down as if she meant to sit near us but came back before ever sitting anywhere, picked up her plate, and went to the other table. I don't mind if she sat with us or not, it's just the way she acted as if she was going to, then apparently changed her mind. Even THAT wouldn't have mattered had it been a table with others in addition to just our family. It was just weird, the four of us, sitting alone in the kitchen, no other guests sitting or eating with us, the rest of the entire party in another room, and no attempt to integrate us into the party. Yeah, we're guilty of being late. But as hostess, it's her duty to make us comfortable and welcome, late or not. That's what I think you'd learn in an etiquette class. 6. And again - we were about 20 minutes late. Is that really late enough to turn around after being in the car one hour and not show up at all? If someone were 20 minutes late to my house and let that convince them to blow off my party, I'd be horrified. 7. I HAVE gotten over this, WAY over this. I wasn't going to answer lizzynola's post for that reason and because most of her questions/comments had already been covered in my previous posts. But since the discussion continues, I'm answering. I am glad I was able to vent here. I'm no longer mad or hurt. I'm still good friends with her. She had no ill intentions. I thank you all for your comments. May

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