Al~ It's not happy outside..lol! it did get some sunburn, but no biggie,(still need to chop it) And it's wilting in the late day heat. It's still in the orig. soil. I will get a better pot this weekend sometime. It's blown over twice in the one it's in. Definately need a heavier pot. I dont have much shade here. But I will see if I can find it a spot. "offering the same warranty if it doesn't work. ;o)" O.K. No worries..lol..;) I have no idea why I mentionted pot size..LOL.. I know how it works, so hopefully someone else will learn from it. :) I'm going to try and put them in gritty mix. I think I have enough to make it. " This plant (scheff) will tolerate REALLY dry soil, so water well & wait almost until it coughs dust before you water again." Are You forgetting where I am.? It doesn't take much to cough dust. LOL! I had another question.. so will probably be back. :) Josh!!! So good to see YOU! Camping! How Nice! I thought you were a little too quiet here lately..:) You got blamed for the new plants. ;) I had the urge to run out a buy something after seeing your money tree. lol... ;) I'll tackle the WJ soon. I want a bigger pot for it too. It's packed so tight in this one, I can hardly find the soil to see when it's time to water! Lowes knocked it down to half price because it had some chewed up leaves. Looks like something had a snack attack. lol. You guys have a great day. Be back later. :) Thanks! JJ

zinc coated labels.. and a brothers Ptouch label maker aside [thats the real way] ... the common pencil is pure carbon .. half life of a bazilion years ... i too used garbage picked old mini blinds .. back when those were special order only ... today.. you probably get some at wallyworld for fitty cents.. lol .. they do not need to be above ground.. just pick a compass direction.. and use it.. for example.. i put all mine 6 to 8 inches from the plant .. lets say the edge of the hole at planting.. on the NORTH SIDE ... i always know where to look .. and ALWAYS bury the marked part.. to avoid UV damage ... or collect decorative rocks.. and put the marker.. under the rock.. and put the rock on the north side ... and perhaps.. in fall.. leave one of the bunch uncut for winter.. so you will 'know' what is supposed to be there.. i used to have this problem.. with full anal fall cleanup.. then forgetting in spring.. we have ALL been there.. done this... its part of the learning curve.. i usually didnt remember ... until about august.. wondering what happened to them all .. lol ken ps: the simplest solution.. is a digital camera.. just take pix of the beds in their full glory.. and before you go out in spring.. refer back.. just a memory trick ...

Looks like a great sale! Strange that you guys can't find Mexican Oregano. It is a common nursery plant in Austin if you are not in a Big Box. There are actually two unrelated ones. I have the Mex. O. that is Poliomintha longiflora that blooms pink all summer long on no water . It grows really well from cuttings, so one can make more if you know of someone who has them. The other one, I would like to get my hands on is Lippia graveolens which blooms white. Both are used for cooking and both are good for arid gardens. Which one did you get?

Close-ups as promised: 1. Graptosedum Alpenglow perhaps? 2. Pachyphytum oviferum? 3. Echeveria, but which one? 4. Is this the same species as 3? 5. Echeveria Black Prince - needs a lot of healing to look princely again! 6. This large rosette I don't know. It's about twice the size of the last three, with a really thick trunk-like main stem. 7. The sempervivum looks like it's in a bit of trouble. Is the new growth in the centre enough to discount the blackening lower leaves? What corrective action can I take? I've tried to keep it shaded from the rain, but it looks like it wasn't successful. 8. Bryophyllum - old growth is yellowing, but new growth seems to be coming in well. 9. Haworthia glabrata - I have one of these at work as well, I think it's in hibernation, because it does absolutely nothing! 10. What I think is the Kalanchoe. I don't have a close-up from before the leaf drop, but the furriness is visible here, even if the reddish edge look more like damage in this shot. Accurate ID or not? They're all a bit battered, but I'm hoping to be able to nurse them to health, specially now that I have a terrace in my new flat! Whoop! :)