Mike thank you for your very kind words . Mike your at the top of the list for growing citrust in northern climates . I have seen pictures of your citrus in the past what can I say but truly amazing . You are the one we all go to for advice and you are always there like a true friend Thankyou . You helped me this year with my soil , you warned me i could run into salt problems and watering problems in the winter and as soon as I changed the soil my trees responded rapidly with all kinds of growth and flowers . Very important people to listen to good advice . My trees Thankyou . Mike I am 300 miles north of you the way the crow flies and what I think make my trees so healthy and large and the fruit taste amazing is the micro climate in my backyard . Truly I don't think I would have the same success in another backyard . You need lots of sun and heat and never let the trees dry out . My backyard has the heat just not tonight the sun and I provide the fertilizer and water . I never stroll to far from home for very long because I know my trees can only go 36 hours between watering . Doesn't bother me in the least because everything I love is at home . The GH makes a big difference I will never try growing citrus inside the house again . So many problems with bugs and sticky stuff coming off the trees . It's almost like watching something you really love die a slow painful looking death . Hats off to the people who have had great success growing them inside there houses these people truly are the ultimate citrus growers . Mike I know you grow a tree in the ground in the GH I think it is a Satuma. Do you have any problems with frost in the ground . How do you stop the frost from reaching the roots do you have a underground foundation under the GH . I would love to try something like that someday .

The leaves on yours seem different from those on mine. The color of the flowers is the same, however. You asked a very good question, though. I was never aware that there are different varieties of this plant. I think the one that I have, which is fragrant, is the Latifolia, There is another type that is called pauciflora or grandiflora that seems to be common here in Florida. It looks like there are many varieties. They are all Brunfelsias. I think if you want a fragrant one you would have to smell it before you buy it. Sorry. Wish I could be more help. The descriptions I read about these plants seem to be all over the place. Some say that they bloom all year long. Some say they bloom in the summer months. I know that mine started blooming in early February and is in full bloom now. It will bloom heavily for another few weeks and then it will only have a few flowers for the rest of the year.

I had the fork in hand and found this when I looked under Golden Gate. I examined the soil very carefully and saw no evidence of fungal growth, no mycelium. We've had the perfect weather for Southern Blight to appear, but I've drenched these hostas with Flutolanil three times this year. I'm going to keep watching. We've got 2-3 months of growing season left. I'm going to say "You go, girl!" and leave it where it is. The rain brings cooler temperatures, it's only really hot instead of ridiculously hot. The plants are happier and so am I. Then I looked at Key West and it looks like it managed a small leaf. I built a good bed for this Key West. I don't think it would be better in a pot. I'm going to leave it alone, too. I'm really not being lazy, I expanded a bed, reshaped another, set another step in two places, prepared for having some heavy equipment come on Wednesday, restacked a half ton of rock, took a walk for an hour to loosen up and now I'm in my recliner drinking a Dark and Stormy. Life is good.

Sherry, I got some of that self rising white cornmeal from Elery's sister. She informed me that it was the only way to make the "right kind" of cornbread. However, it contains flour, and I thought it was all cornmeal. My oldest daughter is celiac, and so I'm accustomed to reading labels, but I didn't buy it. It just looked different when I measured it out, and sure enough, the label says it contains flour. Other than that, it was OK, I stuck the rest of it in the freezer and I'll use it up eventually. My daughter loves cornbread, though, and can't have regular baked goods, so I usually just make the cornbread from scratch. As for pancake mix, well, I do use that. I make my own mix, though, and so I save the time and still have homemade pancakes. I do like pancakes, but seldom make them because Elery goes tsk tsk over the carbs. (grin) I'll eat any old cornbread, I'm not picky, but I draw the line at sweet tea. I like plain old tea, no sugar or lemon or any other additive, except ice. Not green tea either, the good old fashioned black tea. Heck, I'll even drink Lipton and Red Rose and whatever the cheap store brand is, but no sugar. My ex mother-in-law was sure she was going to make me do as she said, and so she always handed me a glass of sweet tea, knowing that I disliked it. I always responded by setting the glass down, making a cup of tea and pouring it over ice. She countered by buying pre-sweetened tea bags. I then started drinking water. Talk about a power struggle, LOL. Annie