sherry, best thing would be to contact your county's agricultural extension office or the university. They are more familiar with your area and best at recommending and help you out. They would have local information that they know more than us who are not in your area. Besides, the help is free and they would gladly help. That's a good starting point. Then you can clarify some questions in this forum and we will relate to your problems of growing your fruit trees.

Wow, do I know that a broken toe hurts. I was a senior in highschool, running laps in gym to warm up, and was elbowed by a boy running past me. I nearly fell flat on my face but caught myself and jarred my shoulders. My toe didn't hurt then, but my shoulders did. Then I went to play badminton and my big toe just suddenly started hurting like an Acme anvil from the cartoons had fallen on it. Well, it was first period, I was stupid, and the gym teacher already hated me for being an asthmatic and having to sit out sometimes. So I played badminton. My toe went numb. I went to all my classes like nothing was wrong... but after school when I took my shoe off, my toe was swollen nearly double and was nice pretty bruised colors. Mom took me to the ER, it was broken in several spots. I got a nice shoe to wear, heh. It still gives me problems, and likely always will. Anyway, glad you are feeling better.

At the restaurant where I used to work, we had a chile relleno appetizer on the menu. It was not the battered, deep fried dish we are mostly familiar with here, but a lightly roasted (just to remove the skin, while leaving the chile with a bit of crunch)poblano chile, stuffed with room temp cotija cheese and shrimp, dressed with a light vinaigrette and pickled red onions. A very tasty, different salad course. The chef used poblanos as they are generally mild. One day, I had a customer come up to the desk to complain bitterly about how hot the chile was, after her waitress had promised it to be mild. I'd eaten dozens of these, as it was one of my favorite light lunch items and had never had one I would have the least worry suggesting to a blue-haired grandma...but, I went into the kitchen and sampled one. GOOD LORD it was spicy!!! Let me point out that I am the sort who has to be very, very careful about the amounts of chiles I use in my dishes when cooking for friends because if I can taste the heat, most of them cannot eat it without tears. The chef (who was Mexican) and I figured that this particular batch of poblanos must have cross pollinated with some habaneros or something. Moral of the story is....ALWAYS taste your peppers before you serve them!

Thanks again everyone I just called my sister and she said Stephen had a great night sleep first night he slept all night long. And today they have the bed in the front part of the motorhome made out and he is riding comfortably!! So your thoughts and prayers are helping tons. He is breathing better she said and his color is super! Thanks so much again!! Stacy