I just uploaded them check back lol

Trace

Trace. Awesome job.

Thank u Maggie thats the first cake I ever made from scratch usely cake mix lol. Pleased with it.

Trace

Thanks TRACE!!!lololol What's wrong with me? lol

Trace. You did a great job. Mike, are you losing it. Lol! Maggy

Your welcome MIKE! !! LMAO:-)

Wow Trace. Great cake!

Cory

Maggy, go figure right..Like my back felt like crap all week, and now that I am going to see my chiropractor tomorrow, it's just tsrating to feel great.God forbid he restart the pain all over again.lol
I like my hair the day I have to get a haircut, but not all the days preluding it though..ha..I hear ya...
I am glad your lungs are ok today, thank goodness and with all this rediculous extreme harsh cold not normal for here or there..Average highs are in teh 40's by now but not this year!
Mom already know how much you appreciate it) and she would KILL me if she found out I have not sent your package yet..It's been to cold to go out these days!
I will though)
Aw, just what you need to relax! Have one for me too will you...Tell your friend how much we care, will you and to keep up her positive fighting spirit!
I have to agree, I love mine too, but if I had millions to burn, I'd own one too and hire a maid or two for the upkeep.lol
I would have the biggest greenhouse I could, one that let's me camp in it and let's me grow anything I want..You would never have to go to the Caribbean if you had one and if you lket a few bids loose, well then..
I did buy more orchids, let me tell you. I have still yet to take pic and now that I know it's much easier than before, I will very soon. I love them all. I have tons of flowers in my greenhouse of orchids..So many! I love this time of the year when everything reacts to the sunlight.
I was in there when it was cloudy at abojt 9 a.m, and when the sun came out while I was in there, I was sweating within ten minutes..I love the sun now.
Please, watch your tree carefully!@! They can dry out so fast and that means death..You may want to water more often now or at least look...One time when a citrius wilts, and it can cause damage for months..
By the way, I start fertilizing once we get ten hours of sunlight, like a week ago..It's time to feed them when they start to get active..If you don't, they will then grow as weak as not feeding the and you don't want that either..It's a balancing act..Start feeding now..)
Many hugs to you, tons

Cory, what's up? Not much to say???Not like you..Are you ok our friend? How was your day? How was your greenhouse? How's the weather? How's your family? Been thinking of you often..I have been meaning to write you guys through e-mail but this stupid computer won't let me these days..Arg You are certainly in my thoghts Cory...How are the orchids doing? Bugs gone? I can post you more pics of the ones I picked up..If you ever want a piece, you can always ask me)) Hugs

Ugh. My plants are not looking good in the greenhouse. Very discouraging. Too much bug spraying I think. But you know, I still keep finding outbreaks of bugs. A lot of the leaves on both the orchids and citrus are turning brownish. Not from being too dry either. I will be so glad when it warms up and I can bring everything outside for a good showering. If it doesn't happen soon I may not have much work bringing them out and in again as many are dying, especially the seedling plants. Brian, the tree that I must have forgotten to water the other day has perked up but I expect more leaves will fall. It looks a lot better than it did though. My trees are going to look like skeletons by the time I can put them outside. This is not an easy winter for me and my plants. Maybe I should get some lady bugs and other predators, but I keep hoping there won't be anything left for them to attack.

Cory

Mike, I would like to see more pictures. Now the pictures everyone posts come up as thumbnails which are very hard to see on my phone. I try to open them up, but when they start to open they disappear now. They were pretty good a couple of days ago....not great but better than now. Will the owners of this site ever get it up and running correctly? I guess they are trying. If I had an old phone, I would think that was the problem, but this one is state of the art. It is a shame it is so hard to post and see the pictures and posting links is near impossible chasing the link box all over the screen trying to touch the spot and paste the link. It is sort of like trying to swat mosquitos in the dark.

Cory

Cory, hi there.. So sorry to hear you have been having such a hard time with your greenhouse. I can understand your frustration. You have worked so hard . I guess the bugs are really hard to get rid of. My trees seem o.k. But it is too cold for the bugs to survive. Right now my greenhouse is in the 40's and it is going to get a lot colder tonight. It is 1 F and going to get down to - 8 . I am concerned about the trees freezing. Also it is unfortunate your phone is giving you problems on this site. It would be nice if this site worked better. How is your snow situation? I think our next snowfall will be Saturday. It has been a busy week here so haven't been here much. Hope all is well with you. Take care . Maggy

Maggy your hilarious do i remember that song . We are so aging ourselves !!! Wow your a terrific singer you might make it big some day . Is one of the lines , did I leave one of my ears on the bus Gus lol? Love that song I have it on an old LP record .Sounds like you had a day . Nothing worse than waiting at a doctors office , it seems to happen alot . I told yo Maggy there was nothing wrong with you lol. We just came in from Sugar's walk , we only did half it's so windy and cold terrible . Mikey lol why did you not make that suggestion of doing half the GH this summer lol now you tell me . Mikey I will send you some pics but trust me I am just an old fart Lol. Cory what a shame it supposed to be a mild March so you might be able to wash the worse infected plants then . They still are calling for a early spring here's to hoping . I am curious to see how my clemenules is making out it was the worst infected tree actually my Shasta Gold is right beside the clemenules they are touching and the shasta doesn't have one scale on it, it's very healthy . Wow Trace what a pretty rainbow looks yummy . This person must be very special for you to go through all that trouble. I thought I told you my birthday was in June lol. Hugs everyone . It's so nice to see everyone having fun tonight! !!

Brian

Lol yes they are Cory my birthdays June to the 17th . Thank u maggie mike cory and all for Comments about the cake. Sorry about yourtrees Cory I hope they bounce back. I'm posting the picture of the insecticide that i use. Doesn't seem as harsh on the plants and kills almost everything.

Steve emailed me he's fine just really busy says his tree are good to. he said he was on vacation and other stuff. The rainbow cake I might have to start mailing to ppl on birthdays.

Trace

Brian, isn't it funny how some plants are bug magnets like that. Some orchids are like that too. I saw a beautiful yellow cattleya at the nursery one day. They warned me it was a scale magnet, but I had to have it anyway. They were right.

Trace, that rainbow cake is really looking good to me right now. I wish I had a piece of something like that in my house right now. Unfortunately nothing. Not even a chocolate bit or a square of baking chocolate to be found here. I guess I will have to settle for a Moro orange.

Hello Liam, glad to see you back again.

Cory

Trace, thanks for the picture of the bug spray. I have used that too, but I still have the scale...less, but still finding new outbreaks unfortunately.

Cory

Steve, how are your trees doing? It is very cold in Cincinatti I see tonight. Is it staying warm enough in your greenhouse?

Cory

I have a fan in the window and I covered the greenhouse with sheets of 1 in thick polystyrene rigid insulation boards. The west wall is 4 layers glass and needs no help. The east wall was untouchable and at 1 or 2 layers of glass bled a lot of heat. The south wall at 2 layers got covered and the roof was covered. At -5F outside the inside was at 60F. Every thing survived. Thanks for checking in. I have been to busy to read or write anything. I will over time have time to post pictures as my trees advance. I have been looking at picture you all post but have done no reading. Take care all and I see you as you post pics.

Steve

Hi Steve, we missed you. Welcome back.maggy

Steve, that is great that your greenhouse maintained the heat so well.

Cory

First time here since the GW change... how's everybody doing?

Great photos, people! I'm jealous of some of those orchids! Very nice!

I have spoken with you, Mike, thanks for calling! I just can't wait until spring gets here! I've got a care package to send your way, too! :-)

I can't believe the amount of snow you've got... good grief! On the plus side, you know all your garden plants are well insulated... on the minus side, I'm just wondering what sort of issues will accompany the melt of that much snow! Too bad you can't devise some sort of catchment system to store all that water when it unfreezes... that would be perfect for watering with.

I'm still way behind on getting pictures from the camera to my computer, which I now need the old man's help with since the USB wire that made it so easy broke... but there's not much going on yet with my plants. I'm waiting for an Amaryllis, "Emerald", to open its buds.

Other than that, just trying to stay warm in this deep freeze, and hoping spring hurries!

Have a good day, everyone... and again, great pictures! I love that cake, too! It turned out beautiful!

I think I'm tuned in for the " unreliable day to day" second half of winter here. Kind of, it's the day to day dilemmas as usual. Seems as soon as the sun rise to sun set times increases I get wind chill temps that provide a good amount of brighter sun butat random it's back to them gosh darn duller gray and cloudier the next day that bring the slightly warmer temps.

Speaking of unusual eggs......http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/02/20/japan-has-eggs-that-smell-and-taste-like-yuzu-citrus-fruit-and-theyre-amazing/

Cory

Well just got small dusting of snow.

Trace

Just dropping by to say hello. Been a hectic day taking my friend to the surgeon ,to the hospital for scans . Just got home . Brian you make me laugh. If you heard me sing you would not like it. Did I ever tell you about the time I was singing " that doggie in the window " to Teddy and he put his paws over his ears .Rick still laughs about that. Got real cold last night but the greenhouse maintained at 40F . I don't even think I will go to rug hooking this week end. I want to rest and do nothing.

Mike. I am looking forward to seeing the other orchids you bought. Are they scented? Are they in bloom? You would have laughed at me this morning. I was leaving to go pick up my friend and my front door was frozen shut. I pulled the handle and it came off in my hand. Then I couldn't get out. I went out the back ,climbed through the snow banks to the back door of the garage, climbed over the lawnmower and some chairs to get to me car in the garage.

Cory, quite the interesting article on the eggs. They do not look yummy. I cook my eggs until they are like rubber. LOL! I am going to try and drop you a note this week end as I have some questions I wanted to ask you.

Trace. How is the cake ? I wish I had a big hunk of it right now.

Well going to relax a bit . Have a nice week- end all. Maggy

Oh Maggy, my front porch door froze this morning too. From experience I have learned not to turn the handle or the handle will fall off. It sometimes happens on the greenhouse too. A few drops of oil usually helps. Fortunately my back door works better as it gets direct sun in the morning. The front porch door knob never gets sun. I also like my eggs like rubber. I was also sitting waiting in the doctor's office all morning today. Seems we have a lot of things in common. I am waiting to see a slice of that cake too. I think I could just sit here and eat the whole cake in one sitting the way I feel right now. :>)

Cory

Trace, welcome to the club! Now you too can moan about all the white stuff that will not go away. 3-6" tomorrow and a little more than that again on Tuesday. At least I am not getting it all at once like Mike. I think Steve won the coldest temperature last night and his greenhouse stayed at 60°F last night!!! He seems to have the no heat thing under control. Makes me wonder why I am spending hundreds of dollars for heat every month.

Cory

Cory, We do seem to have a lot in common. The question now is how do you put the doorknob back on. My husband has not been able to figure it out. Wouldn't it be nice if we had that cake that Trace made and we could just eat it all. I too feel that way right now. Comfort food would be nice. Maggy

Maggy, I think it all just sort of slips in and a small screw holds it all in. You just have to keep fiddling with it to get everything lined up. Pieces slide against each other. Some have a spring or coil in them. But I guess it depends on the complexity of the lock. The one on my porch is probably 100 years old so is simple. The one on the greenhouse is not that old but flimsey. If I constantly turn the key too much it loosens it and it falls out. Keeping them both oiled or WD40'ed helps them work better for a while. I try to remember to give them a squirt when I feel them working a little harder. Maybe you can find something on the internet. I remember my sister put new locks and handles on all her inside doors in her beach house a couple of years ago. She said she found a how to on the internet so she did them all herself rather than wait for a locksmith to do them all. I think she put on about 10-15 locks And said it went pretty fast once she got the hang of it.

Cory

Brian, wouldn't you know I just found more brown scale climbing up the stem of my Vanigila sanguigno blood orange tree tonight *!#&"!. I thought about your comment that the scale always attacks your clemenules, so I checked those too, and sure enough...they had them too. So far I just did a lot of squishing and will look for more tomorrow when it is daylight. Now I am debating what I should do. Another dose of imidicloprid? The first dose that was supposed to last a year didn't work. The oil spray browned out all my leaves on the other three that recently had another outbreak. I think it was the oil spray, but they also had gotten the imidicloprid drench, and various soap and alcohol sprays every few days since bringing them in and maybe it was all just too much for them. One of those trees is recovering pretty well, but the other two look pretty bad. I hope they make it. Fortunately I didn't see any more scale on the other trees but will have to check again tomorrow as it is brown on brown and it is hard to get up close without moving everything around and that is hard when I can't move anything outside for a short while. Any suggestions? I'm not sure squishing them will get them all. It is amazing I didn't see any yesterday and today the stem was just covered with them. The foliage is a lot more dense on the clemenules so they will be harder to get to. I spent so much time cleaning each leaf and twig and it still hasn't eradicated them. I find a few of the white stage ones on the orchids, but less than before. But, I think I am losing the battle. I can't wait to be able to put them back outside.

Cory

Will know about cake tomorrow had to postpone party until tomorrow will take pics.

Trace

The incredable eatable egg got a bad deal ,pure conclusion of assumptions performed in a govt. lab

Test also show that the raw egg being used in as many as fifty recipes over the past several years ( generations) did not have any ill effects on the participating members nor led to the inimate death of any of the partsipating members

Persoanly I'm more concerned about letters on the lower back side of a pair of shorts ! It's even called high fashion ?

Those shorts are design by male designers. This is done to give men an excuse to look at women as if they are property. It is mostly young women and girls that have not learned the ropes yet that fall pray. Their is a joke going on where they are taking advantage of color blind women with the word Pink on purple tights. If only the victims knew, but I am afraid to tell them.

Steve

Hi Cory poor you I hear and feel your pain very frustrating . I would just do what you're doing now squishing and washing . I guess you water with a hose can you set your watering nozzle to a flat setting or any strong jetting setting that will blast them off . This is what I do when I have a major attack of scale . I don't think I have ever had any of my tree's die from scale so myself personally I would not chance it to chemicals . I find scale bugs seem to only attack the severely weaker tree's that are already not doing so well . Your so right about the clemenules foliage , extremely dense making it very difficult to control the scale. I love my clemenules but if it succumbs to the scale bug I will not get another . I will stick with citrus trees that have larger leaves . I just hope that the Kishu is not like the clemenules with extremely dense foliage , my kishu is growing like crazy and the foliage seems very similar . We kind of do it to ourselves , us cituser's tend to want to buy everything in sight lol which makes it impossible to take care of the trees when they are overwintering. I have so many trees at the back of my GH that I can't even reach either to pull fruit or clean very frustrating . Still I have more varieties that I would love to have this so doesn't make sense . What a hobby I really do need to learn self control . Your egg link was interesting and gross since I don't like yolks lol . Cory spring will be here soon I no it doesn't look like it now as it is snowing here like crazy now but soon you will be able to take them out and give them a good wash . Here is a pic of my troubles , pic taken about a month ago . You will see my clemenules full of scale with the smaller leaves to the left and my Shasta Gold beside it and touching it and the nice fruit on the Shasta which should be ripe this weekend . I was able to pretty well remove all those scales a couple of weekends ago with my jet and flat setting on my hose .

Brian

Cake will be cut about 5 o'clock I will post pictures its still moist so hope its good. Here a pic of my little seed grown Clementime tree it will be 2 years old in August. People say they can fruit in 3 years but I'm thinking mine will take 4 or 5 either way it's a cute little tree. Oh and don't worry about the puddle water I do not keep my citrus that wet. It drains right throughout took a picture right after I watered it lol. I love your tree Brian,Maggie hope your friends ok Cory I hope your trees recover soon. The next big is my dream greenhouse if I could afford to build it lol.

Trace

LOL Steve the letters DKNY on shorts where the intentions of the alleged brain child female designer. Donna Kay of New York. I'm toldy she has an advaced degree in bussiness and design.

Eggs eaten raw (rather there is one yolk or two) does propose some hazards and may even be dangers but so doesn't gasoline.

Ok here cake came out good :-)

Trace

Does it taste as good as it looks? Nice job!

Cory

Omg Cory it taste to good for me to make it lol.

Trace

It aint no cake or a Meyer lemon meringue pie but just a--------------------------------------------

:lol love ya Steve you ant right lol.

Trace

Where is everyone

Trace

I was wondering the same thing. I shoveled 8" of snow until about 11:30 pm last night as I didn't want to wake up and find I had 6" of solid ice. This afternoon I had to shovel 2" more of solid ice. I am pretty tired a sore. I was hoping it might melt but it didn't so I finally went out and chopped for several hours. Maybe that what everyone else is doing too. This is a rough winter. Did your friend like your cake? Was it a good birthday party?

Cory

Yes Cory he loved it I took him to outback with his friends and we got burgers omg they where so good. Sorry about your ice Cory its clear here it all melted so boring day for me. I been stuck at my house going see greenhouse on Wed will get friend to take me to moms.

Trace

Glad the birthday was fun. Be glad it is boring and your ice and snow melted. It is tough work here. I hope your mother is doing better. Pretty soon I hope you will have your car back. It is getting near March. I haven't had a chance to check my greenhouse except to make sure the heat is on and make sure none of my trees were wilting. I didn't even check for scale as I know it is there. I am just too achy to care at this point. Hopefully I will be renewed over night.

Cory

Take coffee and hot bath I'm about to start bugs 16 hope u feel better Cory.

Trace

Hi Cory and Trace . Trace I Love burgers I bet they were delicious now i have a craving for a nice burger . Glad you had a great time Trace Hi Cory i was in the GH today everything looked great . I washed some scales away picked up some dead leaves and of course picked some fruit . Hope you feel better soon Cory . Here is a few of the fruit I picked today . Hi Mikey and Maggy , Steve .

Here is a Shasta Gold . It was sooooo delicious

A few fruit under the canopy minneolas and tango's

And more fruit .

Have a great night guys big hugs.

Brian

Great to see all that fruit Brian. It looks so delicious! I am fine, just a little achy. It is surprising how you think you can not move but you see all the work that needs to be done so you just do it somehow and then your back is moving better than it was. I think it is best to keep moving if you can, even if you think you can't lol! The burgers sound great to me too. I still wish I had a piece of that rainbow cake.

Cory

Trace

Glad that the party went well.

Cory

I'll wish some heat up your way.

We got our 14 inches but it is clear where I shoveled.

Mean while down in the greenhouse. The peppers are producing their first red faced child.

As for my only 2 rooted cuttings which both are Meyer lemon trees.

Steve

Steve, that is a lot of snow. You are really getting hit by winter now too. So nice to see your pepper plant with red peppers no less. I'mI'm so glad your greenhouse is working out so well. And now the little lemons are coming. That is great. I make Meyer lemonade all the time...jjust the juice and water no sugar and it tastes good. I am used to not eating sugar though. It is very refreshing.

Cory