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FAQ contents:
Do you have XXXXX plant/seeds for sale? How much does it cost?
If plant/seeds is listed in our online store or you see price in online catalog, then we have it for sale. If you don't see the plant/seeds in the online store and there is no price in the catalog then we don't have it for sale. You can use wish-list (below plant description in online catalog or in online store) to get notified when we have that particular item for sale.
MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: quick overview
Do you have this plant for sale?
See Catalog (if you don't see the price, plant is not for sale)
See Order page - use alphabetic list
When will you have this plant for sale?
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What plant do you recommend?
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The plant is marked as poisonous. I have pets, is it dangerous for them?
Unlike humans, pets are usually smart enough not to eat junk food. If in doubt, chose between a smart plant and a silly animal.
What is the plant size?
See plants size
Whta does "blooming size" mean?
It means, the plant is mature enough for blooming. It doesn't mean the plant will be shipped to you with flowers, although some of them have flowers or buds.
Do you have bigger size plants?
We can provide large size plants (7 gal pot and bigger) for custom orders. Please contact us with the list of plants. Delivery and installation available within South Florida.
When will it bloom?
See answer
When will it fruit?
See answer
Do you guarantee it will bloom/fruit?
Can you guarantee your teenage son become a nice person? You have a chance, do your best.
Do you quarantee safe transportation?
Will this plant grow in my area outdoors?
Check with your Local Extension Service - FREE
I still want to know can I grow it outdoors?
All our plants are tropical or subtropical (zone 10-11, very few are hardy to zone 9). This means freezeless winter. Check your USDA temperature zone.
I still want you to tell me can I grow it outdoors?
In some areas of FL and
CA - yes (also HI, but we don't
ship to HI). A few plants from our catalog can tolerate light frost for
a short period of time (Frost pictogram). Those plants might be also
grown in some areas of TX, AZ and other Southern States. Check with
your Local Extension Service about
specific area. If you have frost in winter - consideder moving pots
indoors or build a greenhouse.
Check out our Tropical Treasures Magazine - Pushing the limits of tropical gardening.
Can I keep this plant in a pot?
Yes. Start your research with potting instructions.
Can I add item to my order?
Yes. Please email us list of items and your order #, we'll add items to your order.
Can I pay with a check?
Yes. You may use this order form. However, we can not guarantee items to be in stock until the check is cleared.
Will you ship to my State/Country?
When my order will be shipped?
See Shipping
See Order status
Please include care instructions
General planting
instructions are included with every
order, plus you may read them on this
Learn more about growing tropical plants.
I have a plant business, can I get wholesale prices?
Yes. Please contact us with the list of plants you are interested. We don't carry wholesale price list, rather offer discounts depending on your order total.
I received my order, but the plant is stressed from shipping. What should I do?
See Troubleshooting.
How much water/light/ferilizer/humidity/pesticide I need for this plant?
Refer to Catalog
pictograms to determine gereral
plant needs.
See Troubleshooting for most common questions and possible problems assossiated with water/ferilizer/humidity/pests.
I got a plant, but it died...
See our
See ordering plants in mail
Learn more about growing tropical plants, it takes experience!
Read Trobleshooting so next time you make it!
I'm a returned costomer, can I get my promised 10% discount?
10% discount coupon
number is on top of your invoice
that came with your previous order. If you lost it, we'll send you a
number upon your request before you placed your next order.
If you already placed your order without using a coupon, we can add extra plant to your order to cover unused discount.
Subscribe to our mailing list (Newsletter) to regularly receive discount coupons.
I want citrus plants!
Due to quarantine in Florida, we are unable to ship citrus plants outside of Florida. Also, we can not ship other plants from Citrus family, such as Curry Leaf (Murraya).
Didn't find the answer? Start over with more specific questions and answers.
Prices, sizes and availability:
see sections of our Order page
Cultivation questions: visit our Forum and visit our page Jungle on Windowsill
Complete shipping info: Shipping Info Page
Q: How do I search in your plant catalog?
A: Type plant name or part of plant name in search field above. Common name will work but don't be surprised if search returns many plants with the same common name. If you don't know exact spelling try typing part of the name.
You can also go to main catalog search page, which gives you many advanced search options
Q: I was searching on Google and found picture "abcd12345.jpg". How do I find plant name?
A: You can do it on image search page.
Q: You have plant XXXX in your catalog, but it's not offered for sale. Why do you put pictures if you don't sell plants? I just wasted my valuable time browsing your catalog!
A: Our online catalog is an information project. It's more than just store picturial plant description. It has thousands of plants and used very extensivly by people, who need information about tropical plants. Plants offered for sale can be found in out online store.
Q: I am looking for the following plants in a decent size
A: All plants we sell are big and mature with well-developed root system and foliage (see pictures below), most of them are blooming size. Many plants are 1 gal pot size, some are 3 gal. Some plants are already in bloom (be aware that flowers might drop during shipment). Please refer to Our Products page for more info about our plants.
Q: Are your plants really as big as on your pictures? I have ordered several plants from XXXXXX.com before which are smaller in size and do not have much fragrance. XXXXXX.com carries jasmine sambac. I have ordered this plant twice from them but it did not survive because the plant they sent was very small and not healthy.
A: You may read a feedback about our plants on GardenWeb forum and in our Guestbook. Please refer to Our Products page for more info about our plants, including their size.
Q: Can you ship me plants with pots?
A: We are not economizing on pots. However, the reason we ship plants without pots is because we're tossing off extra soil to save your money on shipping, which may become more expensive than the plant itself. More info about shipping process - on Shipping Info Page. Another reason to remove pots is because the packaging is safer without a heavy pot which may result in stem base brake during transportation. If you need a pot - let us know, we'll include it for free!
Q: I checked the postage on the box in which you sent my order and it is less than your shipping and handling charge. Why is this?
A: The shipping and handling charge covers much more than just the cost of the postage. It is a rather long process to prepare plants for shipping so that you will receive them with a minimum of problems. Remember boxes and packing supplies also have cost. This S&H charge in the case of very large and heavy plants, is often not enough, especially when shipped to states like CA, WA, OR, etc - far from Florida where we are (shipping cost is calculated aoutomatically by our shopping cart regardless the destination, but USPS charges depending on distance). Many CA customers have noticed that sometimes we lose on S&H.
Q: I want to cancel my order I placed last week
A: There is a cancellation fee on all cancelled orders, which occurs because of transaction fees with our Merchant Provider. Besides, if your order is already packed, it will be extra handling/cancellation fee. If your order is shipped - sorry, we can't help you, too late. Please don't wait till last minute if you changed your mind to buy a plant. More info about cancellation fees - see order page.
Q: Please send me a total with shipping charges included and please mention the size of the plant in inches.
A: We have separate price list pages for different plants types.
All information regarding
prices and plants size is
located on
price-list pages (order
for each plant. Using our online shopping cart makes it easy for you to
view your cart contents, to add and remove items and to see the total,
included shipping/boxing charges.
See more information about how to use shopping cart.
Q: I found this plant in your Catalog and I want it. Please tell me the price including shipping charges and what is the the size of the plant.
A: All plants that are
available for sale are located in
our price
1) If the plant is not in the price list - that means, it's not for sale at the moment
2) Regarding prices and sizes - see next question/answer
3) Sometimes plant size may slightly differ from advertised, but most of the time - it's bigger. Our plants grow so fast that we're having a hard time updating their size in the price list.
Q: How much the shipping costs will be?
A: Add item to your shopping cart, and press "Add shipping" button to see charges. More info on Shipping Info Page.
Q: I would like to order plant and the $24.95 price is fine, but the $14.00 shipping seems a bit steep. Are there other shipping options?A: Yes, there are many options:
Q: If you have a color catalog, if you mail it I appreciate...
You may order a
catalog from this page.
However, we have new arrivals and special deals every week which of
course we can't update in pour printed Catalog. Assuming you are
reading this from the Website, you have internet excess. On our website
page) we have
the most complete and up-to-date selection, plus many special offers
and sales that are not included in printed Catalog. So we suggest you
to browse our online Store
and Catalog
which is more informative. However, if you would like to get a printed
copy, you may order it online along with your next order of plants from
Q : If I email you a list of other plants I'm looking for would you be able to tell me if you can supply on of them?
A: There is not much sense to email us a list of plants. We aren't plant brokers and unable to locate plant for you if we don't have it in stock. If we have plant in stock, then you can find its price online. See this question as well: Do you have XXXXX plant for sale? How much does it cost?
Q : I am looking for a small tree or bush as a specimen plant that will bloom all year; what do you have???
A: The only plant which
reliably blooms all year is a
one. Everything else is blooming on and off. Some plants bloom on and
off whole year, others bloom only in spring or summer. We sell rare
plants. They require sometimes extra care (especially, if you want them
to bloom) and we just don't want to disapoint you. If you are looking
for specimen plant, then, for example, you can consider Michelia. It
has wonderful frangrance, but it blooms only during summer period.
Brugmansia is another example. See this picture. It blooms on and off all year.
Q : Please make a picture of your plants, so I can choose one for shippingA: We can make picture of our plants, however, we have no way to to guarantee of shipping "the choosen one". And here is why:
You came highly
recommended in the..... Please send me a total for: ...
(followed by list of plants that we don't have for sale).
A: The price lists indicate the plants we have in stock. If you don't find a certain plant in our price list - that means, we don't have it for sale at the moment.
Q: I recieved email notification about a plant from my wish-list and I can't find it for sale. Why bother emailing with notification if there is not an adequate supply. You could always put a limit on amount ordered per person so that more customers are taken care of instead of having door shut in their faces!!!A: Please check when did you recieve notification email. Five days ago? Well, you wanted that particular plant really bad. So, other people wanted too. They just snapped it quick.
Q: Do you have any idea what time USPS Priority mail usually arrives? Do I need to sign for the package?
A: We are unable to know when
Postal Service schedules
deliveries in you area. You have to ask at your local Post Office. They
deliver Priority mail along with other regular mail. You don't have to
sign for it. But we don't know regulations in your community - if they
deliver to your door/house or appartment office, etc. Delivery time is
2-4 days to most destinations (average).
We send you a shipping confirmation email when the order is shipped.
Q: Why do you use packing peanuts, they're bad for environment.
A: Peanuts are bad. And they're
very expensive. We're always open
for alternatives. What can you suggest?
Q: I sent you an order two days ago and have not had any email confirmation. Did it go through?
A: When
you use our online shopping
and pay for your order via our secure server connection,
both you and we receive confirmation emails automatically. Please read online payment help
for more info. The confirmation email includes a list of ordered
plants, costs of plants and shipping, and total amount paid. If you use
anti-spam software, make sure to incluse our address
in your
acceptance list, otherwise you might never receive a confirmation email.
Q: When should I expect my order delivered?
A: Our shipping days are
We ship via USPS Priority Mail which takes 2-3 days to most destinations, so Monday shipments most likely arrive on Wednesday or Thursday. In some states, more distant from Florida (like WA) our customers sometimes get their orders delivered on Friday.
For more info about shipping - see Shipping Info Page.
Q: Why you did not ship my order next day. I live in Florida very close to you. Why do I have to wait a week before my order is shipped?
A: Shipping live plants is different from shipping computer parts or books. We have to make sure everyone gets plants before the weekend. No matter where they live. You don't want you precious plant spend weekend in a warehouse.
We can only ship as many orders as we can pack plants during the day and bring them to Post Office or be ready before UPS truck comes. We can't pack plants in advance, because we don't want them to spent extra time in boxes.We're 40 miles away from the Post Office, so we try to ship all USPS boxes once or twice a week to minimize expenses. We spend more than hundred thousand dollars annually on USPS and we still couldn't make to pickup our boxes, like UPS does
All these mean we can't ship
the next business day. And if you place
order on Wednesday or Tuesday, it has to wait till next shipping day
for your
West Coast orders are shipped on Mondays, Illinois are shipped on Tuesday. Georgia takes only 2 days in transit, so it's shipped on Wednesday, and Florida on Thursday.
All orders are processed according their shipping schedule on Friday evening. Which means, if you place an order on Saturday morning, it has to wait till next Friday to get processed. Plants are pulled day before actual packing starts or in the morning of the shipping day
Q: Can you ship my order via Express Mail?
A: Yes, we can. However, our shopping cart is designed to calculate only Priority Mail shipping charges. If you want your order "next day", please contact us for special arrangements.
Q: I live in Europe and need a small plant. Can you just ship it Fedex Express and don't declare it?
A: No, we can't. All plants have to be declared and proper paperwork (phytocertificate, etc) has to be obtained. All internationally shipped packages will be declared at full purchase price. No exceptions.
Q: Can you ship to APO and US Embassy addresses. These are standard USPS addresses and delivery doesn't cost more than usual mail?
A: We can't ship live plants to military APO address. The main reason is that we don't know where is located. If this is outside of the USA, then we have to comply with live plants export-importregulations, which is complicated procedure. Also, we don't know how long does it take to deliver the plant and if the package will be opened, so we can't guarantee anything. Same is true for US Embassies. It's considered the US territory. However if a country, where the Embassy is located, prohibits importation of certain plants then you have to comply with regulations even if you want to grow it inside the Embassy and get it delivered by the diplomatic mail.
Q: I don't want to pay sales tax. I didn't put my state (Florida) in shipping address. Will you figure out correct address??
A: Well, nobody likes to pay tax. We understand that. But we're required by law to collect these taxes for all orders sent to Florida addresses. If you didn't provide proper state to calculate taxes, then we'll add taxes separately to your credit card. If you're tax exempt then contact us before placing an order and we'll help you.
Q: Do you have a replacement policy?
A: Our
Guarantees. As you can see, we
only can guarantee a good
condition of a plant when it leaves our nursery.
If something happens in transportation, it is beyond our control. However, we may send you a replacement with yor next order so we can cover shipping cost. Please contact us in exh individual case within 3 days of delivery if there is any problem with plants you received.
Q: The parcel was roughly handled by USPS and some of the branches got cut off in the mail transaction
A: When the package wasn't properly handled, it's beyond our control which is explained in our Guarantees section. We do our best for the best packaging and special labeling ("fragile" sticker). If the damage was not caused by our bad packaging, we can not be responsible for it. Please read more information about shipping procedure and possible problems.
Q: Solanum leaves are not stiff and falling with weak folds
A: Solanums are heavy-drinkers, the plant needs plenty of water daily. It probably got over-dried in shipment. Water well, place in shade and the plant will survive, it's hard-to-kill one. It might drop leaves, but this won't be a fatal sign. Leaves will grow back.
Q: You did not mention what type of soil the jasmine needs, I used cactus soil for that... and the plant is kind of weak, one side is dying, I hope it will recover.
A: We don't grow cacti (except
for a very few rare
We grow tropical (some of them rainforest) plants as you can notice
from our name and selection. It's obvious that our plants are not cacti
thus cactus mix is not good for them.
Soil. In fact, we DID mention about soil. We have soil recommendations on our website and encourage our customers to get more info before ordering. Soil recommendations are also included in planting instructions that comes with every shipment.
PLEASE don't plant our plants in cactus mix! If you don't know where to get a good potting mix, order it from us along with your plants. DO your homework, refer to our Catalog and Articles before ordering!
I received my plant, but it was dead at the top and there were bug
holes in the leaves...
A: "Dead at the top" doesn't
mean "dead". Cut off the dead
part of the branch, the plant will grow from side buds. Holes in leaves
is not fatal either. Please understand that we are not a florist shop,
we don't sell fancy-looking arrangements, we sell "plant material" for
gardeners who grow a nice and large plant from it. Some snail damage
may occur because our plants are grown outdoors, in natural
environment; although we provide professional itsect control on regular
basis. Please read more here.
Q: About ten days ago I received delivery and one of the plants started showing yellow leaves. I would apreciate your sending me a replacement.
A: According to our Guarantees Policy, we may replace plants that were badly broken or died during transportation if it was caused by improper packaging. You need to notify us within 3 days after delivery. Once you received a plant - this plant becomes yours. No guarantee, expressed or implied, is made for the successful growth after planting. We will not assume responsibility for plants which have died as a result of improper planting or care. Please refer to our Guarantees section for more information. It looks like it was overwatered.
Q: What is this dusty or rusty residue on the leaves?
A: We use well water which contains a lot of lime and some iron. The residue should wash off with few drops of dish soap added water. You may use a very light solution of vinegar, too. After cleaning, rinse the leaves well with clean water.
Q: I received Cassia plant and leaves turn yellow and fall. What shopuld I do?
A: Many legume plants (Cassia, Delonix, Senna) and some other plants (Moringa is well know for it) drop leaves when in stress. Shipping is a big stress. Don't worry. Just make sure to keep it shade, in small pot. Water only when soil is somewhat dyr to touch. Plant will recover.
Q: The tracking page shows package as delivered but I didn't get it?
A: It's very important for you to get our shipping confirmation email with UPS tacking number or USPS delivery confirmation number. You can check your package whereabouts online (link will be provided in that email). If your package status on UPS/USPS webpage is "delivered", then the package was delivered. If you didn't receive it, than here what you should do:
Q: No blooms but grows like crazy: Beaumontia grandiflora. The plant is doing just excellent in many respects: foliage is dark green and healthy, no visible pests, etc. Problem is that it has never bloomed or even set the firstbud, shows no signs of trying to bloom. It just continues to grow like crazy.
A: The Easter Lily Vine is considered to be a tropical plant, while some people say they are hardy to light frost. However, cold winter or lack of heat/light could be the reason why it doesn't want to bloom. Try to apply bloom-booster fertilizer during hot season (according to instructions, and do not over-fertilize!). Even here in subtropical Florida it is not easy to make it bloom. While in Thailand these plants are almost in every garden and bloom like crazy. We had the 1ft tall plants here blooming in spring, but not all of them. They came last fall from Thailand and overwintered here. One more thing - if it grows leaves/stems like crazy, this means, too much nitrogen. Make sure to use only blooming fertilizer like 10-50-10 First number - Nitrogen, must be low. Lawn (grass) fertilizer shouldn't reach the area where it grows. Try to plant something (ground covers, something heavy feeder and fast growing) underneath the vine. It might "eat" the nitrogen from the soil around....
Q: Can I grow your plants in Zone 7? Why you did not provide zone information in your online catalog?A: We grow and sell tropical plants. Tropical plants grow in tropics. Tropics are the area with warm climate. Tropical plants won't grow outside of tropics and very limited areas of subtropical climate. Therefore, there is not much sense to provide zone information for tropical plants. Few exceptions are noted in our catalog with special icon. Still, these plants can only tolerate short periods of few degrees below freezing, not a "full-scale" winter. If you want to grow our plants in Zone 7, then you have to grow them in pots.
Q: Can I grow tropical fruit trees in container up north?
A: Most of the indoor plants are tropical or subtropical - which means, they need warm temperature in range between 50-90F. Indoor conditions may be suitable then for almost any tropical plant. However, blooming reqiures lots of light (energy) - make sure you can provide it. In order for fruit to appear the flowers must be pollinated by insects. Take the plant outside during spring and summer after the danger of frost then move your tree indoors during the winter. Most tropical trees can not withstand temperatures below 32 degrees for long periods. If you are growing in a greenhouse or fully indoors you will need additional artificial lighting or very sunny window. You will also need to learn how to hand pollinate, although some fruit trees will still fruit without hand pollination.
Q: What specific nutrient breakdowns do sambac like? I have the the grand duke and the maid of orleans....and i use all poupose plant food which is a 16-4-2...
A: Fertilizer with high
nitrogen content promotes growth.
good for grass or ornamental plants, but you don't want to use it for
blooming plants. You should use something like 15-15-15 (or similar
balanced fertilizer), preferably slow-release (Osmocot or similar).
Make sure fertilizer has microelements, especially iron. Alternatively,
you can use microelement
mix. To promote blooming, use
"Bloom-Buster" soluble
fertilizer with high phosphate and potassium content (something like,
15-50-30). Of course, the conditions must be rght for blooming -
temperature, sun, etc.
Q: If you have any information on maintaining all the plants that I purchased, please let me know. I live in Upstate NY. I'm hoping to keep them indoors or in a Greenhouse until next spring.
A: All the information we have about particular plants we collect in our Online Catalog. Refer to Catalog articles to learn more about particular species. You can grow our tropical plants indoors or in a green house during winter and treat them as regular house plants. Make sure to provide enough light and reduce watering during winter, and do not fertilize till spring.
Q: Please help! I purchased a Sunshine Tree (aka Erythrina indica-picta) from you which has done excellent until our last 2 hurricanes. Both times it fell to the side, but this time when I replanted and stood it up right, its just looking like its dying. The leave are brown and dry looking and those that aren't are looking droopy and just sad. It came back fine after Charley, but maybe the pounding wind/rain for a much longer time frame killed it?? Please pass on any tips you can give for reviving - any local fertilizer you can recommend?
A: Erythrina is a very
cold-sensitive plant, and what
happened (besides bending from wind), the leaves got too stressed with
chilly wind and the plant sensed it was time to go dormant. Erythrina
drops leaves every time when it feels something's wrong. Last year my
Erythrina tree was damaged with bugs, and it dropped all leaves
overnight. It took it a few months to recover. Another example - now we
have Bauhinia monandra tree in our backyard which was severely battered
by Frances winds lately. All leaves turned brown. I'm sure it will
recover in a while.
1) Secure the tree with a rope and metal rods (stretch 3-5 ropes in different directions from center of the tree) so it stands vertical.
2) Do not water. It's already too much water from rain. If sprinkler is near by - cap it's head. If the tree "decided" to go dormant - it doesn't need it too wet.
3) Do not fertilize until you see new growth of leaves. Fertilizing of a sick plant may kill it.
Q: I got a tips booklet with the plant, but amazingly this plant is NOT listed :( the book I got looked incomplete. It wasn't stapled and there were some pages missing.
A: The brosure you got along
with your order was just
planting instructions with approximate availability list (our
availability changes all the time), and your plant may not be listed in
the list. And yes, those were just a couple separate pages with general
info, it's not that something's missing. Although most of tropical
plants need some general care, there could be specific skills that come
with your experience and research. We try to present as much as
possible information in our
Online Catalog. Of course it's
hard to cover all questions
that might occur.
Q: I recently purchased a large jasminum sambac and I noticed a tiny spider.
A: Sambacs are susceptible to spider mites. If you suspect your plant has spider mites (or any other unwanted bugs), rinse it off in a hose stream, and you may use any insecticide from Home Depot. Just remember - to keep your plants free of bugs, you have to spray on few times (usually every 10 days for each insecticide kind, according directions included).
Q: How do I get my Michelia Champaca Alba tree to bloom?
A: You may try any
bloom-booster fertilizer with high
Phosphate, something like 10-50-10. They sell it in Home Depot for
roses, azaleas (doesn't matter). Water soluable is the best action, and
I recommend to spray leaves (absorbs faster and better than through
roots). Another (new) fertilizer for blooming that I bought from HD -
granulated "Colorburst Flowering Plant Food 15-30-15". I applied it to
my plants a month ago, now everything is in bloom. But note that if you
potted your Michelia in bigger pot or in ground, it needs some time to
establish bigger root system. In this case I would suggest to wait for
a while and give it a balanced ferlilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14 is my
favorite). A Micro
Nutrients mix is good for
general plant health, too.
I received my plant, I have planted it in the soil less potting mix you
recommended. I have
watered it appropriately. However, it seems really stressed after the
shipping. Do you have any recommendations?
Sometimes it's hard to guess
what plant wants. Of course
impossible to guarantee the success, but try... We lose rare plants
once in a while no matter how hard we try. Of course shipping stress is
not much fun for them, but well, we all take a risk.
Q: Why do I need to put plants in small pots after shipping?
A: After shipping plants are stressed; they may have damaged root hairs from shaking during transit. Such plant can't "drink" as much water as actively grown plant. Stressed plant doesn't grow and doesn't need extra soil for growing. A pot, which is much larger than root ball, holds too much water. It may cause root rot - the most common reason for stressed plants to die.
If you pull dead plant out of the pot you will notice plant doesn't have root. Don't rush to phone to call us complaining about shipping plant without root system. It had roots. They simply rot away in wet soil.
Small pot with very loose soil helps. It doesn't hold much water. It allows root system to breath (yes, root system needs air). It much easier to control watering in small pot: water only when soil is somewhat dry to touch. Provide high humidity. High humidity reduce evaporation, so root system doesn't need to work "hard" to supply plant with water. Please remember: more watering is not a substitution for a high humidity. Use plastic bags if necessary.Again, the smaller is the better. When we recive bare-rooted plants ourselves, we put them in 4" small pots, even large plants. It helps to recover quciker. After you see new growth (leaves and roots) you can mmove plant into a bigger pot.
Please let me know if these plants are suitable for zone 9b. I am on
the coast in So Cal and I will be
planting them in the ground.
A: All our plants are tropicals and 99% of them won't tolerate even light frost. However, every little area has it's specifics, so we always suggest our customers to contact their Local Extension Service for more agricultural advise about certain plants suitability in their area. We are not able to know every place climatic conditions nationwide... Zone number is a relative characteristic. Too many things must be considered, and every little detail is important: sometimes Southern exposure spot protected from winds in zone 8 is good enough if you cover your plant with a blanket during cooler nights; other times, your plant might die in an open windy spot with Northern exposure in zone 10. The only advice we can give you for sure - if you have freezing during winter, you plants must be moved indoors (in pots) during cold period. Also, duration of cool period is important. Even if it doesn't get below freezing, too long period of cooler temperature might kill the plant.
Q: What kind of soil do I need for potting Jasmine Sambacs and Cestrum Nocturnum?
A: Both Sambac and Cestrum are
undemanding plants, so you
use any GOOD potting mix you find in nearest HomeDepot/Lowes/etc. By
"good" I mean it has to be good peat-based soilless mix. Potting soil
can't cost $1 for 30lb bag. It's something wrong. Expect to pay $6-7
for Scott/MiracleGro/etc names. General potting soil already has peat
moss in it, so you can use is straight from the bag.
Never use heavy soils in pots. You don't need compost, manure, etc. The problem number one is overwatering and poor drainage, especially, when you use compost/manure.
Sometimes you can buy "soil conditioner" (we use "sta-green", but it your area other names could be available). Soil conditioner sells as "garden soil improvement" and this is very fine mix of bark pieces, pet moss, etc. You can use and mix with peat moss and perlite (use real perlite, not styrofoam imitation) and vermiculite. We make our own mix for all plants using soil conditioner, peat moss, perlite. It works great.
Sometimes you can get professional mixes, like pro-mix, metro-mix, etc. Their great too, however, we didn't find any big difference between "homemade" mix and professional one.
Instead peat-moss you can use Grow-coir (coco-based fiber), which is superior to traditional peat moss. We use it for our houseplants.
In pots, you should use Osmocote (or similar) slow-release fertilizer according to the manufacturer directions. Add it to the soil mix before you put plant in the pot. My advice to use fertilizer with micro-elements. Jasminum likes lots of iron. If you're going to put plants in hot, sunny spot, you can increase dosage and use "shorter" fertilizer. When you get our plants you'll notice that we put a lot of fertilizer. Which is OK in our hot and humid climate.
It's beneficial to use water-soluble fertilizer like Peters, Miracle-gro, etc. Especially, if you want to induce blooming. You spray your plants with fertilizer solution. They'll love it. And it's better to use weaker solution more often than full blast once a month.
Of course, do not use liquid fertilizer right away. Plants need time to adjust after shipping to their new conditions.
Check your local "advise" to fertilize plants during winter. Do not overfertilize them, especially, when temperature is low (of course, you'll have to bring plants inside. They are tropical plants and won't survive cold) - you can easily destroy root system.
And, again, do not overwater. Jasmines like water but they hate having wet feet. That's why drainage is so important.
Q: Cananga Odorata cultivation questions...
Cananga odorata (Ylang-Ylang
tree) is a rainforest
tree that thrives best in high humidity environment.
During shipment some leaves might drop or turn yellow/brown/black because of possible overheating and lack of humidity during transportation. Sometimes we trim the tree to fit shipping size and to decrease the burden for the plant.
Once your plant is arrived, pot it immediately in 3 gal pot or bigger with a well-drained potting mix. Water well and place the pot in a bright shade location. Placing a water tray with pebbles under the pot will be helpful to maintain higher level of humidity, as well as frequent misting. If you grow this plant indoors with air conditioning, it might die easily, no matter what humidity you have outside. The AC greatly reduced humidity (that's one of the purposes of it's use). Your indoor humidity might drop 30% and lower, which may be fatal for the plant.
It usually takes a week or two for Cananga to recover from transportation stress. If the stem got a little bend in the box, it will straighten up in a few days. If you provide the right conditions and proper care, Cananga tree will sprout new growth in a few weeks.
If you noticed leaves turning brown or black - that means, humidity level is too low.
Another important factor: avoid too big difference in day/night temperatures.
To encourage blooming, apply 1/2 doze of blooming grade water soluble fertilizer (12-50-14 or similar) once a month. Just keep in mind that it will take 1-2-3 years for the tree to bloom.
Growing Cananga odorata requires some experience, please be patient and careful with your plant.
Q: In my area temperature sometimes drops down to 30F for a few days. Can I still grow tropical plants in my garden?
Yes, you can grow them if you're ready to work with them. Most tropical and subtropical plants will not tolerate drops below 30 degrees while others will do fine for short periods. There are various things you can do to protect your trees such as X-mas lights to keep them warm, regular bulb inside a plastic protection tent, blankets (use fabric instead of plastic - under plastic a plant may "cook" in the morning sun). You can take large brown paper bags, sit a long cylinder glass candle inside (the bag protects the flame from wind). Another option - consider growing these plants in large containers which will be possible to move indoors, in garage or patio for winter. The most dangerous is not just a temperature drop, but a wind chill. If you keep your plant protected from wind, it might survive a few cold days in a row. Younger trees will damage the most. Older trees are more hardy.
Q: I live in Chicago area and want to grow Champaca. Will it bloom in a pot? Which one is better suited for my area??
A: You can successfully grow Michelia (Magnolia) champaca in a pot
if you can provide proper conditions: warmth, high humidity and lots of
sun. Move it outside during summer, fertilize often and you will be
rewarded by pretty fragrant flowers. Champaca is very sensitive to over
over-watering, so make sure to use potting mix, which provides good
We suggest to grow White champaca (Michelia alba). It's grafted plant and will readily bloom in 7-15 gal pot. Yellow (orange) champaca is usually grown from seeds and it will take ew years and a very large pot to make it bloom.
Q: I'm interested in purchasing the michelia alba. Is it guaranteed that it will flower and for what duration? Does it flower yearly or just once?
A: You can successfully grow Michelia (Magnolia) champaca in a pot
if you can provide proper conditions: warmth, high humidity and lots of
sun. Move it outside during summer, fertilize often and you will be
rewarded by pretty fragrant flowers. Champaca is very sensitive to over
over-watering, so make sure to use potting mix, which provides good
We suggest to grow White champaca (Michelia alba). It's a grafted plant and will readily bloom in 7-15 gal pot. Yellow (orange) champaca is usually grown from seeds and it will take few years and a very large pot to make it bloom.
Q: Any other suggestions for INTENSELY fragrant flowers?
A: Visit our Fragrant plants page. On our order page we have a section which is completely dedicated to fragrant plants.
Q: I cook alot, and try to get rid the smells. (I did opened my windows while I'm cooking). Do you have any suggestion about fragrant plants for my apartment?
A: Amorphophallus... :-)
Q: Please help me to decide which kind of Jasmine Sambac I should order.
A: Please refer to our Jasminum Sambac page, section Which variety to order?
Q: It is my understanding from the article that michelia is really magnolia now. What about manglietia and parakmeria--are they still separate species? I bought seeds a few years ago of "manglietia yunnanensis". Is this the same as "magnolia yunnanensis" or are they different plants?
A: By Dick Figlar
(Magnoliaceae taxonomist):
Yes, all the former genera you mentioned have now been placed (back) into genus magnolia. For a short taxonomic history on this please go to www.magnoliasociety.org and click on classification.
The former Michelia spp. are part of the group of magnolias called subgenus Yulania which includes the spectacular deciduous magnolias from Asia. Almost all are late winter / early spring bloomers and the stamens remain attached to the flower for several days.
The former genus Manglietia spp. are part of the group of magnolias called subgenus Magnolia which includes Florida natives such as Magnolia grandiflora and Magnolia virginiana. These magnolias are primarily late spring / early summer bloomers and the stamens detach from the flowers after one day.
That so-called Parakmeria genus has never been recognized outside of China. These are part of a group of Magnolias called subgenus Gynopodium. They are similar to subgenus Magnolia except that the new leaves are whole while in bud (instead of folded in half as in the other two subgenera). DNA studies place Gynopodium in between the other two subgenera. So one could say they are the "intermediate" between the two major subgenera.
Now, there really never was a Manglietia yunnanensis. There was a Manglietia yuyuanensis and it is often mis-spelled with "yunnanensis." So it could be that one. It has long narrow leaves which are somewhat thick.
Or it could be Magnolia yunnanensis which is a Subgenus Gynopodium species. It has nice thick rubbery leaves that may at first be reddish when they are first produced.
Or it could be the former Michelia yunnanensis which is now known as Magnolia dianica. This species has very small leaves with almost no leaf stalk. It produces pretty, but small, white flowers even as a young plant.
Q: I found your website while searchign for Opuntia spineless. As we need this plant as one source of food for our Sulcata Tortosie I need to know if it is grown naturally without any type of chemical sprayed on it.
A: Our plants are grown naturally outdoors, so it's impossible to keep them free of insects here in S. Florida. We spray them on regular basis, however, 2-3 weeks is enough for insecticide to "disappear" (because we can see new insects on plants). If you want to buy the plant and just feed it to your pet, then Publix or other supermarket is the better choice (they sell opuntia very often, however, I don't know if they guarantee pesticide-free plant. "Whole Food" will be even better choice). If you want to grow this plant, then it should ok in couple month to feed it.
Q: How long will it be before my fruit tree sets fruit?
Most of the fruit trees we sell will begin to flower and set fruit, especialy grafted varieties. Depending on the season they may even arrive with small fruit on them. When trees are young and not strong enough to support fruit you should pinch off the fruit; you may leave 1-2 fruits on for show. You don't need to do this with small fruits such as cherries. The grafted they should start normal fruiting within 1-2 years. The older the tree the more productive it will be. Production also depends on your growing conditions: if you meet the optimal requirements for the tree it will thrive.
Q: Will these trees fruit in containers?
Yes, if you provide them enough light and proper care. In our catalog you may see pictures of a small size trees blooming and fruiting in 1-3 galon containers. Look at these pictures: miracle fruit, black sapote, litchi, longan, white sapote, acerola, mango, naranjilla, pitaya (1 gal pots), guava, avocado, ambarella, mombin (3 gal pots), noni, mango, java apple (7 gal pots).
Q: Are your plants really as big as on your pictures?
A: We have several sizes available: The smallest size is about 6" tall with a well-developed root system. The
biggest size we sell is
15-24" tall 3 gal pots. Bigger size available upon request.
Q: I'm ordering 10 of Jasminum Sambac 'Maid of Orleans' for my father's Birthday party. It's our national flower (Philippines). The party is in Queens, NY. Will the plants be safe to ship? Could you tell me if they will be in bloom?
A: We do ship Sambacs to NY,
and they are OK. However,
always recommended to monitor the weather.
Make sure the plants have at least a few days indoors to adjust from shipping stress before your party - for better bloom. In fact, 'Maid of Orleans' jasmines bloom all the time, it's just sometimes they have more flowers: they keep blooming heavily for 3-4 days, then it looks like they take a "rest" for a few days (less flowers), then again produce a "splash" of flowers. So it' really hard to guess their "mood". However, the big plants that we ship have both flowers and buds, so I hope they won't let you down. Of course it's better to ship them beforehand, I would suggest 1-2 weeks before the party. Just make sure in NY they keep them on windowsills - the more sun, the heavier the bloom. A sunny (southern) window exposure will be perfect. Filtered light is OK too, as long as it's bright.
The flower of 'Maid of Orleans' is very tender and fragile and lasts only a day or two, so for sure you'll lose most of opened flowers during the shipping. So you will have to wait till next bloom "splash".
So the sooner you get them to the destination location - the better, as long as the plants will have enough of SUNLIGHT to produce flowers before the party.
Q: Which of your three Sambacs are the best, easiest to care for with most production?
A: 'Maid of Orleans' is the easiest. Although it has single flowers, and the flower lasts just a day or two, but it blooms constantly, fragrance is wonderful. It's flowers are the best for jasmine tea (we make it all the time). Also, this variety tolerates shade the best (even deep shade!). Besides, it has more "climbing" habit (of course you may keep it shrubby if you trim it). We have this plant covered the wall by our bedroom window (plant on the left):
'Grand Duke' has beautiful double flowers, but they are only on tips of a branch. It needs more sun for more bloom, but also tolerates some shade.
'Belle of India' has long double petals, and it's also good for tea. Needs more sun, too.
Q: Does the Maid of Orleans need a trellis or will my courtyard wall alone do?
A: Maid of Orleans is the most fast growing Sambac, I like it myself the best, because it forms a very attractive shrub or vine. Flowers are not as fancy as other Sambacs, but also very fragrant, and they are what they make jasmine tea out of. It has the greenest and prettiest foliage, too. Maid of Orleans makes a vining shrub unless you prune it regularly (in that case it will be a nice dense shrub). The branches get as long as 10", but they are hard enough and don't need much support (unless they grow too long). We have it by the wall at our window (see picture above), and I just have attached couple branches to the wall - it was enough.
Can you give me information on growing Sambacs?
Should the Grand Duke be planted in a pot? I live in zone 9B.
A: All Sambacs are tropical plants and they might die if you have even a light frost in winter. So we recommend you just to plant them in 3 gal pots, that should be fine. Both full sun or shade is OK. Fertilize regularly, and make sure to use a good potting soil (with lots of organic matter like peat moss and humus). More information - Sambac Page.
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A: Theobroma Cacao is indeed legal. Cocaine is made out of different plant, Erythroxylum coca, which is illegal.
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FA Cup winners Arsenal hit three without reply against Manchester City to lift The FA Community Shield in an impressive display at Wembley Stadium.
The Premier League champions looked lacklustre throughout, and they could not handle the live-wire, attacking threat of the Gunners as goals from Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud sealed victory.
Arsene Wenger handed three of his summer signings their first competitive starts. Chilean World Cup star Alexis Sanchez took his place in the attack following his move from Barcelona, with Calum Chambers and Mathieu Debuchy lining-up in defence in a 4-1-4-1 formation.
England goalkeeper Joe Hart watched the action from the City substitutes bench, with new boy Willy Caballero preferred in goal by boss Manuel Pellegrini. Fellow new arrival Fernando also started.
Despite the heavy downpours hitting Wembley in the build-up to kick-off, the sun had broken through as the action got started, and there was a pacey opening to the encounter on the quick surface.
Arsenal enjoyed the majority of possession in the early exchanges, with full-backs Kieran Gibbs and Debuchy offering support to the attack down either channel.
And it was the latter who broke past Aleksandar Kolarov down the right on eight minutes, beating the Serbian for pace before sending a cross towards the head of Yaya Sanogo from the touchline. But the big striker was denied as Gael Clichy did well to head clear six yards out.
City responded, but it was Debuchy who was doing the defending this time. Jesus Navas' pull-back was met by Samir Nasri, but his fierce effort was bravely blocked by the body of Arsenal's right-back.
Wenger's men were looking the more dangerous going forward - the trio of Sanchez, Cazorla and Jack Wilshere moving the ball around deep inside the City half, and they were rewarded for their early attacking intent on 21 minutes.
With City back line penned in on the edge of their area, the ball rolled astray from Sanogo. Wilshere attempted a strike but was denied by a crunching tackle from Dedryck Boyata and the ball continued to run in to the path of Cazorla.
He turned and hit a low, left foot drive across Caballero and inside the far post from bang on the 18-yard line.
Two minutes later their lead could have been doubled as Wilshere slipped a pass through to Sanogo. He carried the ball inside the left hand side of the box but pulled his strike wide of the far post.
City regrouped, keeping possession and slowing the tempo down with half-time approaching – although they did manage to create a chance for an equaliser with a quick-fire breakaway.
Kolarov outpaced the defence down the left to run into the area, and his low cross found Nasri, courtesy of a slight deflection, but the Frenchman was unable to adjust his feet in time to get an effort off.
Then, moments later, there was a second for Arsenal as Ramsey finished off a Gunners' counter attack.
The ball was played forward to Sanago, who only had Boyata for company on the edge of the City area. The 21-year-old forward showed his strength and composure to hold off the defender, before teeing it back to Ramsey. The Welshman flicked a yard forward before firing past the 'keeper.
Now with a two-goal advantage, Arsene Wenger took the opportunity to make a triple substitution at the break as Olivier Giroud, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Nacho Monreal replaced Yaya Sanogo, Alexis Sanchez and Laurent Koscielny, while City threw on David Silva for Samir Nasri.
Despite the three pairs of fresh legs, it was the Premier League champions who started the second half the brighter as they attempted a fightback. They were only denied by the post as Navas's deep cross was headed on to the woodwork by Stevan Jovetic.
The Montenegrin striker, who endured a difficult first season in England last year with a number of injury problems, was right in the thick of it after an inconspicuous opening 45 minutes, and he came close again moments later.
Kolarov raced down left, bombing forwards before playing the ball back to Jovetic to let rip from 20 yards, but Szczesny produced a strong save low to his right to deny him once again.
Sensing they were starting to take control, Pellegrini made a double substitute as James Milner and Bruno Zuculini were brought into the mix on the hour.
But neither touched the ball before they found their side three down a minute later. Giroud held off the challenge from the Zuculini before unleashing a fabulous left-footed sizzler from 25 yards high into the top corner. It left 'keeper Cabellero with no chance.
A perfect afternoon for Arsenal and their fans, who pick-up their first piece of silverware of the season.
Arsenal (4-1-4-1): 1 Wojciech Szczesny; 2 Mathieu Debuchy, 6 Laurent Koscielny, 21 Calum Chambers, 3 Kieran Gibbs; 8 Mikel Arteta (c); 17 Alexis Sanchez , 10 Jack Wilshere, 16 Aaron Ramsey, 19 Santi Cazorla; 22 Yaya Sanogo
Subs: 12 Olivier Giroud for Sanogo (45), 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Sanchez (45), 18 Nacho Monreal for Koscielny (45), 20 Mathieu Flamini for Wilshere (68), 7 Tomas Rosicky for Cazorla (70), 28 Joel Campbell for Ramsey (86)
Subs not used: 50 Emiliano Martinez
Goals: Cazorla (21), Ramsey (42), Giroud (61)
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): 13 Willy Caballero; 22 Gael Clichy, 38 Dedryck Boyata, 33 Matija Nastasic, 11 Aleksandar Kolarov; 6 Fernando, 42 Yaya Toure (c); 15 Jesus Navas, 35 Stevan Jovetic, 8 Samir Nasri; 10 Edin Dzeko
Subs: 21 David Silva for Nasri (45), 36 Bruno Zuculini for Toure (60), 7 James Milner for Dzeko (60), 2 Micah Richards for Kolarov (76), 12 Scott Sinclair for Navas (85)
Subs not used: 1 Joe Hart, 19 Karim Bekik
Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
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Here's a welcome report for entrepreneurs this new year: President-elect Barack Obama's massive stimulus plan is expected to include three key tax breaks for small-business owners.
Details are still emerging, but the plan could include a longer window for businesses to "carry back" losses; an incentive to invest in machinery, equipment and other capital improvements; and a tax credit for job creation.
How soon can that get money into your hands? Faster than you might imagine. I spoke with Barbara Weltman, a tax attorney in Millwood, N.Y., who says an extension of a carry back period for losses could significantly help businesses that had been profitable in years past, but struggled in 2008.
Here's how it might work: If you experienced a downtick last year, you can claim a net operating loss or NOL, which is essentially when expenses exceed revenues. Current tax law allows you to use that NOL to offset the past two years' income, which could win you an immediate cash refund. Under the Obama stimulus plan, that carry back period would be extended, allowing you to use that NOL to reduce the past five years' tax bills. That's "a big deal," she says. "It allows you to get an immediate cash infusion that you can use to help you survive now."
If you do get a cash refund, another proposed tax break might spur you to plow that money back into your business. The Section 179 (first-year expensing) deduction for purchases of new equipment or machinery is expected to increase to $250,000. Currently, the limit for 2009 is $133,000.
Another piece of the Obama stimulus package could be a one-year tax credit for job creation. The president-elect has pledged to create 3 million new jobs to offset 2008's steep losses. Republican Congressional leaders have indicated they would support tax relief, although size and scope would need to be worked out. The emergency package could be passed within weeks of Obama's inauguration.
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Wristbands could return for St. Patrick's Day 2013, and dogs would be added to the banned animal list that began last year with the driving out of snakes.
Those were two of the major changes Savannah City Council members discussed at a special Monday meeting.
Like the 2012 holiday, the St. Patrick's Day parade for 2013 will be on a Saturday, which is expected to bring far larger crowds and more headaches for the city and the independent St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, which is responsible for organizing the parade.
Last year's parade had more than 360 units, according to a city report, and lasted more than five hours. The parade committee's general chairman for 2012, Michael A. Foran, estimated about 15,000 people marched in the parade.
The committee estimated that more than 1 million parade-goers filled Savannah streets. The city doesn't estimate attendance.
Size matters
The committee was hoping to set a record for the world's largest parade, based on number of units.
The drawback was parade viewers were stuck for hours in parking garages or on streets as the parade went on for hours. Many were still there when the second wave of party-going festival crowds descended downtown.
"That hampered us tremendously, trying to get one group in and one group out and making sure everyone is safe" said Marty Johnston, the city's director of special projects.
She also detailed problems with parking, port-a-potties that filled before the parade even started and off-duty, extra police from other cities who abandoned their posts because they were only authorized to work eight hours.
That prompted Alderman Tom Bordeaux to question whether the parade has become too big and is at risk of turning away people. Alderwoman Estella Shabazz wondered whether the city should set specific hours or a limit on parade entries under the ordinance, but Johnston and Alderman Tony Thomas urged talks with the parade committee first.
"I would rather negotiate than legislate," Thomas said. "You do not want to stir up that many Irishmen on who can be in the parade."
Return of wristbands
For the 2013 parade, city staff and the Savannah Waterfront Association are proposing a return of wristbands.
The bands would sell for $5 and would allow the wearer to drink on the street in an expanded entertainment zone. It would extend from River Street to Bay Street from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Broad Street; south of Bay, it would run from MLK to Drayton and extend to Broughton Street.
That would include Ellis Square, City Market and a growing number of venues on Broughton, said Mark Dana, vice president of the board for the waterfront association.
Wristbands would help police better monitor underage drinking and, for the association, would be a revenue generator that could help fund other shows throughout the year.
It also will help provide more outdoor entertainment for the festival. Stages would be spread into City Market, Broughton and other business areas, which would spread out crowds and alleviate some of the overflow problems on River Street, Dana said.
Estimates from last year put crowds at 100,000 a night in the wider festival zone.
Dana and Bill Dickinson, owner of Wet Willie's, quelled council concerns about how wristbands would work by saying enforcement would begin at 5 p.m., which would allow parade-goers to bring coolers during the day. Johnston said a diner would not be required to buy a wristband to have one drink with a meal. However, the diner would not be allowed on the street with a drink unless a wristband was purchased.
Out, Spot, out!
City staff also is recommending that dogs not be allowed in the festival zone after 5 p.m. Exceptions would be granted for residents who live in the area and need to walk their dogs. The influx of other dogs in squares and River Street is creating too many problems, Johnston said.
"They are destroying the squares with dog feces," she said. "On River Street, it is everywhere."
As River Street gets more crowded at night, dogs have fought and some have bitten people who stepped on them, she said.
Final approval
Council will approve changes to the parade when it votes on the festival ordinance at a later meeting.
Members supported some changes that were discussed, including continuing to allow residents to rent private port-a-potties as long as they were on trucks that could be driven away after the parade ended.
The city banned the portable units from being set up on property, saying too many were being left on the lawns of unsuspecting downtown residents. Some were knocked over or left for days, creating public health and sanitation issues.
The city also wants to explore using off-duty state troopers for reinforcements. Dana, a hotelier who also serves on the Savannah Area Tourism Leadership Council, offered to help find lodging the city will be required to provide for the troopers.


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Welcome to my Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Portrait of a Book. This hop runs from May 16th – 22nd and you can win a ton of new reads! Check out all of the participating blogs here.
I am giving away a copy of The Espressologist by Kristina Springer.
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What's your drink of choice? Is it a small pumpkin spice latte? Then you're lots of fun and a bit sassy. Or a medium americano? You prefer simplicity in life. Or perhaps it's a small decaf soy sugar-free hazelnut caffe latte? Some might call you a yuppie. Seventeen-year-old barista Jane Turner has this theory that you can tell a lot about a person by their regular coffee drink. She scribbles it all down in a notebook and calls it Espressology. So it's not a totally crazy idea when Jane starts hooking up some of her friends based on their coffee orders. Like her best friend, Em, a medium hot chocolate, and Cam, a toffee nut latte. But when her boss, Derek, gets wind of Jane's Espressology, he makes it an in-store holiday promotion, promising customers their perfect matches for the price of their favorite coffee. Things are going better than Derek could ever have hoped, so why is Jane so freaked out? Does it have anything to do with Em dating Cam? She's the one who set them up! She should be happy for them, right?
With overtones of Jane Austen's Emma and brimming with humor and heart, this sweet, frothy debut will be savored by readers.
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Another Day, Another Story Of Police Lying... Only To Be Found Out Due To Video Of The Incident
from the but-after-the-conviction dept
The problem? It took a year and a half, but investigators finally realized that some of the incident was caught on police video... and it showed that London's window was shut at the time she claimed Green threw a bottle and that bottle hit her head. Even worse, London repeated that story under oath in court as part of what got Green convicted. Cook County prosecutors have now dropped the conviction and have apparently filed charges against London instead.
It's stories like these that, once again, remind people why it should be encouraged to film police -- and why honest police shouldn't have a problem with it.


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Greece: 54-year-old man released after arrest linked to attack on gold mining company
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THESSALONIKI, Greece – A Greek prosecutor ordered the release Monday of a 54-year-old man hours after he was arrested in connection with an attack on a gold mining company in which about 40 masked intruders torched machinery and vehicles.
Police had arrested the man for "moral instigation" of the attack due to his contributions to an anti-mining blog. The prosecutor later ordered him released without officially charging him, while also ordering the investigation to continue.
Opposition to the Skouries mining project in northern Greece's Halkidiki peninsula runs deep, and the area has seen numerous protests in recent months, some of which have turned violent. The mining company, Hellas Gold, is 95 percent owned by Canada's Eldorado Gold Inc. and is planning a gold mine and processing plant in the area.
Residents are divided between those who fear environmental destruction and those who support the mine for its job prospects at a time of severe financial crisis and spiraling unemployment.
In the overnight attack between Saturday and Sunday, intruders overpowered security guards at the Skouries facility or forced them to flee before dousing machinery, vehicles and containers used as offices with gasoline and setting the place alight.


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Tricky CharactersNovember 20, 2002
Non–standard character entry. It's quite the problem, isn't it?
You want to use smart quotes "" instead of double primes "" in your work. Time to fire up Windows' Character Map and hunt for the proper quote. Or alternatively you could build a cheat sheet of the ALT-0147/0148 keyboard combinations. The Mac OS allows a slightly easier method with Option-[ and Option-], and provides further keyboard shortcuts for many of the varied typographical items.
But inconveniences of computer-based typographical frills aside, we're just scratching the surface. The Unicode standard allows for over 65,000 possible characters, which covers most of the major world languages. Try accessing these characters in standard applications like Word or Photoshop though.
why would you want to?
There are times when an English-speaking designer is asked to work with type of a different language. It's impratical and expensive for the designer to install a Chinese license of their operating system and a Chinese version of their authoring software to create a series of Big5 GIFs for a single web site, and they shouldn't have to.
In his excellent book, The Elements of Typographic Style, Robert Bringhurst suggests an approach for typographical decoration that could theoretically work for some foreign characters as well. He recommends re-mapping your keyboard for various ALT+n and Option/CTRL+n key combinations to insert special characters into your work. While a great idea in theory, it breaks down in two important ways: software to easily re-map a keyboard any way you wish doesn't seem to exist, and if it did, most of the possible Option/CTRL and ALT key-combinations are already assigned as shortcuts in the authoring software.
what i want to see
Since most major software manufacturers approach international language support as an afterthought, an add-on application that has considerably more power than Windows' Character Map is needed. I want a program that allows me to map my keyboard to input any character with any key-stroke I choose. I need it to offer alternate mappings for different languages, that can be switched as easily as selecting my choice from a drop down. It also needs to offer an on-screen keyboard since I'm not going to spend the time needed to memorize all possible characters.
This program will only be as good as the software it inputs to, though. Microsoft seems to be on the right track, as most of their programs are quite good at displaying foreign characters if the proper language packs are installed. But the other major software manufacturers, especially graphic design software, need to approach this less as a value-added feature and more as built-in functionality.
A lot of things have to change to make this happen, and I don't see many steps in this direction. Unfortunately, hacks and work-arounds like screenshots and bitmapped characters are going to have to remain the standard for the foreseeable future.


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The George Zimmerman trial highlighted the legal and moral complexity of Florida's "stand your ground" laws. Stevie Wonder, for one, thinks it's time to fight back against them.
The legendary singer-songwriter told a Quebec City, Canada, crowd on Sunday that he would boycott Florida on future tours, along with any other state that has passed similar "stand your ground" legislation.
"I decided today that until the 'stand your ground' law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again," Wonder said. "As a matter of fact, wherever I find that law exists, I will not perform in that state or in that part of the world."
Wonder is known for his music's deeply felt messages of love and community, so it's striking to hear him so angry. But his remarks to Sunday's crowd drew a connection between civil rights-era activism and the unfinished business of the movement today.
"The truth is that — for those of you who've lost in the battle for justice, wherever that fits in any part of the world — we can't bring them back," he said. "What we can do is we can let our voices be heard. And we can vote in our various countries throughout the world for change and equality for everybody. That's what I know we can do."


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2014 USF Signing Day Recap
SIOUX FALLS, SD -Fifth-year USF head coach Jed Stugart announced his 2014 football signing class on Wednesday as part of National Signing Day. Stugart owns a 33-12 record (.733) at USF and a career mark of 59-19 (.756).The Cougars signed 10 student-athletes today pushing the entire class to 15, with the addition of three junior college early enrollees and a pair of mid-year transfers in January.
In all, Sioux Falls signed four offensive linemen, three defensive tackles, three wide receivers, one cornerback, one tight end, one defensive lineman, one outside linebacker and one free safety. The class covered nine states overall with three student-athletes coming from South Dakota.
The following is a breakdown of the 2014 signing class:
1. Zack Tamburo (DT, 5-11, 270, Fr., Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Prep OL/DL who figures to play the defensive tackle position at Sioux Falls... graduated in 2013... attended the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School during the fall 2013 academic semester…helped Desert Vista (Ariz.) to a 9-3 record, a No. 6 state ranking and to the second round of the state playoffs as a senior... logged 23 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks (loss of two yards), two quarterback hurries and forced two fumbles on his way to 2012 AZCentral American Family Insurance Division I honorable mention all-state honors…notched 25 tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack (loss of 10 yards) as a junior…the Desert Vista Thunder defeated Hamilton 45-19 to win the 2011 AIA Division I high school state football championship…named Division I Section III "South" First Team Offense and Second Team Defense…honorable mention all state selection and the 2011 Desert Vista HS Student Athlete of the Year…two-time all region selection who also competed in wrestling and track & field for the Thunder…high school teammate of USF sophomore quarterback Matt Young.
2. Trey Pipkins (OL, 6-7, 275, Fr., Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Standout offensive lineman for head coach Chad Clendening at Apple Valley (Minn.) High School…helped the Eagles to a 6-6 record, sectional crown and berth in the 2013 Minnesota Boys State Football Playoffs as a senior…caught a touchdown in Apple Valley's 28-0 shut out of Minneapolis Washburn in the 2013 section tournament…part of an o-line that cleared a path to a new program record for most consecutive games with 150 rushing yards…Apple Valley went 8-3 in 2012 after winning just one game in 2011 to qualify for the state playoffs for the first time in 19 years…won the starting left tackle spot as a junior and helped quarterback Tommy Singer set school records for passing yardage and touchdown passes…Pipkin is also a power forward/center on the Apple Valley boys basketball team; the Eagles defeated Park Center 74-57 in the 2012-13 Class 4A title game and is currently the No. 1-ranked team in the state of Minnesota…also a thrower on the Eagles' track and field squad…also received interest from the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University.
3. A.J. Garrow (WR, 5-9, 175, Fr., Brandon Valley, S.D./Brandon Valley)
HIGH SCHOOL: Prep standout that graduated as Brandon Valley's all-time leading receiver and the 4th most prolific wide out in South Dakota history, finishing with 144 career receptions for 1,485 yards and 14 touchdown catches…also threw two touchdowns…earned All-Conference Metro, Argus Leader Elite 45 and SDHSAA all-state honors…racked up 57 receptions for 419 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior as the Lynx went 7-3 and it was his second year in a row with at least 50 catches…had 14 receptions against Roosevelt in the Class 11AAA semifinals to set an 11-man state record…two-time All ESD selection…also ran track for the Lynx.
4. Sawyer Knick (OLB, 6-2, 220, Fr., Big Lake, Minn./Becker HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time athletic letterman who suited up at outside linebacker and played on special teams at Becker High School…tabbed All Granite Ridge Conference as a senior and all-section honorable mention as a junior…as a junior helped lead the Bulldogs to the Class 4A semifinals…dedicated lifter and member of the 1,300 Pounds Club…participated in a 7-on-7 passing league that won the Minnesota Vikings/National Guard state crown his junior campaign…also wrestled and ran track…Spotlight on Scholarship Winner…Honor Roll student who earned 54 college credits after his spring high school semester…named to the St. Cloud State Dean's List for Fall 2013 (Post Secondary Option).
5. Steven McKee (DL, 6-1, 240, Fr., Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Provided senior experience to an otherwise young Yankton offensive line…logged 69 tackles including 21.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks en route to 2013 SDHSAA Class 11AA All-State honorable mention honors…a two-time Eastern South Dakota Conference all-league pick whose other accolades included Mr. Defense, the Lynch Award and the Will to Win Award…former YHS Student Athlete of the Month…also ran track…Bucks head coach Arlin Likness said in an interview that "Steven has been a strong leader on both sides of the ball; offensively, he understands what needs to get done, and has helped our young players along."
6. Blake Kirsch (OL, 6-5, 270, Fr., Antigo, Wisc./Antigo HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Highly decorated prep athlete who competed in football, hockey and baseball for the Red Robins, earning a total of 10 varsity letters (FB: 3, HCKY: 4, BASE: 3)…2013 senior team captain who earned Great Northern Conference first team and all-region offensive line honors…played both ways during the 2012 Wisconsin Boys State football playoffs and earned both GNC second team offense and honorable mention defense accolades…standout 1B/RHP for the 2013 Great Northern Conference Champions and Regional Champion Red Robins…led GNC with a .390 batting average and .479 OBP…his 2.86 ERA ranked second in the conference…scholar athlete who served as class president for two academic years…graduated with high honors and a member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, Key Club, A-Club, Rube Goldberg and the Spanish Club.
7. Levi Rozeboom (OL, 6-1, 265, Fr., Inwood, Iowa/Lincoln HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Started on the offensive line for Class 11AAA state champion Lincoln (S.D.) High School... the Patriots went 11-0 during his senior season…a three-year starter, Rozeboom helped make the Patriot offense one of the state's very best…he blocked on a line that helped the unbeaten state champions average 41.3 points a game and never score fewer than 23. The Patriots averaged 275 yards rushing a game and 136.3 yards receiving – and they saved their best for last, setting season highs for rushing yards (432) and total yards (518) in the 47-24 finals win over Sioux Falls Roosevelt...named First Team All City and 11AAA All-State as a senior, member of the 2013 Argus Leader Elite 45 Team (senior)…honored as the Outstanding Lineman in 2013 11AAA State Championship Game.
8. Taylor Kathol (WR, 6-4, 190, Fr., Hartington, Neb./Cedar Catholic HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Starting quarterback and free safety for a Cedar Catholic Trojan squad that went 7-3 overall in 2013 and made it to the second round of the NSAA State Football Championship…two-time first team all-district and a 2013 Nebraska Class C2 All-State first team defensive back…named honorable mention all-state as a junior...was also an honorable mention all Mid-States Conference and all-state honorable mention guard for the Trojan boys' basketball team…competed in the 400 meter dash for the boys' track and field team.
Senior statistics: 643 yards rushing, 10 rushing TDs, 1,468 yards passing, 16 passing TDs; 142.2 quarterback rating.
Career statistics: 1,180 yards rushing, 2,655 yards passing, 21 rushing TDs, 27 passing TDs, 131.5 quarterback rating; 135 receiving yards.
9. Clarke Cooper (TE, 6-3, 230, Fr., Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Highly-touted recruit that played tight end, defensive end and long snapper for the Valor Christian Eagles…also played baseball and basketball…1st Team All-State Academic in both football and basketball…will graduate Cum Laude and a member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars.
10. Nick Zimmerman (OL, 6-4, 275, Fr., Rosendale, Wisc./Laconia HS)
11. David Clark (CB, 6-1, 200, Jr., San Diego, Calif./Southwestern College)
2012 & 2013 (FRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE): Spent his first two collegiate seasons at Southwestern College (Calif.), where he played cornerback, strong safety and free safety…received the Iron Man Award for breaking the Jaguar football program's lifting record (for defensive backs, wide receivers and quarterbacks) for the first time in a decade…was credited with 37 tackles as a sophomore (3.7 per game), one sack for a loss of five yards and picked off a pass…the 2013 Patriotic Bowl Champion Jaguars went 9-2 overall.
12. James Broaddus (DT, 6-5, 245, Jr., Fort Walton Beach, Calif./Florida A & M)
A 6'5, 245-pound defensive tackle who spent his first three collegiate campaigns at Florida A & M University (NCAA D-I FCS). After redshirting as a freshman in 2011, Broaddus appeared in 11 games this season for the Rattlers (3-9) and was credited with 13 tackles, one sack and one pass breakup. He earned the start at left defensive end for the Rattlers at No. 4 Ohio State on Sept. 21 and finished with one TFL, one sack and forced a fumble in Florida A & M's 27-10 season-opening victory at the Citrus Bowl against Mississippi Valley State (9/1/13). A product of Fort Walton Beach (Fla.) and Choctawhatchee High School, Broaddus will have two years of football eligibility with the Cougars.
13. Marco Naugthon (DT, 6-2, 295, Jr., Mineola, Iowa/Iowa Western CC)
Marco Naughton (Mineola, Iowa) arrives in Sioux Falls by way of Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The 6'2, 295-pound defensive tackle played in 14 career games for the defending Midwest Football Conference champion IWCC Reivers. Naughton recorded 43 total tackles as a sophomore and tallied four stops in the Reivers' (11-1) 6-0 victory against Butler in the 2013 Graphic Edge Bowl. Naughton will have two years of eligibility at USF.
14. Earlzo Singleton (WR, 5-10, 190, Jr., Chicago, Ill./RCTC)
Chicago native Earlzo Singleton is a 5-10, 190-pound wide receiver that starred at Rochester (Minn.) Community and Technical College in 2010 but did not play football this past season. The speedster owned impressive freshman numbers at RCTC to help lead the Yellowjackets to the Minnesota Junior College title and No. 12 national ranking. Singleton caught 40 catches for 700 yards and 11 TDs and also returned four kicks for scores to earn Minnesota College Athletic Conference all-league honors as a freshman.
As a prep senior at Michele Clark (Ill.), Singleton caught 41 passes for 1145 yards, averaging 27.9 yards per catch while hauling in five touchdowns. A former high school baseball standout, Singleton will also play baseball at USF. He has two years left of football eligibility and three years of baseball eligibility.
15. Wyatt Hixon (FS, 6-1, 200, Jr., Valencia, Calif./College of the Canyons)
2012 & 2013 (FRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE): Played free safety at the College of the Canyons (Calif.), where he was credited with 13 tackles in nine games as a sophomore.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played one year of football at Montclair College Preparatory School under Reggie Smith, Jr…named all-conference after his senior year.
Courtesy: Stephanie Pendrys, USF
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...I did check out another under used area on the way home that I'll post up. 2 great obvious lines that are recorded with a bunch of other stuff that I'm sure has been done and a super sweat direct finish of another climb.
soon, i want to get my line first!
I just noticed that I have a negative karma. WTF...only Al and I do.
Climbed Texaco today all by ourselves. A few good routes 70-90 feet. Still a few waiting to touch down be we had a blast.
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