Just wanted to wish all of you a blessing filled Christmas/Holiday Season and a New Year full of great adventures in all things plants.

...And to you (and everybody) as well.

Yes, Merry Christmas everyone!!!

This is like old times, isn't it. Hugs to you both.

And thank you Lynn, and all others, for the support, encouragement and all around comeraderie that you have extended to us all who needed it this year!...

We're thrilled to have you here with us Bev!!

You are kind, Chris.

We sure are Bev. Our family is getting bigger.

Thanks guys, and ditto what Bev said!! Happy 2013! (can't wait for spring...can't wait for spring...can't wait for spring!)
Cheers

Greg you can sure make me laugh.

Won't be long now and it will be 2013.
The year I turn 70.

Lynn that's mutual!
(about you making me laugh, I won't be turning 70, me = 53 in March!) Congrats on 70!!
I went out today and sure enough all that brown, in the photos, which the other day was stiff and healthy feeling, today was soggy and pealed off my semps a little too easily, now I'm nervous that I'll loose them (but those are all my NOID's, so I'll be okay with whatever happens! Its in someone else's hands than mine! )
It took me several hours of gently peeling away leaves! Anytime someone walked by I would think "if they only knew what I have growing in these beds, and what I'm doing here...one tiny leaf at a time! Nothing too good for my little semps! These people would think I'm nuts!"
I could check I'm sure but Lynn when is your bday?? I hope you're family is planning something nice!

Greg, Your last post makes me a little nervous for you. Peeling leaves while the plants are water logged can possibly do some damage and might trigger some rot. Watch out for it. If it occurs, dig the plant right away, wash gently to remove excess soil but dry immediately by setting on an absorbent towel out of the rain or place in front of a gentle fan. You will want to remove any rot as soon as possible, even if you have to cut it out of the stem. Any leaves with rot can safely be removed, but gently. Rot on the stem will usually kill the whole plant if not removed.

Good advice twit. I have had to do just that with ones that did not have enough grit/gravel under the rosette leaves.

If the plant is looking generally healthy, other than the dead/dry leaves that turned to rot, I have had good luck with gently removing the mushy leaves and carefully placing grit/gravel up under the rosette. So it won't sit on the wet soil.

Greg I won't turn 70 until next Sept. I'm just excited about the big seven-zero birthday.

Lynn, SAVOR every minute that you have while being just sixty nine...

and will do that Bev.

Thanks guys for advise, I was very gentle, and there wasn't a huge amount of rot (several died, but I think they flowered, they had chicks so I'd been leaving them, but gently pulled them yesterday, leaving the chicks)
Lynn that is exciting!!
Cheers

Good job Greg. I'm so proud of you.