Well, do take care of that knee. I've been suspecting new body parts aren't going to be available when i can get theatre discounts...so need to take care of the ones I got.

Thanks. Wasn't a knee replacement, just a scope, so not really serious. I TRY to take care of body parts, but my brain thinks I can work harder than my body can and the brain usually wins.

Bad brain. Bad brain.

Or I forget that I'm 50 something, and not 20 something, and therefor standing on a chair, or leaping down steps may not be the best idea!

Or hauling 40 lb. pots around, or working outside for 10 hours and "forgetting" to take a break to eat, or using my knee for a crowbar. Yeah, little stuff like that.

goldfinch4 said: or using my knee for a crowbar. Yeah, little stuff like that.

Ouch!!!!

Haha, Chris you sound like me! The gardening equivalent of "shop till you drop".

Gardening 'Shop till you drop'. I didn't know there was any other way.

We gotta do what we gotta do!

I'm a worried semp moma,the weather was overcast & cold while my Semp.'jade rose' was in it's pot.It took me longer than it should have to get her & the chicks into the bed but they looked great.I left them together curious as to how far they grow away from the parent plant & wanting to see what they would do next.

The morning i planted them into the bed the sun came out and has been out every day since.It had been raining so much we didn't go 2 days without a day of rain,it hasn't only been sunny but it hasn't rained since and the temp has shot up as high as the high 60's -low 70's.Yesterday it looked like we were having more of tthe same sunny & warm until last night the temp started to drop,it rained a touch right about dark thirty then we had this freak wind storm that did a lot of damage around town.

I'm worried about such a climate change from when it was in it's pot until the day it was planted,should i be worried? A few days ago i went out to check on it & the chicks have laid down,they were pushed up from being in a pot it had over grown.The leaves seemed to feel soft not a firm feel but not mushy.Maybe just the shock of transplant?

Wind still blowing so may be a while before i go out to check on it & the others,hopefully nothing blew through my bed!!!Here are some of the most recent pictures taken!!

They are looking good Jelinda. They really are tough plants. They may have a little set back from the transplant, and maybe not. Might be happy with all the room they have to grow now. Just watch them when your intense summer heat starts up.

They look perfectly fine to me. Temps in the 60's and 70's shouldn't be any problem. You have stones under them to keep them off the wet soil which is great. They'll be OK, you're still a good semp mama!

I got my bag of chicken grit today! I can't wait to go home and help out my current semps sitting on the cold wet ground! And happy with the price, $6.95 for a 50 lb bag. I had no idea what to expect.

Great price Jennifer. Your semps will be so happy. We will be watching for updated photos.

Good news Jennifer! You're really going to like that stuff.

Okay now i'm worried about what to do this summer, that will be here before i know it,when the temps do get high.I am just going to say get ready for a million questions as my temps begin to get above 90 then 95 then it will because it always does get into 3 digit numbers.

Do your semps get any shade during the hottest part of the day? If not, you will probably want to provide some. I use weed barrier raised off the ground on stakes, and Lynn makes some really nice shade tents.

There are a bunch of articles coming out next week (Semp Week!) that will address a bunch of stuff like this too.

Yes, I also throw shade cloth (available at big and small box hardward stores) over my semp beds during the hours the sun bakes the bed before the sun moves and semp bed is in shade. Made a difference since my bed plantings weren't in a year yet.