[lodwick]

Over at the USO Canteen, today is R&R day, and Mississippi is the honored state and where I liberated the bridge, but not the midi.

My caladium leaves are the best ever, in over ten years of planting! The second planting, however, that I cut the center out look like dwarfs. I may have screwed the poochie on that move. Maybe a lot of fertilizer will give them some OOMPH. I hope.

[Darlin']

Same thing here. My first bunch of calladiums are just great. The second and much larger planting was the one attacked by critters, presumably the legions of squirrels in my yard. The few surviving ones are mighty puny. LOL

I'm getting exasperated with the struggle. My yard had been pretty much neglected for years before I got the house at the end of last summer. Just trying to shape it back up has been a big chore. Most of my efforts aren't apparent this year but hopefully will pay off come fall or by early next spring. Now, our very oppressive summer heat is upon us and that along with summer plans and several committments may bring a halt to most of my yard work until early fall. We'll see what hapens. :)