Thank you for the response, but my system is close to useless for watching videos. I was hoping someone who has successfully pruned peaches might provide me with a little insight. I think I'll do it in the dormant late winter as with apples. I'm really curious why we killed the previous ones though. Mine was leaved out already, not sure what season the other person had pruned in, but hers died too. :)

Might i add another caveat? (Warning) If your tractor, or mower, or whatever, has louvers (slots) in the top part of the hood (engine cover, in front of steering wheel) keep it covered when not in use, as rain gets down into the flywheel/ignition coil area, and causes rust to form on the flywheel magnet, and on the feet of the coil legs! And, during winter storage, especially if in an old shed out back of the house, stuff some dryer sheets in around the flywheel covers. some folks say that doesn't do any good, but chaining a cat to the tractor is cruel and unusual punishment for the cat, especially if he only ketches a couple rodents for lunch! A lot of newbies seem to think--if it is ok to let their truck, or car, set outside, uncovered, in a driving rain, or wind, or snow, it is ok to do that with their lawn tractor. NOT SO! Cars and trucks are designed to be run in all kinds of weather-lawn equipment is NOT! So, keep it covered!

I think I have said before that I get whatever hostas I like to look at, regardless of their parentage. I read Tony's info years ago after I was already growing some of the ones he would not recommend for my zone. Too late for me. As long as you can give them the required number of chill hours they will be fine. Of course, none of them will be as magnificient as the ones that get a good hard long freezing nap, but that is the trade off we make by having mild winters...and wanting our cake and eating it too. I'm happy as long as I have a place to tuck them away after they go dormant so I don't have to look at bare dirt filled pots. Then I can gaze upon all the wonderful broadleaf evergreen plants that flower during the Winter months. I have a weenie little lot with a Japanese style garden and space is at super premium here. Hey, Mocc... get out your Q-tips, brushes and baggies and do some controlled crossing and see what you get. ;-) -Babka

Lemon Boy was the first yellow tomato I ever grew and now it seems so very long ago. It was sometime in the 1990s. For us, it is highly variable in flavor, with the best flavor during the hottest, driest weather. During periods of rainy weather, both its flavor and texture suffer horribly. It probably wouldn't make my list of my top 100 favorite varieties, but I grow it once every few years. I have one in the ground this year. I like to use it in a very colorful fresh salsa made with Lemon Boy and Nebraska Wedding tomatoes, and Purple Jalapenos, or red or green jalapenos, and red onions and green cilantro. With all those colors and flavors, it is superb. One thing it has going for it in our garden is that it is very disease-resistant and is a great producer in July and August when others drop off in production. I don't particularly adore Lemon Boy fresh. There are several better-tasting yellow tomatoes, among them Dr. Wyche's Yellow, Livingston's Golden Queen, Gold Ball, Azoychya, and Yellow Brandywine (unfortunately a low producer), so I grow Lemon Boy maybe once every 5 years in rotation with those other ones. I probably only keep growing it mostly for sentimental reasons although in a hot, drought year, it has a delightful almost citrusy flavor that is great if you like 'tangy' tomatoes. This year for yellows I have Texas Star (actually a bicolor), Lemon Boy, and Yellow Brandymaster. In the small tomato category, the yellows I have are Fargo, Golden Sweet Grape, Ildi (always our favorite yellow grape), Yellow Tumbling Tom (surprisingly tasty and very highly productive) and Yellow Jelly Bean. Carol, Anticipation is half the fun!. Last night's BLT was made with a delicious Dana's Dusky Rose tomato. Today's will be made from some red hybrid tomato, since I sent the 2 bags of big heirloom toms home with DS two days ago. I should be making salsa with all these toms, but am so bogged down in plums and peaches that I don't think I'll be salsa-ing until next week.