Yes,me too!Agreat year for Tempest,Lunar Eclipse,Tesla Girl,Danai delightAussie Con.,I actually got a forming stalk on Crystal Rose[WOW,that one is super-coveted!!]but it didnt develop,drop pre-bud,but thats ok,it's only a year old.I noticed one of my massive aztecs had shed outer bark,but its old and massive,so..then Lunar E.developed a 'hole'almost,right by graft.Almost like overnite!It's propped and tied up now.I have some 55 asst.from all over,and now I see this appearing to some degree or another to 14!That's a terror call for me,as some cant be replaced!I was always seeing plumes in Fla,guzzling sun,hotter the better,but now I'm told remove em from late afternoon sun,when it's around 102 degrees.This was never an issue in Hawaii.How are ya supposed to know what to do?water,soil,fertilizer not the problem.I just misted the areas with anti-fungal and a little neem,as whitefly is bad this year.What is this sealer you mentioned?e-rooting Thai plants is like betting all your cash in Vegas-are you nuts?I think re-planting deeper would only invite rot disaster.This has occurred in both potted plants,plus some in ground.I cant even sleep.I'm not going into retail sales,I just want some show-stoppers in my yard and maybe give some cuttings.I had a mite attack on my 4yr old Emperor Lychees first time this year,also.but thats over with,now,thankfully.At least I found this page and know I'm not alone>Pls.anyone with success,help if you can.The special needs kids come from school every year to see and get cuttings.If nothing else,pls.send your Prayers to Jesus on our behalf!As a fellow Hawaiian,I wish you all success.U'a Mau Ke E'a O Ka Aina I Ka Pono![The Life of the Land is Preserved in Righteousness]Mahalo nui!Lisa Alligood aalligood204@gmail.com

Most of my citrus get only about 4 to 6 hours of sun in summer. I don't usually have them in full all-day sun. They seem to grow better in pots for me this way. For my situation the pots would overheat too much in all-day full sun. And I've never had a problem with blooming and fruit production. Usually they start blooming before I even set them out. I start them out in shade in spring and gradually -- over a period of 3 weeks -- move them to more sun. I do this because usually they have a lot of tender new growth before I even set them out. Actually toward September/October I do move them to as sunny and protected spot as possible because I want to make the most of the shorter and cooler days. Also want fruit to ripen.

Ha! Ha! Yes, Madame Plantier certainly becomes a substantial resident in the garden. I'm currently looking for a permanent placement for mine in my tiny city lot. The mature specimens I've seen are more like, pardon me MP, bulky fountains. I hope I can make her climb for me. Vertical is about the only direction that's left in my yard. I'm so sorry to hear about the demise of yours, Mad Gallica! The rose I saw was not MP, but I imagine she and MH are often confused. I am also not certain it was MH, but the bloom, foliage and canes sure looked like her. Quite thorny. The plant had obviously been growing on the wall for years. I wonder if I have a photo somewhere. It would be in my disorganized stack of old film photos, darn it. It sounds like a climbing MH in Buffalo might not be possible. Vesfl, please do post photos after you place your roses and as they grow. I'd love to see them mature. I'm learning as everyone shares their experiences. Mad Gallica, do you have a photo of your MH plant? If you have a chance to post it, I'd love to see its form. As Paul mentioned, in this area of the country, I've never seen MH as a smaller shrub. I grow Botzaris because I've found it to be more compact, easier to shoehorn into my back garden. Carol

Oh, but Deb, there are lots of ways to go solar in the prius. Have you seen Brent's blog? He's currently using a Tacoma with a bed camper because he wants to off-road more, but for 2014 through 2017 he used a prius and by the end of his travels he had a quite a nice setup with an efficient house battery he recharged with solar: http://macaloney.blogspot.com Don't forget that the prius is a giant generator so you don't need as much solar as you do with other vehicles, too. To me, being able to run the A/C at night when needed without running the engine all the time is a big consideration.