LOL! I have a very skewed perspective on bog garden plants - all carnivorous! So I'll post some pics of CP's that I have in my minibogs, which are nothing more than buckets with drainage holes toward the top and bottom. Not all the pictures are good, though! As far as your husband is concerned, it's all in the presentation! All ya have to do is convince him that this was all his idea and that you would be incredible pleased with him.... or something to that effect.

I am gonna get that thing out of my carry on and straight to a pot it will go until I get new growth on it. This is the most expensive daylily I have EVER bought! I usually wait until the cultivars are around 3 years old so I can get feedback on how they do up north. I just collect them, not hybridize (maybe until now though!) So I don't mind getting them when they are a bit older. BUT, this one called my name and I couldn't go home without purchasing something. I will surely mulch this baby with lots of leaf mulch and see how well it does. The only other thing I managed to purchase was 4 seedlings from Phil Reilly's place. If I could have afforded more I would have gone crazy!

I think that is what he meant - You asked Can yall take a look at my pics and tell me what I should do to break these clumps up So where are the pics we are supposed to take a look at? ;) Otherwise it isn't clear why the post about looking at the pics if the pics aren't there? Plus it really is a discussion for the Soil forum or maybe the Vegetable Gardening forum since it isn't really a "tomato" question. See what I mean? As to clods and clumps - part of the problem is the time of year - dry and hard soil vs. normal digging time in early spring or late fall. Part of it is your soil and only elbow grease will solve that - well elbow grease and a pick axe. I sometimes have good luck stockpiling the worst clods in a corner somewhere and soaking the pile well with water to soften it up and then takes the tools to it now and then until it finally breaks down. Might also consider that making a raised bed might be a whole lot easier for you to do. Dave

jgopp, I have a Viking hood. Would it be helpful to you if I took pictures so you could figure out what's missing? When I take out the filters for cleaning, there are side pieces and a center piece that would definitely qualify as "spacers". I also probably have the instructions somewhere which might provide part numbers. Just let me know if this would help. Sorry about the hassle you're facing. If there is any option for returning the hood, you might want to think about it. Not to add insult to injury, but I'm not crazy about the performance of my hood. It's noisier than I'd like, and I don't think the draw is all that good. I wish I'd done a little more research before selecting the Viking.