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Last Christmas...I gave you my heart (gotta love Wham lol).. No.. actually last Christmas I tried baking a batch of Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies! I got them from the same holiday cookie booklet that I got my delicious Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe from! The directions said to roll into a ball and then bake them.. they were to flatten out.. Well, they didn't! It was a cookie fail! They were hard round chocolate balls. Not what I had expected. That was the last time I tried a Chocolate chocolate chip cookie recipe, until now!!
My fellow is a Chocolate chip cookie monster, and on top of that.. he is also a choco-holic!! So when he mentioned wanting some cookies the other night I took on the task of finding a new (read: better, delicious, wonderful) recipe!! I made my way to the Martha Stewart website.. she HAD to have a recipe.. and low and behold.. she did!!
Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
(adapted from Martha Stewart)
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1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate (4 ounces coarsely chopped, 6 ounces cut into 1/4-inch chunks)
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In a double boiler melt the 4oz of coarsely chopped chocolate, once it is melted add the butter. Stir until melted.
Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer. Add the sugar. Temper the eggs and then add them and the vanilla. Using a Paddle attachment mix on medium speed until combined. Reduce speed to low and gradually mix in flour mixture. Once flour is Incorporated, remove from mixer and fold in chocolate chunks.
Using a 2 spoons, spoon your mixture onto your baking sheet, bake until cookies are flat and surfaces begin to crack, about 15 minutes. I made giant cookies, so I baked them for about 20 minutes.
These cookies are kind of a hybrid.. they have a crispy exterior and chewy interior.. similar to a brownie. The fellow was not impressed with these cookies (he likes a soft chewy cookies), but everyone at worked LOVED them!! I was asked for the recipe, and they were devoured!! I thought they had good flavor, being that they are crispy on the outside-I think they make a good dunking cookie!!
Also, Today starts the Voting for Project Food Blog.. Please check out my Profile and vote for me!! You have to login/join Foodbuzz to vote. It would be MUCH appreciated!!!
Happy Eating!!
Monday, September 20, 2010
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Hello! New here. Finally joined after months of lurking because I do not know what to do with myself during winter without gardening. Go figure. Anyway!
I claimed a little spot in our backyard when we moved here 2 years ago and it is a problematic area. Very...... Getting better though. It is a shaded area with two great dogwoods, and some random bush that can take a beating but produces saplings EVERYWHERE. *shudder*. I am trying to make it into a woodland garden but I got one bit problem. It is incredibly dry. For some of the plants there I dug a little hole and put some pond liner down and planted it. The Jack-In-The-Pulpit. And thats about it. There are other plants in there. 5 different ferns, rhododendrons, spruces, LOV, Solomons Seal (true and false), and I don't remember others.
I can't seem to find native plants unless I dig them up from other places legally and it is very dry there because of the massive maple that suck up every bit of water. What do I do?
By the way. I am just 16, and have to save up for college, car, and other things.
You need to start reading about plants and gardening. Winter is the best time to explore what is available and what the growing conditions for each plant.
By putting the pond liner down you have prevented the plant from establishing itself. Instead you made a container garden where the roots can not expand. You did not know this but you will learn by doing.
Woodland gardens are almost always dry because of the tree roots. The roots of each tree extend to the edge of the leaves and further.
Identify the bush that makes saplings, then identify everything in the area you have selected. Go to the library and check books and magazines to see what the growing conditions for the plants you have then add to the garden as time and money allow.
I'm so happy you're interested in native plant gardening. You might try calling some Western MA colleges to see if they have horticultural programs - they could recommend local sources, and perhaps offer some volunteer or paid work over the summer...great for college applications. Also -- try seeing if a local garden club has any plant sales. They are usually more than happy to give you free plants after the sale (or connect you with a member who specializes in native plants, again, gardeners are usually very generous). Also -- I was in a garden club that gave out college scholarships -- I bet you'll find some college money just by becoming more active in gardening.
Also -- I'll second that -- once native plants become established, they tolerate dry conditions rather well. I've got jack-in-the-pulpits that have colonized -- didn't put a drop of water on them after the first spring.
Best wishes!
Oh jeez. Should have realized that. Hahaha oh well. I'll fix that once I find it again. Good thing its the only thing I did.
The bush is something I have seen before. They were selling cuttings at a plant sale on native plants.
Never mind found it. Its a Bush Honeysuckle. Was looking at the Massachusetts Plant and Resource lists.
Oh and believe me I have been reading. I have been reading about plants since I was 6. Sure that only makes 10 years of gardening experience but still. I know more than my Biology teacher. Scary.
Thanks for the information. Start calling up and looking up programs. Since my schedule is a little tight for high school. Can't do Italian, Choir, European History AP, and Horticulture at the same time. Not cool.
I'll put more once I start again on my little project. Most likely post pictures.
I stared gardening when I was in Jr High. Books do not necessary give all the answers - I have found out the hard way that most books are biased or doesn't have enough information - they always says you need high organic moist soil, blah blah. I have garden a good diversity of plants, including natives on less organic sandy soil. My suggestion is to try and find contacts in your area - there are garden clubs, etc. Listen for plant sales, usually about May for Minnesota so I guess you are late April into early May - the plant sales have a rich diversity of plants so there are a good number of native woodland plants to try. I get most of my plants, includes natives from plant sales those days because specialized nurseries are dying off enmass. Price tend to vary - if they are home grown they tend to be cheaper and the plants are vigorous but you have to watch out for hitchhiker exotic or misidentify. If you can't do this I suggest try internet orders even thought it is costly - do a review first on the website - Dave's Garden has a good list of different internet companies.
Yea I noticed about the book thing. Saying many things that grow naturally in the woodland area and they claim "full-sun". Put it in sun and dies. Usual. This weekend the New England Wildflower Society Nursery is opening. Selling native plants. Trying to get my father to go.
And I have another question. Is it possible in my woodland garden to have too much leaves covering? I just let it go naturally during the fall. I let the leaves fall and all but, many of my plants are not as up like last year.
One more thing. Does anyone have any suggestions for plants we might be picking up from the nursery? I am SO excited!!!!
I know I want:
More Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Squirrel Corn
Any to be wary of?
My garden all ready consists of:
Christmas ferns
Ostrich Ferns (LOVE them)
Trout Lilies (just noticed them. Must have hitchedhike)
Flame Azalea
Some pink rhododendron
Bush Honeysuckle
Douglass firs
Random Spruce
False Solomon's Seal
Variegated Solomon's Seal
Red Trilliums planted other week. Haven't came up yet.
Leatherwood Fern. yet again, hasn't came up
Maidenhair fern. Once again.
Grape Hyacinths. No sign of them coming up this year.
Purple anemones. And again.
Have a Jack-In-The-Pulpit. Not sure if it is alive. I think I might have killed it last year.
And my garden is NOT as crowded as it sounds. Its actually quite bare.
Don't worry about the leaves, they are just keeping the soil from warming up. My woodland plants are just now starting to show up (zone 5) beacause the soil is still cold.
How about some Aquilegia, Baneberry, Blue Cohosh, Cimifuga, or Campanulastrum americana for your garden? All are natives and are lovely.
You didn't say what books you have been researching. Have you read Bill Cullina's books or any by Lorraine Johnson? They are some of my favourites. Other ones I really like are by Louise Beebe Wilder and Bebe Miles. Some of these I got on the net from used book dealers (relatively cheap). Just because the author wrote the book in the 1940s-1960s, doesn't mean the information is out of date. Wildflowers (natives) haven't changed over the years. Also, if you have grape hyacinths in your woods, they are NOT native and will try to take over. I would move them up near your house or somewhere they are not competing with the local plants. I agree with some of the other posters that you shouldn't be discouraged by reading that certain plants like moist, part-sun, for example, and be reluctant to try them. Most natives are more adaptable than the books would have you believe.
While looking for shade ideas myself I found an 8-page article on COLOR plants for shade I thought was very helpful. It is in the current issue of Garden Ideas magazine (Spring 08). This magazine is available at most libraries. Shows and describes many brightly colored shade plants, colors available, growing conditions, appropriate zones, etc. Especially like the many colors of astilbes. Might be worth looking at for ideas.
I've read through many books at Barnes and Noble. I really enjoyed "The American Woodland Garden" By some guy I didn't quite get the name of. Sorry I don't remember anything else.
I do realize that the grape hyacinths are evil and will try ti take over my world. No idea how they ended up there. Must have been the residents before we moved in. Good thing there is only 3.
I found a few nurseries that specialize in native plants :D. Got myself a bloodroot, wild columbine and some more False Solomon's Seal, also some more trout lilies. And moved back a bleeding heart. My first bloom in my garden. Sorry for crappy picture:

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Further boost to local FLAG fisheries fund
[Friday 21 September 2012]
A group supporting the sustainable development of local fishing communities in northern Devon will receive a £30,000 boost from local councils.
North Devon and Torridge District Council have both agreed to give £5,000 over the next three years to the FLAG funding programme (Fisheries Local Action Group). This funding will be used to cover the administration costs of the scheme.
Earlier this year, North Devon+, with the support of the district councils, secured £1.1 million of European funding for the FLAG programme. This fund is one of only six in the UK and covers the communities of Clovelly, Appledore, Bideford and Ilfracombe. It will provide financial support and advice to projects that promote and develop fisheries, businesses and communities, and related projects in the food, tourism and marine sectors.
North Devon Councillor Geoff Fowler, is a member of FLAG. He says: "We are very pleased that North Devon Council has agreed to provide financial assistance to FLAG. The work of the group will support local projects to enhance the local fishing industry and will also have a positive effect on the local economy of the area."
Leader of Torridge District Council, Councillor Barry Parsons says: "Torridge will always do its best to support local businesses and the local economy. I hope this funding over the next three years helps to promote both."
Jenny Carey-Wood, at North Devon+, says: "Only a small amount of the FLAG funds can be spent on administration costs and we anticipated finishing the programme in 2014. However now the programme is operational, we need enough time for businesses and communities to turn their good ideas into worked up projects, and we will need to run into 2015 to get the best out of the programme for the area."
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This dance wasn't a hit with everyone at my class. Some didn't like the music or lost their bearings at first when doing the consecutive 3/4 turns in the middle, or struggled to master the timing. However, the majority are dancing it and quite a few do like it. Will have to start fading it out early though as it seems a long track for a short dance.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- With evacuation orders being lifted Friday, investigators worked to determine whether an unusually early and intense outbreak of wildfires in Southern California this week was ignited by something as ordinary as sparks from cars or something as sinister as an arsonist.
State fire officials said the first of at least 10 blazes that erupted between Tuesday and Thursday was found to have been caused by a spark from malfunctioning construction equipment. But it could take months to get to the bottom of the most damaging fires.
"We are not ruling out anything," San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said.
All together, the wildfires have raced through an estimated 20,000 acres about 30 miles north of San Diego, causing more than $20 million in damage. One burned body was found in an encampment of homeless people. At least eight houses and an 18-unit condominium complex were destroyed, and tens of thousands of people were warned to leave their homes.
Eight of the blazes popped up between late morning and sundown on Wednesday, raising suspicions that some had been set.
The region has become a tinder box in recent days because of conditions not normally seen until late summer - extremely dry weather, 50 mph Santa Ana winds and temperatures in the 90s. On Friday, though, cooler weather aided the 2,600 firefighters, and thousands of people began returning home.
In one of the hardest-hit cities, Carlsbad, investigators finished examining the burn site across the street from a park and focused on interviewing people who called a hotline that was set up to report any suspicious activity.
"Do people have suspicions? Yes," said police Capt. Neil Gallucci, noting there has been no lightning that could explain the blazes. "But can we confirm them? The answer is no."
Police in the city of Escondido arrested two people, ages 17 and 19, for investigation of arson in connection with two small fires that were extinguished within minutes. But they found no evidence linking the suspects to the 10 bigger wildfires.
The list of possible causes is long.
"Our investigation might be over quickly for some of these fires - say, if we find a piece of metal nearby from a catalytic converter that back-fired," the sheriff said. "But others might not be so easy to determine. We'll be talking to people in the areas to see if they saw anything to see if arson might have had a role."
Investigators will visit each burn site and go down a list, marking what they know and don't know.
Is it near a road? That raises the possibility that the flames were ignited by a hot tailpipe, sparks from a catalytic converter or a discarded cigarette from a motorist. Is there a railroad nearby? Are there any power lines?
Investigators will also study the ground for footprints or tire tracks and analyze the burn pattern.
Two of the blazes broke out at military bases, where training exercises with gunfire have been known to spark flames.
A 2003 wildfire in Southern California that killed 15 people, destroyed more than 2,000 homes and blackened 300,000 acres in October and November was caused by a lost hunter who set a signal fire. Sparks from power lines were blamed for wildfires in the San Diego area in 2007 that left five people dead and burned down about 1,500 homes.
This time, the hardest-hit areas were in the cities of San Marcos, where a college campus shut down and canceled graduation ceremonies, and Carlsbad, where the Legoland amusement park was forced to close.
A dozen wildfires popping up in a single day is not unheard of in the drought-stricken state, but it's a phenomenon usually seen during the dog days of summer.
"What makes the San Diego area fires so unique is that we had tinder-dry conditions and Santa Ana winds in the month of May, and that's unprecedented," state fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said.
Spagat reported from Escondido, California.
5 of San Diego-area fires fully contained
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- San Diego County officials say five wildfires have been 100 percent contained.
County officials said Friday that firefighters also had 90 percent containment of the week's first big fire, which erupted Tuesday in the community of Rancho Bernardo.
Crews were focusing efforts on two large fires - one in the city of San Marcos and two blazes at the Marin Corps' Camp Pendleton.
The San Marcos fire burned more than 3,000 acres and forced thousands from their homes. The two Pendleton fires have burned more than 14,000 acres of military lands.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Some evacuation orders were lifted early Friday in an area near the fiercest of several wildfires in San Diego County, as crews building containment lines around the blazes hoped cooler temperatures will help them make further progress.
County officials said residents of two neighborhoods of San Marcos were allowed to return home. A flare-up Thursday in the north San Diego suburb prompted more than 18,000 new evacuation notices as flames raced through tinder-dry brush on hillsides. That fire was 10 percent contained Friday morning.
Fires have destroyed at least eight houses, an 18-unit condominium complex and two businesses since Tuesday. The hardest-hit areas were in San Marcos and Carlsbad, a suburb of 110,000 people that lifted evacuation orders late Thursday.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff said Friday that sparks from faulty construction equipment working on a graded field caused the first of the string of blazes.
The fire that erupted Tuesday and charred more than 1,500 acres in the Rancho Bernardo suburb was ruled accidental. The causes of eight other wildfires that broke out the next day and another large blaze at Camp Pendleton that started on Thursday have not been determined.
Firefighters found a badly burned body Thursday in a transient camp in Carlsbad - the first apparent fatality - and a Camp Pendleton Fire Department firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.
To the north, crews battled two fires at Camp Pendleton, including the one that broke out Thursday and grew overnight from 600 acres to 8,000, base officials said. It was 10 percent contained Friday. The second fire, sparked Wednesday on the eastern outskirts of the Marine base, scorched nearly 10 square miles of dry brush. That blaze was 23 percent contained Friday.
This week's unseasonably early wildfires have driven tens of thousands from their homes and shut down schools and amusement parks, including Legoland, which reopened Thursday. The flames have caused more than $20 million in damage.
In Escondido, just southeast of San Marcos, Al Said stood in front of his spared home on Friday and pointed out two burned neighboring houses. He chose not to evacuate and used a garden hose to help firefighters save his home.
"By the grace of God and the hard work of these firefighters, they came in and they saved my house right here," he told The Associated Press. "It was pretty touch and go. Just an awesome sight when you see that fire come through. It's just terrifying."
Firefighters who have worked in temperatures sometimes topping 100 degrees this week were expected to get relief on Friday. The forecast called for temperatures to peak around 90 and lighter winds. A bigger cool-down was forecast for the weekend.
It could take months to find the causes of the blazes concentrated in the northern San Diego and its northern suburbs, from the coast to areas 10 to 15 miles inland. San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said arson will be among the many possibilities that investigators will examine.
Police in Escondido, a city north of San Diego, arrested a teenager and adult for investigation of arson in two small fires that were extinguished within minutes in a park area near a mall. Lt. Neal Griffin said Friday authorities are not ruling out anything yet but have found no evidence linking the two to the large blazes.
Crews, along with engines and aircraft, were ready to spring into action when the first fire ignited Tuesday after being sent to the region in anticipation of a heat wave and gusty winds.
The positioning of crews was among several steps fire officials say they have been fine-tuning since 2003 when the San Diego area experienced one of the worst infernos in California's history. Communications between firefighting agencies has improved, residents are notified more quickly when to evacuate, and more aircraft are available to dump water on fast-moving flames.
San Diego County had some of the strongest Santa Ana winds on Wednesday, with gusts reaching up to 50 mph, which may have set conditions for fires to be easily ignited, just as they were in 2003. The 2003 Cedar Fire scorched more than 437 square miles, nearly 3,000 buildings - including more than 2,000 homes - and killed 15 people before being contained.
The tragedy led to California creating one of the world's most robust firefighting efforts, which resulted in the smooth evacuation of thousands this week and crews able to save hundreds of homes from being consumed by the fast-moving wildfires, said Battalion Chief Nick Schuler of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Before another devastating wave of fires swept the San Diego region in 2007, the city and county introduced a system of automated calls to homes and businesses. Previously, evacuations were accomplished by going door to door or driving down the streets with loudspeakers.
Upgrades at dispatch centers have allowed firefighting agencies to share resources far more quickly by computer, a contrast to 2003 when agencies had to pick up the phone to move engines around, said David Allen, division chief for the state firefighting agency.
There is also a stronger relationship between the state firefighting agency and the military, which had 22 aircraft fighting the fires Thursday.
Those procedures are expected to be tested further as drought-plagued California heads into the summer months of what is expected to be one of its busiest firefighting seasons yet.
Associated Press writers Christopher Weber and Gillian Flaccus in Los Angeles contributed to this report. AP video journalist Haven Daley contributed from Escondido.
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Flare-up keeps San Diego fire situation tenuous
SAN MARCOS, Calif. (AP) -- Firefighters aided by calmer winds made progress Thursday against a series of wildfires burning across San Diego County, and authorities collected clues and solicited the public's help to determine what caused so many blazes to occur simultaneously.
While some of the nine fires were extinguished and thousands of people were able to return to their homes, the San Marcos blaze roared back in the afternoon. Flames raced along scrubby hillsides as massive black plumes filled the skies.
Smoke limited visibility to a few feet at times in the city of 85,000 about 35 miles north of San Diego. On one street, five horses wandered nervously in a paddock as firefighters worked to protect nearby homes and barns.
Sheriff Bill Gore said the flare-up prompted more than 13,000 new evacuation notices and served as a "reminder to everybody just how volatile this can be."
Firefighters found a badly burned body in a transient camp in Carlsbad, a north San Diego suburb that was one of the hardest hit areas by this week's fires. The city of Carlsbad said it had no information about the person who died - apparently the first fatality of the fires.
The fires have destroyed at least eight houses, an 18-unit condominium complex and two businesses, as well as burned more than 15 square miles, causing more than $20 million in damage so far. The hardest-hit areas were in San Marcos and Carlsbad. No major injuries were reported.
Firefighters who have worked in temperatures sometimes topping 100 degrees this week were expected to get relief on Friday. The forecast called for temperatures to peak around 90 and lighter winds. A bigger cool-down was forecast for the weekend.
While drought conditions and unusually high temperatures made the area ripe for wildfires, there are suspicions that at least some of the blazes were set. Gore said arson is being looked at but so are many other possibilities, such as sparks from vehicles.
Fire and police investigators are working together to determine where and how the fires started. Gore encouraged the public to contact authorities with any information.
Since the fires began Tuesday, 125,000 evacuation notices have been sent. Schools and parks across the county were shut down.
While local authorities congratulated themselves for the cooperative effort among agencies and the bravery shown by firefighters, not everyone was pleased.
Greg Saska stood in front of his charred Carlsbad home Thursday in sandals that showed his soot-covered feet. He said he was not impressed with the fire response.
"I don't want to complain, but I wish they had just made a little more effort to put the fire out," Saska said. "The end of the house ... was still burning. And they (firefighters) just left. And I'm just kinda going, `What would've been the big deal to stay here another 10 minutes and put that out totally?' I just don't get it."
In San Marcos, firefighters on the ground and in the air fought to save homes as the flare-up sent flames running up a slope in a heavily vegetated area. The fire was being driven by fuel and topography, said Division Chief Dave Allen of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
"It's created its own weather pattern there as it sucks oxygen in," he said.
State fire Capt. Kendal Bortisser said the fire was running east along hillsides behind California State University, San Marcos, which canceled graduation ceremonies because of the danger from the flames.
The 1 1/2-square-mile blaze was only 5 percent contained by late Thursday afternoon.
Calmer winds allowed aircraft to make a heavy contribution to the firefighting efforts. Four air tankers and 22 military helicopters were being used, in addition to local agency helicopters.
Ten of the military helicopters were being used to battle a blaze that grew to almost 9 1/2 square miles on the Marine Corps' Camp Pendleton.
Watson reported from San Diego. Contributing to this report were AP photographer Lenny Ignelzi and videographer Raquel Maria Dillon in San Marcos, and AP writers Robert Jablon and John Antczak in Los Angeles.
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9 wildfires burn across San Diego County
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- Nine wildfires covering more than 14 square miles scorched San Diego County on Wednesday, forcing thousands to flee their homes and prompting the closures of a college campus and Legoland California. No major injuries were reported.
Firefighters contended with temperatures approaching 100 degrees and gusty winds as they tried to contain flames fueled by brush and trees left brittle by drought. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries - one heat-related and one from smoke inhalation.
The biggest concern late Wednesday was in San Marcos north of San Diego, where a new blaze broke out in the late afternoon, some 21,000 evacuation notices were sent to residents and a California State University campus with nearly 10,000 students was evacuated.
The most destructive of the fires was in the coastal city of Carlsbad, about 30 miles north of San Diego and home to Legoland. The park was closed because of a power outage caused by the fire.
The city's schools also were closed, as most of the county's would be on Thursday, and officials expected they wouldn't reopen until next week.
Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall said the blaze consumed an eight-unit condominium complex, as well as damaged eight homes and two businesses. Thousands were asked to evacuate their homes.
As the flames surged, a steady stream of residents stopped at a roadblock on a four-lane thoroughfare as they tried to return home to collect valuables.
Richard Sanchez watched nervously as a plume of black smoke rose near his home. He had left his house an hour earlier to run an errand.
"All I want to do is get there and evacuate," Sanchez said. "We have a plan, but I can't execute it."
As authorities yelled "Please evacuate!" in Joe Post's neighborhood, he grabbed a garden hose and doused a palm tree in flames between his home and his neighbor's. He debated about leaving his home, but he was worried what he might find upon returning.
"Work water, work!" he shouted, spraying down charred landscaping.
As the afternoon wore on, firefighters made progress in stopping the blaze's spread, and 10 percent of it was contained by early evening.
Other areas in the county also flared up, then calmed down by nightfall.
A fire on the edge of San Diego in the community of Lakeside prompted brief evacuations in the early evening Wednesday that were called off a few hours later.
Yet another fire blackened 6,000 acres on the Camp Pendleton Marine base, but a handful of evacuations were over by evening.
Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for San Diego County, which would free up special resources and funding for the firefight, and state fire officials were creating a central command center for the blazes.
Drought conditions have made fire danger extremely high throughout much of California. Officials have encouraged residents in fire-prone areas to prepare evacuation plans and clear brush from near their homes.
The Carlsbad fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. and spread through heavy brush before jumping into residential areas.
The wind-driven wildfire tossed embers onto roofs and trees, igniting them. Firefighters found themselves evacuating people and battling the blaze at the same time.
The city's fire chief said the blazes were unprecedented in his 27-year firefighting career because they are so early in the year.
"This is May, this is unbelievable. This is something we should see in October," Chief Michael Davis said. "I haven't seen it this hot, this dry, this long in May."
Meantime, firefighters gained ground on another San Diego County fire that broke out Tuesday and forced the evacuation of 20,000 homes. Authorities reported 50 percent containment of the 2.42-square-mile fire that broke out in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego.
The causes of the various fires were under investigation.
One blaze spread from a burning vehicle on coastal Interstate 5 to roadside brush near the northwest corner of Camp Pendleton.
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Just talked to brothers whose home burned in Carlsbad. They say it's surreal, barely had time to grab pictures@9pm pic.twitter.com/oaFjIjzDij
— Natalie Brand (@NatalieBrand) May 15, 2014
Business on fire in Carlsbad below area where home burned. Air filled with black smoke. Sound of hand crews echoing. pic.twitter.com/YcWDljDLd1
— Natalie Brand (@NatalieBrand) May 15, 2014
Homeowner of this house looked at me and just shook his head. I feel so awful for him. #SanDiegoFires pic.twitter.com/Wp7uSLjWZl
— Natalie Brand (@NatalieBrand) May 15, 2014
Fire Chief says each fire will be treated like a crime scene until proven otherwise. Too suspicious that so many are burning. #SanDiegoFires
— Natalie Brand (@NatalieBrand) May 15, 2014
Freeways unusually quiet as smoke hangs over San Diego. Such an eerie, sickening feeling #SanDiegoFires pic.twitter.com/E9AQGrq0lk
— Natalie Brand (@NatalieBrand) May 15, 2014


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Lemon like fruits on Navel Orange tree
I have a navel orange tree which bear fruits this year with lot of Lemon looking oranges. On the same tree there are Sweet and round oranges may be around 20 and rest are rough skin lemons which are sour.
I have a meyer lemon tree next to it and the lemons are round and soft skin. I am concerned how these lemons are growing on an orange tree. If cross pollinated then atleast the oranges should look like meyer lemons.
Attached pic is the Lemons like fruit from the Orange tree.
Please help.
Cross pollination between citrus trees will not result in the F1 fruit being a cross. You'll still have navel oranges, and if there are hybrids, they will be in the seeds, shambu. What I think you're seeing is fruit being born on rootstock branches. Can you take a good look at your tree, and see where these branches producing this fruit emanate from? If the branches are coming out from below the graft line, this is rootstock. You'll want to remove those branches, so the rootstock does not overtake your scion cultivar (the navel orange cultivar that is grafted to the rootstock). Please take some photos of your tree and see if you can photograph the trunk where the graft line is for us. Try to ID the branches (tie a ribbon close to the trunk on the branches that are producing these sour fruits). Pretty sure this is what you've got going on with your navel orange tree.
Patty S.
I agree with patty. This definitely sounds like fruit from the rootstock. Are the branches that these fruit are on have different shapes leaves? That would be a good indication, although that's not always easy to tell. Try to identify the graft and take a picture of the trunk.
trifoliate leaf in the upper right corner. sweet orange leaves in the bottom right corner.
if the tri leaves are coming off that large light colored trunk, then it is the root stock taking over. the smaller darker branches looks like its almost fully enveloped by the lighter-colored, thicker trunk.
you could probably cut the thick trunk at a 45' angle and pluck off any suckers that try to grow and maybe have a chance for the sweet orange to take over.
It looks pretty far gone. It must have been a couple years at least since the rootstock suckered.
I would consider topworking the main rootstock trunk with a desired variety instead of cutting it totally off. Reason I would consider that is it appears the rootstock may have taken over to the extent it is collaring off the remaining orange branches. Whatever you do, it is going to take some time, probably a couple years, to get the tree back into good productive shape.
Wow, you have some serious rootstock growth. As houston has mentioned, anything with trifoliate leaves (leaves of three), are clearly coming from your rootstock. Carefully cut those branches off, about 1/2" above where they come out of the trunk. Be sure to get them all. I would carefully identify all the rootstock branches (with trifoliate leaves) first, tie a ribbon on each so you know for sure, then make your cuts. You will have to stay on this, now, as those old branches will try to send out new growth if you can't get them trimmed right down to the trunk. Continue rubbing off any new growth, don't let branches get any bigger than a nub from below the graft line. Move your dripper out to the edge of the canopy, too, you have it against the trunk. The feeder roots for your tree are at the edge of the canopy (drip line). With a mature tree, you'll want four drips at 12 3 6 and 9, if you're using such small emitters as I see in your photo.
Patty S.
Thanks all for your help. This is the first year of fruit so I was not sure of the problem until the fruits are ripen. After reading your comments the only option is to cut the light colored trunk, this will bring the whole tree down. I dont feel good to cut the whole tree but I see have no choice and wait for couple of years. BTW, the good orange was sold to be as Navel Orange but it has a very thin skin and if the fruit is too ripe it hard to peel the skin. What is the Orange variety?
Question : Where do I exactly cut the tree and what is the best time to cut the tree. Do I have to cover the cut portion with some time so it does not rot. I live in Houston, TX
Once again appreciate your valuable knowledge.
i've got a N33 navel, just ate the one fruit i had this year last night, it was a much thinner skin than the grocery store navels. it had a few large seeds, small navel, sweet, and almost no acidity.
i would wait till March to cut it. it starts getting warm around the 3rd week of Feb, so i would fertilize it around that time, and cut during the 1st or 2nd week of March. it should start flushing out around March.
Shambu, you can't cut the whole tree down. If you do, you'll end up with ALL rootstock, and NO scion. Or, just some rather weak scion branches. Also, just a note - your tree is planted too deeply. It looks like your graft line is either right at the soil line, or possibly below. When you plant a citrus tree, you'll want to make sure the graft line is well above the soil line, to discourage the rootstock from sending up shoots. If that lighter, larger trunk is the part of the tree emanating from the rootstock, and the vast majority of the tree is rootstock, I agree with John. It's time to pull out the tree, and replace it.
Patty S.
You identify the rootstock by it being below the graft line. You must take care to plant your citrus high enough to account for adding mulch. You should not be piling mulch up against the trunk, ever, but only around the drip line. Think of planting your citrus tree on a small mound, with a nice well around the tree at the drip line. As your tree canopy extends, you'll need to extend the water well to match the drip line (edge of the canopy). You should always be able to see your graft line. This will discourage the root stock from sending out shoots, and will also protect the tree from foot rot. You should see a little root flange at the soil line. I think what has happened over the last 8 years, is the root stock has taken over your scion cultivar, either due to the scion perhaps being damaged from frost or freezes, as well as root stock sprouting up because your tree was planted too deeply. Just be sure to plant your tree high enough, and never pile mulch up against the trunk.
Patty S.
You can, if you know how to graft. That's always an option. But, unless you're an experienced citrus grafter, it would probably be easier to just replant. Citrus are just a bit harder to graft than, say, stone fruits are, but if you have grafted before, you could certainly undertake this. However, you'll get fruit a lot faster with a 2 to 5 year old nursery tree (5 to 15 gal tree), possibly even the same year, instead of waiting for your graft to mature enough to produce fruit.
Patty S.
he's gonna have to cut the main trunk down to where the navel graft is at. leaving only the navel branches. the root system is well established, but the scion is partially enveloped, not sure how well the tree will do in that condition. if you have room in your yard, get another tree, but plant it in a different spot, and see if you can get your current tree to divert all its energy into the navel scion.
i bought mine from RCW nursery at the corner of Beltway 8 and 249 for about $45. you'll have to go north on 249 and do a u-turn. their selection is kinda slim as they only get small shipments of each variety. http://www.rcwnurseries.com/rcw/
pretty much all the Houston Garden Centers (red & yellow umbrella logo) will have a wide assortment of citrus. you can find a decent tree for around $15-20. my dad has bought 4-5 in the past two years after he seen my citrus trees.
if you're near Pearland there's Joseph's nursery, they also have a nice selection of citrus. i bought my mango trees from them. http://www.themahanandi.org/2010/04/04/weekend-houston-josephs-nursery-pearland-tx/
there are two Cornelius nurseries, one off I-10 and Dairy Ashford, and one near the Galleria just north of Westheimer on Voss. not a huge selection but nice trees. http://www.calloways.com/stores-cornelius
Yesterday I went to Houston Garden Center and picked up the only left Satsuma Mandarin 15 Gal for $39. I will plant in the ground in Spring. Hope it will bear some good fruit. In regards to the bad orange tree I will cut the rootstock and will see if the scion takes over.
Thanks all for your help
Although I respect everyones advice they gave you, starting over is not necessary. With the well established root system this tree would have all you need to do is prune, correctly, the rootstock branches out in early spring and you will have a vigorously growing citrus tree. I have done this many times, it works. It is nice to hear everyones point of view but they may not have enough experience to give you the best answer.
Rob, I think a few of us in this thread have some reasonable experience with citrus. I'm a Master Gardener, and have been growing citrus and other fruit trees for a while, now. I have over 50 different varieties of citrus, and about 60 total citrus trees on my property. I do citrus presentations for my CRFG chapter, have attended UC extension classes on citrus, and am always learning. I also have a background in science (Biology). John has a degree in Botany from UC Davis, and is developing a large commercial citrus business. Neither of us are experts, be we know a few things :-) Perhaps you have more education, experience, expertise than us. We would appreciate your comments.
The problem from what we can see with the photos, is the extent of the rootstock growth. That trunk emanating from the rootstock looks quite substantial. Cutting it off may cause a narrow crotch issue where the rootstock and scion are joined, which over time will eventually weaken the scion where it attaches to the rootstock, and may end up being the demise of the tree. Will the scion grow if the rootstock growth is removed? Most likely. But, will that provide a sound tree that can grow in the most healthy shape and manner? That's questionable. Again, just based on the few photos we have, this was several or our concerns. We really don't have enough photos to make the very best determination, and shambu is going to see if he can get the scion to recover and grow in a healthy manner, so time will tell.
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I assume "Character Building" lost their license to the Doctor Who line of Lego-type toys they were making?
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RALEIGH — Good-government advocates are applauding N.C. House Rep. Ken Waddell (D-District 46) for his support of taking partisan politics out of the way voting maps are created in North Carolina.
ELIZABETHTOWN — For those who enjoy fishing or a quiet afternoon of boating on the Cape Fear River, the recent announcement by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission of the reopening of the boat ramp in Tory Hole Park is sure to be met with much...
CHAPEL HILL — For the second time in four years, the staff of the Bladen Journal has been recognized by the North Carolina Press Association for a community service project.
PEMBROKE – Join New York Times best-selling author and educator Dave Burgess for a high-energy, entertaining and inspirational program that will transform the way teachers look at their role as educators.
St. Patrick's Day will be observed and celebrated on Tuesday, March 17 — and there are some in Bladen County who will surely be part of that.
A story in the Tuesday, Feb. 24 edition of the Bladen Journal about the school district's decision to make up a snow day on April 3 was erroneous in that the Board of Educatoin is only considering that as a make-up day.
ELIZABETHTOWN — Bladen County law enforcement officers got a lesson in stress inoculation recently as they took part in a training session held at the Bladen County EMS building.
A desperate executive sought the counsel of an old guru who lived in a mountain cave. The executive was living a harried and hurried life. He was frustrated, his prayers were powerless, and his soul was tired. The holy man listened to his guest for a...
Thursday may have been the torturous cherry on top for Mother Nature's wrath of winter weather, as the entire region was under a Winter Storm Watch from 6 p.m. Wednesday through noon Thursday.
The East Bladen Lady Eagles basketball team will host Eastern Randolph on Saturday at 5 p.m.The West Bladen Lady Knights basketball team will play at Currituck County on Saturday at 5 p.m.
According to the most recent information available, over the next 7 minutes, a child in the U.S. will be the victim of bullying. It may be the child of someone you know. Worse, it may be your own. Meanwhile, only four out of 100 adults will step in to...
ELIZABETHTOWN — All Bladen County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Thursday, February 26, for students and staff.
ELIZABETHTOWN — Folks in Bladen County are bracing for another winter storm forecasted to hit the area overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning.
DUBLIN — The annual FAFSA Day is scheduled for Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon at the Learning Enhancement Center (Building 8) at Bladen Community College.
The following are the latest delays we have received into the Bladen Journal news room for Wednesday, Feb.25.
ELIZABETHTOWN — The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Bladen County which is effective beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday and continuing through 10 a.m. Thursday.
ELIZABETHTOWN — Due to the inclement weather, the Elizabethtown Municipal Building will open to he public at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
RALEIGH – N.C. Department of Transportation crews were out in full force in Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties today. They started out early, spreading salt and sand on bridges and pushing snow as it...
GARLAND — Hickory Grove Fire Department will host a benefit coon hunt and chicken/rice plate sale on Saturday at 5 p.m. to raise money for Kyle Cashwell, who was injured in a farming-related accident.
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East Ave / 7th St median real estate price is $259,852, which is less expensive than 78.9% of California neighborhoods and 29.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in East Ave / 7th St is currently $1,486, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price then 56.6% of California neighborhoods.
East Ave / 7th St is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Lincoln, California.
East Ave / 7th St real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the East Ave / 7th St neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
East Ave / 7th St has a 15.8% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 75.8% of American neighborhoods). This could either signal that there is weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood, or that much of the housing stock is seasonally occupied, which can occur in some markets dominated by colleges or vacation homes. Either way, if you live here year round, you will find many of the homes or apartments are empty for all or a portion of the year.


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If u use the laptop as a dedicated source for ur rig its said best to put volume on ur pc on max (as its digital) and regulate the volume through ur amp...
Doesnt the dac regulate itself to the bits (16/24) automatically?
For the eq thingie: one of the others can reply that better..
Yep, laptop being fed by a 2 tb media drive.
Re: the DAC...it was posted elsewhere on the forum to specifically go into the DAC properties and set to 24/44,100 even though the files were at 16/44,100 which allowed lowering of the master windows volume without discarding any information as the other 8 bits were empty. Sorry I can't elaborate, but I don't yet understand all the science.
If I turn my master volume to full, even the lowest volume on the amp is too loud. The new EQ settings helped with this a bit, but not enough to put the system volume to 100%, so I have to attenuate somewhere prior to the amp.


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To understand basement waterproofing methods best suited to poured concrete foundations it is crucial that you understand how this type of foundation is built, as well as its general characteristics.
The images below show the sequence of steps followed in building a poured concrete foundation; including foundation waterproofing, damp proofing and weeping tile installation.
The first step in the construction of any home is excavation; this is because the foundation is, and must be, built first. The remainder of the home will be entirely supported by the foundation.
Terrain is levelled to get desired foundation depth
In order to erect the foundation on a stable surface, a concrete stratum, called a footing (or footer), needs to be poured. A footing is usually a 16" wide (twice the foundation width) and 8" thick slab of poured concrete positioned to support future load bearing foundation walls as well as support posts for inside load bearing walls. In the image below, you can see the wooden forms for the footings that will be poured.
ln this next image we can see the poured footings as well as square shaped forms for foots beneath the future support posts that will be erected in the basement. These support posts will support a steel I-beam which will bear the weight of the middle of the house.
If you look closely at the picture below and you will notice that the footing is quite thick; in fact, there are actually two footings, one poured on top of the other. This is not standard construction, two footings were poured because the initial pour was too low, as a result, the foundation would have been too deep for the planned foundation height. An alternative to the pouring of a second footing is the addition of concrete blocks on the top of the poured foundation until the desired height of the foundation is achieved.
With the footings in place, the forming crews install the forms into which concrete will be pumped. In this particular application, tie-rods are being used; these rods will keep the plywood forms at exactly 8" apart, which is the standard foundation thickness for foundations across the GTA today.
When the concrete has cured sufficiently the forms are removed. After removal we can see the vertical seams between the sheets of plywood that were removed. We can also see circular concrete patches used fo fill the holes left behind after the tie-rods are removed. Similar patches are normally visible on the interior of the basement as well.
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Nevada Day is a grand celebration commemorating our admission to statehood on October 31, 1864. Nevadan's have the distinction of holding the largest statehood celebration in the nation! With events all weekend, the highlight being the Nevada Day Parade.
When is Nevada Day and the Nevada Day Parade Day?
Nevada Day is a state holiday presently recognized on the last Friday in October, with the parade on the Saturday following. (Learn more about the history of Nevada Day.)
In 2014, since October 31 falls on a Friday, for the first time in many years, the official Nevada Day State Holiday will be on the actual anniversary of our statehood! With 2014 being our Sesquicentennial (150 years of statehood), what a fitting way to celebrate! With the 31st actually falling on a Friday, the Nevada Day Parade will take place on Saturday, November 1, 2014.
2014 Grand Marshal: Kay Winters A long time community leader and volunteer, read about Kay Winters' rich history in Nevada
What to Expect on Parade Day
Parade day kicks off with an 8:00am hot air balloon launch on Carson Street near the Carson Mall (weather permitting).
At 10:00am a flyover of military craft signals the start of the parade. The parade begins at the intersection of William and Carson Streets, concluding around 1:00pm to 2:00pm at the intersection of Stewart and Carson Streets. View a map of the parade route here.
Local law enforcement and public officials start the parade, followed by plenty of floats, marching bands, and a variety of entertainment. Usually about 200 entries make up the Nevada Day Parade each year.
Locals and visitors are encouraged to arrive early with lounge chairs and blankets to stake their claim for a spot along the parade route on Carson Street. Food, drink and souvenior vendors the route, and local businesses often feature food and beverage specials during the parade.
Putting on the Parade: A Community Effort
The Nevada Day Parade is put on every year thanks to the efforts of the all-volunteer committee of Nevada Day, Inc. - a non-profit 501c3 organization. Sponsors play a key role in keeping the official Nevada Day Parade in Carson City each year, and keeping official Nevada Day events free to the public. Sponsor dollars and parade entry fees go directly towards conducting the parade —and back into the community — through vendors, permits, insurance, operating costs, etc. Learn how to you can make a difference with this Nevada tradition here.
2014 Nevada Day Parade Line-Up & Rules
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Help with what brand fungicide to buy?
Have many large mature (15+ year) rhodies (average of 9 feet tall) that are suffering badly.
Problem does not appear to be insects..think it is a fungal leaf spot disease? Not really sure, but reading this article published online by Clemson University and looking at the accompanying picture of Septoria leaf spot this looks like what I've got.
Recommended treatment is a fungicide...so I'm wondering what brand to use? Article mentions specific fungicide sprays like triadimefon, propiconazole, thiophanate-methyl, chlorothalonil or mancozeb but not which BRAND contains these ingredients.
I have never used a fungicide before so felt rather helpless the other day when confronted by the many many products out there! Can anyone recommend a brand that would contain one or more of these mentioned fungicides that they've used successfully? Any brands to stay away from????
Thanks in advance for your help!
Funginex, Daconil....Bayleton is a product easy to use as it is systemic and awkward lower leaf surfaces don't necessarily have to be covered. Whichever you buy, be sure to understand and follow the container directions very carefully.
But, I wonder if you wouldn't like to get a visual ID of your plants problem before treating. There are lots of leaf spot diseases, and insects and cultural problems that might lead you to think you have a fungus of leaves. Could you post a photo, or take an example leaf to your nearest county extension agent or full service nursery.
Most foliage spots are cosmetic only and not particularly harmful to the plants. Not all varieties of rhododendron are susceptible to leaf spot disease. And often fungicides work best as a preventative against new foliage being infected, they are not always successful as a curative....it sounds like with the size of your plants, spraying would be a major task and I'd like you to be sure what you are spraying for before investing the time and expense of such a large project.
Okay, some pictures.
If you saw this leaf, wouldn't you think some garden critter was chomping on your leaves?
I did too, but there are NO INCECTS bothering these plants. I've looked and looked and looked (and yes, I went out at night with flashlights and searched for slugs, etc....zip zilch nada on the insects.
Well, here's how these holes in the leaves get started:
As you can see they are brown spots (these can be like leaf on left where they are sort of "freckled and small" and all over or like on the leaf on right where they are bigger and fewer).
Eventually the brown spots decay away leaving a hole...making it look as though your leaf has been eaten by some critter. Entire leaves can disappear! In the following picture you can see a leaf with a brown spot AND with the holes left where other brown spots have now decayed away:
We've always had a few leaves do this over the years; but I didn't think it was anything to be terribly concerned about; I simply pulled the 'icky' leaves off.
However, now practically every leaf on every rhodie (and native mountain laurel I've got) is like this. (Only difference with the mountain laurels is that they tend to become yellow with the brown spots and they fall off of their own accord without being cut or plucked off).
I know if it is a fungus that I need to remove the leaves and discard them...BUT and this is a big BUT...if I do that, I'll kill the plants because I'll practically have to denude them of all of their leaves! Also realize that spraying a fungicide will not "cure" the already sick leaves...but perhaps I can get rid of enough of the fungus to allow plants to regenerate and come back healthier next season?
These rhodies are simply huge (like trees) really -- they tower over me! They are growing on a slope and large portions of them lie directly on the ground (making getting under them down there to spray almost an impossibility) and removal of leaf litter underneath them was really hard, but I finally got almost all the old leaves out from under them. (They've been accumulating leaves for 15+ years and they are under a vast canopy of hardwoods (oak and ash trees) so there were a LOTTA LEAVES!)
Since rhodies need to be well muched and like acid, I figured the leaves (red oak espcially since it is particularly acid) were good for the plants and that's why I left the leaves under there. I'd noticed that when I raked the oak leaves out from under my native mountain laurels (virtually have a whole forrest of these) that they tended to die...so I figured they needed those huge leaf piles under there; likewise my rhodies....but now with this problem that I'm having I'm wondering if I did wrong to leave the leaves so long?
At any rate, if someone can confirm that what I've got is leaf spots (a fungal disease) and suggest a course of action that will save these plants I'm all ears!
The amount of fungicide I'll need to spray will be vast (and it isn't cheap!) and reading all the warning labels makes me VERY leary about using them...there's no way I'll be able to spray undersides of leaves thoroughly, etc., without getting this stuff all over me! Is there any alternative to get rid of fungus problems that don't involve nasty chemicals?
(oh and by the way, I never water these plants by spraying water on the leaves; they are always watered by hand down at the roots and this is done early in the day as I understand watering at night can often promote fungal diseases of this type).
Thought I was doing everything right as these shrubs have flourished for quite some time! Are rhodies more suseptible to fungal disease when stressed? We had jillions of the Brood X Cicadas last year!
Oh my gosh, it just dawned on me...you don't think these spots are where the cicadas tried to lay eggs do you? It was my understanding that they laid their eggs in the branches of trees! (Indeed many of the small branches where they injected their eggs are now falling to the ground whenever we have a little wind). These spots on my leaves do not look anything like the branches they laid their eggs in though....perhaps they tried to lay eggs and were unsuccessful but the action of their piercing the leaves is what damaged my rhodies???? When I say we had "jillions" of these things I'm not kidding--there were so many that when they died (and dropped to the ground after mating/laying eggs) there were enough of them that they "smelled" as they decayed! Walking around the garden was a nighmare...crunch, crunch, splat, oops....slipping on a pile of dead decaying cicadas was NO fun!
Longlocks, photos one and three are showing adult weevil feeding damage. A light infestation of well established plants is mostly cosmetic, heavier and you need to be concerned about root damage from larvae and general stress to your shrubs. There may even be a possibility the openings in leaves caused by the adults could be offering a foothold for secondary fungal or bacterial leaf spot.
The leaf litter under your rhododendrons is beneficial like you thought. Your site sounds much like the ideal conditions they would have in their natural native environments - sloping which implies good drainage, and a constant accumulation of plant debris and remains creating an acidic, moist, loose 'soil' over their roots. It is recommended when dealing with a leaf spot problem to pick up and discard any fallen infected leaves....that sounds like a hands and knees operation in your garden and possibly not feasible.
You definitely have a leaf spot problem, I don't have the experience to tell you which one. Bayleton may be the easiest product for application to the large plants you describe because of the systemic properties, it's expensive. And, it won't do anything to resolve the weevils (beneficial nematodes can be helpful there for reducing numbers of larvae). Orthenex is orthene with funginex so insectidice with a fungicide, but I would truly hesitate to suggest you use that in a large area if you are unused to dealing with garden chemicals. I've used it for smaller problems on a totally wind free evening, wearing hat, gloves, long sleeves and pant legs, then undressed in front of my washer and deposited all clothing there before heading for the shower.
I really would suggest again that you take samples to your county extension agent, describe the size of the plants in question, and ask from the best recommendation safest for a home gardener.
Here is a link that might be useful: fungal and insect problems
There are two major fungi that attack Kalmi, leaf spot and leaf blight. They look similar:
1) Leaf spot, caused by the fungus Mycosphaerella colorata (Phyllosticta kalmicola), is characterized by round to irregular, greyish white to silvery spots, 1/8 to1/2 inch in diameter, with reddish to purple borders. Black specks, the fruiting bodies (pycnidia) of the fungus, form in the centers of older spots. Leaf spot is most severe under crowded, shaded, and excessively moist conditions.
2) Leaf blight, caused by the fungus Diaporthe kalmiae (Phomopsis kalmiae), can be distinguished from leaf spot by the larger, circular, brown lesions that often develop a zonate pattern. The lesions frequently first appear near the margin or tip of the leaf, gradually enlarge, merge with other lesions, and result in the death of the entire leaf blade. The fungus may also spread from the leaf through the petiole into the twig, causing twig blight.
Leaf spot disease is severe on laurels grown in dense shade and with sprinkler irrigation which frequently wets the foliage. Removal of diseased leaves help control this fungus on laurel and other members of the Heath family. Several other leafspotting fungi may be found on laurel, but control is the same.
They are rarely serious enough to warrant chemical control and are often effectively managed by following good sanitary and cultural practices. In fall, it is important to rake and remove fallen leaves from the vicinity of the shrub since many of the leaf- spotting fungi overwinter on fallen leaves and plant debris. This practice reduces the number of spores available to infect emerging leaves in spring.
It is also important to follow sound cultural methods that promote plant vigor. These include proper watering, fertilizing, and mulching, and appropriately timed pruning, and managing insects, particularly the black vine weevil. Leaf spots and blights are most severe under crowded and shaded conditions.
It is much better to prevent leaf blight than try treating an infection.


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