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Has anyone heard of the 'Pencil Cactus' as a Houseplant?
I am trying to find pictures and information on the culture and care of the "Pencil Cactus", as a houseplant.
I have one grown as a HP in a west facing window. Unfortunately, it is in competition with lots of other plants, so doesn't get the prime real estate. Yet, it is giving me a new leaf(?) in one of the axils. I hardly water it... Hopefully someone else will come along that has more experience with this one.
If it is the red form it will need bright light, and warmth. No matter where you live it will still need the same requirements. When you do water, make sure the water reaches the root ball, then hold off until the plant soil is dry again. I grow both forms. Norma
I just saw a picture of one growing in the house. It should be okay, it likes it warm, just like you do, it's a matter of how much light you can give it. There is also a brown form. Caution:
Be very careful of the sap. Wash hands off with milk and then soap and water immediately. It can cause skin rashes as well. Animals should not be allowed to eat the leaves. Norma
I have this plant and grow it in Northern California. It wants heat and lots of sun to thrive in my region. Mine is about 4' tall and it is always outside in full sun during the late spring and summer months, about 6-7 months. (note: I had it also in my native state, Arizona, and you can grow it outside all year long in partial shade and it will get enormous, outdoors all year, no problems). However, even in my area, it needs to come inside in the winter months, it hates weather below 40. You will need to give it full sun for at least 4 hours a day during the winter. I hardly water it during the winter, very little, maybe once a month or longer. It will go dormant, but in the late spring, move it outdoors, it will be happy there and will thrive for you. I only fertilize during its growing months and that is in the warm months. Hope this helps.
If this is what you are calling a Pencil Cactus, then yes, they do grow as a houseplant. A friend of mine sent these clippings with some other plants, and I threw them in with a Christmas Cactus. They apparently like where they are as they are sporting new growth (west window). Now mind you I don't know a thing about these guys, I grow african violets.
Here is a link that might be useful:
The Pencil cactus (Euphorbia tirucalli) is an easy succulent to take of, as long as it has some sun, a little fertilizer in the summer months and good draining soil. I water mine usually once a week when soil is completly dry first. A little less watering in winter.
Billy Rae
Here is a link that might be useful: Here's mine
Wow, that is really cool Billy Rae, very impressive. Based on the cuttings that I have, I am assuming that this is a very slow grower? I have had the cuttings for about 2 months and they have obviously taken root, with the new growth. Thanks for your pictures!!
Your right, they aren't real fast growers, at least mine has never been. It's a little bigger now since that picture was taken and now it REALLY needs to be re-potted (spring project) It just might decide to take off and grow a bit faster with bigger quarters and some fresh soil.
They are nice plants to have and easily shaped to how you want it to look by cutting off some of the stray sections.
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But pls. use caution when cutting, pruning, shaping this. As a Euphorbia, it bleeds a white sap which CAN be a skin irritant. Pls. be careful not to touch your face before washing well after handling this. I myself never had a problem w/ this, but pls. be forewarned along the theory of better safe than sorry.
Don't know if this would be considered a houseplant, but I recently saw one at a campground in an enclosed heated pool area that was enormous! Do they like a lot of humidity? This one certainly got it!
billy rae i looked through your photos too and i am gonna just say one thing...nananana my wandering jew looks better than yours lol. I have to say that because your plants are all...AMAZING!, and the only thing i have that compares :(. You can send some of that green thumb this way :). I believe you could probably grow a stump. I'm not sure i have ever seen a boston fern as big as the one you have...it is georgous!
I used to own my own nursery in the Tampa area of Florida and now live near Chicago. I used to grow these cactus by the hundreds for many years and here are some tips about them.
First and formost they grow incredibly well as a house plant. I used to grow them in shade houses specifically to allow them to do well indoors. My mother took a small branch (maybe four to six segments) to Illionois (near Chicago) about nine or ten years ago. She has repeatedly cut it down as it out grew her house and now that I live in Illinois I just inherited this monster.
It is in excess of nine feet tall at the top and about six feet in diameter at the bottom. Indoors in cold climates pencil cactus winter well indoors. They simply go into a rest mode. I have it near a fairly bright window and give it a normal amount of water letting it dry completely before a good soaking.
Come spring time take care of how you introduce it to the outdoors so it will not become sunburned. Take it out in early spring after nightly temps reach over 45 and either cover it with cheese cloth when you first take it out or place it in the shade of a tree. If you do not it will become discolored but will not stop it from growing. Give it a dose of a all purpose fertilizer and let it go until fall. It doesn't do well with Osmocote as if you give it that it will outgrow your home in half the time.
It is a reality a very easy plant to grow.
I live near Chicago and just braught mine in this weekend as we had frost warnings.
To start it from cutting let it scab well for about a week to ten days and start in a cactus mix mixed with a bit of root tone to give it a good start.
You can start them from a large stem cutting but do not try this until spring as you need to give it a huge amount of light to help it over the hump. If it can reach soil it will grow.
If I can find my camera in the next day or so I will get a picture of it for you all to see as I am sure some of you might have difficulty believing it can grow that large in a cold climate but I assure you it CAN and DOES become that big if grown properly.
It is so fun to find so many people that are as big a fan as I am of this wonderful, fun to grow, converasion piece!
I grow this plant in pots,in ground, and also the 'Firesticks' a red shrubbier form outdoors in the SF bay area.That's just about the farthest north they will grow. And as a big fan of this plant,My conclusions are that it is another plant that looks better in a pot than as just another big green shrub when in ground! Care is generic succulent-nothing to add other than to wash with running water when pruning to keep sap from staining anything-sidewalk-or you!
I have a couple of potted large cuttings I took from my in ground plant-they have 2" wide trunks and stand about 3'...I like the look of them better than the largest tree pencils in the tropics. They have only been rooted for a year..if they grow a caudex, that would be fantastic....
I took some cuttings from my sister in law in Georgia. I brought them to Florida. Mine are not the deep green hers are. They are kinda of yellow and I dindn't know what to do with them. I repotted to larger pots. They are on my screened porch they get some direct sun in the afternoon, but mostly bright light. I wasn't sure what kind of ferilizer to use. I love my sister in laws. She has them indoors they don't get much light but are beautiful.
Pencil "cactus" will actually grow pretty fast during spring,summer and fall they will grow well in bright light or half sun but be forewarned they do not tolerate cold at all as mentioned above and below freezing will kill them so be safe 40F + - also will grow faster with frequent watering during warm weather.
Okay a lot of good responses, but I need to say this.--- it is not a cactus, it is from Madagascar (a succulent), and very poisenous. If you have children or dogs, do not grow it. If you get any milky sap on your fingers wash it off with soap and water, and pour milk over it. Call the poisen center immediately or have your doctor know what to do if you get it in your eyes ,mouth, or any other open part of the body. Most doctors will not have had the experience. I don't have any pictures, I do not grow the plant any more. It needs winter heat and next to no water in the winter months. The rest of you did a great job responding, thanks, Norma
I purchased one of these Euphorbs in late December from a nursery where it was growing in crowded conditions with low to medium light. I set it up at home in my basement with a 10,000 lux light panel and it has put on about a foot of growth since then. Our basement is usually cool (50-60F) and the plant has had no natural light source. I water lightly about once a week (or whenever the top of the soil feels dry to the touch). I recently moved it to an upstairs room with northern light and the light panel along with it, so it will be interesting to see if there is any change in growth habit.
As to the plant being poisonous, as with anything, reasonable caution is generally best - keep it out of reach of small children and pets. No need to be alarmist. Keeping an antihistamine such as liquid Benadryl in your medicine cabinet is usually a good idea, in any event.
I have a pencil point cactus that I've had for over 30 years. It is an indoor plant that I've got in a large pot with a wrought iron trellis. I have it wrapping around the trellis. Recently there have been pieces of branches falling off onto the floor. Does anyone have any idea as to what is happening? I have not really changed the watering schedule or moved the plant.


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CVS Caremark President and CEO Larry Merlo joined PGA TOUR professionals Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon in co-hosting the ceremony and check presentation for the tournament, which draws top PGA TOUR and LPGA golfers to Rhode Island Country Club. The trio distributed the funds amid a holiday atmosphere, and inspirational stories were shared by a student and Rose-Marie Grant, the Head of School for the Highlander Charter School – one of the nonprofit recipients of the funds – located in Providence.
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Funds provided by the 2013 CVS Caremark Charity Classic will support numerous charitable organizations and touch the lives of people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. From assisting Meeting Street, which provides valuable, hands-on therapeutic care to over 3,000 children and families annually; to supporting Save The Bay, an organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the historic Narragansett Bay region; to helping Highlander Charter School in offering a quality education to students with a variety of financial backgrounds – the Charity Classic provides significant funding to target critical needs within the community.
"Due to the generosity of the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, Highlander Charter School can continue to offer a personalized, small classroom education to students who might otherwise be unable to afford it," said Rose-Marie Grant, Head of School for Highlander Charter School. "At Highlander Charter School, we stress individual attention, nurturing, diversity, and social activism as our core values. This requires us to keep class sizes small, with a robust teaching staff to care for every child. The generosity of the CVS Caremark Charity Classic helps make this possible, empowering more children with a quality education with which they can reach their dreams."
Howard Boone added, "It's the inspiration of places like Highlander Charter School that keep us and our sponsors, volunteers and fans going year after year, to continue to give back as much to the community as we possibly can. More than 20 working charities and nearly 1,000 volunteers make this event a reality, so we are extremely proud to host an event that has become so meaningful in our community."
A total of 81 nonprofit organizations received funds raised by the CVS Caremark Charity Classic. Among the beneficiaries attending today's check presentation were representatives from the 'working charities' of the tournament. These charities recruit and train volunteers for specific tasks at the Classic event to ensure a positive tournament experience for players and patrons. They include:
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- Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence
- Bradley Hospital
- Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island
- Children's Wishes of Rhode Island
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- Rhode Island Family Shelter
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- Save The Bay
- Serve Rhode Island
- Sojourner House
- Special Olympics Rhode Island
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- Tides Family Services
- Youth Pride, Inc.
For more information about the CVS Caremark Charity Classic, please visit cvscaremarkcharityclassic.com.
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There was praying and poetry. There was dancing and singing. There were presentations and awards. And yes, there were speeches by activists, politicians and preachers. The occasion was the fifth annual Black History Month Celebration, organized by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, and held this year at the Mount Olive Baptist Church in Hackensack, New Jersey. The February 22 event featured New Jersey's two U.S. Senators and keynote speaker Wade Henderson, the former Washington Bureau director of the NAACP and currently the President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Leadership Conference Education Fund. The program, entitled "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants," focused on the tasks ahead rather than on the landmark civil rights achievements of the past. And, according to every speaker, the list of challenges facing today's black community was long and serious: the widening wealth gap, unemployment, health care, inferior education, high incarceration rates, police misconduct, bias in the criminal justice system―and voting rights. Over and over, the speakers targeted voting discrimination, one of America's oldest civil rights issues, as a problem that still endures. Today's tactics were subtler but highly damaging nonetheless, according to the speakers, and they included voter I.D. laws, shortened voting hours, registration restrictions, and overbroad felon disenfranchisement. "Our challenge is to keep the movement alive," Senator Menendez declared, "to keep up the fight for voting rights, health care, and economic empowerment." The Senator vowed to do "everything in my power" to support an extension of the Voting Rights Act. Senator Cory Booker called on the audience to "not forget where you come from" and to remember that "there is no such thing as impossible." Wade Henderson urged action on the economic and education front. "People of color are falling behind and doing worse than in 1960," he declared. "The recession of 2008 was a Great Depression for black America. It was not an equal opportunity recession nor is it today an equal opportunity recovery." At the conclusion of the program, I walked up to both Senator Menendez and Wade Henderson to greet them and express AJC solidarity. Both men warmly welcomed the AJC presence at the event. Networking is what such an exchange would have been called in the world of employment. Building relationships is what it is called in the world of politics―and it is what AJC's staff and volunteers work hard to do regularly and consistently every day
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Last week I attended, as an AJC volunteer and a professional photographer, the 29th Annual Interfaith Brotherhood-Sisterhood of Bergen County Breakfast.
The breakfast was awesome because it drew from people with diverse religious, ethnic, and racial backgrounds who gathered to share a message of hope and a call to action delivered passionately by AJC's Rabbi David Rosen.
Three hundred fifty plus people broke bread together, prayed together and listened to music sung by an interfaith children's choir and by Tavim an adult acapella group.
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Rabbi Rosen's message that, "No relationship is beyond transformation no matter how toxic it is," gives me hope particularly in a world where our news is dominated by stories of blood and hatred, rather than by "good news" which exists but does not get sufficient play in our media.
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Dance Dance Revolution Wii jumps back bigger and better than ever, bringing fitness, free movement and fun to a whole new level for all DanceDanceRevolution fans. The game features a new Choreograph Style mode which lets players get their whole bodies moving to the beat thanks to integration with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk accessory in addition to the DDR mat controller. And thanks to new modes of multiplayer which take advantage of the new control systems, gamers can dance with each other without a complex dual-mat set-up if not available. Gamers can even put their Wii Balance Board to work for fit and funky workouts to the DDR tracks.
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The DanceDanceRevolution bundle for Wii is a Rhythm/Dance game that blends classic, heart-pumping DDR gameplay with new Wii centric features designed to open the game up to less advanced players and those coming to it for the first time. The bundle includes a game copy and a DanceDanceRevolution dance pad controller. Features include: a hefty track list, Wii Remote and Nunchuk support, Wii Balance Board support, new game modes, unlockable songs, in-game outfits and more.
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Typically rhythm input is done with your feet using the DanceDanceRevolution dance pad - included with this bundle, but DanceDanceRevolution for Wii also includes support for the Wii Balance Board and Wii Remotes/Wii Remote Plus (both sold separately). Use of the Balance Board basically mimics that of the controller mat, only without the stomping. Use of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk allows for the game's "Choreography Style Mode," an integration of hand and upper body movement, which can be added to standard four direction gameplay, as well as an expansion of the the game's multiplayer possibilities, now without the mat controller. Additional features include: unloackable tracks and outfits for your onscreen character, motivational challenges, tutorials and a variety of coop play options.
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Revealing the 'Peg's worst homes
Dire-housing contest mocks rent allowance
In the home lottery sweepstakes, the big losers are winners of the Worst Home Welfare Funds contest.
One prays the soggy, sagging ceiling overhead caused by a leaky toilet doesn't cave in on her while she sleeps. Another "winner" shares one filthy bathroom with 17 other tenants. The third has to watch their step on front steps and flooring that are falling apart.
Today, photos of their abysmal abodes are being revealed by the contest highlighting how bad housing is for people relying on $285 a month for shelter allowance. Two of the three winners paid rent well above that. There were so many bad rooming-house entries, the three $100 prizes all went to occupants of the worst of them, said Lani Zastre, who met each entrant at their home and took photos. The social work student is working at the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg, which belongs to the Employment and Income Assistance Advocates Network that sponsored the contest.
Zastre said some renters wanted to enter the contest but balked when they learned photos of their residence would be published. Some were afraid the pictures would identify them to authorities or their landlords, and they'd lose their housing benefits or their home. Zastre said many don't understand their rights.
"They feel this is what they deserve -- this is what they were expected to live in."
Some are dealing with addictions or mental illness or both and are vulnerable, she said.
"They feel hopeless or helpless."
The shelter allowance has barely budged in a decade, network members said. The 2013 provincial budget added $20 per month for some Employment and Income Assistance recipients who qualify for RentAid. In Winnipeg, where the vacancy rate is less than one per cent and rents have soared, the goal of the Worst Home Welfare Funds contest was to illustrate a desperate situation and prompt an increase in the shelter allowance, contest organizers said.
Some of the contestants' "winning features" included bedbugs, black mould, exposed electrical wires and general disrepair. For contest judge Ernest Merasty, who's been homeless in the past, high marks went to rooming houses with no screens on windows or locks on doors.
"For safety reasons, these are serious," said Merasty, 50.
"In the summertime, these rooms are like saunas." Opening a window lets in mosquitoes and opening a door lets in unwanted guests, said the man who's lived in rooming houses in the past.
"Someone tried to kick in my door once," he said. "The lock has to be proper."
Merasty grew up in the remote northern community of Brochet and said that was the best home he's ever had. Since leaving when he was 16 years old and battling mental-health issues and addictions, he's taken shelter on a mat at the Main Street Project, friends' couches and finally outdoors -- when he hit rock-bottom lying next to the river, cold and sick. He went to detox, got sober and lives at the Red Road Lodge, the only dry single-room-occupancy hotel in Winnipeg. He's waiting to start a master's program in indigenous development at the University of Winnipeg in the fall and looking for an apartment. In the meantime, he's happy to give homeless people a voice and hopes someone will listen.
"You get that hopeless, helpless feeling," he said.
Knowledge is power, said Merasty, who hopes a meeting Thursday afternoon to inform renters will empower them. The meeting at Crossways in Common put on by the EIA Advocates Network, the Winnipeg Rental Network and the West Broadway Community Ministry will answer questions such as what to do if their landlord doesn't spray for bedbugs, when they can be evicted and what to do if repairs aren't done.
Merasty said he knows what it's like to be in many of their shoes.
"You think the worst will happen to you and when it does, you think 'I should've expected it.' "
(Editor's note: The reporter agreed to be a contest judge. The judges chose the winners from photos of their rooming houses without knowing who the renters were or their addresses.)
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 2, 2013 A6
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McMenamin carded a two-over par 39 on the par-37 front nine at Cedars at Dungness to help lead Sequim (1-0, 1-1) to a 294-334 victory over Klahowya on Wednesday.
Her round came a day after posting a team-leading 42 in the Wolves' loss to Central Kitsap and was the lowest round for a Sequim girls player since Zoei Zbaraschuk in 2010, according to coach Garrett Smithson.
"The weather was beautiful and the course could not have been in any better shape," Smithson said.
Kailee Price totaled a 59, Megan O'Mera a 61, Cecille Wech posted a 65 and Kelly Anders had a 70 for the Wolves.
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SEQUIM — The Wolves stumbled to start the Olympic League golf season, losing their first match of the season, a nine-hole home contest at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course against Klahowya.
"Although the weather and course conditions were near perfect, several players on both teams struggled," Sequim coach Bill Shea said.
Trailing by one stroke after four players on each team carded their scores, the Wolves fate was sealed when Klahowya's fifth man, Andrew Nelson posted a score of 42.
Sequim was led by sophomore Jack Shea's 42, a 46 from senior Anthony Pinza and a 47 from senior Jesse Francis.
Travis Priest scored 52, Henry Markham notched a round of 54 and Connor Titterness 73, to round out the Wolves afternoon.
Klahowya's Aaron Holiday earned medalist honors with a low round of 40.
Sequim visits Bremerton for a match at Gold Mountain Golf Course's Olympic Course next Thursday.
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Help with orange trees please
Hi all,
I need help with two orange trees with disfigured leaves.
I am south of Phoenix, and planted a blood orange 10 months ago, and a navel orange a year ago. Both purchased from Lowe's & Home Depot, so they no doubt orginated in California.
Both orange trees have doubled in size and growth seems to be good. However both trees have crinkled, bent and bumpy leaves with pale yellow patches on new leaves on some (not all) new growth. Some branches look very good without any problems. There are also dry browning on the edges of older leaves.
Both are planted in potting soil mixed with some native soil, and I added some gypsum and granulated citrus fertilizer. They are now fertilized with liquid Miracle Grow. Each tree has two 2 gal sprinklers running for 20 minutes at night. They are in full sun, although I did have a shade cloth partially over the blood orange for the summer, so it did not get the late afternoon sun. There is a little burn on some of it's leaves due to getting full sun. There is mulch under the trees to protect them from the heat in summer and to conserve moisture.
Should I be worried about these strange ugly leaves, and will this affect the blossoms and fruit in the spring? I really hope they will bear fruit this coming year. The navel orange did produce two oranges in the spring, but since I am away for most of the summer, my neighbour ate them, thinking they were lemons :)
sorry that I cannot upload pictures, as I do not have the cable for my camera. Hope my description helps.
Well, your trees probably did not come from California, as we in both California and Arizona are in a quarantine right now for the Asian Citrus Psyllid and in some areas of California, Huonglong Bing (HLB or Citrus Greening Disease), and California commercial citrus tree growers cannot ship their trees to another citrus state. So, it is more likely your trees were grown in Arizona. Without photos, it's just a guess on our part :-) If you can upload photos of the leaves, a good, clear close up photo of both the tops and the bottoms of the affected leaves, as well as a photo of the entire tree, that would help us better to help you. Pop your SD card out of your camera, put it in a card reader, and plug that into your computer.
But, based on your description, it sounds like Citrus Leafminer, which is very common, and rather benign. It doesn't affect the tree, except to make the new tender leaves look pretty ugly. You can treat your tree next season with either repetitive sprayings of Spinosad plus Volk Oil (don't spray with Volk Oil if temps are above 85 degrees, or you can damage your leaves in the heat), every 3 weeks, starting before CLM hits your area. For us here in S. California, we start treating for CLM in the beginning of July, and spray every 3 weeks through to about end of October or so. If your trees are outside at that time, be sure to spray in the evening, when the bees go back to the hive, as Spinosad is toxic to bees. Or, you can use one application of Bayer Advanced Citrus & Fruit Tree and apply to the soil about 2 - 3 weeks before CLM hits your area as a systemic. Many commercial growers don't even treat for CLM. It only affects the tender new growth, so young trees can be especially hard hit.
Now, as to your potting mix. You're going to have issues with that potting mix. Native soil is fine in the ground. Doesn't work so well as a container medium. For me, in S. California, where my container citrus stay outside all year 'round, and we have dry weather, I can get away with using a high quality bagged cactus mix. I add about an inch of compost at the very top to add a bit more organic material, then I top with about 1 to 2 inches of bark mulch to retain moisture. I make sure I don't plant my trees too deeply, and that I can see the top of the root flare, and I keep the bark away from the trunk (as much as I can, but it does tend to float towards the trunk if I water. I just push it back away.) This allows for the potting medium to not compress, and become either water logged, or water phobic. The browned edges of the leaves are probably an indicator of not getting enough water. If you are bringing your citrus inside during the winter, you'll probably want to use a less fine mix. If you search for "911 mix" on this forum, you'll find the recipe for an excellent container medium that is very well draining, and provides what citrus need. And, you'll need to fertilize once a month when in a container. I like to use a combination of a good time-release fertilizer that I apply 2 or 3 times a year, Osmocote Plus (it MUST be the "Plus" formulation, as it will give you the best macronutrient NPK ratio plus very importantly, the micronutrients citrus need to stay healthy), as well as a monthly application of DynaGro Foliage Pro. My citrus do very well with this setup.
Here are photos of my citrus in containers. The first photo was a rather rare citrus I rescued out of the ground. It was being infected by Phytophthora, and a goner if I left it in the ground:
This is the same tree about 12-14 months later:
And, here are photos of what Citrus Leafminer (CLM) looks like so you can try to ID your issue:
Patty S.
Here is a link that might be useful: UC IPM: Citrus Leafminer
Thanks for help and advice. The damage is not leaf miners, but on closer inspection I did find bugs. Not sure what they are. Very small, yellowish, they run fast and fly when I touch the leaf. There is a lot of them.
Did manage to look at and save pictures, and I think you can see them at my photobucket page
Here is a link that might be useful: Epidaze photobucket pictures of orange trees
Here is a web site where you can try to ID your bugs. I couldn't see anything clearly in your photo, to be able to ID the critter, sorry. It could be aphids, or it could be the Asian Citrus Psyllid. The ACP is easy to ID because it sits on the leaves with its butt stuck up in the air at a 45 degree angle. I would suggest you contact your county extension office to help ID your pest, especially if you think in may be the Asian Citrus Psyllid.
Patty S.
thanks. The bugs are too small to photograph with my camera. Not aphids, not white fly. These run fast and they fly from leaf to leaf. They are not those Asian Citrus Psyllid either. A little moth like, and they are a creamy yellow.
I have looked through all the bugs on that page and the only one close is the Potato Leaf hopper. Similar, but the damage to plants and the bug's colour are very different. Those on my trees are a little longer and slender. Similar wings tho.
I will get a spray tomorrow and hopefully that will cure the ugly deformed leaves.
thank for the help.


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Enjoy this "commercial" for Scorpion Beer, the "Official Beer of Armando Alvarez and Casa de mi Padre," the new Will Ferrell movie out March 16. The tagline: "When you're having more than 12." (That's right: Ferrell isn't just about Old Milwaukee.)
But before then, we have to get through Valentine's Day. This year, it seems the lone Valentine's Day entry, Sony's The Vow with Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, isn't wasting any brand partnering opportunities. The "inspired by true events" weepy tale of an amnesiac wife and the husband who tries to rekindle the romance has a dozen official brand partners, worthy of a summer blockbuster movie about superheroes who transform into robots that end the world… in 3D … or something.
The Vow's product placed partners include Michael's, Ralph Lauren, Brides, Parade jewels, Worldwide Flowers Direct, Planet Smoothie, Tasti D Lite, Funjet Vacations, Mor, Carmex, E.l.f., and Florida's St. Petersburg/Clearwater municipality.
It's unclear what taking a Vow as a (brand) partner means. Some of the brands don't seem to be doing much, while others like Tasti D Lite and Planet Smoothie are running sweepstakes, the "peck on the cheek" of movie tie-in marketing make-outs. The film will feature rings from the "Lyria" Parade Design jewelry collection. The brand is also running a sweepstakes. Ralph Lauren? Also running a sweepstakes.
Meanwhile, at Worldwide Flowers Direct: "The official 'The Vow' movie floral arrangement comes with 2 complimentary movie tickets to see 'The Vow' on Valentine's Day only (February 14th, 2012). Order any size arrangement and we will email you a reward code for one certificate valid for two movie admissions. Additionally, you will be automatically entered for a chance to win a romantic getaway from Visit St. Pete/Clearwater, Florida."
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Photo Credits: Heather Brand Photography 2015 Hello Love, For the past several years, I've embarked on a personal spiritual quest to explore ALL of who I am- the light and…
#Shaktified Practice
Hello love,
Below is a compilation of a 9 Day Instagram experiment I conducted called #Shaktified. It was based upon one of my favorite festivals to the Goddess- Navaratri- which took place at the end of March.
I share this experiment and practice with you, with hopes that it inspires you in your own practices, as well as in showing up fully as you for the world to witness and behold.
Twice a year during Navaratri, we intentionally drop down into our bodies, open our hearts and tune in to a rowdy and playful, dark and reverent, fiery and enchanting celebration of the Goddess in all her forms of Shakti power. This practice can be done at ANY time when you feel the pull to reach deep within and access your own power and light.
And to answer the most common question I received- yes- all of these pictures are me, exploring various aspects of my being and ALL the ways the divine can appear in each of us.
Today, I bow down to fierce Spiritual Warrior of the light: Maa Durga {the original Braveheart} on her lion of truth. Ferocious love and compassion. Light and shadow. Blood and beauty. Able to sip wine while simultaneously killing her opponent. A true queen. A tiger of strength and devotion. Cutting away those things that threaten our sovereignty so we can fully step into the glory and light.
So this afternoon I clean up any energy leaks in my life, business and relationships. Then I'm headed out into the sun to move my body in a fierce flow, let out a few mighty roars and find my center of strength to face my fears head on in preparation for a major launch on the horizon. And tonight I celebrate wrapped in the arms of my love.
Om Dum Durgayai Namaha
I bow to the fierce warrior goddess within us all.
Join me by sharing how you honor the power within with #shaktified and your own rituals to let the fierce warrior queen move through you today. May we stoke the fires of alchemy together and rise rise rise.
Night 2 of Spring #navaratri and it's all about purification in service to creation: Maha Kali.
Perhaps the most misunderstood of them all- mistaken as bloodthirsty and revengeful, most fear the power of the divine fiery one. I know I denied her for a LONG time. Oh no, not invited to this party…
But truth be told: in denying her, I invited chaos into my life by refusing her magic.
Though something within me secretly longed for her. The confidence, the power, the force, the benevolence to take care of matters for the highest good of all and ultimate Liberation.
Willing to burn away anything holding us back from living as our most authentic selves. Willing to fully surrender ego and let go like no one else can…. Not to harm others, but rather to destroy the dragons & shadows lurking in your own heart.
Willing to stand in the heat of the fire- not to be burned by it, but rather to BECOME the flame itself.
All in order to give you the courage to step into your destiny, live your truth, and create from the genius that IS you- that only you and you alone can bring in your unique way.
Maha Kali isn't for the faint of heart, but let me tell you- the riches she bestows to those willing to walk with her are beyond what this world can even dream.
Since accepting her into my heart, I've experienced a contentment like nothing I've felt before, my energy is through the roof, I no longer shrink from speaking my truth and my heart overflows with love constantly.
She is the original Alchemist: turning, churning, and burning to create gold out of everything in your life.
Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vicche Svaha
I bow to she who liberates and sets us free.
With this new moon especially- what are you ready to burn away and fully let go so you can show up more fully as YOU in the world?
Day 3 of spring #navaratri and opening up my personal#shaktified practice here.
I had another goddess planned to share with you today for the final day of fierceness before moving on to beauty- but well- as I've learned in my #devotion to#shakti over the years, some of the best laid plans need to be cut apart, set aside and abandoned in service to the creative force ready to come through.
Which requires surrender in the highest sense of the word, detachment from the ego and a metaphorical 'cutting off' of ones head in service to the whole.
Especially when honoring the dark goddess- the more we try to control, the more pain we experience.
And so this morning, in a vulnerability hangover of sharing my fire yesterday: with tears in my heart and a deep sense of sadness around a fear of abandonment that creeps in now and then, the fiercest yet most loving of them all- Chinnamasta- danced into my heart.
It's been a long while since we've danced together, but she made it clear that her lessons today are not just for me, but for us all:
* Sacrifice the 'head' of the ego so you may serve without inhibition
* Get out of your comfort zone!
* Fearlessly face your greatest questions, shadows & desires
* True freedom comes from naked truthfulness
* Brave the darkness to know the glory of the light
* From our deepest passion arises our highest service, transcendence, and awakening
* The lightening of illumination will set you free
* Let go. Let go. Let go… LET GO.
Om aim hrim shrim Vajra-vairochanyai hum hum phat svaha
Chinnamasta: the original Guru, willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice of herself to feed those she teaches & serves.
I bow. I surrender. I sacrifice. I rise. I serve. I am free.
Night 4 of spring #navaratri and the sweet #nectar of beauty returns.
We made it through the fierce warriors and I've heard from many of you too it was intense up until a few hours ago… But then did you feel it? The soft light swept in and smell of roses entered the room… Maha Lakshmi is now in the house.
Oh how I wish I could be in this energy of the goddess of miracles, abundance and beauty All. The. Time. It's so sweet and luscious, curvy and sensual, beckoning me with her smell of roses and sweet songs, drinking the ambrosia of immortality and abundance.
But that's just the thing- if we could be here all the time, it wouldn't feel so luxurious. The height of the bliss is amplified by the depths we are first willing to dive for liberation. Therefore, we must play with the fierce ones first- drink the poison of our fears, dance in the flames, face our shadows- so that this sweet nectar can nourish us to the fullest.
No one else can do it for you, and the more you allow, the more abundance you can receive.
Dark + Light. Blood + Bliss. Fire + Grace.
Today I celebrate it ALL- the good, amazing, ugly and wish-I-could-avoids. I celebrate the love, family, friendship, tribe, clients, divine guidance and all the experiences I've called into my life.
Blessed beyond measure every single day.
Infinitely grateful for it all.
Today in offering: 10 rounds of 108 of
Om Shrim Maha Lakshmiaye Namaha paired with visioning, daydreaming and sacred silence all afternoon into the night.
Day 5 of spring #navaratri and I'm mixing it up with another beacon of love- Aphrodite.
Within The Heroine's Odyssey I teach specific mantras and practices for each Stage of Embodiment one can be currently experiencing. These practices include many elements where mantra is only one option- there is so much more we can learn from ALL traditions- Greek, Roman, the Mystics, Christianity, Celtic, Egyptian & more- to access our creative force and live a #shaktified life.
I often return to a set of practices to Aphrodite when I need to tap into my sexuality and joy to open the gates to abundance. Much like Lakshmi, #Aphrodite embodies beauty. But her raw, feminine vulnerability- standing naked on the beach, born from the sea, open to life's joys, are so needed by many of us.
When I was 19 I lived in Greece studying with a well known Classics professor (my second major). One day we went to Corinth and the site of a major battle in the ancient world. While the rest of the group was exploring ruins and talking weapons, I snuck off up the hill to a hut I saw far up. When I walked in, I fell immediately to the ground sobbing. As I looked around, all I saw was a fire pit on one wall and writing/ markings everywhere. I was transported to another time- of dancing, of sex, of music and of deep soul healing. Hours later a classmate found me sleeping on the floor of this hut clutching my heart.
Not my first mystical experience, but certainly one of the most profound. I later found out from a local that this hut was once a makeshift temple to Aphrodite after the battle had raged and long after- where the priestesses to Aphrodite offered their magic to the men who had been wounded.
Whenever I feel lost or confused about my path, or cynical about the power of healing work, I go back to this experience to feel whole- and HOME- in my body again.
How can you allow this eternal goddess of wholeness and love mend your broken places? Where might the healing power of TOUCH be needed?
Open yourself up to the possibility that your freedom lies in your willingness to be born from the depths of raw vulnerability and naked devotion to the divine in whatever form she takes for you.
Night 6 of #navaratri and one more evening in the sweet intoxication of the energy of Lakshmi and her sisters in beauty & love.
It's the sweet kiss of Lalita Tripura Sundari who danced in to play with my heart today. Sun shining brightly, long talks with friends & clients, ocean waves rolling, blue skies overhead and an intense feeling of:
Well isn't this life just pure paradise… This must bewhat heaven feels like.
Which in many ways is just what Lalita teaches us: Heaven is here, right before our eyes. All we need to do is look within & open our eyes to the nirvana in the here and now.
As Sally Kempton says of the 'Charming One'- Lalita's 'essence is divine beauty and whose gift is the bliss that arises when you are able, through her grace, to recognize that every pore of your body, every eyelash, every movement of thought or breath is an expression of her divine play'
She is, in many ways, that queen who can simultaneously hustle and laugh, conquer kingdoms (or hearts) just by shining brightly as herself in the world.
Grace. Fire. Rapture. Bliss. Power- in all the ways power can show up
The original Lover and Enchantress- capturing hearts through her inner cultivation of joy.
So tonight might I suggest: Turn on some music, light some candles, feel your body in all the ways she wants to move. Notice the details- of your skin, of your flow, of everything surrounding you in the room. Drive around your neighborhood and see the beauty in every detail of every plant, flower and tree. See your neighbors- really SEE them for the love each one of them possesses. Fall in love with the details.
Allow the beauty that surrounds you to become you. Become your inspiration and your fuel. Allow the ordinary to become the extraordinary simply by saying Yes.
And open your heart to the possibility that these things can transform your entire reality into a daily rapture of unlimited potential.
Lalita- I bow at your feet of the Queen within us all who at the end of the day, enjoys a really amazing party to awaken the #kundalini & #celebrate it ALL.
Night 7 of #navaratri and we come to a place of divine music and flow: #saraswati
I have so so so much to say about this divine muse- which is exactly how she rolls. Words and creation, music and divinely orchestrated methods to the madness. At times she can even seem frantic- the creative juice pouring through so quickly it's seems humanly impossible to keep up.
This is the space I've personally been occupying the past few weeks. The start of the year raged in with Kali's fire, followed by the bliss of Lakshmi to soothe my heart. And what happens when we are willing to walk through the fire, face our resistance with courage, then celebrate it all?
We are gifted with the creative mojo we've been asking for all along. But it comes only after we are willing to do the work to get there. No bypassing here. Saraswati demands respect to get access to the infinite gifts of her wisdom:
Do the Work. Read the texts. Study with the masters. Get the degree you need. Practice for 10,000 hours. Face your shadows. Honor your journey. See the beauty in it all.
Then, the muse sweeps in and teaches everything you need to know to shine brightly as the artist of your own life.
The original Master: willing to journey far, inquire deep, and stretch beyond her edges to create her version of High Art in service to the world.
Om aim hrim saraswatyai Namaha
I bow to your wisdom, knowledge and grace. Like a perfect white rose revealing the secrets of the Universe- one petal at a time.
Night 8 of #navaratri is upon us, and everything in me wanted to stop. Run away. Go back to 'normal' and business as 'usual'- even though that seems almost funny to consider.
But then a friend reached out, said these words, this energy- this Daily Meditation- is needed… so here I am- vulnerable and naked at the feet of the #Divine and this next calling I've accepted.
I had crippling dreams last night of the thing that seemingly matters most to me- my voice, my poetry, my words- being stolen from me. Mouth sown shut by the powers that be- no one able to hear me. In the middle of the night, after my screams were calmed- I called upon the wings of the mother of them all- Isis- to rock me back to sleep.
While not traditionally part of Navaratri-hailing from ancient Egypt instead- it is said in some circles that all goddesses and Mary mythology come from Her lineage that began thousands of years ago- having influenced all those who followed in her wake.
So today she has a message for each of YOU-
Trust the process.
Don't be afraid to shine.
Your words, Your truth {yes- YOU} are desperately needed by those who can hear them.
Those who threaten to take away anything can not get what is most important- your heart and soul.
Rest in her wings, for she is always here for comfort and love and- like she did for her lover Osiris- to put you back together again.
When it feels like things are falling apart, they are really weaving together into something gloriously new.
The #DivineFeminine- She's #Rising- and there will be those who fear her power and sully her name.
#GoForth anyway
Be Seen
Speak your truth
Know that everything is already perfect. Always. Forever. For Infinity.
Isis- The original Angel: fierce and soft, catalyst and comforter, mother and lover- traversing the depths and soaring the heights so we may know freedom.
She is Here. She is You. She is Us.
The end of #navaratri but certainly not the end of this#shaktified adventure.
This morning I'm feeling the deep effects of 9 intensive days and nights dedicated to heightened levels of my practices, facing many sides of myself, seeing my courage, honoring my fears, visioning my dreams and coming out the other side feeling sparkling clean and new.
The creative fire lit, ready for the next steps, and new levels of being in my body accessed. Feels so amazing to get to live in this body and listen to her wisdom time & time again.
And as always, celebrating it all- the things that transpired, the inspiration that came through, and the exciting changes & offerings coming over the next few weeks that I'm blessed to birth into the world.
So today- and every day- the most powerful mantra of all:
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
This life, this body, this sacred myth each of us is living is so full and potent. I can't wait to see what is next for me and for all of you.
Keep sharing. Keep moving. Keep showing us your Truth.
Thank you.
In Liberation + Celebration,


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Research Income - Other Public Sector Funding
Osborne, R, Batterham, R, Livingston, J, Dodson, S, Ginifer, Y, Bentley, S*, Buchbinder, R*, Furler, J* and Cavill, S*. Stepping up...when arthritis or pain are getting you down? a randomised controlled trial of a web-based intervention - Phase 2 [U]
- 2013: $12,500
- 2012: $25,000
- 2011: $87,500
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