I'll be thinking of you all tomorrow. Our T-day is going to be on Friday this year, because of various travel schedules, not to mention the several people who wanted to have dinner at their in-laws AND wanted to have dinner at DD's. I'm actually pleased ~~ for once, I won't be rushing home from work to start the prep for all the veggie dishes. Five vegs this year: cream-cheese/chili corn, harvard beets, gingered carrots & pears, snap peas (a change from the spinach squares), and a broccoli/cauliflower dish that has a nutmeg/cheddar sauce. Tried this last year and it was a success. 1 big bag of baby carrots, thoroughly rinsed, and the fat ones cut in half lengthwise. Dump in big pot of lightly salted boiling water, let boil for 10 minutes. While the carrots are cooking, open and drain a can of sliced pears -- this year, I'll have to slice halves, no pre-sliced in stock at the store. Put about ½ cup of pear jelly [or pear jam or apple jelly] in a small bowl and nuke just until warm and mostly melted. Stir ½ teaspoon ground ginger OR 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger into the melted jelly. Taste jelly and add more ginger if needed (you should be able to clearly taste the ginger). Depending on how many carrots, you may need to double the gingered jelly. Drain the carrots and dump into a large bowl. Pour the gingered jelly over and stir until all carrots are coated. Fold in the pear slices. For the dinner, it does very well on a warming tray, not going mushy. Have a good day, and may all your Thanksgiving dishes be wonderful.

I think it may be a dwarf grapefruit tree. I've linked to your album below so your pictures will be easy to view. Here is a link that might be useful: newbie76's photo album

Hi Kristopher, I'd have to (respectfully) disagree with blazeaglory by saying you SHOULD try to grow the Improved Meyer Lemon (IML), [particularly if your heart is set on it, which is what it sounds] and not let others' difficulties dissuade you. In regards to whether to plant in the 5.1.1. or gritty mix, I've attached an older but useful post on the merits and perils of each; it also has a nice picture from greenman on the size/type of bark you should look for to use for either mix. Like you, I was a new IML grower last summer and I couldn't decide on the 5.1.1. or the gritty. I finally decided to bare root my IML into the 5.1.1. mix since I found the ingredients so much easier to source AND this mix is lighter overall, which has proven useful in transporting my tree to and fro. BTW, if you do go with the 5.1.1., you'll need to use dolomite lime and NOT gypsum (for recipes of either, do a search for "5.1.1." or "gritty" on this forum. Here are some pictures of what my tree looked like from the onset (starting July 2011) to the present. My tree immediately after planting in the 5.1.1. mix and top dressed with about an inch of the bark. The tree was a rescue from my local nursery and was on the decline when I potted it. Within a short while after potting (a couple weeks or so), I lost all the leaves which seems to be very common and causes a lot of people useless grief. Within a couple months (and keeping the plant away from sun and using only water/no fertilizer), I started to see new growth and commenced my regular fertilizing regimen of 1/2 tsp of Foliage Pro (can be found on Amazon) + 1 capful of vinegar per gal of water at each watering. I only watered when, after sticking a wooden dowel all the way into the "soil", it came out dry (which was anywhere from a few days to a week). Late this past Winter/early Spring (on advice from a friend on this forum), I removed all the leaves in an effort to force more dense growth on the tree during the coming growing season. ...And fortunately, the new growths (pics taken earlier today) have just come in and it looks like there will be tons of new and denser leaf growth and some flowers as well this year. I hope this encourages you to give a try to the IML. Best of luck! Tim Here is a link that might be useful: Gritty vs. 5.1.1. mix - older post

I remember your name -- welcome back. Happy to hear you took in a rescue dog. We have two and both are great pets. As far as your link, if you don't see a place to put it you'll probably need to write the basic message, click on "Preview Message" below, then scroll below your message to find the place to put the URL and its name. I'll try it for you below: Here is a link that might be useful: