carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. i see you have a beautiful little bonsai. >> this is pretty cool. we have three classes, and if you ever wanted to try it, saturday at 9:00. i like the tropical bonsai, because it they do well inside. these are great because you can keep them indoors yearlong. >> we were just discussing how difficult it is -- >> we have a bunch of people come to meetings every month. that is why we have classes. i am not sure i would do a lot right now. in the spring, just use some light pruning on that side to see what happens. you want to double check and make sure they are not stay in t -- not staying too wet. they do not have much of our roots system to keep them stable. the best thing, really, get about two inches or so this time of year. if we have periods where the crowd isn't frozen, go out and water the plants a little bit. that is really all about -- about all you have to do. >> thank you. if you have a plant or gardening question -- up next, your maryland lottery midday pick three and pick

still to come, carrie engel is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. e-mail plantquestions@wbaltv.com. say it ain't so -- no more twinkies? the hostess company's financial woes. >> i did not even know that was possible, that twinkies could be in jeopardy. temperatures are warming up. we will detail how warm it they get this afternoon and how cold it alert,"day's "consumer restaurants may see an upswing in business as consumers struggle with high grocery bills. the price of meat and eggs went up 8% in 2011. oil saw a 9% jump in price. the cost of fresh produce rose 4%. you can save money by choosing store brand products, especially less processed products, and don't forget to check for coupons. some of your favorite baked goods could disappear from grocery store shelves. "lost regional" reports that hostess brands, the makers twinkies and wonder bread, that is prepared to file for bankruptcy but it is suffering from rising labor costs an ingredient prices. no word on the fil -- when it will file, but "the wall street journal" reports it could be at this

carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer plant and gardening questions. email plantquestions@wbalt >> samsung has lost its bid to overturn a ruling from barring its galaxy tablets from being sold in germany. it said that the line of mobile phones and tablets copy i found -- copied the iphone and ipad. honda is predicting a 65% drop in profit this year. it has been a rough couple of months for the company, with natural disasters in japan and thailand. honda is japan's no. 3 auto maker. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with ava marie. >> it is unbelievably warm outside today, feels more like a spring day than winter. at least a couple agrees up -- couple of degrees up. in alaska, you can see how cold is right now. this is one of the farthest- north inhabited it areas in alaska, unbelievably cold. in quebec, only 10 degrees right now. cold air is circulating around the globe. we haven't had major cold snaps. the opposite of a cold snap today, with mild air from the south of the way into the east. 50s and 60s anywhere from baltimore to atlanta, dal