I say pot them up a size, and in regular potting soil, Bonnie. Bet itÂll give them a boost. And carefully remove the seed leaves and bury them all the way up to the first set of true leaves. And keep watering them with a dilute water soluble fertilizer. I also recommend putting them out all day any time itÂs up around or above 60, and even a little bit lower if the sunÂs out. The wind and sun will be good for them, and theyÂre gonna be out there on their own before too long anyway. You might keep them in or put them out in filtered sun or bright shade for a couple days right after you pot them up. Most of mine have or are just getting their second set of true leaves, so I really donÂt think youÂre that far behindÂif at all. And one other point! Last year I was looking for a couple more varieties than I had started, so I bought one in a gallon pot, and one in a small pot. Both of the store bought ones were bigger than the ones I started, and it almost looked like my tiny little plants werenÂt worth putting in the ground, but once they were planted, it wasnÂt long at all before they were ALL the same size, and without a scorecard, I really couldnÂt tell which had been which. In my experience, they love getting out into the ground and really take off once they do. And, Ian, all that for you too! I sowed my seed on March 31st, and I just potted them up from the 2' pots they were started in to 3½" pots. I mostly potted them up a size so I could bury them deeper to help establish a bigger root system before they go out into my clay! If you think yours look a little too pale, I recommend you start watering with a water soluble fertilizer too. I use 20/20/20Âfor EVERYTHING! For seedlings I usually use it half strength, and if they seem to like that, I make it a little bit stronger. IÂve never used Miracle Grow soilÂor Miracle Grow anything else, but if itÂs forming a crust on top when it drys, get something else. IÂve never used it either, but the Black Gold everybodyÂs talking about sounds good. I use Sunshine mix, since I can get it in bales, but itÂs available in smaller size bags too. ItÂs what everything was planted in at PaulinoÂs, and it always worked well. I use it for starting seeds, rooting cuttings, and everything else. But Digit and David both grow a LOT of stuff, and if they think Black Gold is good, thatÂs good enough for me. Ball mix is a good quality too, but I donÂt think you can usually find it in anything smaller than a bale. Just think, for a minute, about all those YUMMY home grown tomatoes! Skybird

I find that a dish pan protects your nice sink from many scratches. I did not have a dishwasher all during the years I had children at home. A towel folded only protects the bottom, not the sides. Many like to soak their dishes for a few minutes before washing them, you can do that in a sink or a dishpan. Years ago we also used a dishpan to rinse our dishes too as we did not have hot running water. Now I do not wash dishes usually in my sink, they go in the dishwasher, larger items like cooking kettles and big pans go into my sink with the dishpan in it. I have not seen the collapsible dishpan but do have the collapsible colander. Very handy. Sue

Thanks all! They are looking a lot better and have more blooms, although down low, not on tall stems. And thanks for the advice about snapdragons. Will be so much easier to take a cluster of spent buds off than individual ones. And the salvias get about six or seven hours of sun, most in afternoon. For fertilizer I have been using the water-soluble Miracle Gro every couple weeks.

I think you are well rid of this client your layout makes the best use of the space since the coffee table can’t serve everyone end tables are really needed IMO they don’t understand the use of the space How will people in the chairs put down a drink or a book etc