Karen I used to grow mine moist and it was not happy so I started to allow it to dry out and it improved. I got a small cutting maybe a year and a half ago but can't remember the exact date. Ever since I have been allowing my plant to dry out it has grown to more than 30" long and with five other stems of varying lengths. I think the trick with this one is to use small pots and grow it moist until a good root system has formed and then start to grow it on the dryer side. I rooted my cutting by holding it down with a flat pebble because I was afraid that burying the stem would cause rot. My plant is in a gritty mix of potting soil and some hydrotron along with some grit, more like a cactus or succulent type mix. I water once a week in winter and maybe twice that in summer but it gets dry in between. The 2.5" pot is tiny for the plant but I am hesitant to move it up while it seems happy. I have read that this species likes to grow dry several times and I have seen a photo of it growing in nature but still have not seen enough to know just what it likes. The photo showed a curtain like effect of stems hanging down from the underside of a mostly bare branch high in the canopy. Growing in that position would mean that there would be plenty of water when it rains but that the plant would not remain wet for long periods unless there were a significant amount of moss or other epiphytes also growing on the branch and whose roots would trap more water. I did a search on Sikkim Indian which is the region that Hoya linearis is from. The weather appears to be fairly moist all the time but with a monsoon season of very high rainfall for part of the year. High altitude areas are cold and can experience snow while slightly lower altitudes can drop to a few degrees above freezing during Nov- Feb. I wonder if this means that Hoya linearis doen not need to be grown dry but that it may prefer excellent drainage vs a soggy growing media? Has anyone managed to grow this species in a standard Hoya potting mix that holds moisture well and is kept constantly moist? I searched for the photo I had seen but could not find it. If I do come across the photo I will be sure to post it. Mike Here is a link that might be useful: Sikkim Weather

Oh HAPPY DAY..JOY JOY Mailman brought a box today from Dawn/Mamabirrd and What a Box :-) Two Named Daylilies she sent Tuscawilla Tigress and Double Grapette.(thanks to both Marea and Mary S too.) Clump Spiritual Corridor One unknown daylily and it's a double..to kewl :-) One Allium Gladiator..Love alliums Pulmonaria Mrs Moon..Thank you...lost this one a few years back. Sedum John Creech Sedum Weinstephaner Gold both zoned for 4..Ya Baby!!Oh and ladies small sedums make great ground cover. Icicle Pansy,Purlpe..my oldest always picked out pansy's for his plants for garden,when he was younger.So you couldn't have picked a better plant to send. Echeveria Harmsii...have to look this one up..have no idea about this one..houseplant I know. Bag of Miracle Gro for feeding the dayliles,with a measuring spoon too. Cute anything was a Stained Glass Pot Hanger,a flower pot with a yellow daisy.So pretty Daylily marker...oh man how did you know?? PAINT PEN I needed a new one so bad..to kewl..I can mark all kinds of dayliles..without swearing...LOL Bag of Candy..Boy oh boy..she sent a BAG with all kinds of candy..a big bag of Peanut M&M's(my fav)MamaG don't look I really don't like pain M&M's.a bag of Jelly Bellys a bag of penny candy and Sarris Candy bar..now this one is made local in her area..can't wait to try it.. and then,and then she sent Birdbird a treat too..How sweet is that..Fresh walnuts..He ate every last piece of the one I gave him today.. Very pretty stationery(bird,go figure) with note and list of all she sent...BIG HUGS..OH BIG BIG HUGS TO YOU DAWN.. Planted most of it today with get the rest in the ground tomorow. And if that wasn't enough UPS brought me a box too..Peony's for Klehm's Song..nice roots too :-) Coral N Gold Cuckoos Nest...will be praying that they bloom next year..I know..most doesn't that soon..I don't wait well :-( ??? for ya all...does anyone else have trouble finding daylilies..I mean..oh I don't know..I plant and then I play search and destroy..LOL..I'm looking for one and I can't find the darn thing..and yes Cody its for you..LOL..and whats hostas..I don't have any hostas...evil,evil grin. Anita Mr Man is just so cute..sending more kisses to him..So happy for you. Sharon your garden is Beautifull..Love the spring picture and the now picture.. Dianne I really like your Garden window..What a wonderful idea..ground cover,Dead Nettle.White Nancy and others are good.I have them all over..The purple one can get alittle tall,but is still very pretty. Canna,Loving all your pictures..yes the frogs too..LOL Wow Shirley..that story has been out for years..The first time I saw it was in Ann Leaders,many many years ago..LOL Anyone that doesn't read thier credit card receipt before they sign it,is just NUTS..Great cookie recipe tho.. It's supost to get down to 40's tonigth..NO NO I'm not ready to the cold..not yet!!! THANK YOU DAWN..YOU ARE WONDERFULL. Nite all sweet dreams,Jean

I don't know how stale this is, or if you've gotten the opinions you've needed, but I'm well past the honeymoon period on my Bluestar. I've got one of the older ones, back when Trevor was selling them at Eurostoves, and his service was excellent. I have basically no complaints with the cooktop portion of the range and enjoy cooking on it immensely. The burners are easy to regulate and both the mid-heat and the simmer burner get low enough for my needs. I have never found that I needed another simmer burner. It sounds like Bluestar has improved the ignitor circuitry somewhat so that only the burner that needs lighting fires. It's not a big deal and I haven't had any significant problems with the ignitors in the three or four years we've owned the range. If it were just for the cooktop performance, I'd go for another in a heartbeat. The gas oven? Not so happy. Big bangs from the oven floor that were never resolved. The broiler isn't anywhere near a commercial salamander, no matter the construction. It cycles on and off so you have to watch everything in it every time, not just go by time and then check. The temperature is off around 25 deg. on the low end one way, and about 25 deg on the high end the other. Not able to set the span of the control -- only a single-point calibration. Oh well, there are worse things. Have to keep the door hinges well greases or they will sieze. The front of the door gets uncomfortably hot -- claimed to be within UL standards, but it just doesn't seem right. I do love the ball-bearing shelf and wish it had more. The oven seems reasonably uniform, based on baking on both half sheets and full sheets. Even though they'll fit, we don't find the uniformity on the full sheets to be that good. Was it the right choice at the time -- yes.

No engineered stone is approved for UV exposure. It’s not an industry secret at all. None can go outside. Period. If your professionals that you worked with had done their jobs, you’d be an educated consumer and know that it’s not an exclusion just for Cambria. Direct sun from standard new windows shouldn’t pass enough UV to damage your floors, furniture, or e-stone. Standard windows already come with UV blocking properties, so if yours are so old that they don’t have it, you’ve got other issues about UV exposure in your house. Old windows need UV blocking film installed to avoid degradation to all kinds of interior finishes. Not just your e-stone. If it’s a relatively new window, that’s a conversation that you need to have with your window manufacturer. It’s defective. This is Not on Cambria. Or Silestone. Or Pental. Or Zodiaq. Or any e-stone manufacturer. New windows shouldn’t have issues with transmitting enough UV to damage your home.. Poop happens. This isn’t on Cambria. Talk to your window manufacturer.