"In my new apartment, it is definetely a bigger kitchen however a way smaller window. The lighting is poor totally.." I see a couple of things you can do. Other than supplementing light over the plants, which is good. Overdriving lights turns out to be not that hard. One: You could build a windowbox for the kitchen window. It wouldn't necessarily be a permanent change. No tearing out walls. Just mount an extended bay window setup outside your existing window. You might not be able to use the extra space in the winter, but ironically, the bay window will help insulate your kitchen when it's cold. Two: this is outside the box. In fact, I threw out the box. If you have limited light in your kitchen, you need to squeeze all the lumens out of the available sun. So, you could look up something called Holographic Diffraction Gratings, AKA HOE, Holographic Optical Elements. This is a semi-transparent film also called a suncatcher. I'm thinking of getting some of this stuff for my greenhouse and my own kitchen window shelf. The film catches the light, and diffracts it from bright sunlight to a widespread wash of white light. No shadows. No bright light here, darkness there. Which is good, as really strong light is bad for some plants. You'd put this film in your window and it would spread out the light and redirect it to where the plants are.

Hello William, its not clear from your post what's happening - in your first paragraph you write that he is loving when he's by himself with no other cats around, and then in the second paragraph he's biting people - is this a sister's daughter a child? Sadly you don't know what happened in his other life - could be children mistreated him. And sadly, often the more insecure and scared an animal is (again you don't know what kind of past hes had) the more they may be aggressive to other cats - cats still have a bit of the wild in them, and in the wild they would be competing for food and resources if these are scarce. If this cat came from a shelter, some have a harder time than others - animals know when they're not wanted, if their people have given them away and some may need an extra amount of love and reassurance before they start to relax and show their true personalities. And its sad too that shelters are so over burdened with unwanted animals and that you can't get assistance from them when you need it What I want to say is that you may be the person who may be in the best position to do right by this cat. If you look for a home for him then you are in the best position to be able to tell possible adopters things they really need to know - like he needs to be the only cat , in a home without children (if its children specifically he's having a problem with - not clear from your post ). The shelter you adopted him from should have provided you this type of information but for whatever reason did not. I have been in the situation of finding homes for stray or unwanted cats many times ... Word of mouth amongst friends coworkers and acquaintances is the best for a situation like this.-Otherwise, there's a way to screen people and be sure of a good match. In this situation you don't want first come first served - you want to know that its a situation that he'll do well in. If someone gets huffy about your screening them, then too freaking bad. The person you want understands why you're doing it, and I've also found that if YOU care about the cat, that appeals to people and they're more likely to want to adopt from you - Just be honest, be his advocate, make it clear that this cat has had a difficult time of it, that you want him to be in a place where he fits in and will do well, you want to be sure his next home works out, and of course along with the explanation of why he would do better in another home dont forget to point out his good qualities ( you did say he was loving right?) (BTW is he declawed? Declawed cats do sometimes become biters because they have no other defense. You and/or the adopter would need to learn to read his signals when he's had enough - ears flattened back, tense look on face - before he resorts to biting.) I hope this helps - I know from personal experience its a very difficult situation.

outright fighting is not the only way they show hostility Funny you should say that, Breenthumb. I came downstairs this morning and discovered that one of the cats had peed on top of an antique table during the night. I have a tendency to blame Annie, but this time she was locked up, and so was Rocky. Pogo and Annie were so skittish this morning. Pogo usually spends some time in my bedroom after I get up, but he didn't stay this time. Peachy was afraid to come downstairs. They were nervous, and I was nervous. I played with Rocky a lot before Pogo and Peachy joined us downstairs, hoping to discharge some of his energy. He has an abundance of it. Then a few minutes ago Peachy (much smaller than Rocky) hissed at him, and he took a step toward her. That was all it took to make me want to put an end to this situation, at least for now. So I put Rocky outside. I know he'll want to come in. I have loved seeing him enjoying the comforts of home. But we'll try this for awhile, and continue to give the situation some thought. At least in the warm weather Rocky will have lots of human companionship outdoors, as we're a family of gardeners. I cancelled the vet appointment. Annie has never been easy to handle, and when I showed up she hid under the bed. The last thing I want is to risk another cat bite. I changed the dressing this morning, and my hand and wrist are swollen, red, and hot. I hope the Augmentin takes care of the infection. My thanks again to all.

latimore, I think you should relax about mixing whites and creams. When we built our house I sat up in bed one night as I suddenly realized that after months of planning and decisions I was going to have a fairly bright ceiling white in my kitchen, vanilla bean trim and a much creamier white on my cabinets. I thought what was I thinking???? I had chosen each white with no real regard for the other. The kind people on the kitchen forum here told me it would be fine and they were so right. And I think even with your white tile, all the textures will differ and it will blend beautifully. I've learned to appreciate mixing whites now. I love bridal bouquets with a mix of white and cream roses, etc. I'll be curious what others say but my vote is to not stress over the whites.