I disagree with dchall. That does look like fungal mycellium, and if I'm not mistaken, some of the blades are yellowing and becoming thin in that picture. Sod webworms produce tunnel like structures at the base of grass, not on top. There are some fungicides on the market you can try on the diseased areas. Home Depot carries a product in a black hose end bottle called Immunox that is a pretty good fungicide, and it's reasonable. They also carry a granular product you can use, comes in an orange bag, I think Scotts makes it. It's not bad, but it's not the most effective. You can also find fungicides at Lesco/John Deere Landscapes or online. One of the best is Heritage. It is a broad spectrum antifungal that pretty much covers most lawn diseases. They also carry Eagle, which is good as well. They are both available as liquids and granules. Fungicides are pretty potent, and can kill most of the fungi, good and bad, in your soil, so I would use them sparingly, but sometimes they are the only course of action.

Sounds perfectly normal to me and yes these are designed to be run at intervals, the length of which is chosen by you. They are very effective I have had particularly good luck using soaker hoses with tomatoes, which grow better when watered this way. To determine, with accuracy, how much water my soaker hose emitted I coiled it up on top of a window screen which I laid over a plastic kiddie pool. I then ran the hose for ten minutes and poured the water from the pool into 5 gallon pails and found the flow rate in GPM. This enabled me to control carefully my water applications.

HI Sapphire, I did not look at the Speed Queen Frontloader. I am no expert on the differences between the Wave-Touch and the IQ-Touch. Electrolux has one Wave (the 70) and three IQ (models 50, 55, 60). You can see differences on their website by clicking on the four machines in white, and comparing them. I believe that you can also see the manuals for each by clicking on the individual model. The list price increases by $100 for each of the IQ models and then by $150 for the Wave. These links (from people much more astute than I am) each offer something different to consider, and are helpful; most are from GW Laundry Forum. The list is not exhaustive, but a good place to start. I don't know if or how you can post more than one link, so I have put them here (roughly in reverse date order) with the initial title and the dates the threads were active. If you find any others, please let me know! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwCGQjITeVE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnC9s7t3HOA A You Tube explanation from a store sales rep, and his amendment from Jan and Feb 2012. http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/laundry/msg0801511930778.html existing owners of elux washer/dryer iq touch and wave touch... (from Aug 2011 - June 2012) http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/laundry/msg071430459001.html?7 Any new opinions about Electrolux Wave washer/ dryer? (July - Aug 2011). See a list of the differences posted by jmith on 8/14/1 and note the recommendation of silvercanadian on 8/14 to "download the user guides for both the Wave-Touch and the IQ-Touch and read the sections on the different cycles/options." http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/laundry/msg0109280211657.html Electrolux Wave Touch or IQ? (Jan 2010 - Feb. 2011) http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/laundry/msg0716252415778.html Electrolux IQ Touch pair first impressions (July 2010). There was also something intersting on eHow on 'How to Self-Clean an Electrolux Washer Basin.' http://www.ehow.com/how_7897655_selfclean-electrolux-washer-basin.html Finally, a worthwhile reminder from Richard last month on something I never thought about: using a surge protector: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/laundry/msg0419444124107.html?2. I saw four more threads on that topic when I searched for 'Surge Protectors and GW Laundry Forum. I haven't had a chance to read these yet. Hope that this is helpful. This post was edited by wannaknow1 on Fri, May 3, 13 at 10:56

Oli, I bring and grow many of my orchids inside my screened lanai. I don't worry about the ants. I have never had ants inside my house. My guess is those small ants are enjoying the honey dew the orchid makes when budding. I think they go away after. Not positive, but I've never had a problem and they don't seem to hang around. I've even brought some inside when I was worried about a cold night and never got an ant indoors. I only see them on orchids in bud. If you want to use something with insecticide you can also use a timed release. I have used Bayer Rose and Flower for scale when I couldn't control it with alcohol. It is systemic and lasts a few months. For fertilizer, I use Dynamite or Oscomote. I look for fertilizers that contain micro- nutrients. Tap water is not the best for orchids mounted or growing in rock. I use rain water and have rain barrels attached to my downspouts. I do have a filter on the water coming into the house, but still notice how certain species do not like tap water. But, the bottom line is how much time do you have to spend on all this. I don't and this time of the year, we get plenty of rain which is good water. I use time release to save me time however I do use liquid fertilizer at various times especially when new growth on plants is occurring. I'll post a few pics to better show what I do. This shows how I use a knee high, cut off a small piece, put in the timed release fertilizer and tie it with a string. The photo shows one hanging on a Vanda. You can do the same with any granular time release. Hope this helps explain what I was talking about. Jane