Generally speaking, with any plant you should water thoroughly, until the soil is saturated and runs out freely. I personally put my plants (even the 5 1/2 foot tall cacti, which is always a fun time) in the shower and spray them down, let them drain, and then bring them back out, so I have no idea what a ballpark figure would be. I'd say you're probably better off to move the plastic pot back and forth, because if you think it's heavy *now*, wait until you try to lift a 16-inch clay pot full of wet soil. That said, people do manage, sometimes, to water without moving their plant all over creation. Not sure how to advise on this one, because it depends on how blocked the drainage holes are, the season, the type of soil you have in the pot, how wet the plant is now, the temperature, etc. Also, to go back a few topics: Spider mites are possible, but not likely to affect the whole tree all at once within a few days of bringing it home. I would do a google search for pictures, so you'll know them if you see them, but I wouldn't worry about them either. dgmarie: I would think that neither the alkalinity nor the iron content of the well water is likely to be that big of a deal. Or at least, I would assume that the salt content of the softened water is a much bigger deal. I wouldn't worry about adding supplemental iron: it's probably not necessary.

So, I am a professed hair dying addict. I have KILLED my hair by over processing it so many times. Im talking bleaching, then dying, then bleaching then dying again... sometimes in the same week. I read an article that said to use coconut oil... it works. i'm telling you! I put it threw my hair about 30-40 minutes before a shower. work it into the tips (or all over in my case) and then use a low phosphate shampoo and a heavy good conditioner. Suave makes a spray oil that helps tame the crazy junk if youre in need of help quick. Leave in conditioners help too, especially if you're stuck using a hair drying, flat iron, or anything of that nature. Dove conditioner is what I use. The INTENSIVE STUFF. I had the hair of an 80 year old with a bad perm and color a month ago. Now its much MUCH healthier. Looks like I am 25.

It's my understanding that the ionic technology breaks down the water molecules and so they evaporate faster. I can't use the tiny hair dryers-- because my hair is so fine, it blows around more than normal or thick hair and it gets stuck in the little ones unless I hold it out 3 feet! I lied above, my hair dryer is a John Frieda not a Conair (but it could very well be made by Conair). I need to clean it out regularly because hair and dust get stuck on the inside and outside mesh intake vents. It takes me an hour (45 min if I don't dawdle) to get from shower to out the door. Hair drying is a very short part of that. Even with styling, less than 15 min.

My Rusk arrived yesterday and I used it for the first time this morning. I think it's too soon for me to give it a complete review. However, two people remarked on how beautiful my hair looks today! One person I know and someone I don't. So there's that. Despite my best efforts I have good and bad hair days for no obvious reason, so it could just be one of those days. To complicate matters, I started using a mousse, which I never did before (Joico Joiwhip, #1 in a recent mousse report). I think the mousse might be adding to my hair's new likability. The cord is VERY long (8 ft.). I guess that's great if you want to go for a stroll while drying your hair. One thing I notice is the hot is really freaking hot, so I switch back and forth between warm and hot. My limited used of a round brush seems to have more "take" than with my old dryer, i.e., a short blast of hot air sets better. Totally unscientific observation. Today I was in Costco and stumbled upon a Conair InfinitiPro (ionic) for $19.99. I bought it, because sometimes I don't know when to stop. I can always return it, whenever.