I posted about this on another thread. I did grow Jasminum polyanthum indoors for years without any trouble. I bought it at a plant sale for a local church, and I was only beginning with indoor plants. It was quite small, not on any support, and I used to pruner it back when it got a bit floppy or untidy. It grew a stout trunk and was almost always in flower. I think I lost it in a hard winter when I had brought it outdoors for a holiday in August and forgot to bring it in again, being very busy with lots of babies at the time. I lost another I got last year similarly, but am going to try again. I think it makes a wonderful, easy house plant when treated as I used to treat it. I prefer the scent to Gardenia, it's much lighter and more liveable with, in my opinion, and not fussy as to soil or temperatures.

Well, you could bring your containers in at night, as long as you get them back out every single day. May not be practical depending on how many containers you have, though. The whole stalk, huh? Is it possible that your pest is a human?

This topic was from January and curious what the OP did about the appliances. Thought I would post of my recent dilemma with appliances. We just did a makeover with no concrete plans with what to do with the bisque appliances. Fridge was only 4 years old and HATED that thing. Struggled at the time as to bisques or black, but the bisque looked better with my old color scheme. There was an air pressure issue when you closed the fridge the freezer door would pop open and lots of time would be slightly open without us realizing it. It also had an interior water dispenser (never used it) that took up so much space you had to bend all the way down to get things from the top shelf. As another person mentioned it was slightly oversized in the space and hard to move it. The range had to go as it was 25 years old though I liked the combo of black and bisque but the oven irregular and the chrome trim rusting. The black GE dw was also trimmed out in chrome so had to go. As someone else mentioned, as you go along the old appliances really stand out like a sore thumb. I was very fortunate to get $75 for the range on Craigs List and $420 for the fridge. A guy bought it for the lunch room of his business. Also sold the above the range microwave on CL for $60 and took $40 for it as the guy was kind enough to offer to remove it for us which we couldn't do after firing the contractor helping with the kitchen. So now I have all new black appliances and they are proving to be a pain in the neck. I read so much about SS being hard to clean that I didn't even consider them and now wish I had taken my time. The stove is gas with 5 burners and continuous grates that weight a ton, and one spatter can cause 15 minutes of wiping. I do like the grates as extra space to set things after cooking, good for cookie sheets and larger hot items. Also got a new black microwave which was a struggle as they all looked so cheap but do like the one I chose (Kenmore like the stove) but it scratches if a paper towel is used. I now only use microfiber cloths on the appliances. One to clean and one to dry. I LOVE my new Maytag fridge as doors and freezer snap tightly closed, it is a little smaller and perfect set up inside for just DH and myself. Also loving my new Maytag dw that you can barely hear and nice stainless interior and better rack design than my old GE. Bottom line is I also like bisque appliances and almost wish I would have been able to use them again. My old appliances were a mix of black of bisque which is the best of both worlds and black does look good with my new color scheme. Also completely agree, they don't make things like they used to! And off topic, I can't wait for the day to replace my "new" HE Maytag Bravos washer!!!! My laundry does not smell fresh, everything tangles and wrinkles and I regret the day I got rid of my 28 year old Whirlpool washer on a whim as thought it was "old."

Whatever you do, I'd strongly suggest NOT sanding what you have and staining that light/natural. Even though you sand through 100% of the existing stain, it never really takes the light stain that well, even with conditioner. Also, sometime's you'll notice the darker in the cracks, where it bled down but didn't get sanded. Floor guys may tell you otherwise, but really caution against this. We had dark floors, added light upstairs and had the existing stuff sanded and stained light and it just looks washed out to me. Thats with a few coats of stain. Wife has never let me live that one down. The cost of re-do'ing it is one thing. Much worse is having to basically move out of the house again. People cautioned us about going with wood floors upstairs with kids due to noise. That really hasn't been a problem for us and we like the wood. Just don't kid yourself that doing wood is going to be 30% more than good carpet. After the floors are done, then you start the rug shopping! Which isn't bad, but isn't cheap. Good Luck!