I suggested possibly oedema, but it could be something else on your echeveria. Rest of my post was in relation to your sempervivum (even if you didn't ask-just because of advice you got). Sorry if I was out of line. With so much rain, I guess steps have to be taken. You could grow it in container-outside, maybe in somewhat protected (from rain) location? I have seen many photos of succulents grown in your area; lots, if not most, in containers. See this blog for example: http://www.houstongardengirl.com/2011/08/succulents-of-seattle.html I had to bring all of my plants into the breezeway few times when raining a lot, and we don't get as much rain as you. Not very convenient. They could be 'covered' too. That may not be very convenient either. Rina edited to add: see this post by Howard of his protection against rain: click here This post was edited by rina_ on Tue, Oct 21, 14 at 18:59

I have read of several on Ikea Hackers site that have modified the Domsjo sink by cutting more holes and/or undermounting. I've got the double bowl version and it has runnels on the back so might not look good undermounted. For just bumping it as a drop in, the other problem is the back has no lip, so if you bump it you'd have the counter simply butting up to the back of the sink, not going under it. This is the sink sitting in the cabinet just to make sure we had the back cut correctly. The counterop actually overlaps the edge of the cabinet and the sink sits on top. We added extra support for the sides of the cabinet to give the countertop a bigger surface to sit on.

My BF was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer 3 1/2 yrs ago and after chemo, radiation, loss of part of his tongue, jaw replacement and throat replacement with muscle from his arm was told he would have to live with a PEG tube for the rest of his life. He refused and learned to down Ensure, aspirating a little each time but swallowing tests show it is not detrimental as he has learned to drink over a sink and he coughs out the last little bit. He has not been able to gain weight beyond 140 lbs (he looks like a stick man) even downing 16 bottles of Ensure a day and eventually adding whey protein powder until I met him. He likes to race in Enduro motorcycle competitions so is high energy. I am an RN and can't stand to see people using Ensure as a meal replacement, it is only meant to be a supplement and other than the vitamins and protein only contains oil and sugar with milk solids. I figured if he could down anything I could get him back to consuming vitamins, fat, etc. through natural foods and put some weight on him. The sugar in the Ensure has also taken a toll on what was beautiful white teeth. He had purchased a Vitamix 5200 (pricey but worth it) to mix another powdered sweet drink he found (can't remember the name) to put weight on. The vitamix will actually dessimate anything you place in it and is so fast it will heat the food so hot that you can't drink it. I have learned to blend the weirdest foods together to get the high calories and the only problem I've had is with the broths/juices/milk you have to add to get it to the very liquid consistency will sometimes dilute the flavors. I literally blend anything I eat for him and he is eating better than ever. I now taste everything (sometimes it sounds like it would be gross) and have been astounded at how flavorful meals can be. He has gained 10 lbs over the last 2 months since I add cheese, butter, use whole milk, and for shakes blend high fat nuts like Macadamia and coconut (he loves) and add to them. I have noticed that chicken and dumplings is his favorite because the base of the soup is all I need to use to thin it so it is full flavor. Also for some reason the italian dishes like spaghetti, lasagna, etc. even when thinned severely with beef broth keep the original taste. White sauces are best thinned with chicken broth and milk (both) and sweet and sour chicken is best thinned with apple juice. He is Jewish so when we made potato latke's I put the apple sauce and sour cream in and thinned with apple juice and milk and it tasted almost just like mine in a liquid version. One potato latke thinned equalled 64 ounces so thank goodness he can drink alot! Next time I may add a few potato flakes for extra calories. He has started blending sushi and thins with seafood broth found only at Central Market here. I've done steak with potato including sour cream, butter, bacon bits and thinned one time with milk and another with beef broth and added beef gravy...he loved it! Most of our "soups" come out restaurant quality:-)My next jump is to make steak with Au Jus and Demi Glace to try to get the flavor to come out better. I encourage you all not to be afraid to try different things together and remember that on a liquid diet you need to increase your calories significantly. His Oncologist said he can't believe I've been able to put weight on him but he's defied all of them from the start:-)

Well, I've sadly joined the club of mushy Faucarias. Mine looked completely fine last night and was mushy this afternoon. I suspect Dave is correct that they are very similar to lithops and are unable to cope with overwatering. This is how my Faucaria Candida looked this afternoon. Soft spots spreading from the center of the plant: Here are my soil excavation results. Bone dry for the top 3" of my mix, slightly damp on the bottom 2". You can see the split in moisture differences in the bottom half of this photo. This is an unglazed clay orchid pot, with additional holes on the sides for air. I had used 1:1:1 bark, turface, grit for my soil mix. Here is what the entire plant looked like, after I removed it. The roots looked fine to me? Where the roots joins the plant base did not seem rotted at all. The top 2/3" of roots felt dry. The bottom 1/3" of roots was still damp and in contact with the damp gritty mix. I watered 3 days ago, enough that a little extra ran out the bottom of the pot. Normally I water lightly only when the plant looks a tiny bit wilted. This Faucaria has been recently sprayed with insecticide and isopropyl alcohol (had a bit of damage deep between the leaves from mealybugs). In the future, I will use a much different soil mix for my Faucaria, with far less bark and turface. My interpretation is that the plant absorbed most of the water without any issues, but the remaining 1/3 was too much for it to handle. If anybody else has any additional insight, feel free to chip in! I am planning on buying another and will hopefully avoid this from happening again.