The roots will eventually grow through the peat pots as these are meant to decompose. Not to worry, short term. Unless the green house is >25ºC, the growth will be slow enough to do something else come April.

Rockmanor - I'm so sorry to hear about the abuse you had to take. You sound like a very strong person to overcome that. Unfortunatately I think this has always been happening, it just wasn't talked about or even really had strong laws about it before. I know myself I have been a victim of fondling more than one time and attempted rape once, along with having men expose them to me as a child a handful of times. Luckily for me my personality as a child/teen was such that when I was in a situation where I was scared or felt uncomfortable I always ended up with a brave/angry/talk back type attitude and would sometimes kick/punch. I think that saved me from things going further. Most of these things I've pushed to the back of my mind and until this post I thought I had successfully forgotten the majority of them. One was a policeman that fondled my breast while we were at a concert so they exist in all professions unfortunately. My father fondled me once too, but I'm still confused what that was about as I was just walking by and he cupped my breast when I was 14. I slapped his hand off, continued walking, and it never happened again. I also know that I could have probably been a victim of random rape too if I hadn't had a sort of feeling something was wrong and walked another way or run from a car that slowed down and made my friends do the same. They'd laugh at me, but a few times we'd hear about it happening to somebody else in the area we'd been in and they started trusting me. (we did report what we saw/experienced to the police on those occasions) I grew up in what would be considered a very safe suburb to Stockholm, Sweden. My mom and I had a conversation about rapes and how often they seemed to happen about five years ago and I told her about these occasions and she then seemed to agree that it was probably more awareness and media reporting it. She was also shocked that I never said anything to her. I don't know why, I think because I blocked them out as soon as they happened. Maybe I would have told my mom if back then it was more common to talk about it in media and my mom would have thought to have the private parts talk with me as a young kid. I just don't think anybody where I lived was really aware of it then other than flashers which was very common to hear about in the news. Now what I do think has gotten worse with the internet is that these sick people have now so many other ways to get in contact with victims (chats etc.) and the spreading of child porn is so much easier. I'm thinking some of this may be increasing offenders too as some that would never act on their urges may now do so because they have more contact with others like them.

"Same with washers, there can be a hose break or broken fill part -- and you want to be there to nip it in the bud. When the washer is not in use, turn off its water source to cut the pressure on the hoses. The hoses can burst, leaving a running water hose in your house." To minimize the hassle factor and likelihood of human error (especially if multiple people use the washer), there are several gadgets you can get that either automatically turn on the water only when the washing machine is in use, or sound an alarm and shut off the water (instead of just sounding the alarm) when a leak is detected, which work with MANY different appliances and fixtures. This is especially useful if you cannot reach the shutoffs easily - climbing over the washing machine is a distinct drag, BTDT! Also, replacing the plastic hoses that come with most appliances with braided-steel-encased ones significantly reduces the possibility of blowouts. For the average $500 homeowner's insurance deductible you can outfit multiple appliances, and most of these things are easy enough to install that the average homeowner can do it. There are also more expensive automatic detectors/shutoffs that can be hooked right into a housewide security system. Your homeowner's insurance company may even give you a credit on your policy for having these sorts of things installed - ask, the worst they can say is no! These are just a couple of the many products out there to choose from: Watts Intelliflow automatic washing machine valve - Watts website FloodStop automatic shutoffs for washing machines, dishwashers, icemakers, water heaters, toilets, sinks, etc. - manufacturer website Water Controller Inc. offers the AquaGate and Leak Controller In addition, consider having your gate-valve shutoffs (has a sort of star-shaped knob, takes several turns to open/close) changed over to ball-valve shutoffs (long lever that only moves 1/4 turn) if you have a plumber at your house for something else. Ball valves are SO much easier and faster to operate, especially with wet hands, you can see easily whether the valve is open or closed, and they are less likely to malfunction with age. There is a special "two-in-one" ball valve made especially for laundry hookups where flipping one lever opens and closes both valves instead of having to smash your knuckles turning that little knob. Don't forget your carbon monoxide detectors, either! The fire department here recommends separate CO and smoke alarms, both so that if one goes kaput you still have the other functioning and also because the optimal location for a smoke alarm isn't necessarily the best for a CO one. Hardwired or plug-in ones should have a battery backup.

I hung a ceiling to floor shower curtain in a small guest bathroom on the advice of a decorator and I was pleasantly surprised with the result. It actually provided a sense of airiness by concealing the view of tub/shower space at the end of the room. I bought an extra-long lightweight plisse fabric shower curtain and a vinyl liner online. I have not had any problems with excess moisture because there is a ceiling exhaust fan and some air can still circulate through the space between the top of the curtain and the ceiling. Also, the liner can be pulled aside so that air can circulate through the fabric. Sorry that I don't have a picture to show you - I accidentally deleted that album when I was switching computers. Here is a link that might be useful: www.bedbathstore.com