I use Osmocote often, especially on the plants I know I'm not going to feed regularly with a water soluable fertilizer. Like the ones at the far ends of the yard that I'm too lazy to get to. lol I've had very good results with it.

These Noro outbreaks have been happening for years, just usually not as bad as the 1 on this ship! 1 Reason why I try and avoid the buffet as mush as possible on the cruise as some passengers don't adhere to proper manners. And another reason why we keep to ourselves,lol So I guess were not ur normal cruiser, lol But if you have never been on a cruise, you should try it, probably a lot better than what you think! Lots of room--and that comes from me--very introverted. But I do suggest you check out cruisecritic.com as it has a pile of info!! Right down to whats the best room, and learn how to save $$$ etc etc

Mairin, no wonder I loved the width of your floors. The 4" width is my favorite board width and if I ever meet someone and buy a new home, I want solid 4" width boards. Right now I have 5" wide Engineered BR-111 Brazilian Cherry floors that I love but I still prefer the 4" width the best. I love Teak but I could not find any in the engineered wood when I was looking and I needed that due to living on a concrete slab since my home was built in the preserved wetlands so there can be no basements here. Surprisingly my slab was very dry. I just LOVE your backsplash so much! You have exquisite taste. Thanks for sharing.

N. Jeffery Block Albo. The largest variegated Neo I've seen.