hey Donnas! The sizes are listed on my blog. Thanks Huggy, I have my own tools,LOL! This drill and extra battery used to be his, but he only used it a few times and gave it to me because I needed it more than he did :D Santa needs to bring me a new set, the batteries don't stay charged up like they used to. DH bought me a few different bit sets for it, I use them all the time. I use a drill,a jig saw, and a sander a lot. Jewelers tools. And I use bolt cutters a lot,too. He bought me a big rolling cart tool box,too. Once a grown up cut these out and drilled the holes,this would be a great craft for a child. Thanks Ya'll!

Hi Philo You won't need a new subfloor but you may have to skim the existing sheet vinyl to keep the old pattern from telegraphing thru to the new flooring. My Favorites - -REAL linoleum (just like the stuff from the old days - not vinyl) http://www.armstrong.com/resflram/na/linoleum/en/us/ -Cork Tile. Beautiful, extremely durable and super comfortable. A renewable resource too. http://www.corkfloor.com/pics.html http://www.corkdirect.com/ The Lino can be sheet or tile and is best installed by a pro. The cork is a good DIY project. MIKE

Mary, this is an excellent question and one you shouldn't be embarrassed by :-) The terms 'green' and 'brown' to describe either carbon or nitrogen sources really do describe their coloration as well. Greens - the N source - really are "green"....or very close to it. They are fresh plant parts - grass clippings, debris from the veg garden, plant trimmings, weeds (without seeds), seaweed, fresh leaves, kitchen waste, etc. The non-green greens also include coffee grounds and eggshells (as considered kitchen waste). And fresh animal manures. Browns - the C source - are more "brown" than not: fall leaves, twigs, stems, chipped brush, other wood products, straw or hay, cardboard and other paper products, sawdust, pine straw, etc. IOW, dry or dead material. And yes, some materials can be both, depending on the stage they are in their life cycle. Green, fresh leaves, like might be generated by pruning, are a N source - dried, fallen leaves (dead) gathered up in fall become a prime source of C. It is a little bit more complicated than this - what determines whether a material is really a green or a brown is its ratio of carbon to nitrogen. But in general, most greens are green and fresh and most browns are brown and dried/dead. From th Organic Gardening Forum FAQ:the difference between greens and browns.

Vlaidimir, personally, I would of done what you did if I did not have access to the a mix closer to the one left in that root ball.....Too much root work when a plant is already stressed at this time of the year would of set it back even further...For my trees, the best time to do extreme root work without any ill effects is the beginning of June when my trees are most active and healthy and can take that kind of work.. This time around I would of done just what you did...Great work. Just be careful that the outer layer of the 5.1.1 mix does not dry out faster than the inner root ball mix and vise versa.. Many will just shake off all the older mix and replace it with fresh mix without much root damage and then wait until the best time of the year to do a thorough job. In your instance, what you did was just fine. but I would of replaced the mix with one that almost matches the one still left in that root ball until I can do a complete 5.1.1 through and through..