This has happened periodically to various forums here at GW for at least the last year and maybe longer. Eventually the missing pages seem to reappear. I am not sure if Admin is discovering the problem of missing pages on their own and then restoring them, or if they only find/restore them after receiving messages of concern from folks on the affected forums. So, if it bothers you, you could send a message to the GW Administration to make sure they're aware of the missing pages. Dawn

Thanks Raven. I don't think this is a windows resizing issue (although that could be a troubling feature worth turning off as well). The last article you linked had this in it - which might be what I"m experiencing: "But I have another problem, how do you turn off the blue grids when it comes to internet explorer/firefox? It snaps into small grids when i move them to the edge!" But that was one of the last posts - and nobody addressed a solution. It's not the window shrinking in half. It's an open tab/web page - shrinking to maybe 1/6 of the page or less - and it might be as though it was being shrunk into a rectangle in a grid. Interesting to read how many annoying features people have discovered in Windows 7 - that are set by default. I'm still on XP - so I won't know this stuff if my daughter runs into trouble. Thanks. Lynn.

Yesterday, they said it was fixed. Today, they say it is still down. Oh well. BTW, the search feature here has never been very good. Google has a much better search, which you can direct toward this forum by adding the following to your search terms: site:ths.gardenweb.com/forums/build If you want to search all GW forums, just leave off the /build

2hrs of full sun is not enough, even in LA. You may want to put them in a spot that is protected from mid-day sun - when it may be too strong, but in full sun in am and perhaps later on. I keep all of mine in full sun sunrise to sunset. Moving into more sun should be done gradually, otherwise they could burn. So add just some, and after few days or so add some more. Well draining mix is what you need, and you won't get it by adding just little pumice or perlite. Ppl that use soil in their mix will use Cactus & Succulent soil mixed with minimum half, or as much as 80%, of coarse perlite. You can use pumice or perlite or even both, but add generously. Plants in photos potted in terracotta pots are too low/deep inside of pot; pls. add more mix when repotting. Water when mix is almost completely dry - use bamboo skewer or chopstick to check: insert at least 3/4 deep into pot and leave it there for few minutes. If it is dry and clean when pulled up, mix has dried and plant should be watered. If it comes out damp/cold and it may also have small particles sticking to it, mix is still wet and wait few more days. Check again, water if dry. Watering should be thorough, not just sips, until excess water runs out thru drainage holes. Water the mix, not the plant. Some plants have protective coating on their leaves, looking like dust or powder. It is there for a reason - to protect leaves - and should not be rubbed off. Spots on some of your plants could be mold if they stayed wet for too long, or if very humid. Assure good air flow by leaving space between pots. Perhaps it is humid by the pool?