My method isn't really what books say.... I used a mix of miracle grow with lots of perlite or sometimes gritty sand mixed in. It wasn't sterile. Yes, used rooting hormone... but didn't cover or anything. I just stuck outside on table on north side of house, figured the humidity would have to be high enough to make it. Sometimes I used cell packs, sometimes small plastic cups with holes in bottom (so I could try to see roots), sometimes just smaller dark 3-4" nursery pots, again not sterilized. The soil was moist when i did it, but I didn't obsess over it, occasionally I'd check to make sure nothing was bone dry. Early I was all into trying the covered plastic containers, etc. but it was too much work for me, or something. Propogated mostly annuals, and they went so quickly.. evoluslus blue daze, gaura (I swear that took a week), nemesia (QUICK), gardenias (surprisingly quick, 3 weeks?), euphorbia I'm still waiting on, rosemary, another extremely quick one. Cestrum noctrum... a few weeks, hypoethes (Polka dot plant), iresine, alternantha (no need to do, they go like weeds, and now what?)... osteo daisies were surprisingly quick...more, like houseplants I don't even need... Some, like lavender (slightly woodier, I was too impatient and after 2-3 weeks I'd tug out and small roots were forming, but then I ditched them. Some, like hydrangea, took a month of good roots, but then due to fatigue I composted, crotons seem to be doing well... of course, full proof coleus. mums, they rooted ridiculously fast and then got huge, despite constant root pruning. other things...I'm sure I focused on easy things. The woodier items I seemed to lack the patience for. More, chenille plant, tender herbs... thought now makes me tired as they sit out there waiting, many may be composted if I can't find easy ways to overwinter (tender perennials that can take cool, darkish).. and how many coleus do you need? I think it must be an OCD trait, earlier it was seed saving, now I have more seeds than the whole neighborhood could ever use. I'm not an expert by any means, just a nut.... but if questions, ask...don't get into the obsession unless you start planning like me about possibly using the grow lights in basement, etc... Amy

Love gingersnaps, the spicier the better. Growing up the only store bought cookie we ever had in the house was Pantry Cookies. They were big round flat gingersnaps. My dad would put a smear of butter on them for us and we would dunk them in our tea. I am thrilled whenever I find them in a grocery store nowadays and I still eat them with butter and dunk them in my tea. Costco carries a brand of gingersnaps that are heart shaped and are good too. When my niece had morning sickness she would munch on those cookies. I make a recipe for ginger chocolate cookies from the Martha Stewart cookie magazine at Christmas time that are a big hit. Anne

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Mom2Sethc: Glad the info was helpful. In making final decisions, the fabricator drew the outline of the sink on the granite and then we drew in each runnel (including the taper from shallow end to the sink). We started with the runnels more inset from the front and back of the sink, but decided we liked them closer to the front and back, so we redrew them. We fiddled with the spacing between, too, and decided that for the sink, six would look good. You might try that with your fabricator, too. I really like the look of OldHouseGal's runnels. She has seven and because she has a farmhouse sink, hers start further back from the sink front. She also has what I've heard referred to as the "colonial style," in which the middle runnel is longer than the rest and the others taper in length from there on both sides. The bottom line is that there are lots of ways to do runnels. You just need to play around with how they will look best with your granite, your sink, and how much room you have on either side of your sink. You can also Google "sink runnels" using Google images and you'll see lots of options as well. Good luck and be sure to post pictures when the work is finished.