Stacey - lots of 'crop rotation' discussions here of late that a search will pull up for you to read through if you wish. Some of them address your very questions. I linked a few of them for you. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Crop rotation discussions

Thank you all so much for being able to indentify this, and so quickly!! You have no idea how many have tried to find what this was. Ya know what's kinda funny, is I have a wandering jew plant in a large pot right there in the same flower garden, and tho I kept thinking how the runners looked somewhat similiar, I never questioned it further..lol. Well the mystery is over now, and I can start making plans on how to find a nice area to grow them. Again, thank you all.....Oh BTW...I never seen any blooms on mine nor have I ever smelled a scent coming from it,..but maybe in time with more maturity and better care..I'll post in the future how it's coming around...de

Melissa, you're going to look great. Trust me. But, can I make a suggestion? You may want to get enough to put on the girls' dresses too. You know they're gonna want it, right? Lol, have fun! =========================================================== Okay, let's use those strips of blocks, shall we? Beginning with the 7-block long strip, center it on the edge of your panel block. If it doesn't quite make it the entire length of your block, don't panic. Half-square triangles can be tricky, and your block will be centered once we're done. Here's a picture for reference... Once it is centered, sew it. This is what it should look like... Next attach your 2 9-block long strips. Be careful and make sure you are continuing the checkerboard pattern around your corners... When that is finished, here's what your block will look like... Lastly, grab that 11-block long strip, and attach it too. Again, be careful to continue the checkerboard pattern. (The nice thing about an odd-numbered checkerboard pattern is that, if you need a dark-colored block on the bottom, all you have to do is turn your strip around until it is, and then your pattern will take care of itself and be where you need it once you are done sewing. I noticed this accidently when I was designing this block. Who knew?) ========================================================== While I was taking pictures today, I had someone helping me with her advice and critiques. Here's a picture of Miss Stella, ever the helpful one! She has asked me to ask you all if you'd like the rest of the mystery quilt instructions now, instead of after Easter. Apparently, Stella believes that it would give everyone the opportunity to plan ahead during what is a busy month for everyone... Easter, taxes, planting (don't forget the catnip!), babies (or kittens), and Spring Break. If you all want me to post those instructions, let me know, and I'll go ahead and do it. There are only 2 more sets of instructions, probably about an hours worth of good sewing, to do, so let me know, will you? And don't forget, it would be great if you can post pictures of your blocks! See Ya! Dan

We have a flat roof on top of our 500sf garage apartment in Austin TX. We had the following done to it on March 31, 2022, as a preventative measure. 1) Thoroughly clean and prepare roof surfaces receiving material; 2) Apply ARC DynaShield liquid rubber with polyester embedded to all flashing details including sheet metal drip edge; 3) Seal all joints in sheet metal cap with Geocel 2300 tri-polymer sealant; 4) Apply ARC Alumiflex liquid rubber coating to entire roof surface; 5) Clean up job site. About 3 weeks later, we noticed a smell, which I can best describe as insecticide or pesticide. It's a very chemical-like odor. Around the same time, the mini-split stopped working, so we associated the smell with that. We ended up replacing the mini split in late May; however, the smell continued. After some trial and error, we determined it wasn't the mini split, as the smell returned after we opened windows, aired the place out, then shut the windows without turning the a/c back on. The apartment may have smelled prior to late April; we had not been in there for a while, so I can only date the smell to 4/22. We started thinking it might be the roof and that the smell was activated by heat, as April is when Austin starts heating up, and we cannot come up with any other possibilities. The apartment is unusable, and we are very worried we may be stuck with this smell forever. I cannot bear to be in there, as it smells like it is most likely toxic. It's an unpleasant smell regardless. toxcrusadr - do you know of these materials used and if they could be causing this smell? We've asked the roofer to come by this week and to bring these products with him. I'd like to smell them and see if they are similar. We're also ordering a carbon air purifier. Thanks