I agree with Ted that if you want to save the plants they need to be transplanted very carefully now into much larger containers (5 gallons minimum) with a good fresh potting mix. If left as is you will probably get some ripe fruit from the ones that are already growing but that will be it. No further growth or fruit production because they are rootbound in the small containers. They will likely survive a transplanting to a larger container if carefully done but I doubt they would adapt to the garden now unless you already have very good, well prepared, good draining garden soil. Good luck. Dave

1. Aisle fine between island and stove, but really large between island and fridge wall. 2. That fridge wall aisle being large is OK, but why not line up the island with the wall, which still gives you a 5' aisle? I don't really get the advantage of the T-shape, and do think it could look a little odd in real life. I have no idea why the 31" height counter would help you in that location. I can see that if the island simplifies and lines up with the wall, the dw conflicts, but it does anyway. It's in the way of getting from stove to fridge. Some people NEVER open their dw while cooking, but others do, so why make a possible problem? I preferred the dw where Bmorepanic moved it in your other thread...90 degrees to the sink and under the pass-through. 3. Kind of addressed this in the previous paragraph. But you know what works for you. 4. That seems like a good idea. I'd put the prep sink directly across from the bottom stool, I think. 5. The 'rule' is 2 ft per seat...so you'd technically need 6 ft for 3 stools. But it depends on the size of the stools and of the people. We used to fit 5 stools in a 7 ft bfast bar...and sometimes 6. So I think you can make this work. It'd be easier with an open end to the overhang so the person on the end isn't hemmed in. 6. 15" is the recommended for counter-height overhang. I do think 18" is better...More leg room, less chance the island will get kicked/marred, and more separation between prep tasks and the seated people. More room for glasses/cups and condiments for meals. 7. Storage under there for things you use only occasionally is Ok, and reasonable use of the space. 8. The window way off center of the range, but partly overlapping, would bother me....and isn't it partly behind the full height cabinet? 9. Answered above. 10. The wall oven would be too high if you had a reasonably usable counterspace underneath...if we're talking regular oven. Not sure about Advantium. BUT if you put a full height cabinet, it is too close to the stove. IMO, I guess. There are probably codes and specs that require a certain amount of space between the stove and a combustible wall. You might be far enough to meet those requirements, but I sure wouldn't want to be hemmed in like that. Pot handles, setting things off to the side, and just elbow room would be easier with counter to the right. I hope any of this helps!

Why no fertilizer? Plants can't survive on tap water; they require dissolved elements in order to grow, to support cell life, as the building blocks needed to simply survive. In nature, plants obtain these essential elements as dissolved nutrients in the soil. In cultivated gardens we often need to supplement the available elements by adding fertilizers or nutritional products of some kind.....compost, blood meal, etc. In containers with potting medium, nutritional support must be provided, usually in the form of a dissolved fertilizer product. What your ivy is doing is making new growth at the sacrifice of the old. Feeding off of itself.

Tephrosia virginiana was plentiful on our property in my childhood but I have never seen it since then. It would be interesting to see it again. Beautiful photo of a favorite.