Kterlep, one year I ss coleus and they were nice sized by late summer/fall in Z:4. I planted them out in the spring as HOS but later separated them to individual plants and think that helped them grow faster. Since you are a zone higher yours should get large sooner. Bringing in to overwinter is up to you. I brought a couple of plants in last fall and am using them now to make cuttings to increase my stock. Others bring in cuttings, see Karen's post. I don't have room for cuttings in the fall so wait until spring when I have moved other plants back outside. I have also bought a plant in the spring and taken cuttings from it. IMO the cuttings grow quickly compared to seedlings.

Todays garden check out.. well since it is the end of Junes we did a walk around,, The outside vege garden,, all straw bale is still running a bit behind the greenhouse..The tomatoes are shorter but sturdier, I had to tie up the greenhouse tomatoes today,, this is a huge difference 1 to1.5 foot outside in the straw bales versus 3 yo 4 ft in the greenhouse,, squash outside varies, from not growing to small plants blooming, squash inside wow huge and blooming ,, cukes, in the greenhouse on the vines, outside,, just taking off finnaly..peas just blooming, first course of spinach starting to bolt, others still doing great,,I planted 4 differnt types ,,Peppers not even comparable,, in greenhouse a ft tall with blooms outside hahahahaha growing,,good thing we have 70 pots inside, 110 chickens growing and one learning to crow,, so adorable,, yes I like a crowing rooster, the other 9 roosters not a peep,,LOl but lots of poop for the compost,, flowers,, very pretty,, but an odd year,, roses and sedums extremely slow,, good thing we did not have photoshoots this year ,,bah ,, other then that the smells are fantastic from the pretties in bloom,, Water garden ,, doing well, lillies very pretty first year for the one color,, but alas osprey still hunting the koi so we are getting used to the chicken wire cover,, uck but better then loosing our babies.. Hugs,Laughter,Light,Love Mary

Several number combinations will give the degree symbol as Phyllis pointed out. Another way is to use HTML: For degree, enter "& deg ;" without the space or the quotes and you should get ð For the copyright symbol, enter "& copy;" without the space or the quotes and you should get é For trademark symbol, enter "& trade;" without the space or the quotes and you should get ⢠Also, if you're using a notebook without the keypad, you have the numbers on the keyboard, usually in the corner of the key on the center keys, either red or blue. That way you can still utilize the keypad features. I bought a USB keypad to add on since I use the keypad for so many things, and often use it for entering any number rather than the top row of keys. Just a little more trivia for ya!

Well, as I said, a small thing with big consequences. Here are the 6 effects most commonly reported. 1. A 2012 study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, reported in Science Daily, found that springing forward by an hour was associated with a 10 per cent increase in the risk of heart attack over the following 48 hours, but it did not pinpoint the reason. The study found a corresponding 10 per cent decrease in heart attack risk over the 48 hours after people "fall back" and gain an extra sleeping hour in the fall. A Swedish study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2008 also found a higher incidence of heart attacks — approximately a seven per cent increase — in the first three weekdays after the clocks spring forward, which researchers attributed to a lack of sleep. They also noted a similar decrease in the incidence of heart attacks when the clocks fall back. The information was based on Swedish records collected over a 20-year period. "The most plausible explanation for our findings is the adverse effect of sleep deprivation on cardiovascular health," the researchers wrote. University of British Columbia sleep expert Stanley Coren said in a statement released this week, "Spring daylight saving time is a period when people lose a little extra time. Looking at different types of accidents, we found a five to seven per cent increase in accident fatalities during the three days following spring daylight saving time." Another study, by two researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 2007, found that daylight time has a significant impact on the number of pedestrians killed by vehicles in the immediate aftermath of the time switch in the fall. People walking during rush hour in the first few weeks after the clocks fall back in the autumn were more than three times as likely to be fatally struck by cars than before the change. Time of day was a factor in the findings - there was no significant difference in pedestrian accidents at noon, but number rose around 6 p.m. after clocks were moved back an hour. The researchers, who looked at seven years of U.S. traffic statistics, also found there was a decrease in deaths when clocks spring forward. It isn’t the darkness per se that increases the number of deaths in the fall, the researchers suggested. Rather, it's that drivers and pedestrians have spent the previous months getting used to the light conditions, and don’t immediately adjust their behaviour to account for less light during morning rush hour. Although most people are able to adjust to the biologically earlier schedule after the clocks move ahead in spring, those who suffer from sleep disorders have a much harder time, according to Judith Davidson, an adjunct assistant professor at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. Much of the treatment of insomnia involves getting people onto a regular sleep schedule, and the time change can throw that off, she said. That can mean several days or even a week of poor sleep for those suffering from insomnia. Daylight time isn't used everywhere in the world. Saskatchewan and some parts of B.C. don’t use it, for example, nor do Arizona and Hawaii in the U.S. It is unnecessary at or near the equator, because the length of each day remains the same or varies by just a small amount. The vast majority of countries in Africa and Asia don’t use daylight saving time. 5. It can cause time travel!! Apart from messing with sleep cycles, daylight saving can create some downright unusual situations. In 2012, an Ohio man was arrested for drinking and driving twice at the same time on the same day by the same police officer. While it recalls Groundhog Day, the comedy film starring Bill Murray about a man who keeps reliving the same day, it's actually a case of simple math. The Ohio man was arrested at 1:08 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2012, taken to the police station and released a short time later. However, at 2 a.m. that morning, the clocks were set back to 1 a.m. The man was arrested exactly one hour after his initial booking by the same officer, again for drinking and driving. The time was 1:08 a.m. His blood-alcohol level, however, was slightly lower. 6. It is expensive. There have been a number of attempts to estimate the cost of daylight saving time, factoring in everything from sleep deprivation and related health bills, through to the time lost to the simple act of resetting all the clocks in millions of households twice a year. One such effort, the Chmura Economics & Analytics study entitled Estimating the Economic Loss of Daylight Saving Time for U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas, suggests daylight time costs the United States about $434 million per year, based on 2010 population figures. So, there you go - a silly little question I guess. Bobbie, you got 2 of the effects, increased heart attacks and accidents. For you: This star business is a little more complicated. Anyway, thanks to all for playing. Off to see what Cynthia has. See you all next week. Nancy