I think the comment about a new thread was directed at hottina44 and their question about indoor lighting. That was off topic. alex_g76, Some of those metals are perhaps toxic to mammals when ingested in too high a dose, but that is not the same as with plants. The plants will only take up what they need and leave the rest. Besides, if you look at the actual amounts of metals it is very tiny. Most are MICRO nutrients anyway, and are only needed by plants in very tiny amounts. They might be build up in the potting soil over time, but potted plants should be re-potted with fresh soil every few years anyway, long before the micro-nutrients will build up to any noticeable levels. So you need not worry about that imo. Btw, it's not commonly known, but almost all organic fertilizers are made for and will work best in In-Ground plantings. Organic fertilizers are made of raw ingredients, such as blood meal and bone meal, etc. Those components cannot be used by the plant as food itself. The fertilizer relies on the micro-organisms in the soil to ingest the raw ingredients and convert them to chemicals (yep, chemicals) that the plant can then uptake into it's roots. If those organic fertilizers are used in relatively sterile potting medium, not much happens. They pretty much just sit there. And your plant can starve while there is lots of food sitting right there. The components (nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus [NPK] and other macro and micro- nutrients) that the soil organisms produce from the raw ingredients in the organic fertilizer, is the same at a molecular level as what you find in a standard non-organic fertilizer. The benefits of organic fertilizers in the soil is that they feed and therefore increase the soil micro-organisms, which is great for the soil structure and the roots of the plants. Unfortunately this dynamic is very, very hard to reproduce in potted container plants. Therefore I always recommend standard non-organic fertilizers in container plantings, preferably a liquid type, or a slow-release pelleted type, such as Osmocote. Also, as a side note; the metals and minerals in fertilizers cannot by law be called “organic” because the law states that a component has to have Carbon in it and be derived from a once living source to be labeled “organic” Of course these items do not contain carbon and have never been alive. So if you see a fertilizer labeled “organic and natural”, the word “natural” is in reference to the mineral and metal ingredients only. In reading the posts on the thread that bmelz linked, about fertilizing in containers with organics, it does look like some have done it with success but do note that most of what they are talking about is seasonal vegetables and some short lived ornamental plants. Those are often re-potted annually with fresh mix and compost. That works quite well as there is a lot of micro-organisms in compost and manure. But that type of mix also breaks down very quickly, usually be the end of a growing season. When mix breaks down the speed of water drainage slows down a lot. If you're re-potting every spring that's no big deal and the old soil mix just goes back on the compost pile and new mix is made. But with a long lived plant like a citrus tree that soil break down is problematic. Citrus are very sensitive to soggy soil. Most will say they're sensitive to over-watering, but it's not really the water that's the problem, it's the lack of oxygen in an overly saturated, soggy soil. Plant roots need both water and oxygen, so in a long lived plant like citrus using an open and airy mix that lasts a long time and doesn't break down fast is very important. Unfortunately the components of those kinds of mixes, such as Al's Gritty mix and the 5-1-1 mix are pretty sterile. Hence the recommendations of standard non-organic fertilizers. Now if one was to re-pot their citrus trees annually or semi-annually with a compost based mix, then I do believe an organic fertilizer would work. But for myself, I would find that way too much work.

A 23 yr old HP condenser is past its prime and should be replaced. Regarding the defrost cycle, you certainly have the time/temp method. Depending on your location, it should be set at 90 minutes. However, if and when you decide to upgrade, you should select a brand/condenser that has electronic demand defrost feature. This eliminates unnecessary, nuisance, and expensive defrost calls when they are not needed. Only a few brands have this feature like Trane/AmStd, Rudd/Rheem, and York. Definitely worth it especially since your oil heat comes on for a defrost call. IMO

Sorry bmorepanic... I'll mock up yours later :) I know I'm mixing materials like crazy but I am finding it easier and easier to play with design concepts with Sketchup. Wish I'd tried it earlier in the project. All you have to do is create a jpeg out of tile found on a website and... Counters are Torquay quartz, so some resemblence to marble. I've reached out to my AS salesperson (many samples received to date) for info on the honeycomb. I can't quite figure out coloring - the tile displayed is an off white tile, but the coloration is definitely caramel-y... wonder if you pick that too? Pricing appears to be less than $30 which is in the ballpark. What would you do for a shelf? I sort of like the SS in the AS photo. rococogurl - I'm pleased as punch, so happy you suggested this option. Will be back for color input I'm sure eventually. Do you have any inspiration pictures of the green, by any chance? By Moroccan, do you mean arabesque? Love them, but immediately think of Bee; it's her tile in my mind :)

It must take a great deal of thought and imagination to put an interior like this together. And often money, to be honest. There's a lot of top-notch fabric, wallpaper, and workmanship (the Soane Britain items), plus antiques -- like Syrie Maugham's bergere chairs, which are likely originally from Maison Jansen, and textiles from a Chatsworth House auction -- and items acquired by travelling (she and her family summer often in Turkey), in that flat : ) . But the imagination is a huge part of the equation, and that reminds me of Ingrid's comment on the other thread (homes with soul) about "imaginative interiors". Lulu's house definitely has soul. I love the kitchen and her bedroom. The pink bed is in her daughter Bunny's room. For anyone who's a fan of architect and designer Ben Pentreath and/or his husband gardener Charlie McCormick, it was Lulu Lytle who introduced them. And her house is featured in BP's "English Houses" book, which is where the photos Susanna Salk used in the Quintessence post came from; you can see some of the pages featuring her house in this blog post, https://www.pentreath-hall.com/inspiration/2016/09/25/pictures-not-words-2/ Also, some more pictures here, including the kitchen before she had the cabinets painted raspberry, https://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/luxury/interiors/at-home-with-soane-britain-founder-lulu-lytle-a-global-treasure-trove-of-textiles-paintings-maps-and-a100921.html And an Architectural Digest article focusing on fabrics in the home, written and photographed beautifully by the amazing Miguel Flores-Vianna, https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/soane-britain-lulu-lytle-home-visit