first of all there should be NO movement when you grab the crank anyone that say's different should take up collecting stamps because they have no idea what they are taking about.as far as the dura force engine when you have the engine off of the mower deck take out the crank seal on the blade side off and see what kind of movement you have if you see the inner race of the crank bearing move then the problem is the bearing spun in the case and now you have play the older LB had a tab on the bearings to keep them from moving the duraforce does not.i worked on about six so far and everyone of them spun the bearing.

Great to hear from you, Steph ...and thanks for sharing the pictures of the kids (and Harlow). From another who doesn't do Facebook ... I have an impression, though it may be mistaken, that iVillages isn't farming my info out to outside agencies (mainly sales people) as Facebook does. Though that shouldn't be a big deal with me, as I have few wants and am pretty good at telling undesirable sales people to go peddle their papers. Good wishes to all of your family. ole joyful

here is my experience with it in Oklahoma. I hated it. Dried out way to fast in the summer and for some reason it would get very hydrophobic. I can only imagine how fast it will dry out in S.Florida. Plus when your trees get to be in the 5+ gallon range plan to visit you chiropractor a bunch. The gritty gets VERY heavy and can cost an arm and leg to fill bigger pots. In my opinion its fine for small pots. Others I know here have stopped using it because of the above too.

Even moisture, mulch, shade during the most intense sun and heat, but sun in the morning. I rarely fertilize, but I do add compost and/or mulch as a top dressing. If you do fertilize, start next spring and don't fertilize after about now so that the plant can harden off before freeze. New plants generally don't need fertilizer. You may need to winter protect if you have warm weather and they start waking up, followed by a cold spell (if you want flowers).