Mike mangos do very well in containers in the GH. Make sure you get a grafted dwarf variety. They are almost as easy as papayas. Some varieties do better in pots then others. I still think the flavor of container grown fruit up north is inferior to inground and container trees grown trees from down South but it's fun to be able to pick fruit off your own tree. I got rid of most of my fruit trees a while back so that I could devote more GH space to flowering plants. Years ago there were few varieties available in the grocery store and they weren't that ripe or tasty but now I can get a wide variety of ripe mangos at the Asian markets. Have you taken a look at the Tropical Fruit Forum? You can get a lot of good info there.

@katiejeane i am glad i came across your post of red oak flooring. i have been trying for months to get the color right and love your home and floor. I have some questions and hope you dont mind me asking. do you get a lot of natural light? What sun exposure do you have? id love to see the floor up close to see the background color and grain. would you mind posting a picture? what poly did you apply and what finish: extra matte or satin? hoping you did not water pop or pretreat the floor to get the red out since we are not doing those things. you still love it and have no regrets? i have tried every combination that i have resorted to non-mixed colors of special walnut, and provincial, and mixed of medium brown/rustic, chestnut/rustic and going to try your mix of medium brown/weathered. what were your runner ups. So afraid to pick wrong again (first pick i selected weathered oak and what a distaster - way to pink on red oak). yoir guidance and insight are welcome. looking to put this part of the project behind me.

JuneKnow...When I clean them with a damp sponge, moisture collects in the crevice between the trim and the door face. But the paint is also coming off too easily and there are a few places where it has chipped off. I stripped the stain off and painted my old cabinets, and didn't have this problem.

So sorry, joann. So, mostly the discomfort is from the astringent (mouth puckering) sensation? Just wondering, did your dentist use any new to him material, say for the cement? Has he ask the dental lab who fabricated the crown if they have recently (around the time of the lab making your crown) switch material or technique? Perhaps your dentist would write or call and ask the tech on your behalf. I believe you said this symptom began around the time of your new crown? After? Burning mouth syndrome sounds like it’s a catch-all term of diagnostic exclusion and thus the associated symptoms can vary widely. So, one or two ENT’s said you have ”BMS — burning mouth syndrome.” But do you feel pain? A burning sensation? Any change in appearance? Can you sort of ”pin point” a location that is more sensitive or uncomfortable than other areas, or is it too overall and generalized to nail down that way? Have you considered keeping a journal or ”My Da** Sore Mouth” diary? If it came on suddenly, I would think that it might go away about as suddenly. If you feel up to it, I would welcome more detailed discriptions if other here are okay with that. Might you dub it ”Odd and disquietingly uncomfortable mouth phenomenon” rather than ”burning mouth?” No ropey or thick saliva? Ample saliva? Tongue and buccal mucosa (inside surface of mouth) stick to your teeth (you said?)? So far, nothing you’ve tried offers any relief, other than an expensive oral medication your (ENT?) prescribed, but you had to stop taking that because of the high cost? Negative for oral yeast? But, just for the heck of it, did you try any Nystatin or medication for oral yeast (and avoid sugar and simple carbs that your saliva will turn to sugar). I have had a quasi subclinical, out of sight oral yeast infection. Only an esophageal endoscopy revealed it — araes of patchy while in my upper esophagus. My throat felt like I’d swallowed a golf ball and it also burned my throat. not having any idea what was causing my sore throat, I was sucking on hard candy, sipping cold apple juice. Of course, that was only making matters worse as that sugar was feeding the thrush (yeast, Candida). I think this must be stressful for you, but I want you to feel optimistic. There is likely some answers and relief out there.