Hi, Clivias are in most nurseries in CA starting about mid Feb. and into April. This coincides with their blooming season. There aren't any commerically available dwarf clivias in nurseries in the US. You can find some that have 12-15" leaves, but most will be closer to 24"+ leaves. To use a 4" pot, you either need a seedling or small offset. If you prefer a flowering sized Clivia in this small pot, you need to contact some of the Chinese growers. You will have to import it from China. Ebay is also another source. The best Chinese seller is Lily Wang. She lists most of the Chinese Clivias on ebay. She already has a contact to receive and reship the plants domestically in the USA. I don't recommend buying anything internationally smaller than 6 leaves (maybe 4 leaves), as the survival rate decreases in proportion to plant size with the longer shipping and inspection times required. Good luck on your quest. Craig Ruggles Sacramento, CA

Jen its Edi Morange the cotyldon leaves are seperating. Its just weird lol I got the seeds from BBB. Its the only one. I am gonna let it continue to do its thing. Just to observe what happens. Stuart No rooting hormone. I have the seeds in cactus soil on heat mat and I spray them with distilled water with splash of peroxide and drop of ST. Just normal routine. I will post more pictures as it progress's ( if it does ) It is interesting, Jackie

That type of replacement kit is OK, but there are potential drawbacks. Most replacement windows made today are in what I'll call a "retrofit" frame; in other words the new top & bottom sashes are in a frame that is made to go into your existing frame, so it is a frame-in-a-frame. The advantage of this is that even if your opening is out of square, the new frame can be installed square in the out of square opening. And it can even be slightly off in size and still be installed perfectly. My home, which was built in 1949, had one opening that is a whopping 1/2" out of square. The type of replacement that you're considering would have been horrible for that opening. Fortunately I put in a framed retrofit in that sash opening (I have both types in my house). So if all of your openings are perfectly square, and everything is measured exactly, they should go in quickly and easily and work fine. One other thought that comes to mind. The kit that you're considering works fine but generally is not as energy efficient "long-term" as the retro frame systems out there. Replacement kits like Lincoln's consist of new sashes and vinyl tracks that snap in to the existing sash opening. Those vinyl tracks have a squishy foam behind the tracks that deteriorates over time and loses some of its tension, causing the window to not be as air tight as it originally was. Consumers Report magazine rated windows a few years back; all of the foam-backed window systems rated from average to below average for air and water infiltration and only the non-foam backed windows did well. Bottom line - the Lincoln sash kit system and others like it, for me, is still acceptable, but it's not the best. By using it you will get a low maintenance better window than you presumably currently have, and for a bit $ more you could get a bit better long-term performer.

One of the things I love about this kitchen forum is that I can see so many different styles. Sometime it reminds me of watching salsa dancing where you could watch 5 couples dancing and everyone is doing something a little different to make it their own. When I was working on my kitchen, I could look at pictures and see what things people did that called to me. One of the things I decided on based on the finished kitchen was going with taller crown molding. I didn't even know I liked it or wanted it (chuckle - this forum is great for finding things you didn't even know you wanted ) until I tried to figure out what it was about certain kitchens that appealed to me. Looking at the kitchen magazines aren't much help because they are showing the kitchen that is double my budget, double the space I have, and with whatever is the in trend that season. I like that we keep the finished kitchen thread nice. It is a celebration. You want to encourage people to post because it is helpful to the newcomers in figuring out your taste and style and really contributes to the sense of community. If I post that I really like X about someone's kitchen - then I really like X about their kitchen or I won't say anything. It's interesting because some of my favorite kitchens have been ones that I could never pull off but they had that something about them that was visionary.