Would you separate and re-pot an orchid if it looked like this?
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Comments (5)Thanks richardol - I will repot again and cut off the long roots. I thought about doing that but, since I know nothing about orchids, I wasn't sure about trimming the roots. It seems there were a lot of wood chips in the original pot. Do they sell a specific soil for orchids like they do for cactus or would a cactus mix be OK for an orchid? I'm not sure what you mean when you asked - What is on the first part of the tag? I'm not familiar with Lc, Onc? What does that mean? Thanks again for your info....See MoreAdeniums...would you re-pot for max growth?
Comments (10)Hello Marie, I do admire your plants by the way!! Mine live in the sunniest window we have, a south east facing one and if I remember I move them to a more westerly one later in the day to follow the sun round. I will soon be putting them in the greenhouse which is warming up very nicely on sunny days. The trouble is our growing season is so very short here in the UK, so I think that is why they fail to flower properly. Also we do not get those consistently high temps that I would imagine these plants need in order to flourish. The buds on the one that has tried to flower these past 2 years form in late Aug/Sept and then drop off without developing to full size. I saw my first adenium in Bangkok and I fell in love with them, the rest is history as they say!! I have only ever seen one for sale in a garden centre here, and my, was it EXPENSIVE??!! So....hopefully I will get one of mine to flower, but till then I'll continue to live in hope!! Regards, Gill from the UK....See MorePics and layout - re: if you could have second island, would you?
Comments (16)Riverspots, your points are very good. The materials really do match the area. I'm from the east coast and am always amazed how many stone houses are in Austin. In DC only the expensive homes are stone. I do think the levels 'look' neat, but I trip all the time. I know, that is a personal problem :) I actually fell down the stairs into the eating area and broke two toes when we first moved in. My thinking in eliminating the levels, which may be the most expensive part, was that in addition to me liking it more, it would make the house more appealing to more potential buyers in an older neighborhood ??? Perhaps I'm biased due to my own clutzyness. I definitely don't need the second island so if it isn't the right match for this house, I could put a moveable big table on the wall in between the range and the dinning room for my purposes. I will definitely ponder what you are saying. I do like the big open space but I've been told we need to fill it up because our house seems very cold. Thank you so much for the candid opinion Jsweenc, Yes, the house will still be plenty contemporary, just not artsy funky contemporary. You asked what it is, aside from the contemporary style, that doesn't work for me. I thought it easiest to list the things I hate and definitely want to change, and things that aren't so bad but if I'm changing the other things, it would make sense to consider. Things I hate: I have bad knees so the stone floor is KILLING me. The textured stone is also next to impossible to clean. There is dirt in those crevices left from the day the builders left. The levels. I hate going down two sets of stairs to eat. If I had bar stools, I'd still have to go down one step to eat. I hate having to go down a step and then around the peninsula to clean it and then back up the step to get back into the kitchen. I hate having a double sink w/o being able to fit a big pot on either side. I realize that is a completely personal thing and many people love them. Things that I would live with but in a perfect world would be different: I normally like dark countertops but the way the light is in this house you can see every spec of dust from a mile away. So, I'd love light countertops. I'm sick of our contemporary cabinets but I do appreciate how nice they are and I could definitely live with them even though I'd prefer not to. When going to kitchen from bedroom hallway, it would be nice not having to hug the right wall so I don't have to go down the stairs and then back up the stair. Would love not having the stair from the kitchen to the living room. If I didn't have the other stairs, it probably wouldn't bother me. We live out in the country so the pantry is too small for bulk shopping. The house is ginormous, but there are very few closets, not even a linen closet (strange, I know). The current room behind the kitchen (which will be the new pantry and laundry/utility room) is an office with no windows and a tiny bathroom. The current laundry room is in the main hallway which is visible from the entrance into the house. The peninsula, while big, is on kinda far from the fridge, range, or pantry to make it really useful as a prep area so it's almost wasted space. I'm not sure what is ideal, but I know I would like my working areas to be on one side of the island so I didn't have to always be walking around it. Ideally, I wouldn't have to walk around the island to access the sink/dishwasher. I think we all agree on the fate of the big thingy around the stove ;)...See MorePOLL: Would you move from a house you like because you're bored?
Comments (66)OK. I admit it. I am a secret wannabe moveaholic. I am an Air Force brat who moved every two years while growing up and came to love it. I crave change just for the sake of it. New views, fresh perspectives, wide-open opportunities. Alas. I am married to (and in love with) a content-where-he-hangs-his-hat man. So... I paint rooms, make drapes, work on many projects at once, refinish furniture, create oil paintings. But, I do not feel totally satisfied with where we live. I want to move. The house we are living in is 10 feet away from our neighbor's house---we live in a historic district in a small, Southern city. I CRAVE a view and a lot more privacy. So, yes, cricket0828, I think it is fine to move if you are bored, if you can afford the move and your DH is in agreement. paint chips, you came very close to how I feel when you said, "Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that sometimes you just have to let life pull you along for a ride."...See MoreBill M.
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