Another variation on the 2-liter - I put 2 slits in the upper half, about 1-1.5 inches long, directly opposite each other. This allows the top half to spread apart just enough to slide over the bottom. Then I push the top down nice and snug. No way they are going to blow off, they're snug enough to lift the bottle without a problem. The 2 liter bottles are very easy to rinse out and re-use when they're cut this way. I have also cut all the way around and left a hinge, tape or no tape, but when it comes time to take the seedlings out, the top needs to be cut off anyway.

updated Wikipedias page on this plant. All of my plants are from the same supplier so must be clones. Because they are genetically identical I dont get any seeds, unfortunately. I love this plant. The upright beaked flowers contrast in both shape and color with the fine blue-grey foliage when its allowed to hang. I plant it with other plants in my window boxes and have even spotted a rare hummer or two (there found here only on migration) in the fall - a rare find for us here indeed! They dont even really breed in my state, and as far as I know im the only one in town whos ever seen one here. There only bloom in the fall if i deadhead them thought the year, similar to petunias. flowerpowereverett, i dont know what happened to the sunbirds. They must have died out there for some reason, and its been so long that its hard to know for certain the reasons. I think you are referring to the dodo tree, and boy do i have tale to tell you! Do a google on Dodo tree and youl hear the miraculous story of its revival from near death. Ill save you the trouble, heres the gist it: "Recently a scientist noticed that a certain species of tree was becoming quite rare on Mauritius. In fact, he noticed that all 13 of the remaining trees of this species were about 300 years old. No new trees had germinated since the late 1600s. Since the average life span of this tree was about 300 years, the last members of the species were extremely old. They would soon die, and the species would be extinct. Was it just a coincidence that the tree had stopped reproducing 300 years ago and that the dodo had become extinct 300 years ago? No. It turns out that the dodo ate the fruit of this tree, and it was only by passing through the dodo's digestive system that the seeds became active and could grow. Now, more than 300 years after one species became extinct, another was to follow as a direct consequence. Will more follow? Luckily, some creative people discovered that domestic turkey gullets sufficiently mimic the action of the dodo's digestive system. They have used turkeys to begin a new generation of the tree, which is now called the dodo tree. If these seedlings survive to produce their own seeds, the species will be saved. " That story was widely circulated, but now truns out to be exaggerated if not a outright fabrification put forwards by a man named Stanley Temple . Wikipedia has a great article on, and since its a public service free for redistribution (if given credit) heres their explenation, with various references: "Strahm and Cheke, two experts in Mascarene ecology, claim that while a rare tree, it has germinated since the demise of the dodo and numbers in the hundreds, not 13. The decline of the tree is possibly because of introduced pigs and monkeys and competition with introduced plants. Catling (2001) in a summary cites Owadally and Temple (1979), and Witmer (1991). Hershey (2004) reviewed the flaws in Temple's dodo-tambalacoque hypothesis" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo_tree

AnnKH - your before and after pix show a beautiful kitchen. I also can easily visualize what my kitchen will look like if I use some of the advice given on this board. If you were to switch the placement of the sink and range, and put a full cabinet over your sink area, you have a very similar arrangement to what I want. The added height of your cabinets was a great idea - my 36" vs the normal 30" height will be a good idea. I do use a hand held "reacher" device to get things down in any kitchen I have ever used, so the added height will be used. Although your kitchen may be perfect for you, I see items that make me return to some of my original plans. I would not want the angled corner lower cabinets -- that, to me, squeezes in the kitchen visually far more than angled uppers. With squared cornered lowers and angled uppers, I will actually be able to reach corner storage better (being shorter). Using the wider cabinets around the window was a good idea -- I would have made them even wider, to frame the window even more. Although you did add length and needed storage by adding the pantry next to the fridge, the full size fridge does intrude into the room too much for me. I will pay the extra to get a counter depth fridge. The pull out for the cabinet above the fridge is a good idea. Regarding the 42" lower, I have already had one in my old home, and it was very well organized. I guess it make a difference what is placed in the cabinet, my pots and pans either stacked well, or I had lid holders mounted to the doors and sides. I like the yellow tone of your kitchen - it makes it "happy". I am looking for a yellow or caramel tone that will match the warm browns of my cabinets and the knotty pine cathedral ceiling over the kitchen. An enlarged picture of my old kitchen above will show the 10' side walls of the kitchen and the soaring knotty pine ceiling above.

You build the third wall between the tub and toilet and use a standard alcove tub. That is especially important to do because kids and water equate to water damage if you don't have that additional wall there.