Auteck, I've been warned against afternoon "watering" as opposed to light "misting". Which one are you doing? I will try to get some updated pictures for you. heelsfan, I just came back from columbia, SC which is only 4 hours drive from here and what a difference in climate. It has rained here twice in the last 2 months yet yesterday in SC I got thunderstormed on 8 times in one day. It was like a rain forest. That is the kind of humid coastal plain weather that puts that tropical swamp grasses into high gear and we haven't had that here and we don't normally even get that kind of weather until August. If you're having or have had that kind of hot humid weather with temps in the mid 90's and above then that really isn't what I'm having to contend with. I did see some tall fescue that actually looked like it was in excellent shape though.

Here is some info (in Dutch) on Siloutte; some of it was left blank by the registring body. K 'Silhouette' registrant: Van der Valk B.V. 12/06/2007 Genus Hippeastrum Author G Herb. Prefix G Family Amaryllidaceae Author F Juss. Author SVF Prefix SVF Cultivar 'Silhouette' Cultivar Group Diamond Group Synonyms Trade Name Common Name Named After Species with subspecies etc. Description Beschrijving Samenvatting kleur: blauwrose 73A met wit 155D. 4 bloemen. Binnenzijde: paars 58A tot blauwrose 73A generfd op witte ondergrond. Helmdraden wit 155D met rose gloed. Stijl wit 155D met rose gloed. Bloemsteeltje bij bloei lengte kort tot medium, groen met anthocyane gloed. Steel lengte kort, groen met anthocyaan aan basis. Blad breedte smal tot medium, groen met witte hoofdnerf en anthocyaan (waarschijnlijk aan de basis). Vooraanzicht bloem driehoekig. (Bablefish rough translation: Description summary colour: blauwrose 73A with blank 155D. 4 flowers. Inside: purple 58A gene-inherited to blauwrose 73A on white subsoil. helmet wires blank 155D with rose glow. Style blank 155D with rose glow. Bloemsteeltje at flowering length briefly to medium, green with anthocyane glow. Stalk length briefly, green with anthocyaan to basis. Booklet breadth smal to medium, green with white head grain and anthocyaan (probably to the basis). Vooraanzicht flower triangular. ) Flower Primary Colour Flower Secondary Colour RHS 073A RHS 155D UPOV blue-pink UPOV white NDS1 blauwrose NDS1 wit NDS2 donkerrose NDS2 wit NDS3 rose NDS3 wit Variegation of Colour Flower generfd Primary Colour of Leaf Secondary Colour of Leaf Variegation of Colour Leaf Type of Inflorescence Number of flowers per inflorescence Flowering Time Relative Flowering Time Flowering Months Type of Flowers Fragrance of Flower Diameter of Flower 150 mm Height of Plant cm Underground Parts Chromosomes 2n = Propagation Clone / Population Sport of Sports Geography Introducer Name Date / Period Introduction City Country Registrant Name Van der Valk B.V. Date Registration / Reservation 12/06/2007 City Naaldwijk Country Raiser Name City Country Awards EDI Bulb Code 78535 Period Hybridisation Throckmorton Code NAGC Code

Well, the only reason why I put the heat mat in the bin is because mine is a weak one. It does not have a thermastat either. But I have taking the temps and it was still in the 70's inside. But then I should caution~~~~~ Depending how hot your heat mat gets, will determin if your mat should be in or out of the bin! I only had mine in the bin since it put off a very low heat and did not have much affect on the outside when I tried it. SO PLEASE TEST YOUR HEAT MAT TEMPS when deciding to put your mat in or outside your bin! Thanks for pointing that out to me :) Christy

Bump. ***Attention Buehl***----- I emailed the GW Staff to ask if it would be possible to add ALL your wonderful compiled info to the Sticky. They emailed me back saying they want you to contact the manager and they would be happy to update the Sticky. (You probably have an email from them in your mail.) Thank you Buehl for all your work!! I know I have saved this thread and referred to it several times. You are a jewel!