Very nice, indeed Bernd. Can you give us a close up of the third one from the bottom on the right. I really like the leaf curl and shape on that one. I have a number of seedlings that I've been growing this year also. Here's a few pics. Epsom Derby x OP seeds a gift from Rick Goodenough. Really nice streaking of blue, gold and cream. Leaf closeup This is also Epsom Derby x OP but a completely different leaf shape. It's either cupped or domed. Lakeside Breeder #4 x OP seeds from M&M. If I can keep the cut worms off this one, it might look good. William Lachman x OP also from M&M. This one has taken off and it's huge. 2 feet in diameter and a foot tall and it germinated on January 4th! Lakeside Knickknack x OP also from M&M. This one has 4 eyes. It's going to be a small/medium but extremely vigorous. Slower growing but beautiful is Dorothy Benedict x OP. Seed came from Hosta Works. This is a second year seedling. Soft blue and gold streaks and beautiful leaf and clump shape. Obvious sieboldiana heritage it's likely a DB selfed seedling. You haven't seen half of them, but these are my favorites. Several have bloomed this year and I've crossed them. More next winter! Steve

I have a 48" Blue Star cooktop w/ griddle. I love the high 22K BTU burners. The cooktop arrived with both 22K burners in the front. I wanted one 22K BTU in the back near the center to boil water and improve steam capture. The other big burner is fine in the front for my wok. To change the front burner to the back requires removal of the bowls and grates to expose the burners and tubes. Next pull out the burners and venturi tubes by a backward and up motion. Then turn the burners (attached to the tubes) up-side-down and unscrew two phillips screws on the back of the burner. Do the same to the 15K BTU burner with the longer tube(in the back). Attach the big burner to the back venturi tube and the 15K burner to the front tube. You can leave the gaskets in place since they are the same. Now you must change the orifices for each burner. The orifice fittings are located in the front. The orifice is a brass fitting that is screwed onto the end of the valve. The orifice fitting is exposed when you remove the venturi tube. Orifice removal requires a socket wrench with an extension to undo the fitting from the valve. The 22K burner has a larger orifice and has to match the burner to give sufficient flow of gas. The valves are all the same but the orifices must match the burner BTU size. I think this procedure will make you enjoy your Blue Star more. I also adjusted the low flame by turning a set screw in the stem of the valve. Remove the black knob. Give it a hard straight pull or wiggle it to get it off. Move the valve to the low setting. Then with a small straight slot screw driver turn the set screw clockwise to lower the flame just before the sparking device starts clicking. You can turn it counterclockwise if you go too far to get the perfect setting. Don't try this with a griddle burner since it is only a on-off valve that is controlled by a thermostat and switch. You can do this and you will be pleased with the results. Most gas stoves operate on the same priciple. If you have no clue about the process call an expert to do it.

Now I'm realizing that the other ceilings I painted do have streaks...you just can't tell as much because there isn't a lot of natural light in the rooms. I've been reading up on the visible solutions sw paint after posting this and there are a lot of complaints. I'm going to go to my local store (where I've bought 16 gallons of paint and even more supplies in the last few months) and demand a refund or replacement. It looks like their classic ceiling paint (not the color changing one) has worked well for people who have had this same problem. What waste of time...I'm so disappointed.

Thank you for the comments. We bought the paint in a pearl finish at a Benjamin Moore dealer and the sales person said the shake time was longer than normal so she did that. We used a Purdy brush on some chairs and the foam roller on the head board. We sanded and primed with a Benjamin Moore oil based primer. We do stir the paint before and during use. I wondered if anyone else had this issue with this color. It is a beautiful color-- perhaps it needs more shake time.