Okay thanks as this will save time combining blocks like I need to do with other staking coins as most don't have stake threshold feature. Looking forward to earning my first stake with the new ULI wallet and still my leaf icon says no blocks for mining but its been over 24 hours now since I combined my coins into 1 block and it was after the ULI. Is the leaf icon meant to change colour when it is mining?
The leaf only turns green , when your wallet is locked to let you know you have coins ready to stake, so you know to unlock it. Ready to stake does not guarantee it will stake immediately as it is competing with other network blocks for the right to stake.
When the wallet is unlocked and minting it stays grey even if you are staking blocks.

Thank you for the reply, now I understand everything I need to know when it comes to staking my Zeit coins. You have been a great help! I'll be buying some more Zeit in the next couple of days as the price is still this cheap and also to build on my staking weight so I'm able to compete for more stakes.