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The Gardening Thread

Discussion in 'Permanent Threads' started by bewildered, May 27, 2017.

  1. SouthernIdiot

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    Huh, I would have thought that the soil would clog up the drain in a bathtub. I guess I'm thinking about a mesh screen covering the drain getting clogged like hair does.
     
  2. bewildered

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    It seeps continuously at varying rates depending on how saturated the soil is.
     
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    Any ideas for a more permanent solution than the orange fencing? Everything I find "pre-made" either doesn't have curved options to make the 180° end, or is $100+ per ft.
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    I think if it's 2-2.5ft tall it'll be enough to dissuade the dog from hopping and digging into the shrubs. Nothing will keep the toddler out.
     
  4. Nettdata

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    What about a few rows of retaining wall bricks? Not sure of your budget, or how that would work out, but I think that would look nice and do the job.

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    Welp my season started off great. Started my seeds early, not as early as is best but early for me. Heat mat and all had 100 percent germination. Left them a few days too long under cellophane and 80% gone. Going to have to restart this weekend. Doh. Back to my usual schedule.
     
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  8. walt

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    I wasn’t totally happy with the “Do Not Mow” signs I bought for the neighbor’s property down the road so I found a company online that makes high quality industrial signs. Wouldn’t you know, they had exactly what I needed:

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    They look far more professional and hopefully no one messes with them. There’s a lot of dipshit rednecks around here so you never know. I decided to post to our towns facebook group thinking, the more people on board with the idea, the less likely to have problems. We’ll see.

    The landowner is happy with what I’m doing, which is really all that matters. I’ll take care of mowing the county highway dept. right of way and monitor things throughout the year. I may add some native wildflower seed, we’ll see.

    Now I need to get to work expanding my own wildflower plot. The new one is going to be about the same size as the original one by the look of things.
     
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    Here's hoping your rednecks are better than our rednecks. There aren't many road signs here that haven't been shot. That butterfly does look like an inviting target for losers.
     
  10. walt

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    I know, but all I can do is try.
     
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    My front yard went all to shit this past winter. I neglected it for a few years because of work in other areas, the long ass french drain I built by hand and the back yard.

    How it started....

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    Hos it's going...

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    Still more to do, but at least we have grass.