5'4' two inches too short!!!
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Lesser of two evils... too wet or too dry
Comments (13)The title says it best - both circumstances are bad. So given the "lesser of two evils", to me it has to be too dry. There are so many bad things related to gardening in too wet conditions based on when this occurs: How do you prep? How do you seed? How do you do maintenance? How do you harvest? Everything is a hassle, everything is a mess. Not to mention diseases, rampant weed germination, soil compaction, root rot, rotting root vegetables, poor harvests, poor keeping qualities of produce, etc. A too wet situation has no positives whatsoever that I can see, related to home gardening. Gardening in too dry: I take "too dry" to be different from "drought". If the situation is severe, long term drought than what is the point in even worrying about a garden - it will be toast no matter what you do. The problem is that too dry usually goes hand in hand with too hot - the double whammy that stresses and kills. And pests and diseases can easily damage and kill stress-weakened plants as well. But there are positives such as fewer weeds germinating, root veggies come out clean, plus some veggies thrive in the heat (my peppers LOVE it). Mulching, target watering, and strategic use of removable shade can still get a person a very good harvest under too dry conditions. My question is: When will cisterns come back into wide use? Around here every old house had a cistern in the basement to collect rainwater for household use. None are used anymore, and new houses obviously are not built with them. I collect rainwater in cisterns for gardening use because it is better water for plants than well water, I am not stressing the well supply, and I can use it to get over the dry spell "humps". I have around a 6-8 week supply. If I use up all my rainwater then I consider my situation to be in a drought and all bets are off - I may start using well water or I may just decide to pack it in for the season. Usually I will cut back and just focus on the critical stuff being grown mainly for seed stock. My nightmare is: Having to someday rely on home gardening as a primary food source and having either of these two evils occur. Food for thought, so to speak. Have a good day....See MoreStandard Curtains Too Short or Too Long!
Comments (8)Buy ready-made ones that are too long, and take them to the dry cleaner. Most cleaners have people on staff that sew, and they can hem them for you. If you want to keep the ones you have (and they seem to work fine with the carpeting color, and are okay with the wall color), have them shortened to the bottom of the window, so that the length looks intentional. One other thing you might try, tho this will seem bizarre. Take a panel and turn it upside down, so that you use the bottom hem as the rod pocket. You might have to open a couple of stitches if the side seam overlaps the bottom hem. Put it on the existing rod, and see where the panel hits. I am betting that if the tabs were removed on the now upside-down drape, the length would be right. The drape would also hang so that you didn't have the gaps at the top with part of the trim showing, etc. You could also see if you could do the same thing with the top of the curtain instead, as it appears that there is a wide enough hem there; the only issue might be that the buttons might be sewn through the hem, so you would have to take those off to open the hem. As suggested, you could also add a panel of fabric to the bottom, but if you don't sew at all, it might be a lot to tackle. You can use the iron-on tape to attach it, but you have to be able to cut the fabric correctly and it will have to be hemmed all around - perhaps more time consuming then just flipping the panel over and cutting off the tabs that end up on the bottom....See MoreBarstool 3 inches too short. Thoughts on this remedy?
Comments (21)Bar stools come in two heights, bar height and counter height. The seat of my "bar" height stools are 30" from the floor. There is approximately 11" between the top of the seat and the bottom of the bar ledge, plenty of room, BUT, I have an 8" overhang. It looks like your friend has an inch or two? Could these bar stools, perhaps, be "counter" bar stools? If so, a possible solution would be to add a counter height wood ledge below the granite ledge, which would also achieve a usable surface with knee room. Does this make sense?...See MoreFaucet Hose Too Short
Comments (3)Hi, I not familiar With the hose you have but I'm sure the end that goes to the angle stop is a standard size. Say it's 3/8 compression get a hose with 3/8 compression on both ends and a 3/8 brass nipple to connect the two hoses together. Remember the size of the fitting on the supply hose is where you start. you can always change an angle stop if needed. Woodbutcher...See Moremownie
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