Trex Brasilia - SPOTS? Anyone else?
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Comments (29)I almost always follow the rule "when all else fails read the directions" and I seldom *have* to read the directions (or rules). IMO gardening is just one big experiment so I often do things differently year to year. This year is the year of not 'babying' my roses so it was less watering and fertilizing and no winter protection. We'll see if I still have roses come spring but it's tough love for my entire garden from here on. :-D I don't have the time, inclination, or energy to continue to be a slave to my garden. BTW even with less water and fertilizer those plants bloomed like crazy. I buy plants wherever I see what I want at a price I want to pay. Root bound doesn't have to be a problem if you know what to do with them - don't just plunk them in with the roots still going round and round. I've made lots of 'pity' buys at yard sales, grocery stores, and big box stores and have very few losses. I've never understood how one can have a reliable soil test as every area of my large garden has different soil depending on how much (and with what) I've amended it and what's growing there. It would be totally unreliable and a waste of time and money for me. When plants start to have problems is when I'll look to see what's missing. Right now my maples are not happy so they probably need some sulphur or maybe to leave my garden! I used to thoroughly wash and bleach all my containers but that's just too much work and totally unnecessary. They sit in my garden house all winter and any bad bugs will freeze. Didn't do much deadheading this year, just had it weed-whacked in late fall after most of the birds had left. I did cut my lavender because I wanted to dry it to decorate my house. Eventually I'll use these lavender bunches as firestarters but for now they are grouped in a glass container on my tea trolley. These are from my 2 year old lavender so still quite small. I also gave away some. Gardening should be fun not another place one has to be rule-bound. My only reason for having a garden is to have something pretty for me to look at, not to feel guilty because I haven't done something someone else thinks I *should* have....See Moreanybody else have a new dishwasher that stays wet inside?
Comments (151)As others have said, a drying agent, like Jet Dry or Rinse-Aid, is a must. Running the hot water in your sink before starting the dishwasher so that hot water is in the pipes as the dishwasher begins to fill. Finally, cracking open the door once the drying cycle is complete helps as well so that the steam can escape. I've had a Miele since 2015 and, at the time after reading reviews, the reason I purchased it was because it automatically cracks open the door at the end of the drying cycle. I've never had any drying issues with it. At the time it was the only dishwasher that opened the door automatically but I believe more brands do that now....See Morecomposite or pressure treated lumber? Help please
Comments (21)After much research, we built with Correctdeck CX . That is the relatively new mold resistant version. We live on the peninsula south of San Francisco, CA, about five miles from the ocean so we get lots of moisture, even in the summer. and it does freeze in the winter. We have oak and eucalyptus trees near the deck that shed leaves (the euc. stains) and get lots of bird droppings, raccoon tracks, etc. We also get two large labs who visit. After about eight months, the deck looks great. During the summer we got black spots in a large area but realized it was from the oak. They washed off with plain water, as does everything else. The dogÂs nails do not scratch. You definitely can scratch this material (itÂs harder than other composites though) but it takes an effort. So just put pads on the bottom of your metal chairs. Some worry about the shiny surface of CX. As the website tells you, that shine all but disappears in a few months. It has a sleight sheen, about the level of satin paint. For the railings, we used the correct deck posts, then their dimensional lumber for the rails, and aluminum powder coated balusters. Our aim was minimum intrusion on the view, and it worked. We love the deck. Yes, in direct sun it can get hot but since the color is gray, less so then the previous dark wood deck. It feels wonderful under your feet. Everyone remarks on how great it looks. If we were money-heavy, we would have gotten Ipe and had people in once a year to re-stain and treat it. As it is, weÂre quite happy with the result....See MoreTrex Brasilia vs. Fiberon IPE-like composite decking
Comments (13)It's been 4 years now and our Portico deck still looks good. It appears that it gets slightly more porous as it ages, making it a little more difficult to power wash the winter's dirt off. It still beats staining though and there are no splinters. I also have noticed some spots of unknown origin, possibly tree sap, that appear. The pressure washer removes them, but they eventually return. Another poster reported the same problem and was very unhappy. I guess our expectations are a bit lower. We remain happy with the decision to go with portico. We used mahogany on the upper deck two years earlier and that, in spite of yearly applications of Australian Timber Oil, is weathering not much better than the original pressure treated pine. I find that spraying with Olympic Deck Cleaner with a garden sprayer, followed by pressure washing cleans it up rather easily. My neighbor built a deck with Ipe last summer, that was our alternate choice when we were making our selection. We decided against it because I had a sample board laying on the deck for several months and it was warping and splitting. I will see how their's holds up over the years to see if we made the right choice. I don't think the perfect deck material has been developed yet... I hope this helps....See Moremoosefruit
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