I think my cabinet maker died
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Comments (1)Hi...I've been scratching too!! I hope my three didn't die om me. I haven't seen a thing. At least Lowes has them and I do have a couple of Siam Ruby bananas. Oh well :):) Margaret...See MoreI think my chrysalis died
Comments (8)hmm tdogmom, I was looking at your blog.. AWESOME! Oh, and yep that one was dead. I injected it with alcohol to preserve it and it is now part of the butterfly collection. The patch of milkweed I collected from has many of the symptoms you showed as problems. I will check a new area. I did have one butterfly that would just flutter to the ground. It had access to fresh flowers and the sugarwater mix. I gave it lots of chances then decided it was doomed. I gave it a special spot in my collection. I made an enclosure using metal rings and a soft white netting. It is 18 inches in diameter and about 5 feet long. It hangs in my office. I placed a dish in the bottom and have a jar in there to place fresh flowers for the new butterflies to land on. SInce the ends overlap, they cannot escape into the house. Once my cats go into chryssalis I hang them in the net enclosure. lots of flying room and easy to see....See MoreI think my figs died over winter
Comments (4)Ususer, the best way to tell if your figs are alive, but still dormant, is to check for green buds at the ends of the twigs, as well as gently scratching through the surface bark with a thumbnail. If the inner bark is still green, you should be good. As a precaution, if the trees haven't broken dormancy yet, you don't want the roots to be cold AND wet. It's a recipe for rot. Remember that edible figs are natives of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern climates. GreenEnvy22...there is still hope. You can do the "bark scratch test" as well. Start high on the trunk, and work your way down. If you run into green inner bark, there's a chance the fig will sprout from there. But your best chance is for new growth from below ground. I gave some recommendations on another thread for treating new growth. Since you're so far north, I would suggest extra, EXTRA winter protection for any growth you get this year, assuming you can get it mature. If it doesn't lignify before winter, it WILL die back again. See the other thread below. You'll have to scroll down a good way to find my post. Here is a link that might be useful: Coaxing a dead fig to life This post was edited by fig_insanity on Thu, May 15, 14 at 22:34...See MoreOT: Should I have my cabinet maker make furniture for me?
Comments (6)Well, there are certainly guys that can pull it off but just as certainly, some should stick with kitchen cabs only. My top-of-the head response, in your case, would be "No". The reason being your kitchen guy mentioned a furniture maker that he uses. By that reference, he is telling you he's waffling on the project and my bias is generally to go with a specialist, no matter what the subject. Having said that though, my guy does both but he sticks to certain styles and he has been doing both for 30 years with a huge portfolio of both kitchens and individual pieces. Before I hired him, I saw examples of his work, both cabs and furniture pieces, and went to his shop to see projects in process. I'd have no issues at all with commissioning him to do individual pieces. I started off my work life as a traditional cabinetmaker (read this as we made furniture) in Boston so I feel I have a good background to evaluate quality pieces. Of all furniture, case pieces, such as you need for your bedroom are the easiest to build (as opposed to chairs for example). So, your kitchen guy has that going for him if you decide to use him. Just as you did your research when investigating whom to use for your kitchen, you'll want to fully research the same provider concerning furniture. They are completely different animals. How many pieces has he made, what style were they, are you happy with the quality of his furniture, etc. Ask for drawings or renderings; ask about construction methods, joinery, finishes, design, veneering, drawer construction, wood specie choice, timeframes - you know, the whole enchilada. Once again, you will need to educate yourself as to what goes into a quality piece of furniture so you can intelligently evaluate a furniture maker's responses. There's more to it than you might think. Good luck!...See MoreLavender Lass
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