The Great Garage Debate
paraveina
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Comments (27)Posted by tishtoshnm 6/NM (My Page) on Wed, Apr 10, 13 at 14:34 "Another reason why a thread like this is important is it helps to understand that within North America there is a wide, wide range of conditions. When that fact is ignored or just casually tossed aside, it leads to people giving advice that often is not applicable or could lead to confusion of those seeking advice. Climate affects soil. Not all zone 6s have the same frost dates. Not all zone 6s have the same weather patterns for that matter. Some full-sun plants may actually benefit from shade in some climates, etc, etc. When people ignore the fact that gardening happens within the realm of multiple variables and just assume because something works for them, it must work for all or because they read it in an authoritative book, then those people are not likely to be as helpful as they hope to be." Definitely bears repeating! Unless a person has gardened in zone 3 they have no idea of the challenges. There are a lot of differences between it and zone 6. I realize from reading garden forums that the warmer zones also have their challenges but they are not the same as mine. There is no gardening possible between November and March here as the soil is completely covered with snow. Anyone up for tilling snow? I think not. Even now at almost the middle of April my perennial plants are only beginning to come up. We had almost 2" of snow yesterday which has melted and last week an inch which also melted quickly. Flurries forecast for this evening and overnight again. Spring garden clean-up has been done in between flurries but not much more will happen until the weather consistently stays warm. Even the weeds are not in a hurry to show. As far as tilling is concerned, when we began to make the garden here in this coniferous forest with heavy grey clay resembling concrete with perhaps an inch of topsoil we used many amendments. We bought topsoil (who knows what it was but it was locally made and many people used it without complaints) and spent mushroom manure and hauled free sawdust and cattle manure. This was spread and tilled in. I also grew a cover crop the first year. At the time I didn't know of any other way to improve soil. However since then the only time the tiller has been used was to make new beds. Now I just spread the compost and mulch and the worms do the tilling. I think the no-till method *could* work in a new garden but it would be much slower than an initial tilling in this type of soil. Have to say I don't grow many food crops any more, just herbs and garlic, so growing market garden plants with high nutritional demands will require different methods for increasing soil fertility....See MoreThe great debate.. Pulls/knobs
Comments (19)I am going to do all pulls on both uppers and lowers. If my hands are dirty I find it easier to hook a clean pinky finger into a pull. Plus, I prefer the look of pulls on taller uppers such as 40" - you seem to have taller uppers as well. A knob on a tall upper like that just seems puny to me. My inspiration is ayerg73's lovely kitchen. http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2628432/finished-kitchen-pictures Some things to consider: ayerg73 also does have a bold backsplash, which I am thinking may help counteract any boldness in the look of pulls on the upper cabinets. I'm probably doing a quartz (a medium/light mixed slate look) backsplash that I hope will have the same effect. But, I would also consider that her (and my) pulls are longer than normal at 128mm/5", not the standard 3". If you went with the smaller pulls on the uppers, you may not need a bold backsplash....See MoreThe great dining room paint debate
Comments (6)Thank you. I'm glad you like it. I think one reason I am considering changing it is because I am afraid it may be an off putting color. I have grown fonder of it over time - but then I wonder, is it just because I am used to it? Do guests come over and think, "What is she thinking with that color?!" Hopefully not. :)...See MoreThe Great Lawn Debate
Comments (1)Lovely!...See Moreparaveina
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