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Comments (22)I think painting the boards has already helped :) I agree with the masses about the planter not being right for the pool. However, I think you can change it's volume with plants for this year (and let the pool be the big cost for now). I've got some similar planters. I've gardened before, but not in this climate. So I'm going to suggest the two part process I used. See what's in the stores, writing down the names of plants you like. Then check the Sunset garden book, to see what it says. Then make lots of purchases of relataivly cheap plants -- nothing too large and pricy. Do try to coordinate the plants -- if some want lots of water and some don't plant them in groups a different ends of the planters, or in different planters. (I called this two part, but really, I keep going back and forth). I've found in the past that "full sun" can mean drastically different things for different plants, so I've only planted things that I won't be too upset to lose, and I'm seeing who does best (with the sun at my house and how much I'm willing to water, etc). You could also try some thing like Scarlet runner beans or Sweet peas along the fence. I *think* they will grow up the fence and break the visual line without needing trellis, and they grow quickly but just in the summer. You'll probably be better off getting plants locally, you can get them a little bit bigger. You could try doing a seach on the web - there's an organizations that small nurseries belong to... I think....See Morewhen is a good time to re-pot my Easter Cacti?
Comments (33)I know I'm a little late..but I'd re-pot them right now, trust me they'll love it, and will appreciate you for it..What I found best that works for these cacti, is perlite mixed with cactus soil (if you put in just cactus soil made by MG it just floods then finally drains, which isn't good) also thanks to Josh pure orchid bark works wonders! but you have to water more often (which isn't an issue) my plants I've had for a good amount of years, and they've always rewarded me, I never wanted them to get overly big, and the more I prune back, they more new growth they put out =) I fertilize mine from about March all the way through August. When it comes to fertilizer, less is always more; you don't want to burn their roots. Good luck with both your cacti! =D Last note, the Easter Cactus grows exactly the same as any holiday cactus, so don't buy into all the negative hype; that's just an over blown rumor that got started because people don't know what they're doing ;)...See MoreI need a good grout sealer
Comments (13)may_flowers - I'm going through a tile company not an individual and the only two options they have are the polybend grout and the Fusion Pro. I thought about going out on my own and buying epoxy or urethane, but my job would probably be the first time these guys have ever used either and I don't know if I want to be their guinea pig. Romy - I'll keep you updated on what I find out. The guys started on my floors Monday and they had to remove the previous tile from my kitchen, office, laundry room and one bathroom. It is taking them forever to get the concrete slab smooth. They did tile my office yesterday but they didn't ask what pattern I wanted. Everything is taped off, so I can't see what they're doing from my family room. I walked around the front to get at one point and he was almost done with my office but it did a regular pattern and I wanted it done in a brick pattern, so he had to start all over. I couldn't believe he didn't ask how I wanted it laid before he started. They sill have so much stuff to scrape off the rest of the floors to get it smooth. I think they're doing it all by hand. Shouldn't their be some type of machine they could use to make it faster?...See MoreGood mix for all Houseplants?
Comments (44)Hi guys, The main part of the mix I used came from earl may. The mix contains partially composted pine bark fines, sphagnum peat moss, and lime. So, it’s pretty much everything except the perlite. Originally, I just used 3 parts of the potting mix with 2 parts perlite. This mix was ok, and works great with a wick, but after adding 2 more parts of just pine bark fines, I was able to lower the PWT to almost nothing. Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any more questions about it you might have!...See Moredeep p
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