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Comments (32)Kippy, you can most cetainly grow cherries in your area, no problem! The 'Minnie Royal' and 'Royal Lee' (cross pollinators for each other) were specifically designed for our warm, coastal California climates. They produce right on the coast. And I'm meaning literally. On the beach in Encinitas, Carlsbad and Oceanside. I've seen them loaded with cherries in these areas in various San Diego Hort Society members' yards. Mine bore for me in their first season. Just a couple of cherries, but they were really outstanding. Bay Laurel Nursery will be carrying these varieties again for 2013 as bare root trees on New Root 1 (3CR178) rootstock, which would be my choice for rootstock, as I have mine on Colt, and there really is no dwarfing at all from Colt, they are growing at nuclear proportions, I can barely keep them contained. I am seriously considering pulling them out this winter, giving them to my next door neighbors and replacing them with a pair on New Root 1. The only downside is I again have to wait for cherries, whereas, if I leave my current pair in the ground, I'll get a nice crop next May. They ripen in early to mid-May for me here. Fabulous cherry choice for you. Patty S. Here is a link that might be useful: Bay Laurel Nursery: Cherries...See MoreStorage Shed Plans/Kits???
Comments (14)Hi , Sorry I didn't post earlier but I've been away from the web for awhile . I've built and bought a few sheds over the last 10 years or so and offer this perspective. I currently have a 7 X 7 shed made by Rubbermaid which I would not recommend for a number of reasons. The one I had at the old house was purchased at Home Depot and although I forget the make at present , it's easy to identify as the wall components are long rectangular pieces that slide together to build the walls. That one was fantastic , strong, rigid and easy to take apart and move if needed . ( I moved mine once with no problems ) However , sometimes the products available in the stores will not do the job and so I have gone to my local Public Library and found a book on sheds . One such is " Sheds- The Do-it-yourself Guide for Backyard Builders " by David Stiles . There are several others , including one , I believe by Black and Decker Using these resources and equiped with a hammer and a saw , I've built a 6 X 8 woodshed , an 8 X 12 utility shed , and a 12 X 16 bigger utility shed , the 8 X 12 by the way was built mostly of salvaged materials given to me by a builder friend . In each case , (especially he 8x12 of course ) the cost was much less than the products offered by the building supply or speciality stores . The real beauty for me in building my own , is the ability to adapt the plan to my needs . Good Luck...See MorePeninsula layout with cooktop and seating
Comments (11)OK...you're probably not going to like what I have to say and you probably don't want to hear it...but this way you'll be warned and you won't be able to say that no one told you... First, if you want a cooktop in a peninsula (or island) with seating then you need one that's 48" deep...not 36". Think about it...if you have steam from boiling water, grease splattering, smoke, etc. wafting across the peninsula...do you really want someone sitting across from it???? You really need 24" behind the cooktop for a "safety zone" to protect your visitors. You also need to be sure to have 24" on the side w/the end of the peninsula. Next, how do you plan to vent your cooktop? Speaking from very real experience...downdrafts do not work very well, including telescoping. I had heard from some people hear that telescoping ones work at least for pots/pans right up next to them and a few inches shorter than them...but my experience this week so far has been that even those don't work very well...at least not the Dacor in our rental house (paired up w/a very nice Dacor gas cooktop...the cooktop I really like!) So you really need an overhead range hood. There are more and stronger air currents over/around an open space like a peninsula or island than against a wall...so you need a bigger & stronger range hood...at least 6" wider than the cooking surface and 27" deep. That bigger/stronger hood will also be a commanding presence in your kitchen as well as block the "view". Oh, and island hoods are generally more expensive b/c they're finished on all 4 sides instead of 3. Plus the added expensive of venting from a non-exterior wall. Last, why do you want the cooktop in the peninsula? Is it the absolutely only way to make your kitchen function effectively? Is it for the "view" or to visit while standing at a hot cooktop w/hot food? If the former, then I might say OK...with the appropriate precautions & venting. If the latter, then know that kitchen work studies have found that... 70% of the time spent/work done in the kitchen is prepping 20% is spent cleaning up 10% is spent actually cooking So, if it's for "visiting" or a "view", what does it make the most sense to have in the peninsula? The Prep Zone! Also, when I'm cooking, I watch what I'm doing...it's the last place/time I want someone distracting me...especially if you have a gas cooktop (flame). Sorry I'm so adamant...but the past 2.5 days have made me even more against a cooktop in a peninsula w/inadequate safety zones, inadequate workspace, and very ineffective venting! Post your layout...see if we can find you a better location for your cooktop! (And, remember the kitchen work flow... Refrigerator --> Prep Zone & sink --> Cooking Zone & cooktop --> Cleanup Zone & sink/DW...that's the flow to strive for in your kitchen layout.) Here is a link that might be useful: Read Me If You're New To GW Kitchens!...See MoreI Found Great "They're-Never-Going-To Guess-This-One" Christmas Gifts!
Comments (77)I think it's a swell gift idea and would be pleased to find it in my stocking so I hope your gifts were received with good cheer, Lynn. My friend's son recently had his done and was tickled to find some Australian native DNA in his background. Scandinavian/German/Italian was all that was in the oral tradition of the family, so it was a neat surprise. Our family's Ancestry.com hobbyist received an email from a "surprise" cousin that we did not know we had, after several family members' DNA was registered. Photos were exchanged and yes, there is no way to deny the blood kinship--he looks just like the rest of us, poor fellow. The generation of folks who might have been shocked/hurt by this surprise family member are all gone, and I am glad for him that his lifelong question of paternity could be answered. I can see that it might be awkward for younger families who find out they have siblings they never heard of, but I'm a fan of sunlight in dark family corners-- and I also think it's time that some kinds of families stop acting like those situations never happen "among our kind of people", lol. I also had my dog's DNA done and I'm getting our newer dog's done, too. Very fun to find out what went into these rescue/shelter mutts we love....See More- 7 years ago
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