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Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
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Now I think I'm watering too little.
Comments (5)I am sure there is a 'perfect' frequency at which to water each individual plant... but I have many dozens of plants in pots (well over 300) so I don't have the luxury of time to feel each one's soil. However I do find that most succulents are incredibly forgiving (obvious exceptions) and seem to do well no matter how often a feel like watering. I am off two days a week, so I water 2 days a week... but sometimes, particularly in the long summer days, I have opportunities to water more often so I do... sometimes every day to every other day. So far, with the few exceptions I did not specify above, 99% of my plants do great with whatever they get. Exceptions in the past have been plants in too much shade, or the super touchy things like Mesembs and caudiciforms. Those have to be set aside and watched a bit more closely. Thankfully, of the about 50 species of cacti I have in pots, none seem to care if they get watered once a day or once a month (some I neglect for months on end). I just notice that sometimes the ones getting more water flower more and grow faster. That's about it. I have had cacti sitting out of a pot for over a year (no soil, no water) and they still look fine (these are columnars or barrels... not small mammillarias). So with most plants, I think you can pick your own schedule and go with it... in most cases, as long as the soil drains well, they will manage. Just be sure you water watering them thoroughly when you do, especially if there is peat in the soil... peat soils often never get wet at all if you dont' water thoroughly and the plants do die of dehydration. Of course all this is from someone living in a dry climate (southern California) that is fairly warm year round. Those growing stuff in humid climates might have to be a bit more careful I suppose....See MoreI think I have my daylilies in too much shade
Comments (11)That's what I feared, thought they would look so nice where I planted them. There are 10 or 12 of the same kind, and I sure don't want to pot them up. I believe you about the east side. That is tough also one rose gets hardly any morning sun and bloomed very well. My Asian or longiforum? lilies (Regal and Easter) are NOT happy campers, lean like crazy, but do bloom, the Regals are dwindling, and I would move those if I had room somewhere else. One spot on the west I'm saving for a couple roses, but it may not get quite enough sun either for lilies, amazing how little sun some roses will tolerate. I just don't have enough sunny spots in my yard and would have to dig up more sod which I am not up to now. They should be moved in the fall because that is when I planted them. They were too expensive to give away on freecycle and don't want to trade for anything because I don't know where I'd put that either. Sigh. I should have been more realistic. I've always wanted to tier the whole back terrace, big dressed stone of some kind, it's enough out that lilies and a lot more would grow there, but don't want to start something that is going to be too much more work to maintain. Thanks for answering. Can't have everything in a small yard, surprised I got in as much as I did and still have a lot of lawn (which I like) left....See MoreNow that I have [X], I think I could have lived without it.
Comments (135)-Prep sink. This may be useful in a multi-cook household or a huge kitchen, but I hardly ever used the one I had and it was just once more thing to clean. -Garbage disposal. My worms do a much better job, don't take up electricity and never smell or require cleaning. -Fancy multi-function toaster, oven, rotisserie, pizza, etc. Does nothing well. -Trash can with a motion sensor. Everyone I know who has one has them break in under a year. Mine only took 4 months to break. A foot pedal is much more reliable and a lot cheaper to replace. -Stainless steel sink. What a pain to clean. You can call it patina, butafter a while they don't look clean no matter what you do. (The one in my apartment right now looks positively foul no matter how much Barkeeper's Friend you use.) Of course cast iron will eventually chip and I don't know if the granite composite sinks will stand the test of time -Range-top grill. Only pay for these if you have a bodacious vent system and no way to have an outdoor grill. They are better than the George Foreman-like grills but not a patch on a decent outdoor gas grill or charcoal. ---- As for sink tip-outs... since discovering them I have knocked the front panel off every sink in every home I've rented or owned and installed these. In the bathroom they are perfect for the tweezers and nail files and such. In the kitchen, the sponges, scrubbers, stoppers and the toothbrush you use for cleaning around the faucet plate are neatly hidden away but close at hand. Love 'em!...See MoreNow I think, I have seen it all
Comments (28)Ava just a suggestion there is no need for pleats think gathers either perminant or adjustable. Make a tube on the sides use a piece of cording or even shoe strings in the tube. The person receiving them could then fit them to the child using a knot. One of my SIL's makes masks and while hers are following the JoAnn pattern the puts the tube along the side so that the ear piece can be replaced. What you would need is the measurements from the bridge of the nose to just under the chin then add a couple of inches to the distance from top to bottom....See MorePaul Barden
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