Found Old Hardwoods-need advice!
Jeanna Marie
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I found an old Concord Grape vine in my backyard Need advice please
Comments (4)The two branches are cordons from which new shoots will form. You could train the cordons across a wire and let them produce new canes. Each cane will produce more canes. Grape clusters don't grow on old wood. So this year, when the vine goes dormant, look for strong new canes, Choose 2-4 good ones. Get rid of the rest. The good canes should have many buds. Starting at the base, count 5-8 buds and prune off the rest. Within each dormant bud resides one cluster and a new cane. This process repeats over and over as the years pass. If your vine is becoming a monster, there is no reason that you can't summer prune. Just make sure you leave enough on each cane so you will have fruit next year. Go to you tube. Lots of videos. Search Pruning Concord Grapevines....See MoreFound an old rose bush in my garden, but it needs some help...
Comments (3)Sylvia while I can't help you identify your rose other than a wild guess of Mr. Lincoln. I would suggest contacting your local American Rose Society they have consulting rosarians that would be happy to come out and look at your rose. They could also suggest how best to prune and fertilize it. the other alternative is you wanna take a, wack at it yourself, is to cut out the three D's ,as Baldo likes to say, remove; dead, diseased and damaged canes. Damaged canes are often damaged because they are rubbing against another cane so removing one will help open up the plant, and in doing so will likely improve and invigorate the rose. Those are the basics but practically every rose book out there will further explain how to properly prune a rose bush there are also a number of helpful you tube videos specifically on pruning....See MoreDeck Questions! Weathered, old deck needs restoration. I need advice
Comments (8)We use Diamond Vogel opaque deck stains with good results. Needs to be renewed about every4-5 years. As bad as that wood is, however, I would not expect too much. Were it my deck I would set all the nails, rent a floor sander and try to get down to good wood before staining. To answer your questions: 1. Can anyone tell what type of wood my decking is made of? Treated pine 3. Can I wood-fill smaller cracks and splits instead of replacing? No. Wood filler is not for unstable environments like a wood deck. 4. Do I need to prep my railing differently than other surfaces? Only the top of the rail should be weather-worn. Sand it down before staining. 5. If I replace some boards, any tips for trying to blend the old and new boards? Blending is not really possible. The new wood is full of treatment solution and will take stain differently than old wood. The usual recommendation is to let new wood sit for a minimum of six weeks before staining....See MoreI've founds some bedding that I love! Need advice.
Comments (22)I'm not good at sewing so I googled how much yards of fabrics one has to use for one Euro sham https://findanyanswer.com/how-much-fabric-do-i-need-for-a-euro-sham#:~:text=This%20means%20that%20you%20require,the%20sham%20portion%20added%20in. so judging by that link-can take up to 4 yards of that fabric to make two shams. If you're doing the work yourself it's only fabric-if no, then of course you'll pay for labor as well. Not a lot in terms of saving. Also take into account it's dry clean only. To me would be a consideration. And I'm not the most change-your-bedding-often person out there. Gorgeous bedding, no doubt, in love with it myself. But many things to take into account. Now a bolster pilow will require less fabric I guess, and will be more decorative(I guess)-one can worry about it being dry clean only less. But in terms of pattern-might be a bit lost in a bolster shape. Their ready made sham is 375$ on their website. 319 $ on Overstock. Maybe to purcase only one? They also have smallish (14 by 14) pillow for 215$. Not sure about that, but as another way of introducing you favorite fabric for less.. I understand you falling in love with it. I'm always falling for the most expensive thing. In a store, online, whenever. Without knowing the price first. My remedy-either very small thing made by same designer/out of same fabric/etc. Or-to borrow from it its idea. Watercolor effect? Big florals? Luminescence? Hues you love? Or you can just buy it of course. Enormous sum of money ..yet they say it's a best seler in a very limited stock, so obvously there are enough people for whom it's not a huge conideration. Do ask about return policy if you're getting in touch with them. This set of theirs is pretty and washable..https://anngish.com/categories/597636/duvet-sets-dash-art-of-home/products/ysetdvsfq-ble/smokey-floral-duvet-set-dash-blue.. only it's 100% polyester, and to me a price still steep for polyester.. I'd do linen (my favorite fabric for bedding, even though cotton percale is great too)..try to find a coverlet that would double as a layer...add a pillow that's reminiscent of the bedding..or one Euro sham of theirs to know you have this exact bedding, only in small dosage....See Morezmith
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