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Best low chill apple--Anna or Beverly Hills?
Comments (23)Hi everyone! 5 years later and soooooo much more experienced...well somewhat. My update: Have planted a 3-in-1 apple grouping; Dorsett Golden (mostly because it's a good pollinizer), Gold Rush, and William's Pride. In five seasons, these trees have grown very well and the Dorsett Golden has been most productive -- but also boring. Gold Rush on the other hand, is a most spectacular apple! It is so hard to wait until October to harvest it, but well worth the wait. It is dense and crispy with a unique flavor, the finest I have ever tasted. I suppose if I went to Whole Foods, I'd never find a Gold Rush apple for sale among their heirlooms; GR is small, tends to have that brownish scabbing on the shoulders, doesn't look impressive at all. They only sell perfect-looking produce at WF and other organic, premium type supermarkets. Their loss...but that's why we grow our own fruits, so we can experience what retailers don't know for sensational taste. The William's Pride produces great, early apples; in fact, I get 2 or 3 smallish harvests per year now. WP is like a much-improved Red Delicious, with that similar sweet, perfumey scent and deep purple/red color. Like the GR apple, however, WP is crisp, never mealy. Too bad it's not a very productive tree overall, but still it's worth the garden space. "They" said I needed low chill apple varieties in Orange County.. "they" were dead wrong. If I could have proven "them" wrong with more varieties in my small, humble yard, you bet I would have by now! But since I have had such unprecedented success with my two "HIGH CHILL" apple trees, I would encourage anyone in my zone (or even warmer) to try ANY apple variety you think you'd like... I have a strong gut feeling you will be eating some pretty amazing apples in a season or two. Oh, and as a West Coast gardener, you will enjoy the fact that those apple moth pests are absent. At least, I haven't yet seen any of the typical apple tree pests and diseases I'd been warned about. So far, I have not had to spray anything on my apple trees. I'm a lazy organic gardener, so all I do is spread compost and a little fertilizer at the base every spring. This county must be heaven on earth for apple growing. So thanks for all the advice, garden forum people....See MoreBeverly Hills Housewives
Comments (17)I took the comment regarding Camille and the doorman as Kelsey had been passing off his mistress as his wife and therefore the doorman was confused. I didn't take it that Kelsey is "both ways". Camille is my least favorite housewife. I find her to be shallow. She sniffled alot last night, but I never saw one tear. I feel sorry for the kids. I wonder if Camille's best friend, Allison Dubois(The Medium) "sensed" Kelsey's affair. I had always suspected that Kim was either an alcoholic or on something. She never makes sense when she talks. I did feel that she was ganged up on last night and I applaud Adrianne for seeing that. Kim said she bought Kyle her first house and car, plus other things. I get the feeling that she's never felt appreciated for the things she did for Kyle, her sister Kathy and their mom. She's made comments that she never had a childhood, but she made sure her siblings did. She carries alot of baggage and I hope she gets the help she needs. Lisa is my favorite housewife and I love the relationship between her and her hubby. Very solid! She is also very protective of her girlfriends and I think it takes alot to get close to her. She made the comment that Taylor is a wannabe, so I think she keeps her at arms length. Last night on Andy Cohen's show his guests were Adrianne and Taylor. He asked them about Cedric and the response was that they did not believe his story. Kyle also feels the same way and I too agree. I wonder how he's earning a living now. I don't see Taylor and her husband lasting long. Not sure what his issue is, but I've never seen anyone look so uncomfortable around people. I'm looking forward to the reunion show, I hope it's a two parter....See MoreTraditional pinch pleat vs. Euro/tailored pleat drapes
Comments (14)Mamorella -- I love the fact that you drew your inspiration from the vibe of the Beverly Hills Hotel. You've created a fun and glamorous destination for partying in your own home for sure. kswl -- very interesting point about showing (or not showing) the curtain rod. I hadn't even thought about that. Now I will! I've just flipped through a small stack of House Beautiful and Elle Decor from the last year and see that curtain rods are almost always showing. So I guess that showcasing the rod is the current "look" and perhaps is part of the current appeal of the euro/tailored/parisian pleat. Thanks! Now I'll need to consider whether the exposed rod is the right look or not for what I'm trying to achieve in my dining room. If I decide to cover the rod I assume that I'll need my drapes to be at least three or four inches longer -- so I need to decide before I order the drapes....See MoreAnderson 400 vs Sanford Hills by Matthew Bros
Comments (26)Look at the energy and "PG" ratings of any of the brands listed in the posts above. Use the manufacturers own literature. Mathews Brothers Sanford Hills series windows have some of the best ratings of each class of window, especially when ordered with "Low E and argon filled" that meet the Energy Star 6 "Northern" climate zone In standard ready-to-order configuration. The other brands can achieve higher energy ratings, but almost all need special options and/or add on packages to meet the "Northern" climate zone. In 2003 I built a SIP post & beam/log home in south-central Vermont and used Andersen 400 tilt-wash series double hung, 21 of them and 3 sets of Andersen 400 series frenchwood sliding doors. I loved the windows & doors! Loved the wood but not the constant winter condensation and temperature transmittance. The windows sashes, especially the uppers will need replacement eventually, very soon if the new owners don't keep wiping the condensation up every day (more than once a day when really cold) as my wife and I did. Since 2019, I work in the building industry here, in Northeast New England, and we began using Mathews Brothers Sanford Hills series windows in mid 2020. We build very tight, code compliant houses and get energy standard approval certification on every one (unless the owner does not want it). We have had to add extra exterior insulation and other modifications on some homes to compensate for some brands of windows because the energy efficiency was not good enough. In most cases, when we ran the energy calculations on the same home without the modifications, with the the Sanford Hills windows, the house would pass the energy efficiency calculations. Additionally, the standard PG (Performance Grade) rating of the Sanford Hills units tends to be excellent higher then most other brands standard units. We use the Sanford Hills Line because the energy ratings tend to be better than the Spencer Walcott, and more types/sizes seem to be available....See MoreRita / Bring Back Sophie 4 Real
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