Help creating stucture and softness on a large property
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Comments (19)Hi RusticBohemian- First let me say, I applaud your spirit and enthusiasm. I think its a great idea, but I think you really want to listen to the posts above. That isnÂt to say you shouldnÂt do it. I just think you need to modify you plan just a bit with more emphasis on low maintenance fruits and a long term maintenance care plan. Like others have said, for the most part, most of these plants are not simply "Plant and pick". ItÂs more of an augment soil, plant, nurture, water, fertilize, spray, water, prune, thin, more TLC, spray, spray, pick. That said, there are certainly plants that are easy to care for than others. As HarvestMan said, certainly raspberries would be a good choice. I think mine are mostly care-free, except for the mowing down (the easiest thing to do) in the winter, and adding of compost in the spring. (maybe you could even do that all at once?) If you set them up with good containment in the beginning (so they donÂt spread to where you donÂt want them to be I think this could be about as close to plant and pick as you could get. Though I may have to disagree (gasp) with HarvestMan on one point There are better varieties out there than Heritage these days, and you can search this forum for more info on those. Thornless blackberries would be another candidate. Like my raspberries, mine have been pretty much disease free, and for the most part, the birds stay away. The issue here is that normally youÂd want a really solid trellis here. But, in your case, you might want to go with the less productive free standing varieties. Again, youÂre going to want to prune out the old canes in the spring, and give them some compost. Possibly some blueberries? The issue here is you have to do netting to keep the birds away. HereÂs a case where you would probably want to amend the soil first to get your PH down. Mullberries would be another good candidate. Apples eh? Like the others have said, these guys are going to be a LOT more work here. At the very least, you should consider only disease resistant varieties. And, in your case, IÂd recommend only the most DR ones. Even with that, youÂre still going to need a solid spraying plan. I doubt bagging the apples would be an option here as they would attract a lot of attention and perhaps people would see them as litter? Apples may be a bit beyond your plan. Another concern I have is water. You are going to need to water these plants pretty often. Do you have a plan get water to these sites? IÂm picturing a level-site, which wonÂt have much shade, and these many plants could suck up a lot of water. I really hope your project succeeds. Just make sure you put in all the logistics before hand to make sure it does. If you havenÂt done any home orcharding before, IÂd be prepared to spend the next many months and years determining the right (low maintenance, hearty, disease resistant) varieties for your idea. Like others have said definitely start small if at all possible. YouÂll learn so much, and it will change the way proceed. Good luck! This is a very big undertaking. -Glenn...See MoreContainer palms help create temporary beach in Paris
Comments (2)I think I need more pictures, especially closeups, of the ......ahem.....specimens..... to get the full effect....See MoreWe need property-buying help!
Comments (24)Thanks again to everyone who shared their thoughts! After a long talk with our builder (who's walked the property with us -- after a week of rain!), we've decided we're probably going to go with this lot. The builder felt that the low spot is far enough away from the house that it will be a nonissue. Further, he suspects that the reason this guy dug the trench was to make it easier for him to mow his lawn -- to channel the water into one area rather than have it spread across a wider area of lawn. As the builder pointed out, he's uphill from us anyway ... the water was -already- going to end up on "our" property. It's just doing so in a more concentrated area now. I said, "So if we told you that we bought this lot and decided not to deal with the trench, would you think we were crazy?" He said, "Not at all -- if I were buying it, I wouldn't worry about it, either." In the minutes I found from the board meetings, the neighbor's anger issues apparently stemmed from him being asked to do some things he felt were unsafe. (At his jobs, not at the meeting -- the behavior was just discussed at the meetings.) Of course, there are two sides to every story, and we're unlikely to ever know the whole story, but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. So, pretty much the only thing we have left to resolve is the fact that this area has a drain assessment coming up. (My ex-boyfriend is a county commissioner and tipped me off about that!) We need to figure out the amount of the assessment and who's going to be paying for it -- the current owner may already be on the hook for it, which would obviously change our offer somewhat....See MoreHelp-- my upstairs neighbor is going to ruin our property value.
Comments (37)Just adding that the windows work together because you have bay windows so that they already don't match. The only thing to worry about is if the windows weren't installed properly and so they cause leaks. There is no point in going after him for the windows at this point unless they leak or are causing structural damage because under the circumstances they would be "grandfathered in" because no one objected when they were installed. Under the circumstances since there are only two of you, the most important thing is to keep a good relationship and don't sweat the small stuff. You should schedule friendly meetings on a regular basis because surely there are issues that need to be dealt with like exterior maintenance; roof; garden any common area stuff like pipes in the wall etc. How do you handle maintenance monthly fees and do you have a reserve account set up for larger repairs? There is a theoretical issue regarding how a low comp for his unit might impact you since often a mortgage lender will assess based on comps and not take into account the aesthetic desirability of a unit. I live in a 122 unit condo and some units are original or really old and need a gut remodel and others have been renovated with high end finishes and exquisite taste so there can be a $300,000 unit between the same units - e.g. same footage and layout....See MoreAlexa
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