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Don't buy topsoil at Home Depot...go to Ace instead
Comments (21)If you amend any soil with organic matter that will be better than anything labeled "topsoil" you can buy. You could, if you have nothing else to do with your money, buy "topsoil" and you will find that most often you need to add organic matter to that "topsoil" anyway, so you can use it. Soil is composed of the mineral portion, the particles that make your soil a clay soil, sandy soil, or a loam, and organic matter. It is the organic matter that the Soil Food Web live on and create the from the nutrients that your plants need to grow. Organic matter is the one material in any soil mix that the soil bacteria (the Soil Food Web) will digest, make disappear, and since that is what all soils need there is no good reason to purchase some more mineral soil particles to add to the mineral soil particles you already have when what you do need is organic matter. Therefore spending money on something labeled "topsoil" is a waste....See Morecity boy buys 8 acres
Comments (13)Oh yes..... Macadamia would be amazing. I'm looking for calorie rich foods for starters (which is why I'm looking at Pecan trees. Apparently, they are iffy here in Knoxville. Some people have pecan trees here and they are doing superbly... but the experts seem to disagree. Now that I have been here a few months, I'm learning more and more what I like and don't like about this spot. Because I'm "in town", there is too much road noise for my taste. Actually, there is some sort of major train activity about a half mile from here and they create most of the noise (and it ain't a pleasant "chugga chugga"). That's the price, I guess, for trying have acreage with close in-town convenience. The soil looks amazing. I've been having some land moved around (bob cat work) and the soil appears to be very rich. The soil in the 5 wooded acres is insanely rich and loamy. Too bad the trees make it so shady. It was probably the trees (and dropped leaves) that created the great dirt. I'll probably end up turning some of these trees in into firewood as I create a little "farm land" back there. I did find some cheap $20 Eliot pecan trees at a new "Big Lots" type store near here (oddly enough)....See More80's house - Please help identify style(s)
Comments (26)I was thinking about iron - and my wife like the "chanel staircase" look, but I'm afraid it's too decorative for my taste, and also as kswl said, it might be out of style soon. I'd like something a little more timeless. Kswl, thanks for all of your comments - the only real marble is the floor of the entryway, everything else is painted on, thank god. Lazygardens, that was hilarious - and some great ideas. Do you happen to know of a nice example of the california beach house feel? It sounds intriguing. And suer0 - my wife says the first thing she wants me to do after closing is tear down the mirrors - and I couldn't agree more. Yikes! I will absolutely keep you all updated as I go - all of your comments so far have been extremely valuable. Our closing is on Feb 16th. Thanks!...See MoreFlorida home dilemma
Comments (8)Do you have a pool? I had laminate in 2 of the rooms downstairs and in my hallways and my kids plus the humidity eventually ruined it. I highly recommend doing porcelain tile if you have a pool. You don’t have to do straight gray and you don’t have to do the boring one plank size fits all tile. That’s why I recommend Padron, they have so many wonderful choices. Everyone asks if this is wood. I have also seen my exact tile used in multi million dollar houses by the water, which is where I found out about it, as I help my brother who is a realtor set up open houses in swanky neighborhoods. (Sadly I’m not in one of those neighborhoods but I steal all the ideas). Anyway this is my tile that transitions to carpet on the stairs that transitions to LVP upstairs. Keep in mind my staircase does turn, so you can never see all 3 together. It worked for us, definitely wasn’t the cheapest option by far but what we expect to last....See Moredocmom_gw
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