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Comments (14)This is an exceptional year here as far as temps go. Most days are above 105, and have been for over a month with no rain for over 60 days.. It's hard to tell what is dead, and what is dormant, in spite of the watering. A lot of the ferns go dormant, as do the astilbes, and will put on new growth when the fall rains come (if they do at all) but anything that puts on new growth now, if that growth dies, the plant will be a goner. I've already lost some plants for sure that way. Not sure about the hostas, I think some of the younger ones are truly fried, and not just dormant. Most of the older ones will be ok. Dicentras should be fine, they all go dormant in dry years. It isn't the drought that concerns me so much, it's the extreme heat. Most plants can live through drought. But not if they are cooked....See MoreJust a word about Ipe
Comments (7)All good questions Wel. I started this thread to help Folks who looked at pictures or got samples of lumber dressed up then got the shipment and come unglued at the differance, I am talking really unglued, when really there is nothing wrong with the lumber at all. Mabey this is a reaction to the world of rip offs we have been forsed to live in the last couple of years hard to say but the reaction has really jumped up to maga latley while the material itself has remained the same. If the SA lumber has scraches,water marks,sticker marks, end grain wax has leached in 2'' or so, this is normal. My outfit installes the lumber as is most of the time the sun takes care of a lot of this. We always sand the project after its down with a orbital/80 grit this takes care of all the above. There is the given we are a production Co and doing the sanding after its down is faster for us. However the sanding could be done before with the same result this would save on the knee pad ware. Again We have been puttin down SA lumber for 15 years or so my guys/girl are usta the work and dont even think about it. If this is a diy project when time is not a problem then sanding before could be a lot less work just more time. Cleaning / prep could mean the lumber is clean of course no mud,wet leaves,things like that if a person really wanted to get at it an oxalic acid wash would help the lumber take finish better this should deffentley be done after install. There is no need at all to acclimate the wood to any area for a lot of reasons.I spend half my time over here busting urban miths or bad info from suppliers. Another gripe latley has been regarding grain pattern and color differance. Example>> sometimes ipe comes quarter sawn,with red oak you pay double for this, it has a rippled grain that is very cool, this has been judged multi times to be sub standared Let Me Know if I can help. John Hyatt www.deckmastersllc.com...See MoreWhat happened to Glenda's post about shoulder pads?
Comments (12)Nope - I (the OP of the other thread) got a "Gentle Reminder" email from GW, telling me that it's against policy to post other sites. Well, I didn't ... but that's what the thread was about. So - had my hand gently slapped, and the thread disappeared. You won't catch ME doing that again! :-)...See MoreJust a little test post -
Comments (31)Midnightsmum, the text will self-correct form to match everything else when you push submit, regardless of what it looks like when you paste it in. You have no choice as to text font or color or size, just whether it is bold or italics via the buttons below the post box. Citytransplant, I don't know how you view it, but your photo is sideways for me. (I can click on it and it is still sideways.) Do you post directly from an iPad? I put photos into my computer and use iPhoto to get them turned right side up. I don't know if there is photo manipulation software for iPads....See More- 6 years ago
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