Hot Mess Kitchen
Phyllis Kincaid Carvalho
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HELP! In-laws new kitchen cabinetsstorage is a hot mess!
Comments (8)OK, I don't know where she plans to prep, but there is no prep storage place in the island anyway. So I'd start thinking this way: Prep storage/the wall to the front hall. Kitchen gadgets, colanders, rolling pins, measuring cups and spoons. In that corner lazy susan, you have two choices. LS's are good for bowls, so you could put in prep and mixing bowls, as well as serving bowls such as soup and cereal and salad bowls, etc. Or you could use it as an adjunct pantry for things that involve prepping rather than just eating, such as baking soda, powder, spices, flavorings, etc. Coffee and cups should go above wherever the coffee pot is, either on this wall or the sink wall. Cooktop wall. You definitely need pullouts below the cooktop. Use those for frypans, sauce pans, stockpots, etc. With no pullouts that cab is unusable. Use the drawers for utensils and gadgets used only for cooking--ladles, wooden spoons, tongs, thermometers, turkey basters, potholders, etc. That silly over-oven pullout is tough. Try putting a few light baking sheets or whatever on the bottom, and maybe the tippy top could be something light like tupperware or paper toweling. No, it won't melt. Use the cabs above the stove for oils, Pam, possibly lids with an aftermarket rack, etc. Sink wall is where the dishes go. Again, the tippy top of the pullout could be used for paper or plastic products....See MorePlease help -- my plum tree looks like a hot mess (w/ images)
Comments (7)Hello, helpful friends! I have a sad update to this: I sprayed some kind of anti-disease treatment on the tree when the leaves fell over the wintertime, as suggested. I got the spray on Amazon and Peach Leaf Curl was listed as one of the ailments it treats ("Dr. Earth 8007 Disease Control Fungicide"). This year, if this is even possible, the tree looks even worse. The leaves are still in bad shape, but now there are some kinds of crazy round black dots growing on the branches. As you can see from the photo, it's doing quite badly. Can anyone share thoughts of ideas about what I can do?...See MorePeonies are a hot mess
Comments (5)In my area this is normal too. It's extremely common in the fall especially after a humid summer. It's not really necessary to treat them in my opinion unless you start getting it in spring/early summer when its suppose to be blooming and looking nice. If you treat in spring, it's only a preventative during that period it doesn't mean that it won't happen in the fall. You could treat with a fungicide mid/late spring before it usually starts but what's the point when its already done blooming and will die to the ground in the fall/winter? The only reason that I treat my peonies in the spring is because I spray my 2 fruit trees and the little bit that I have left I use on my peonies so that it does not go to waste. But I still get it late summer/early fall. But I wouldn't be overly concerned since me and lots of other gardeners have this problem in the fall. Usually they look good spring/early summer and then after that (around mid-august where I live) they start to go downhill. That's why it's good to have a variety of plants in the yard, so that there is always something that looks nice. Just remember when you cut it to the ground at the end of the season, throw all the diseased foliage in the trash....See MoreRetaining Wall and Shared Fence Hot Mess. Suggestions Please!
Comments (6)Thanks, everyone! Sorry it took me so long to get here today but I wasn't receiving any notifications so I didn't think anyone had responded. And thank you Stiley for the very kind words about my yard. That makes my heart happy because it's been a long-term project to get to this point. Thank you. <3 So, building the fence on top of a retaining wall is a non-starter, unfortunately. That was actually my first inclination and what I would have probably done it if others weren't involved. It's a bit complicated to go into here, but at this point, it looks like the retaining wall has to stay on my side of the property line. Someone suggested giving up the dead space and moving it my way and that's also something I actually considered, but I really don't want to lose any space (even if non-functional). All of the neighbor fences intersect, so I think it would also look strange, but mostly it's just the idea of giving up land. I know that probably sounds kind of silly, but I grew up on acreage with horses and living on a postage stamp with neighbors that close now is bad enough! ha ;-) The idea of giving it up just...I can't. :-0 Do you think a concrete or stone retaining wall could be built next to the fence on my side with less of a gap? Or are there other materials I should be thinking about? I love the grate idea if I do get stuck with the big gap, I would just have to find one small enough that little dog feet wouldn't go through. ;-) And the shorter bull wire fence is a great idea, too. Thank you! I didn't even know what it was called and now I do so that's very helpful! And much better looking than the temporary chicken wire currently residing there! This place is so great for helpful ideas and I'm so thankful to be able to come here and ask. I'm going to hit y'all up for ideas on my patio, next, because that's happening after I get this retaining wall figured out. Thank you again so much! Kimberly...See MoreJoey R.
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