Moving a 500 Lb Load on a Dolly Over Loose Gravel
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Comments (32)larryl, thanks for your response. I haven't tried duckweed, but my first year I had azolla, which I loved but costs $8.99 for a 3" pot of mud with azolla on top here. I can stand that, but then the WH are also $8.99 EACH and they just sit there 'til it warms up alot - mid June. Most pond plants aren't available 'til the end of May here in the sticks. I have gotten some great trades here on GW, but again, a bit later in the season. The water cress I got this year is great, nice to know it will tolerate cooler temps. They don't sell it locally (even in the grocery stores), but if I plan ahead I can get it early on. I'm going to try the duckweed and watercress next spring...anything to get a jump on the algae :) It's August now, and my plants are finally to the point I'm pruning and pulling so they don't take over! Wish the ponding season was longer here, by mid to late September I'll be watching my tender stuff get nipped by frost... Sorry, didn't mean to whine :)...See MoreFlagstone patio--mortared vs. gravel/sand?????
Comments (64)I just built a quartzite patio in Reno, NV. I used the new product, polymeric sand and it worked great! I got the sand in 60 lb bags for $20 a bag from Home Depot. My patio is 9X27.5 and I used 5 bags. It looks like regular sand and sweeps into the joints. You then mist it 3-4 times waiting about 10 minutes between each misting. The water activates a weak polymer glue and locks the sand granules in place. We don't have much problems with frost heaves here, but if a stone moves you can pull up the sand in chunks and step on it or use a shovel to get it back to a granular stage, sweep it back in place and re-mist. Although the polymeric sand sets up pretty hard I don't think it would stand up to a leg from a patio chair, etc., so we plan on getting sled style chairs for the patio. It does do well with walking on it and the sand stays put! So far we are very happy with it. I'll let you know how it goes thru the winter. We get very little rain here but we do get snow....See MoreGT5000/Brinly CC-500/Johnny Bucket
Comments (8)sfw4020 I found the cultivator in a junk pile on the side of the road. It's not made anymore it dates back to the 50s 60s. Sears suburban days. Also I have no other sleeve hitch attachments. I bought this GT5000 tractor and sleeve hitch so I could use the cultivator that I found a year or two before. The Johnny bucket came after that, it's just by chance that the 3 units came together to form a nice system for maintaining my driveway. :) Summer of 07 starting and I am a very happy camper... ===============================================* lb59 To mow I have to take the cultivator off and reset the lift assist spring back to normal tension due to I am using a non-actuated lift on the sleeve hitch it uses the deck lift system, If I put an electric actuator on the rear I would not have to remove the cultivator. The bucket can stay on all the time; it has its own lift system. When not mowing the cultivator and Johnny Bucket can be used without any swapping out. Its best to remove the mower deck when working with the bucket and cultivator so not to get dirt and gravel all over the deck. 07 season started with no issues other than new blades this year. Bob...See More500 Passengers Set Sail That Day For A Three Hour Tour....
Comments (49)Great garden tour/childbirth analogy, Mel. So true, and what memories it brings back! Our garden has been on tours several years, and this year I get to recruit tour hosts. I will be honest with them and give them the good with the bad. There is much more good. One issue is a closing time for the garden. Gardeners love to talk, and some will hang around until midnight if you let them, even with posted hours. At all times, you need at least 2 adults hosting. Be prepared for children who must use your bathroom. Very frail or overweight people sometimes insist they can move a barrier and walk across a pond gangplank. Overly helpful gardeners will insist on deadheading your daylilies that you are hybridyzing. People will argue that coins in water never hurt a fish (aaarg!) Guests will bring children who will feel free to cross over to your neighbors' play equipment. Last year, we built a waterfall from a tree into our pond, and people not only stuck their heads under it, but some drank it! I had to point out that it was recirculated pond water--ewwww! You'll endure comments like "wow, you must have lots of time on your hands or a full time gardener" No...I just don't park in front of the tv every night...then I do some quick lessons on composting and soaker hoses versus mowing and weeding. In addition to labeling unusual plants, you might want to print up a list of plants and sources. I used to do quite a bit of trading on the gardenweb exchange forum, so my yard is full of plants not available (and not hardy) in this area. I potted up seedlings and divisions ahead of time to give away, and had a trade list available to selectively hand out. some of the big hits were heirloom plants and the very new. We had a photo album showing the progress of the yard in the 4 years we've been here, because it looks very established. A complaint many tourists had was some yards looked like they were planted last week. Had to laugh...some were! The homeowners got insecure about what they had and tried to "buy" an instant garden, and it showed. I would suggest you don't put in anything new in the month before the tour. Have potted plants ready to move in empty spaces. Neighborhood boys searching for a baseball flattened some of my perennials the day before tour started last year, and I had to fill in with large planters set into the flower bed, and no one knew the difference there. Our tourists appreciated the igloo full of iced tea. One igloo was enough for the 250+ people we had each day. Every year, I get a few thank you cards in the mail in the weeks afterwards, and once, a lady brought me a new plant I didn't have as a thank you gift. All in all, it is tremendous fun if you are prepared for it. Make a plan to finish last minute work 2 days before so you can go into it well-rested. I still run into people at various places who remember me and my garden, because I took the time to talk to them. It really gives you a boost! Cindi...See Morewestes Zone 9b California SF Bay
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