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Comments (5)I use horse manure in my compost piles which I build in the garden area the fall. I turn one time (or not!) and native worms populate it pretty well. Sometimes I add compost worms and vermicompost to the base and build the pile on top. This method leaves pretty good VC in the spring after winter rains. I have 4 dogs and they all love to roll in manure and dead things YEK!! lol They once unearthed some 4 week old fish carcass' from a too shallow garden grave...Very bad! They finally quit rolling in our pony poo. I use cages for my compost wormeries. I make these out of 10-12' lengths of 3' wide hardware cloth fastened together to form a cylinder. This makes it easier to keep out pets and other critters. Most people on this forum use composting worms in a worm bin. Night crawlers are burrowing worms better suited for the garden. Adding night-crawlers may introduce another species but should be beneficial to the garden. I agree with points #2 and #3. Good luck! Pete...See MoreArchitects, Need help from those more knowledgeable than me
Comments (34)Thank you Jt mann. Gotta second that on the roof. I think simplifying the roof plan would save thousands and avoid errors. While I do like the hip-roof style you've done throughout, It looked quite intricate and complicated to pull off. Regarding the roof. I am in SW Florida and because of wind issues we cannot do gable roofs. Ok we can, but it winds up costing a fortune compared to doing a hipped roof and it will raise our insurance premium too. Thanks Mark. Beware of bi-fold doors with cheap hardware. I have a link from here with someone who recommended quality hardware for bi-fold doors. Or I could do a post in the middle and do 4 15" doors. What would you do?...See MoreEchinopsis (or Echinolobivia) 'Rainbow Bursts'...knowledge/experience?
Comments (72)SoCalStewart and Kara here are your plants June 2021!! You can see the same two this time last year and later in 2020 above. Now I screwed up a bit on the larger ones. I really have only one sunny window in my kitchen. The smaller one I overwintered there. My BIG pink Rainbow Burst (not in this photo) I typically put in my dark cold garage over winter and it does great! However I tried overwintering the bigger of these two on a cool single pane basement window. I thought that would give them a good dormancy. I am in NJ, and these stayed outside to mid October or so when we had risk of good freeze and I thought summer was over. When I went to bring them (this and another) outside in Spring I noticed it continued to try and grow and stretched out quite a bit. Now it is acclimated to outside and summer so the top is widening, but unfortunately has that weird pinch on top. Oh well. BTW Gymnocalycium treated the same way stayed dormant all winter and are flowering now. Lots of pups on both of these Echinolobivia. No buds yet.......See MoreTransferable Knowledge - Kitchen to Bathroom(?)
Comments (4)What a nice job you did! I think your "before" kitchen was actually quite charming, but I can see the huge leap ahead in functionality you gained with your remodel. I'm almost in the same situation as you but in reverse, doing a bathroom before the kitchen in a "long, harrowing" process (those words describe my situation precisely, so I feel for you). The things I would say to look at transferring might be the following: Countertop durability is still important but a little different. You may have heated styling implements that need to be kept away from heat-sensitive materials like quartz. You may have bathroom chemicals with makeup and grooming supplies that could etch or stain marble and some granites. Soapstone is not a bad choice for a bathroom, but most people want more flair for the bathroom countertops. Just make sure you're prepared to care for whatever you put in. A lot of vanities are shorter than the typical kitchen countertop heights. If you are tall, consider doing a custom countertop for your bathroom to make reaching easy. The idea behind shorter bathroom vanities is to make them dual-use for adults and children, but if you have a bathroom dedicated to adults, it is fine to raise the counters higher. You'll want a decent waterproofing system if you're tiling a shower or bath. Schluter is usually the way to go. Try to find someone who is formally trained and experienced using Schluter waterproofing systems. Most sinks these days for bathrooms are trending toward the vessel-type sinks. You need to be careful when selecting a sink like this or any sink in the bathroom that it is deep enough to prevent splashing out. Having a faucet mounted inside the sink is ideal for that, but if you prefer the freestanding vessel look, that may not be realistic. That's probably enough to get you started. If you have specific questions, you might want to post them here or separately for more input. Happy remodeling!...See More- 3 years ago
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