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mischief posted:Eh, even in the most organic approach there is a time and place for tearing poo poo up every now and again. Heavy tillers are a good investment for when something does need to get done. You might be able to rent one if the job you need it for isn't that big. e: or borrow!
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Our tiller definitely gets loaned out more than anything. Chainsaws and pressure washers are up there but the tiller gets flogged pretty hard.
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Apr 23, 2024 16:22
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Oh yeah, a pressure washer is another thing I've needed pretty often, but not often enough to justify buying one.
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Apr 23, 2024 16:39
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Real tillers are surprisingly expensive both new and used it seems, so rental seems like a better option for this time and when I resod my back yard. I can chop/hoe cover crops under by hand.
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Orbs posted:Oh yeah, a pressure washer is another thing I've needed pretty often, but not often enough to justify buying one. Unless you really need it for like commercial grade use, I find electric ones that run about 100 to 150 bucks get the job done. I have used it to effectively clean paved walkways, wood decks, tile floors etc. I also use the lowest settings and nozzles to wash cars and do windows.
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mischief posted:Our tiller definitely gets loaned out more than anything. Chainsaws and pressure washers are up there but the tiller gets flogged pretty hard. i got a 16' sun joe tiller walmart had on sale and it really is handy, great for quickly turning under cover crops, great for busting up grass and making new beds, etc. probably terrible if you needed it for serious commercial use but really useful at home
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Dr. Eldarion posted:
Dr. Eldarion posted:1.8 tons of concrete blocks delivered today. Surprisingly, moving them is significantly less tiring than doing half of the remaining levelling was. (I do have a hand truck though) Main structure is finished!   Now I just need to stick it all together so I'm not constantly adjusting blocks after bumping into them / leaning on them / etc. I really like the look of the bare blocks, but dealing with mortar/adhesive would have been a nightmare given how many adjustments I had to make and sections I had to re-do to get it all straight and fitting together. So I'm going to slather the whole thing with surface bonding concrete. Still wavering on the dye color, though - I had initially thought of going with a light terra cotta but I'm second guessing myself, maybe I'll play around in an image editor and see how it looks.
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Looking great! I like the rat statue
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Thanks! I love how it turned out. I know I'm not maxing out the growing space but I wanted to jazz up the yard a bit and there's a decent amount of space to add more beds if/when I want to grow more.
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I think I had too high hopes for a tiller. It's really more of a finishing tool. We have a bed in our front yard that is unusable because of a mat of sub-surface roots. I was hoping a tiller would make at least a couple inches usable, but probably I need to use a stump grinder.Dr. Eldarion posted:Main structure is finished! That looks good! I've got a similar project to finish. Built a bed years ago outside of my fenced-in veggie garden with an old metal frame and leftover compost. Decided to replace it this year with some retaining wall bricks. It was quite the project to level it since it's built into a hill. Liking the look of it now with a (hopefully deer-resistant) Japanese maple, blue juniper and holly. But I still have to glue down the bricks because I am sure my daughter will try and kill herself with them otherwise. 
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I threw this together in our driveway now that the snows sposed to be done, just a bunch of river rocks I…uh….borrowed   
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mischief posted:Eh, even in the most organic approach there is a time and place for tearing poo poo up every now and again. I'm tearing poo poo up to put up a poly tunnel greenhouse because I didn't know where I wanted to put it 6 months ago. Putting a tarp down over the winter would've been a much better idea  Edit: I don't have a tiller, I'm clearing a 10'x8' spot by hand with a mattock
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Every year I seem to get aphids on my roses… and apparently it’s that time again. I got quite the little eco system going here I’m thinking about just letting it happen and letting nature sort it out (in the past I bought lady bugs and also tried spraying with soapy garlic water). I figure I can support the local aphid killers by leaving them
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Do you have any bait plants in the surrounding area? I get aphids every year but they stay on the lamb’s quarter and other fobes in the yard. Granted, I don’t have roses but they do stay off my tomatoes because of the abundance of food plants in the area.
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Neon Noodle posted:Do you have any bait plants in the surrounding area? I get aphids every year but they stay on the lamb’s quarter and other fobes in the yard. Granted, I don’t have roses but they do stay off my tomatoes because of the abundance of food plants in the area. Any ideas for bait plants for rhododendron lace bug? I have three infested bushes in the front yard but surprisingly the variegated one in the back yard is unaffected. Not sure why.
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Neon Noodle posted:Do you have any bait plants in the surrounding area? I get aphids every year but they stay on the lamb’s quarter and other fobes in the yard. Granted, I don’t have roses but they do stay off my tomatoes because of the abundance of food plants in the area. Arg! I was planning on doing that sort of thing at the end of last year but completely forgot until you mentioned this... Story of my life. Actually, remembering and putting it off would be the correct story  I was going to add plants that encouraged anti aphid bugs but your idea of bait plants would be smarter since the aphids seem to come before the lady bugs and friends. I'll look into what would be good to add in the area that might help. I haven't planned my yard in any smart way, I just see plants I like and add plants (besides their sun needs). Last year I finally added tulips so I would have an early blooming plant and I was pretty proud of myself for that forethought. As of right now, this rose bush seems to be the aphid bait, it's in an area that gets less light so i wonder if that is doing it, my other rose bush that usually gets infested is clear of pests. I'm pretty sure it's because the aphids can sense I like this one a lot more... I guess they like it a lot more too  Thanks for the good idea!
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Hmm, I'm worried I just hosed up my whole overseeding plans for spring. Due to how wet it's been, I wasn't able to do the first cut until Mid-April, got the scarifying done after that, but I just put down some all-in-one feed/weed/moss killer because I read it was pointless to put seed down if you didn't get rid of any moss first (there's a fair bit around the edges and probably a bunch in the middle I'm just not seeing). From what I've just read though I need to wait 8 weeks until putting down new seed after using that which puts me right bang in the middle of June. Is that always a bad time of the year to put new grass seed down even if I'm watering the lawn every day to help keep it hydrated?
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Yes. It's unlikely to work. You were in a situation where you needed to do this in parts anyway. And fall is a much better/more successful time for overseeding anyway. Follow the course, re-treat as appropriate for broadleaf weeds and moss through the summer. Dethatch and core aerate in the late summer and overseed then going into fall with a good high-octane start fertilizer like a 25-25-4-is like Scotts turf Bulider starter (can be found at big box stores and it currently the cheapest way to get nitrogen that I can find - just bought 160 lbs of it),
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Vicious Panda posted:Every year I seem to get aphids on my roses… and apparently it’s that time again. I got quite the little eco system going here I'm reading the book Carrots Love Tomatoes and it says that planting coriander will repel aphids
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Lacrosse posted:I'm reading the book Carrots Love Tomatoes and it says that planting coriander will repel aphids I’m going plant shopping tomorrow and I’ll take a look for coriander, that seems fun to try, thanks! On that note, anyone have recommendations for a tomato plant for someone that doesn’t really like tomatoes but everyone is always talking about how amazing garden tomatoes are so… (I do like them in BLTs) I bought beefsteak last year and I guess they were fine but I want to try something else, something better, there are just so many varieties… so many
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