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Yeah it’s amazing how the regular trash bin becomes just a heap of plastic wrappers that hardly ever has to be taken out.
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Apr 27, 2024 19:05
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redshirt posted:Since I started composting everything that can be composted, my trash has changed dramatically. Consider: My city in Ontario has a Green Bin program. You collect anything organic and put it in this bin (with a think paper liner) and set it out once a week. It has an animal proof handle and it holds quite a bit. Even kitty litter. Cans and plastics go in a blue bin which is also collected once a week. Regular garbage is only collected every two weeks. Oh and during spring, summer, and fall there's bi-weekly yard waste pickup. Really nice when a big storm comes through and throws a million twigs on your lawn.
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Apr 27, 2024 19:11
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Yeah we have that in NS too. Our neighbours refuse to use it and put all their organics in the garbage, the get mad about the racoons and bears
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Apr 27, 2024 19:22
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When I had dogs, it was a fantastic way to get rid of the winter shits in the yard.
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Apr 27, 2024 19:26
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I am also running multiple science experiments when it comes to "biodegradable". Its great!
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Apr 27, 2024 19:34
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Getting my Cocktail Garden set up. I used some rope to pull up a partial bag of soil to the deck instead of tracking it in through the house 
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Apr 27, 2024 20:06
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I finally got the siding fully repaired a year and a half after Hurricane Ian so now I have to start caring about how the yard looks again. I’ve been weeding the rock beds for two solid days. I should have gotten some Diquat.
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Apr 27, 2024 20:24
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There was someone in our area who has thyme in their rocks and it looked great, I think about that a lot
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Apr 27, 2024 20:35
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Our city has a green bin program as well for everything from grass to yard stuff like sticks and kitchen scraps too. Stuff like greasy pizza boxes goes in there as well. I used to have a compost bin in the back yard (the previous owner of the house was an idiot and put a ton of plastic bags in there so I cleaned it out one summer and that was nasty AF) but with the city composting I found it to be way easier to not have to get in there and turn it every once in a while, and I can go pickup a bunch of compost certain days of the year if I want (I always forget to though). Plus in the spring and fall you can put the big paper bags out with additional clippings or leaves that don't fit in the bin, tied up bundles of sticks etc. It's a good system. I am looking forward to how the mower mulches the leaves in the fall, if I will do one pass to chop em up and then another to chop + pick up to make them denser in the bag/bin. The main leafy tree in my yard is a persimmon one that has pretty chonky leaves that get all slimy and gross to rake up.
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Apr 27, 2024 20:38
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Finished the most important part of the patio remodel, the grill pad. Reused pavers from the patio that got ripped out. I’m gonna need a bigger grill with a NG conversion kit.
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Apr 28, 2024 22:40
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My current largest experiment is filling this depression with compost, and seeing, year after year, what happens in Spring when it fills up with water. I have dug a channel to the main stream from this depression, but only loosely. I watch the overflow every spring to see what is happening. The big question has always been "Do I dig out a big trench in order to drain this spot?" This year for example it flooded completely, but then was totally dry a few days later. So not worth any big effort to connect to the main stream, and for this year 2024, all remains the same. I will continue to fill this area with active compost to also experiment with the idea of "what will grow here"?
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Apr 28, 2024 22:47
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This weekend’s project, completed. 
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Apr 28, 2024 23:03
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Anyone makes fun of the condition of my lawn gets a sixer
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Apr 28, 2024 23:04
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:Anyone makes fun of the condition of my lawn gets a sixer Is that your cute little shack, or the neighbors?
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Apr 28, 2024 23:10
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redshirt posted:Is that your cute little shack, or the neighbors? The one on the left is theirs, it got trashed when then had some trees taken down. The one on the right is ours and was trashed when we bought the property. The mice and spiders own it now. I’d like to fix it up into a workshop since it actually has power run out to it but actual house stuff takes precedence.
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Apr 28, 2024 23:13
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BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:The one on the left is theirs, it got trashed when then had some trees taken down. The one on the right is ours and was trashed when we bought the property. The mice and spiders own it now. I’d like to fix it up into a workshop since it actually has power run out to it but actual house stuff takes precedence. Thinking of a "Writer's Retreat"
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Apr 28, 2024 23:14
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One month ago, 25 inches of snow:
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Apr 29, 2024 00:07
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God bless Solo Stoves. You can get anything going in seconds in these things. Just constant air flow.
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Apr 30, 2024 05:46
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46 80lb bags of Sacrete are getting delivered today and it’s slab time.
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Apr 30, 2024 10:11
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May 2, 2024 18:22
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That’s a sweet mow. Love the mulching blade on the ego mower. It rules not having to bag anything up!! No interruptions, can just mow it up.
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May 2, 2024 19:50
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Wife said No Mow May is no mo’, time to put the new EGO to use 
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May 11, 2024 16:16
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