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whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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420God said:
Damn dude, looking good! Mine got flooded out and the weeds are taking over again.
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Thank you.
I don't till or hoe mine any more.

Come fall I open it to let the chickens scratch and poop in it. I close it come spring I sprinkle alfalfa, castings, compost, kelp, diatamacous earth, crushed oyster shell, lime, garden tone, and bio tone.

I spray it down and let it sit until I plant. I plant my plants and when they come up I lay cardboard between the rows and then mulch it good.

I'm installing drip lines this year and going to buy a DC pump to run on a deep cycle battery hooked to a solar panel.

I will put a switch on it. When it gets dry turn a switch on and let it run on a timer.

Its a lot of work to setup but once you do, you will love it. Its a lot less work in the long run.
 
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Bubblin

Bubblin

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whitebb2727 said:
Thank you.
I don't till or hoe mine any more.

Come fall I open it to let the chickens scratch and poop in it. I close it come spring I sprinkle alfalfa, castings, compost, kelp, diatamacous earth, crushed oyster shell, lime, garden tone, and bio tone.

I spray it down and let it sit until I plant. I plant my plants and when they come up I lay cardboard between the rows and then mulch it good.

I'm installing drip lines this year and going to buy a DC pump to run on a deep cycle battery hooked to a solar panel.

I will put a switch on it. When it gets dry turn a switch on and let it run on a timer.

Its a lot of work to setup but once you do, you will love it. Its a lot less work in the long run.
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Very permaculture'ish ;)
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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Bubblin said:
They're a bitch to set up, but amazing when done. Lots of planning. I wish I had the time, climate and space for one.
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I built a small green house and used rock and water jugs. It worked very well. I couldn't grow all winter but it gave an early start to spring.

The days start getting longer here well before its warm enough to plant.
 
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UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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just prepped the wife's "walk in closet" (actually just a bedroom) for a simple remodel.

gonna scrape the popcorn ceiling right off and onto the carpet, throw out the carpet, retexture the ceiling, put in a resilient vinyl plank floor, reset and trim out the window, put in a sill on one wall, a built in organizer on the other, and paint.

@tangerinegreen555 has some competition now.

pics to follow once work starts.
 
WeedFreak78

WeedFreak78

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I've been fighting to get the door off a truck for 3 hours now. They put a bolt going from the inside out, but put the AC box right next to it. My knuckles are all bloody from jamming my hand up into a hole it physically shouldn't have been in. WTF!? I've changed. ..IDK..50+ car and truck doors when I worked in a body shop, this one is the worst:cuss: @420God, you make it look too easy.
 
tangerinegreen555

tangerinegreen555

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UncleBuck said:
just prepped the wife's "walk in closet" (actually just a bedroom) for a simple remodel.

gonna scrape the popcorn ceiling right off and onto the carpet, throw out the carpet, retexture the ceiling, put in a resilient vinyl plank floor, reset and trim out the window, put in a sill on one wall, a built in organizer on the other, and paint.

@tangerinegreen555 has some competition now.

pics to follow once work starts.
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Lol.
I love the smell of polyurethane in the morning...
 
Hookabelly

Hookabelly

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Hauled 4000 pounds of flooring into the house to acclimate (that's 2tons isn't it?), painted 5 doors, transplanted squash plants to the garden, then painted some window trim. Got home, made epic Caesar salad (I have a killer dressing recipe), homemade seasoned baguette croutons, and now I'm sitting on my ass in a coma....

tomorrow: repeat ('cept hauling flooring) More painting, need to do baseboards and more doors...
 
.Pinworm.

.Pinworm.

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Friend of mine hooked me up with a summer job at his Uncle's body shop. It's an entry level position, so it's mostly bitch work - grinding, cutting, lifting etc. but, the pay is surprisingly decent. Plus I love working with my hands, so I am pretty stoked. Perfect way to pick up some new customers if nothing else. I start tomorrow, wish me luck.
 
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