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Post by Deeky on May 4, 2021 13:13:33 GMT -5
I'm actually giddy about this new tool on order from Greenworks: Should make hedge trimming on even my tallest bushes a snap.
No new purchase to do it, but I got unreasonably excited about pruning my Japanese maple over the weekend. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 4, 2021 22:55:03 GMT -5
I'm actually giddy about this new tool on order from Greenworks: Should make hedge trimming on even my tallest bushes a snap.
No new purchase to do it, but I got unreasonably excited about pruning my Japanese maple over the weekend. Well, if you're like me this Spring, the desire too get out there and tighten the yard up is there, but damnable luck with the weather. I only get one day a week (Friday) to give the yard some love here lately, and weather has been a big factor.
Also, I was unsatisfied with my manual hedge clippers after only a year or two. I sharpened and oiled the shit out of them, but still crappy cutting. So, despite having the expensive extendable electric hedge clippers on order, I went ahead and bought the best looking pair of clippers I could find. I had a gift card. I think the electric ones aren't slated to make it here for 11-14 days, and it looks like a break in the weather for this Friday. But regardless, I am looking at nine straight days off after tomorrow. Shit will finally get done. |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on May 5, 2021 22:48:49 GMT -5
Three more Jacks-in-their-Pulpits, 3 wintergreen plants, and 3 creeping dogwoods.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 13, 2021 14:46:15 GMT -5
I'm actually giddy about this new tool on order from Greenworks:
Should make hedge trimming on even my tallest bushes a snap.
Well, it took me this long to find an opportunity, but that baby managed to knock out the entire yard. Including all the hedges, the bushes around the house front and back, and even some low hanging tree limbs! Worth every penny. Am seriously mulling their chainsaw at present. |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Jul 20, 2021 19:54:29 GMT -5
I'm actually giddy about this new tool on order from Greenworks:
Should make hedge trimming on even my tallest bushes a snap.
Well, it took me this long to find an opportunity, but that baby managed to knock out the entire yard. Including all the hedges, the bushes around the house front and back, and even some low hanging tree limbs! Worth every penny. Am seriously mulling their chainsaw at present. But what's left to cut down? |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 20, 2021 22:50:04 GMT -5
Well, it took me this long to find an opportunity, but that baby managed to knock out the entire yard. Including all the hedges, the bushes around the house front and back, and even some low hanging tree limbs! Worth every penny. Am seriously mulling their chainsaw at present. But what's left to cut down?
I have some little scrub trees that sort of demark the property boundary with both neighbors. But, I kind of like having them, and they serve as homes to quite a few birds and squirrels, so I decided for now I'll leave things be. However, it's really prudent to have a chainsaw down here for hurricane seasons, if nothing else. Problem there is, I'd be buying an electric chainsaw, and if the power goes for any length of time, I'd have no way (currently) to power up the lithium battery once it's out of juice. What I should really consider getting is a generator.
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Post by Mayzshon on Jul 24, 2021 13:21:23 GMT -5
But what's left to cut down? I have some little scrub trees that sort of demark the property boundary with both neighbors. But, I kind of like having them, and they serve as homes to quite a few birds and squirrels, so I decided for now I'll leave things be. However, it's really prudent to have a chainsaw down here for hurricane seasons, if nothing else. Problem there is, I'd be buying an electric chainsaw, and if the power goes for any length of time, I'd have no way (currently) to power up the lithium battery once it's out of juice. What I should really consider getting is a generator.
I bought an electric chainsaw, and one thing I've discovered is that our need to get a really good extension cord. Otherwise they don't cut worth a darn. Also I keep thinking of Texas Chainsaw Massacre if Leatherface had carried an electric chainsaw. "Son of a batch! The cord fell out again!" "Crap, extension cord isn't long enough!" |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Jul 26, 2021 16:36:49 GMT -5
I have some little scrub trees that sort of demark the property boundary with both neighbors. But, I kind of like having them, and they serve as homes to quite a few birds and squirrels, so I decided for now I'll leave things be. However, it's really prudent to have a chainsaw down here for hurricane seasons, if nothing else. Problem there is, I'd be buying an electric chainsaw, and if the power goes for any length of time, I'd have no way (currently) to power up the lithium battery once it's out of juice. What I should really consider getting is a generator.
I bought an electric chainsaw, and one thing I've discovered is that our need to get a really good extension cord. Otherwise they don't cut worth a darn. Also I keep thinking of Texas Chainsaw Massacre if Leatherface had carried an electric chainsaw. "Son of a batch! The cord fell out again!" "Crap, extension cord isn't long enough!" That's why I like my rechargeable. It charges while I sleep and works just long enough for me to reach the point of spinal meltdown. Then I plug it back in! |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Jul 31, 2021 19:46:41 GMT -5
Just dropped $161 and change at a plant nursery I never knew existed about 2 miles from my work cubicle. They specialize in native plants...my passion. I left with 2 Golden Alexanders, 2 Cardinal flowers, a Great Blue Lobelia, 2 butterfly weeds, 2 strange damn things called Prairie Dock, 2 more Joe Pye weeds than I needed, and an "Ice Blue" Amsonia. Oh, and a Brown-Eyed Susan.
Also, after marching past their huge patch of daylilies, telling myself I have too many of those already, I got one of those too. Lavender-pink with a baby-pink triangle in the center.
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Post by Lemmy Caution on Jul 31, 2021 20:59:28 GMT -5
New Mac w/ Logic Pro has arrived  Home studio rebuild to commence next week. |
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Post by Deeky on Jul 31, 2021 21:50:33 GMT -5
Heckin' rad! I just upgraded to Logic. It's pretty neat!
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 31, 2021 22:50:09 GMT -5
Just dropped $161 and change at a plant nursery I never knew existed about 2 miles from my work cubicle. They specialize in native plants...my passion. I left with 2 Golden Alexanders, 2 Cardinal flowers, a Great Blue Lobelia, 2 butterfly weeds, 2 strange damn things called Prairie Dock, 2 more Joe Pye weeds than I needed, and an "Ice Blue" Amsonia. Oh, and a Brown-Eyed Susan. Also, after marching past their huge patch of daylilies, telling myself I have too many of those already, I got one of those too. Lavender-pink with a baby-pink triangle in the center. Impressive haul! Do most of these plants hold up through the sometimes brutal winters up there? Do you have to cover them to keep things alive through the cold months? |
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Post by Deeky on Aug 1, 2021 10:06:44 GMT -5
I bought three 6' arborvitae last week for under $500.  |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Aug 1, 2021 11:34:29 GMT -5
Just dropped $161 and change at a plant nursery I never knew existed about 2 miles from my work cubicle. They specialize in native plants...my passion. I left with 2 Golden Alexanders, 2 Cardinal flowers, a Great Blue Lobelia, 2 butterfly weeds, 2 strange damn things called Prairie Dock, 2 more Joe Pye weeds than I needed, and an "Ice Blue" Amsonia. Oh, and a Brown-Eyed Susan. Also, after marching past their huge patch of daylilies, telling myself I have too many of those already, I got one of those too. Lavender-pink with a baby-pink triangle in the center. Impressive haul! Do most of these plants hold up through the sometimes brutal winters up there? Do you have to cover them to keep things alive through the cold months? None of them require fussing; it's part of my purchase criteria. I planted the Northern Sea Oats in the Rhombus of Hope this morning and read the tag with satisfaction: plant in sun or shade, in wet or dry soil. Now that's my kinda plant 😁 |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 1, 2021 22:37:49 GMT -5
Is that enough room for them? How big can those get? |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 1, 2021 22:41:10 GMT -5
Impressive haul! Do most of these plants hold up through the sometimes brutal winters up there? Do you have to cover them to keep things alive through the cold months? None of them require fussing; it's part of my purchase criteria. I planted the Northern Sea Oats in the Rhombus of Hope this morning and read the tag with satisfaction: plant in sun or shade, in wet or dry soil. Now that's my kinda plant 😁
Right? Not many plants seem to thrive in my yard. The azaleas do okay, and the tall pines have probably been there a hundred years or more. Weeds do well.  |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Aug 2, 2021 11:53:11 GMT -5
None of them require fussing; it's part of my purchase criteria. I planted the Northern Sea Oats in the Rhombus of Hope this morning and read the tag with satisfaction: plant in sun or shade, in wet or dry soil. Now that's my kinda plant 😁
Right? Not many plants seem to thrive in my yard. The azaleas do okay, and the tall pines have probably been there a hundred years or more. Weeds do well. Well most of the cultivated plants they sell in nurseries are wildly out of place on the Gulf Coast. And you have pines. Almost nothing survives near pines! |
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Post by Lemmy Caution on Aug 2, 2021 14:37:12 GMT -5
Right? Not many plants seem to thrive in my yard. The azaleas do okay, and the tall pines have probably been there a hundred years or more. Weeds do well. Well most of the cultivated plants they sell in nurseries are wildly out of place on the Gulf Coast. And you have pines. Almost nothing survives near pines! Hey, these are native to the region (more or less): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel#DescriptionLooks good for keeping unwanted humans away from the aquarium, too... |
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Post by Deeky on Aug 2, 2021 15:10:41 GMT -5
Is that enough room for them? How big can those get? I don't know. Potentially they can get very tall and thick, but I don't know the specifics here. I'm hoping they grow into a good privacy wall in a year or two. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 13, 2021 15:35:42 GMT -5
Just spent about a hundred on new shoes for work. They're steel-toe and a tad heavier than I typically wear, but they also have non-slip soles and a gel pad you can remove if you choose. I bought `em in a size 12. Either my feet are still growing, or flattening, or something. I want plenty of toe room, even if I decide to add some work insoles later.
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