Wheel Horse 3D 3,651 #1926 Posted May 4, 2021 Got home and foolishly attempted to weed eat the banks around here. Definately no assembly or painting parts tonight. So shaky I could barely hold the brush to acetone weld a head together! Lol So I started a run with a bezel and a couple inner frames goin. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,016 #1927 Posted May 6, 2021 Made a bucket garden. 8 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,511 #1928 Posted May 6, 2021 13 minutes ago, OldWorkHorse said: bucket garden Looks great! Whatcha plantin'? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,016 #1929 Posted May 6, 2021 33 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Looks great! Whatcha plantin'? Mostly my peppers in them havnt really thought it though. Tomatoes gonna go in the raised garden beds. Asparagus and garlic already in the ground. Might do a few herbs in them. Never tried a bucket garden b4 so all new to me. Open to suggestions as well lol. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,511 #1930 Posted May 6, 2021 54 minutes ago, OldWorkHorse said: Mostly my peppers in them havnt really thought it though. Tomatoes gonna go in the raised garden beds. Asparagus and garlic already in the ground. Might do a few herbs in them. Never tried a bucket garden b4 so all new to me. Open to suggestions as well lol. We haven't either. Raised beds here. Seems to me drainage will be a key. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,016 #1931 Posted May 6, 2021 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: We haven't either. Raised beds here. Seems to me drainage will be a key. Drilled sum holes in the bottom. Also picked up some 5 gallon canvas grow bags see witch ones I like better. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,651 #1932 Posted May 6, 2021 3 hours ago, OldWorkHorse said: Made a bucket garden. We pick one of these up for peppers onion etc. Every chance we get! 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,016 #1933 Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: We pick one of these up for peppers onion etc. Every chance we get! Yeah thos are awesome! Very useful. Make awesome burn pits too. I wanna try the box trick for potato. Ton of potatoes in a small area. Next on the build list. Edited May 7, 2021 by OldWorkHorse 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,651 #1934 Posted May 7, 2021 Ran Dug over to mom and dads to buzz off their yard real quick(LOVE the hydro on this hill and tight spaces!) Mrs laughed as she sprays tons of grass all over Dug with her push mower, getting sticky starchy grass all over and in places grass would NORMALLY never get! Then home to inventory printing progress over the last week or so, and start a run of 3D/classic and 3d/hubcap heads. 4 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,651 #1935 Posted May 7, 2021 1 minute ago, OldWorkHorse said: Yeah thos are awesome! Very useful. Make awesome burn pits too. I wanna try the box trick for potato. Ton of potatoes in a small area. Next on the build list. Oh yeah! Grow a bit, add dirt, grow a little add more! I wanna do that with sweet potatoes! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,016 #1936 Posted May 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: Oh yeah! Grow a bit, add dirt, grow a little add more! I wanna do that with sweet potatoes! Mmm, sweet potatoe fries 🍟 🤤 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,651 #1937 Posted May 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, OldWorkHorse said: Mmm, sweet potatoe fries 🍟 🤤 Oh yeah! And do 'em up waffle style! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,651 #1938 Posted May 7, 2021 Weve been pondering how to keep weeds and what not outta the flower beds, and have decided were gonna try used asphalt shingles. Do like bowl shape around any plant we wanna keep to funnel water in and just pattern the rest all over. Gravel dont work, plastic dont work, worst thing ever was mrs attempt at mulch last year, she wont let me do indoor out door carpeting lol, so shingles it is! Maybe mulch after the concept peoves out, but weeds, box elders, and even sumac try to pop up no matter what we seem to do! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,511 #1939 Posted May 7, 2021 8 hours ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: Weve been pondering how to keep weeds and what not outta the flower beds, and have decided were gonna try used asphalt shingles. Do like bowl shape around any plant we wanna keep to funnel water in and just pattern the rest all over. Gravel dont work, plastic dont work, worst thing ever was mrs attempt at mulch last year, she wont let me do indoor out door carpeting lol, so shingles it is! Maybe mulch after the concept peoves out, but weeds, box elders, and even sumac try to pop up no matter what we seem to do! Carpet won't do it either. Tarps are ok to some extent. Won't last long. Landscaping cloth works about as good as a tarp. We've found the best way is not to use anything. Check the garden every day or 2 and take a few minutes to pull the unwanted tiny sprouts before they grow much for roots. More work per week maybe... But less in the long run after you factor in the time to install and spread the ((tarp?)) And then still need to pull weeds... Then after a year or two need to remove/reinstall. THAT'S a PITA because it's half rotten then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,393 #1940 Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Carpet won't do it either. Tarps are ok to some extent. Won't last long. Landscaping cloth works about as good as a tarp. We've found the best way is not to use anything. Check the garden every day or 2 and take a few minutes to pull the unwanted tiny sprouts before they grow much for roots. More work per week maybe... But less in the long run after you factor in the time to install and spread the ((tarp?)) And then still need to pull weeds... Then after a year or two need to remove/reinstall. THAT'S a PITA because it's half rotten then. weeds will weed lol we've used heavy duty landscape fabric in some areas and it has worked fairly well the landscape fabric is covered with a thick / tamped layer of shredded bark some will spread layer of newspaper to block weeds - don't know how well it works ... ? ... Edited May 7, 2021 by tom2p 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,976 #1941 Posted May 7, 2021 Was supposed to rain today. But it's turned out nice an sunny. So the lawn got mowed with the walk behind and the green and verges with the C-125. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posifour11 723 #1942 Posted May 7, 2021 17 hours ago, OldWorkHorse said: Yeah thos are awesome! Very useful. Make awesome burn pits too. I wanna try the box trick for potato. Ton of potatoes in a small area. Next on the build list. I've done it with tires before. Worked pretty well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posifour11 723 #1943 Posted May 7, 2021 17 hours ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: Weve been pondering how to keep weeds and what not outta the flower beds, and have decided were gonna try used asphalt shingles. Do like bowl shape around any plant we wanna keep to funnel water in and just pattern the rest all over. Gravel dont work, plastic dont work, worst thing ever was mrs attempt at mulch last year, she wont let me do indoor out door carpeting lol, so shingles it is! Maybe mulch after the concept peoves out, but weeds, box elders, and even sumac try to pop up no matter what we seem to do! Check out lasagna gardening. My ex would. Use cardboard. It broke down over the year and I tilled it in in the fall. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,229 #1944 Posted May 7, 2021 Busted my mobile phone screen so spent the last day trying to swap back onto an older phone so I can feel connected again lol. Amazing how we have become so reliant on these little boxes. Mick 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,651 #1945 Posted May 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mickwhitt said: Busted my mobile phone screen Uggh! The dogs busted my last one, and Mrs just lost her FB account due to a replacement! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posifour11 723 #1946 Posted May 7, 2021 It's officially spring. The yankees are here. 🤣 Parades of huge campers and fancy boats. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,511 #1947 Posted May 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, posifour11 said: It's officially spring. The yankees are here. 🤣 Parades of huge campers and fancy boats. Oh man..... Here too. Outta state license plates all over the place. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,478 #1948 Posted May 7, 2021 Trimmed the edge of the ceramic floor tile in the 1/2 bath and installed a synthetic marble threshold. Will grout the joint tomorrow. Had to trim a scoch off of the bottom of the door as well to clear the threshold. Trying to get a surveyor lined up for our property in Ky later this month, and working on a dirt work permit application for the driveway I want to at least get brush cleared for. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,651 #1949 Posted May 8, 2021 4 hours ago, posifour11 said: It's officially spring. The yankees are here. 🤣 Parades of huge campers and fancy boats. Boy, I love my quiet corner of the world! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse 3D 3,651 #1950 Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Wheel Horse 3D said: Boy, I love my quiet corner of the world! Quiet, hill top, back to the woods edge of a quiet rural neighborhood, in a quiet little county, in one of the most quiet and overlooked gems of a state. Edited May 8, 2021 by Wheel Horse 3D 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
