The Home Ownership Thread

[jcman311]

Makes me imagine what Van Veen’s view looks like. I kind of imagine its like this.

 

[Omega Male]

Progress on planters.

Irrigation plumbing yesterday.

Infilled and lined today.

 

[RedLantern]

What you planning on planting? Opium poppies?

 

[Omega Male]

That's not a bad idea!

Current plan is a mix of vegetables and flowers. This was sort of a forgotten area at the back of the house, but gets the most sun with our exposure. Seemed worthwhile to do something with it.

 

[Van Veen]

Makes me imagine what Van Veen’s view looks like. I kind of imagine its like this.
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Had another nightmare situation today that makes me want to pack up and move tomorrow. I'll detail it when I'm drunk enough.

 

[jbarwick]

I was wondering what happened with this project. Between lounging by the pool and choosing your evening beverage, your days are quite busy!

 

[brokencycle]

I was wondering what happened with this project. Between lounging by the pool and choosing your evening beverage, your days are quite busy!

He can't check in on all the help every day.

 

[Omega Male]

Quite so.

 

[Joffrey]

Progress on planters.

Irrigation plumbing yesterday.

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Spoiler

Infilled and lined today.

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Is the irrigation for sprinklers? If so, it seems like overkill for those planters.

 

[RedLantern]

Bro do you even automate?

 

[imatlas]

You know what's an unspeakable travesty? Renting a house and discovering that the only smoke detector was made in 1975. Oh and also discovering it's a hard-wired unit and not actually connected to the electrical wiring. Then your landlord fights you when you ask her to put in new smoke detectors. Then since she's at her beach house she just sends you the cheapest, non-UL listed crap she can find on Amazon, so you decide to buy your own so you don't suffocate to death in your sleep.

A good friend got burned out a couple of days ago. No working smoke detectors in the apartment - he was awakened by the sound of cans exploding in the kitchen and fled under a flashover. His stuff is almost a total loss.

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That's not a bad idea!

Current plan is a mix of vegetables and flowers. This was sort of a forgotten area at the back of the house, but gets the most sun with our exposure. Seemed worthwhile to do something with it.

You may have the almost mythical "place you can grow tomatoes in the BA"

Is the irrigation for sprinklers? If so, it seems like overkill for those planters.

What do you want him to use, those little black plastic tubes that mice love to eat?

 

[Numbernine]

I have pretty good luck with tomatos in the Santa Cruz banana belt. Every few years though they grow fine just don't turn red. Dry farm Early Girls, the ONLY way to fly

 

[Omega Male]

Is the irrigation for sprinklers? If so, it seems like overkill for those planters.

Allows for three separate drip watering programs per planter. One for ground cover, one for perennial flowers and one for annual vegetables. Tomatoes, for example, you don't want getting really any water after fruit set. I admit this could be considered overkill.



Today was lots and lots of soil. Tomorrow (hopefully) will be bluestone in between.

 

[jcman311]

Today was lots and lots of soil.

Did you soil yourself? Otherwise you’d **** the beds.


Sorry, couldn’t resist.

 

[Omega Male]

Party foul!