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I gave away the pot of 20-30 from last year, but I have about as many this year pulled and waiting to be potted in a cup of water in my kitchen.
I will watch this post and have clicked the "notify me when someone replies " button, and you can give me your contact when we are both online, so that you can erase as quickly as possible
or if you prefer, or for anyone in the future looking for bulk Cypress, they sprout like mad under every Cypress in the springtime, and if you catch them just after germination, with a gentle wiggle and tug (no pics), they come right up.
Poke a hole in the dirt an inch or so deep using a skinny twig, slip the seedling in, and push the surrounding soil down with your fingers.
The seedlings have a distinctive appearance, with the 1st leaves/cotyledons showing a starburst pattern
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I will watch this post and have clicked the "notify me when someone replies " button, and you can give me your contact when we are both online, so that you can erase as quickly as possible
or if you prefer, or for anyone in the future looking for bulk Cypress, they sprout like mad under every Cypress in the springtime, and if you catch them just after germination, with a gentle wiggle and tug (no pics), they come right up.
Poke a hole in the dirt an inch or so deep using a skinny twig, slip the seedling in, and push the surrounding soil down with your fingers.
The seedlings have a distinctive appearance, with the 1st leaves/cotyledons showing a starburst pattern
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Reminds me of the scene from the 80s movie White Knights starring real-life Soviet defector Baryshnikov, and Gregory Hines, after Baryshnikov's character is recaptured and returned to Moscow, upon surveying Hines' state-assigned cramped stark apartment:
Hines, somewhat embarrassed, states " it's only temporary"
to which Baryshnikov responds, with a knowing and amused yet pitying expression, " it always is"
Hines, somewhat embarrassed, states " it's only temporary"
to which Baryshnikov responds, with a knowing and amused yet pitying expression, " it always is"
re: Wanna know why I will never pay for a pool cleaner?
Posted by luvdoc on 4/10/26 at 5:24 pm to LanierSpots
When I first moved into my house with my first pool, we hired a company called clear pool or always clear or Crystal clear, something like that, who promised to live up to their name with no effort on my part
After a few months with the pool always green, and getting settled in well enough to start paying attention, I noticed that the guy would come by twice a week carrying two five gallon buckets of " chemicals". He would do a quick five drop pH and chlorine test, dump both buckets in, and leave.
I installed a saltwater generator and I've been keeping it myself ever since
After a few months with the pool always green, and getting settled in well enough to start paying attention, I noticed that the guy would come by twice a week carrying two five gallon buckets of " chemicals". He would do a quick five drop pH and chlorine test, dump both buckets in, and leave.
I installed a saltwater generator and I've been keeping it myself ever since
re: Bring Us Your Favorite 2021 and Beyond Memes
Posted by luvdoc on 4/10/26 at 8:58 am to MorbidTheClown
I have never seen a practicing MD who was a practicing priest, or vice versa.
still, good meme
still, good meme
cheap(er)? Yes, probably, but also willing to pay or provide a favor in kind (though nothing too terribly naughty).
Also simpler, with less leg work, and an opportunity to share a common interest with a fellow tiger fan and hobbyist.
On this board /forum (H&G), where I have shared and received plant material with/from fellow posters, and there is an unusual degree of easy-going camaraderie compared to the other forums here, my presumption did not seem too out of line.
Also simpler, with less leg work, and an opportunity to share a common interest with a fellow tiger fan and hobbyist.
On this board /forum (H&G), where I have shared and received plant material with/from fellow posters, and there is an unusual degree of easy-going camaraderie compared to the other forums here, my presumption did not seem too out of line.
it is a draw bar from a different brand of lathe, already internally tapped on the end to receive the collet
it just needs to be turned down to fit through the smaller spindle on my lathe
I agree it is a quick and simple job
I have never needed custom machining done and I am seeking advice for a shop in town that welcomes walk-ins with petty jobs and with corresponding prices
frankly, I was hoping someone here was an eager home machinist hoping to show off for me, but a cooperative commercial shop would be the next best thing.
it just needs to be turned down to fit through the smaller spindle on my lathe
I agree it is a quick and simple job
I have never needed custom machining done and I am seeking advice for a shop in town that welcomes walk-ins with petty jobs and with corresponding prices
frankly, I was hoping someone here was an eager home machinist hoping to show off for me, but a cooperative commercial shop would be the next best thing.
Can anyone recommend a baton rouge machinist for some lathe work?
Posted by luvdoc on 4/6/26 at 8:28 pm
Can anyone recommend a local machinist with a lathe who can turn down a 9" length of pipe from 1.5" diameter down to 1.35" through most of its length, tapered up to 1.375" for 2-3" length on one end?
It is to modify a 5c Collet Closer Drawbar to fit the spindle of my own small lathe
It is to modify a 5c Collet Closer Drawbar to fit the spindle of my own small lathe
It definitely is something you improve on with repetition. but in my experience, the trees do not read the textbook and my confidence in the quality of the graft does not always correlate with ultimate success.
I bought the spraymate tornado because it comes with an adapter to use DeWalt batteries which I already have
4 gallon
I use it to spray my fruit trees, mainly, because even the larger hand pump varieties didn't put out the volume or consistent high pressure I needed to do it quickly and thoroughly
I've been very pleased and impressed. Quality wand
I still keep my hand pump tanks, because, for spreading weedkiller and such that requires finesse and accuracy, the power sprayer is just not up to the task
It's either "on", or "off"
One of these days I will look for a valve to put in line at the inlet to the wand to reduce pressure that may allow for a more controlled application
4 gallon
I use it to spray my fruit trees, mainly, because even the larger hand pump varieties didn't put out the volume or consistent high pressure I needed to do it quickly and thoroughly
I've been very pleased and impressed. Quality wand
I still keep my hand pump tanks, because, for spreading weedkiller and such that requires finesse and accuracy, the power sprayer is just not up to the task
It's either "on", or "off"
One of these days I will look for a valve to put in line at the inlet to the wand to reduce pressure that may allow for a more controlled application
Recommendations for swimming pool work? Replaster etc
Posted by luvdoc on 3/27/26 at 7:08 pm
Time for a replaster and also need my overflow/skimmer boxes replaced, along with some minor tile work
Recommendations for someone to do the work in baton rouge?
I can't find it now, but I recall someone here recommending someone who replaced their skimmer boxes and was pleased with the work and the price
We've replastered once before, and it didn't last long. There are quite a few available products, and I'd rather spend half again as much for something that will look good longer. Any advice on the best way to go?
We've had progressively worse water loss, and had the plumbing pressure checked with no leaks. Except the cracked skimmer boxes and where they are sealed at the pool edge.
But the guy who did the pressure testing told my wife that the grout for the line of tile at the top of the pool needs to be sealed periodically. I've been here 20 years and never done that, so a lot of my leakage may be there as well.
Anyone familiar with the right product for that? The water level comes about halfway up the tile, so it would need to be something suitable for submerged grout
Recommendations for someone to do the work in baton rouge?
I can't find it now, but I recall someone here recommending someone who replaced their skimmer boxes and was pleased with the work and the price
We've replastered once before, and it didn't last long. There are quite a few available products, and I'd rather spend half again as much for something that will look good longer. Any advice on the best way to go?
We've had progressively worse water loss, and had the plumbing pressure checked with no leaks. Except the cracked skimmer boxes and where they are sealed at the pool edge.
But the guy who did the pressure testing told my wife that the grout for the line of tile at the top of the pool needs to be sealed periodically. I've been here 20 years and never done that, so a lot of my leakage may be there as well.
Anyone familiar with the right product for that? The water level comes about halfway up the tile, so it would need to be something suitable for submerged grout
I'm near Perkins and lee, just let me know
Or magnolia
I am in BR and have a pot with 20-30 1-year-old 12-18-inch-tall cypress seedlings if you want them
I agree about the fork, that is a future serious problem waiting to happen. It looks like you already have a bark inclusion and eventually it is going to split.
I would pick 1 branch of the fork and do whatever grafting you're going to do to it, bark graft or grafting onto its branches, leaving the other branch of the fork alone to leaf out and keep sap flowing.
Once your grafts take and have leafed out nicely, remove the other fork
ETA: codominant leaders is an issue when the tree has different "main" branches that compete against 1 another and can get leggy and give you an unpleasant form that can lack strength. that is a different issue than you have with that narrow crotch with a bark inclusion.
I personally prefer a fruit tree with 3-6 branches from knee to head height spreading outward without a central leader, the so called "open center" form. It is wider and can be a pain to mow around, but is much easier to harvest and I think a prettier tree
I would pick 1 branch of the fork and do whatever grafting you're going to do to it, bark graft or grafting onto its branches, leaving the other branch of the fork alone to leaf out and keep sap flowing.
Once your grafts take and have leafed out nicely, remove the other fork
ETA: codominant leaders is an issue when the tree has different "main" branches that compete against 1 another and can get leggy and give you an unpleasant form that can lack strength. that is a different issue than you have with that narrow crotch with a bark inclusion.
I personally prefer a fruit tree with 3-6 branches from knee to head height spreading outward without a central leader, the so called "open center" form. It is wider and can be a pain to mow around, but is much easier to harvest and I think a prettier tree
Any place in baton rouge that rents drop trailers?
Posted by luvdoc on 3/22/26 at 8:51 pm
I have my eye on a Bridgeport Milling machine, and if I don't get it, soon will get something equivalent.
Everything I've looked at online suggests a drop trailer, whose deck can be hydraulically lowered to ground level for loading / unloading, is recommended for ease and safety
I don't see anything online like that available locally for rental.
Anyone know of a place?
2 ton engine hoist and a robust floor jack would also be nice to rent
Everything I've looked at online suggests a drop trailer, whose deck can be hydraulically lowered to ground level for loading / unloading, is recommended for ease and safety
I don't see anything online like that available locally for rental.
Anyone know of a place?
2 ton engine hoist and a robust floor jack would also be nice to rent
re: Ditch Snek ID thread
Posted by luvdoc on 3/22/26 at 12:53 pm to Chad504boy
Common banded water snake
quote:
the pair will collaborate with iwot Studios CEO Rick Selvage and chief operating officer Larry Mondragon (both producers on Amazon’s now-ended “The Wheel of Time” live-action TV series) to develop and produce a new video game, animated feature films and a new animated television series
quote:
“I see tremendous opportunity in expanding ‘The Wheel of Time’ into fully authentic, integrated, interactive, and animated storytelling experiences,” Vu said. “The depth of the mythology provides a foundation for sustained, multi-platform franchise growth.”
None of this sounds encouraging for fans who just want to see a favorite story faithfully told on screen
while that all sounds nice, and better than many have described here in similar situation, the main complaint is lack of scholarship money for top tier students
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