To remove or not to remove
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Comments (4)My experience is in Zone 7, so I hesitate to give advice for your Zone 3 garden. Here, the advice is to begin to remove winter mulches gradually, as we do get late frosts and freak snowfalls occasionally. (The average last frost date here is April 30.) The plants will come up, mulch or no mulch. The thing I get concerned about is garden hygiene - one key aspect of preventing pests and diseases in the coming season. Any debris that is prone to blackspot, powdery mildew, etc, is removed from my garden in the autumn, before the tree leaves fall if possible, so they don't get buried, and is discarded rather than composted. Similarly, to reduce the chance of iris borer infestation, old iris leaves should be removed - here, that should be done by April 1. It's really difficult to prevent bud loss high on a shrub or tree due to a late freeze, sometimes you just have to accept it and wait for next year. If there is something you really look forward to, you could try a frost cover (I have one rated to 27 degrees F). Or do as a Florida friend of mine does - he moves his Christmas lights over to his favorite tender shrubs and if a freeze is imminent, he throws a sheet/blanket/tarp/whatever over the budding shrub and turns the lights on ... It looks strange, but is just enough to save the buds....See MoreTo remove or not to remove... Sketch added
Comments (16)We have a lot of things that are wrong especially the kitchen cabinets and flooring both of which are a mess in colors and also 30 years ago, so we have to care of that in order to even be able to sell at a reasonable price. We will be adding granite countertops to make it nice, hence the wall removal idea too just because we are doing other things anyway. But I agree wall removal is not a fab idea. There are neighbors who have just cut it partially like 2 feet inside (to countertop height of course) and have been happy. Is that something that would be a put off to a buyer? Thank you for your inputs. Definitely not removing the wall now! But cutting it inside a little will open up the space nice. Request you to use your imagination for inputs, but I also have a picture to share from the neighbor. It was the cabinets guys idea to cut the wall altogether because the partial doesn't make sense to him. What do you all think about the 2 feet inside idea?...See Moreto remove or not to remove shingles
Comments (2)I had my roof redone last year. My roofer said always remove shingles before laying new ones. The roof boards can then be inspected and replaced if needed. It adds around $500 to an average sized colonial roof but is worth it. A roof is not where you want to cut corners...See Morehow to remove pickled finish without removing stain?
Comments (3)You will probably have to re-stain. I redid pickled oak cabinets some years ago and it took a heck of a lot of sanding to get the pickling finish off...it was down to bare wood, especially in the grooves. Donna...See MoreMarilyn Campbell
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