Is it safe to plan trees near a fence
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Comments (4)You can try spot treatment but at that rate, you could also try the weed-claw-puller-outer which grabs plants like dandelions and pulls out their taproot. It will seem daunting at first, with a couple of hundred dandelions, but even a plan like planting 40,000 daffodil bulbs begins with the first one, so just do it over several days....See MoreBaby-Loc pool fence - How safe is it?
Comments (10)Actually, after checking it out further my five year old would have to cut through it with something pretty sharp. And I don't think she would have the strength yet. Or the access to whatever would cut it. Regular household scissors wouldn't do the trick. It's pretty thick. Plus, the poles won't come out unless you unhook one of the end pieces from the top, again, she doesn't have enough strength to unhook one of those things. And then pop the poles out one by one. And they don't come out easy. I have a hard time getting them out and I am pretty strong for a girl. I guess an adult could snap one of the poles in half if they really tried. She couldn't. And as for a five year old not needing a barrier, I guess the above poster didn't read all of my first post. She can't swim. At all. If she walked too close and fell in or a dog jumped up on her, knocked her in, another kid pushing her in. That's what happened with her before (again, in my post). One of her friends pushed her in above her head. Even the adults around her didn't pay attention to her flailing around in the water. She had a vest on, but vests don't keep our head out of the water if you don't know to use them. She hadn't been in a pool without someone holding her since she was about a year old. I can't even count on another adult to help her. So yes, a five year old needs a barrier when being around a 10-foot hole in the ground full of water. I am not happy with the way the one panel droops but the pool company who installed it is going to look at it tomorrow when they come back to finish the liner tomorrow....See MoreFence plans for dog that climbs fence
Comments (12)Back in the 1970's I had a Golden Retriever named Fred who was a fence climber and escape artist. We had a 6 ft chain link fence he could easily jump or climb over, and another area of picket fence that he could pull the pickets off to get out. We tried all the suggestions above, and they worked for awhile. My mother finally attached a long rope to his collar with a large plastic milk container on the end. He then could safely climb over the fence or get through the pickets, but the milk container would lodge or get caught in the chain link and pickets and he couldn't get any farther away. Fred was a beloved dog and I still miss him (he died of pancreatitus at 17 years). He was escaping so he could be loved and petted on by kids walking to and from an elementary school. He finally learned not to jump or climb the fence or pull pickets off to get out. The rope and milk bottle might work for you. I feel your frustration and hope you find a solution....See MoreSafe to plant avocado tree near retaining wall?
Comments (13)I have a 40+ foot tall, 30+ year old Fuerte Avocado 6' from a shallow block wall that is not even close to meeting current California Code. No problems. I had a fig and a pine tree about the same distance from the wall that have both had to be removed before they destroyed the wall. The Fig was damaging a walkway on the other side of the retaining wall. i don't think you will find many trees that will damage concrete less than a similar sized Avocado. Don't forget that Avocados need their leaf litter to stay on the ground around the tree for best long term tree health....See MoreKR KNuttle
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