Need advice - got into some ‘DIRT’
Aida DM
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Just got a Pachira (Money Tree) need some advice
Comments (20)Hey. I just bought a pachira aquatica from a store and im not sure how to raise it. I am thinking along the lines of: water once a week mist once a week 3-5" pot braided indirect sunlight in summer/winter; direct in spring/fall watered from bottom apparently it is native to wetlands so i am going to try more water...i hope it grows for a long time. is it bad to have a few shriveled leaves here and there? Also: it came with a tie to keep it braided; i loosened it and i saw indents in the trunk! will that harm the tree? Just in case i loosened it. Thanks ahead, A.B....See MoreI need dirt advice
Comments (7)If you wish to buy soil by the yard, you will find the calculation you need by going to this link: http://www.naturalgardeneraustin.com/information/recipes/cubicydcalcs.html The following are suggestions.--Other folks may have better ones: I wouldn't put down a weed barrier. Instead, I'd put down several (maybe 10) layers of newspaper between the ground and your new soil. You should pull any really big weeds before putting the paper down. The soil you use is very important to the success of your plants, so if you can, you want to do it right and use the best you can buy. That being said, soil can be expensive. When I made four raised beds about two years ago, I was looking at paying around $127.00 to fill up just one bed, and I didn't have that kind of money nor did I have a truck to haul my own bulk soil. Instead, I bought as many different kinds of bagged compost as possible, and I mixed them.--Mushroom compost, Black Kow compost, turkey compost, manure compost, cotton burr compost, my own compost, and so forth. Some bags were cheap (mushroom & manure); some weren't (turkey & cotton burr). To this, I mixed in some green sand, rock phosphate, regular sand, granite sand, clay kitty litter and put a layer of leaf mulch on top.--I guessed on all amounts. (Yeah, I know that's not to scientific, but I cook that way too.) I also sprayed the "soil" periodically with fish emulsion and seaweed. I let it sit for four months before planting in it. It turned out terrific, and the cost was somewhere between $60.00 & $80.00. All four of my raised beds were made with a variation of this "soil" and the plants seemed to do very well--blackberries, asparagus, Swiss chard, spinach, radishes, and Jerusalem artichokes. The soil did settle some and I did have to add a bit more compost. Good luck!...See MoreGot 3 heat pump bids-need some advice
Comments (4)baldloonie-I need to clarify that the supply ducts are 12" flex and the return duct is larger-not sure of exact size but it appears to be about 2-3" larger across than the supply ducts-don't know if this makes a difference or not. We never had a problem with the 4 ton cooling the upstairs. In fact, from reading I would say it is definitely oversized as it cooled the upstairs down very quickly even on hot days which is apparently not supposed to be how heat pumps work. Thanks for the opinion on Airease as I had never heard of it before. rabadger-could you be more specific as to what homework I need to do? I looked through the majority of the posts you link to and can't really see what point you are trying to make. I know it is important to have the correct sized system based on load calc. Are you referring to the load calc maybe being incorrect or size quoted or something else? Sorry to sound so confused but this is why I am asking for advice and opinions...See MoreGot some new plants and need some advice (part 2)
Comments (20)The plant is in my shed that we turned into an extra bedroom. It will stay there for now but can't be there in winter. I want to propagate the long vines that have no leaves in the middle. I have had poor luck propagating Marble Queen, they seem more delicate that regular Goldens. What I did with the other long golden was cut a few vines but some of the long ones I put in seed starting mix still attached to the mother plant. I also put one vine looped down into a jar of water (water from my fish tank which the plants love). I think I will do that with the MQ as well. That way I can hopefully get roots on a vine before I cut it. I know that really long vines can be harder to get roots. I think this one really needed some good sunlight. I will leave her there for now and I should have my potting medium within a week or so. I will transplant her and then see about trying to propagate some of the vines while still attached. Maybe I should fertilize her now so she has more strength for when I repot? I know the better sunlight will help too....See Morebeesneeds
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