Lacey realized that all of the plants in our patio garden are herbs and vegetables and tries to sneak snacks from the small pots whenever we go outside. I needed a fast (and hopefully less expensive) solution to organize all of the new plants we bought from the garden center.
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Container Garden Organization Ideas and Friday Favorites Week 586
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Ten Things You Need to Know to Level and Repair an Uneven Floor
After I replaced the moldy wood subfloor in my master bathroom, I checked it with a torpedo level (a torpedo level looks like this,) declared it level, and promptly passed out in bed from exhaustion. (Disclosure: I am including affiliate links for your convenience.) The next day, I double checked the new subfloor with the correct tool for the job, a large I-beam level (an I-beam level looks like this.)
The new wood subfloor is not level.
There are a few random areas where the floor isn’t flat, mainly where some of the seams of plywood sheets meet - a pretty common thing when you are replacing a subfloor (especially if it is the first time you’ve removed and replaced a subfloor.)
You can’t lay tile on an uneven floor. Well, you could, but the grout and tile will eventually crack and break in those areas and you’ll curse the day you were born when you have to rip everything out (probably) and do what you should have done in the first place. Fix the uneven wood subfloor with a self leveling underlayment coating for floors.
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Thursday, June 10, 2021
Giant Lawn Flamingos and Friday Favorites Week 585
- It is after Memorial Day?
- The lavender is starting bloom in my garden?
- The weather is warm and kids are playing in neighborhood spinklers?
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Edible Landscaping Groundcover Ideas and Friday Favorites Week 584
Thursday, May 27, 2021
My First DIY Cold Process Soap Project and Friday Favorites Week 583
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
How to Permanently Kill Weeds in a Sidewalk or Driveway the Easy Way!
I have an annoying group of weeds that grow in the space between my garage door and driveway. I don’t want to use commercial weed killer because I don’t want use that kind of stuff around my dog and we also have a bunch of neighborhood kids that use our driveways as turnarounds spots for their bikes, scooters, and such. I try to garden as organically as I can.
Also, commercial weed killer containers are so big I doubt I’d use it all.
I tried all of the normal natural weed killers that people with green thumbs swear work:
- I pulling the weeds by digging out the roots and removing the plant – the weeds came back.
- I tried to kill the weeds by pouring hot water from my electric kettle on the weeds over a series of days – the weeds came back.
- I tried to kill the weeds by dousing them with vinegar – the weeds came back.