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05-31-2022, 11:29 AM
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#51 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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@great68 sounds similiar to what I've done. Did 4 yards of top dressing and repairs this year. Had reasonable germination of my repaired areas, still watering 4x a day. Need more sun....
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05-31-2022, 11:51 AM
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#52 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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how much are roses suppose to be!?
I just spent 110 bucks on 14 "Ecuadorian" roses for our 14 year anniversary and i feel like i got jipped.
I went to safeway, sold out
I went to save on, sold out
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05-31-2022, 12:01 PM
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#53 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Lol bra.. a dozen excellent roses at Costco are $20.
They have the best deal on roses and bouquets hands down. I haven’t seen anywhere that comes even close
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05-31-2022, 12:12 PM
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#54 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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WHAT THE FUCK......... i GOT JIPPED I GOT JIPPED!!
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05-31-2022, 12:16 PM
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#55 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Yea like those are pretty nice.. but ya coulda had 5 dozen
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05-31-2022, 02:44 PM
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#56 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer  Costco sells bags of that “green and feed” fertilizer, it’s pretty amazing. Apply it once, water in and 2 weeks later your lawn is as green as could be. Very heavy in nitrogen | pretty sure that's the stuff i picked up. lawn has never been greener. unreal
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06-01-2022, 02:39 PM
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#57 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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My lawn is full of these weeds, any idea what they are called and how to get rid of them?
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06-01-2022, 02:50 PM
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#58 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Dandelions? Well you have a few options
Old fashioned manual pulling with something like this: 
You can burn them out with a torch: 
Or, the chemical option: 
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06-03-2022, 06:13 AM
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We use the weed puller by Fiskar, similar to the one Great68 posted. Has worked very well and relatively effortless. You can find them on sale at I think Home Depot but your mileage may vary. I like that Fiskar offers a lifetime warranty/replacement.
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06-03-2022, 08:56 AM
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#60 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Yeah I got the weed puller from Fiskars. It broke within first year. Returned to Canadian Tire , no reciept, they said grab a new one no problem. New one is going strong on year 3. Best back saver.
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06-03-2022, 08:57 AM
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I'm on a ground floor unit and for some reason ONLY my patio (none of the other ones around me) has a jungle of plants + weeds growing up from the cracks of all the little concrete squares... last year I complained to the caretaker that the gardening people aren't addressing it but some guy/girl just came in and quickly yanked them by hand and that was that, grew back super fast since the base of all of them was still there...
I'm not sure that tool above will work... I don't really want to spray poisons around because I have a 16 year old dog that walks out there... I'll try to take a pic of what I'm looking at haha, it's really grown out this year.
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06-03-2022, 08:58 AM
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#62 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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^ I just saw an adveristimenr on Amazon about a landscaping sand you use to fill in pavers erc. And it also kills/prevents weeds from growing. Might be an option
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06-03-2022, 09:01 AM
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#63 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Spray with roundup once/twice a year. Done.
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06-03-2022, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by nismodrifter Spray with roundup once/twice a year. Done. | Don’t want to use sprays because of my ancient dog
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06-03-2022, 09:51 AM
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#65 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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I use a weeder for the ones that grow on dirt / grass, and manually pull out the ones between pavers. If it gets too crazy between the pavers I blast it with a pressure washer.
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06-03-2022, 09:52 AM
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#66 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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06-03-2022, 10:00 AM
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#67 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Round-up is completely safe for people/animals (there's a lot of bad/misinformation out there). Just let it dry after application before letting doggy out there.
And there are two versions of round-up, the version on the shelf with is really just vinegar solution (Roundup "Advanced"), and the version behind the locked case which is the real stuff (Roundup original, actually contains glyphosate)
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06-03-2022, 10:29 AM
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#68 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Even that locked up version is like a hugely “safe” version I believe lol
My dads buddy has family back in Saskatchewan that are all farmers, they brought back some of the “real” shit ie. cancer causing etc. lol
Gave my dad some and he sprayed his entire lawn, not one weed the whole summer and only kills weed not grass. Legit worked like magic not even one dandelion
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06-03-2022, 10:39 AM
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#69 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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So the active ingredient in the "real" round-up is Glyphosate. This is the same stuff farmers use. There have no proven links between its use and cancer.
Glyphosate is an indiscriminate herbicide, kills any plant you spray it on.
The active ingredient in those determinant herbicides (Ie the ones that only kill weeds and not grass, IE Killex) is 2-4-D. (This was a component of "Agent orange" used in the vietnam war) This also hasn't been proven to cause cancer, but they think it's probable.
I will say that using Killex really stinks, and if you don't use gloves that smell sticks to your hands forever. Round-up, not so bad in that respect.
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06-03-2022, 10:41 AM
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#70 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Originally Posted by 68style Don’t want to use sprays because of my ancient dog | Its fine. I have a 2 year old who puts his hands in/on everything in our garden. We are over protective parents. I use Round Up twice yearly on a rock bed which sprouts weeds. Just let it dry, and for over protections sake I don't let the kid around it for a day or two post application.
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06-03-2022, 10:43 AM
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#71 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Originally Posted by Great68 So the active ingredient in the "real" round-up is Glyphosate. This is the same stuff farmers use. There have no proven links between its use and cancer.
Glyphosate is an indiscriminate herbicide, kills any plant you spray it on.
The active ingredient in those determinant herbicides (Ie the ones that only kill weeds and not grass, IE Killex) is 2-4-D. (This was a component of "Agent orange" used in the vietname war) This also hasn't been proven to cause cancer, but they think it's probable.
I will say that using Killex really stinks, and if you don't use gloves that smell sticks to your hands forever. Round-up, not so bad in that respect. | Yea I’m guessing the stuff he got was the latter. Basically came in a 2L coke bottle with painters tape and a skull and cross bones drawn on lol
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06-03-2022, 12:07 PM
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^ sounds like how you buy gasoline on islands in the Philippines
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06-13-2022, 04:33 PM
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#73 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Where does everyone buy their gardening supplies? ie topsoil fertilizer seeds etc.
I am starting to get into lawn maintenance, and looking to fertilizing my lawn soon.
I found some at Home Depot, but happy to hear suggestions, from local shops.
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06-13-2022, 05:29 PM
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#74 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Costco when they have it. Best prices on pretty much everything they stock, fertilizer, grass seed etc.
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06-14-2022, 10:00 AM
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Picked our first crop of radishes yesterday! So exciting, the first vegetable we've grown.
Golden beets are almost ready, leeks are looking good, cabbages leaves are huge... but no heads yet which is concerning. I wonder all the rain hasn't been good for them.
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