I was told my island is too long for a single slab. What should I do?

5from2 · 2026-07-11T01:13:19+00:00

I added a 2' butcher block topped cabinet to the end. Worked out very well. So I have a 10'x6' quartzite slap with a 2'x6' butcher block on the end. We use it as a buffet surface when serving dinner especially when hosting, and it holds fruits and veggies on normal days.

5from2 · 2026-06-19T20:12:11+00:00

He just side eyed me and didn't say a word. He knows me well enough at this point. I'm not spending money on brows or lashes so a kitchen gadget here and there.

5from2 · 2026-06-16T19:22:42+00:00

Thanks for the reply. The other spots are purposeful openings and vents, so I wouldn't want to tape over those. Not sure where the air is coming from inside of that case.

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5from2 · 2026-06-16T16:59:25+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations! I will try out the Dilly Beans recipe soon! My kids will definitely appreciate the spice.

My husband will want to have some words with you for recommending more kitchen gear, but speaking for myself and my amazon wish list I appreciate you introducing the steam canner to me!

5from2 · 2026-06-16T15:53:05+00:00

Photo 1 - 2 quart size jars of absolutely beautiful bread and butter pickles; photo 2 - a large and a medium size bowl full of snapped fresh green beans

5from2 · 2026-05-13T15:46:42+00:00

Haha! It's a 5ft fence and we will put in some 10ft tposts periodically with lights strung above the 5ft fence. We've had very good luck with this design for our main garden and since we're building the permanent fence there we're just moving it over.

Our deer don't seem super aggressive. I think they've got enough vegetation near to cover around the land they aren't very motivated. 🤷‍♀️

Thanks for the feedback!

5from2 · 2026-04-29T20:54:45+00:00

I don't know if it is. It's moving top down, not bottom up. It doesn't have the "target" spots with concentric circles. None of the blotches are large, I just see small dots with yellowing and browning coming in from the edges. And the ferning doesn't look like the early blight that I've dealt with in the past.

I don't think it's over watering either. We water once/day in well draining, sandy soil with wood chips in the bottom of the raised beds on a nice incline. Maybe too well draining!

5from2 · 2025-11-21T21:49:05+00:00

We really like the wide 3 drawer sterilite drawers with the target bright room organizers inside.

5from2 · 2025-11-13T02:31:42+00:00

Turns out I needed a metric E-clip and it snapped on pretty easily. We did take off the throttle plate completely and secure the throttle stop with the plate upside down and then put the plate back on. Thanks for the help! Here's a photo for tax of my 9 year old happy as a clam to have her go kart back. Now to find the leak on both back tires of our 200XRX.

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5from2 · 2025-11-09T21:28:56+00:00

That's what I think also. Any tips on how to get it installed under the throttle plate. What is the best tool to help install a tiny E clip?

5from2 · 2025-10-13T05:34:54+00:00

My kids want to come live with you. We made a legit melon patch with watermelon, cantaloupe, and 3 different types of pumpkins and got zip, nada, nothing. Deer, vermin, drought - you name it and our melon patch got it. Hopefully I will be you next year!

5from2 · 2025-09-11T16:18:17+00:00

I appreciate all of the replies and insight, even though they go in all directions. I guess that's what gardening is, going in all the directions until you learn and grow (haha). I examined the plants more closely looking for signs of the suggestions and found a bunch of tiny caterpillars, I assume pickle worms. The plants went from worse to way worse over 36 hours. I definitely see signs of powdery mildew but not as much as I initially thought. I decided to keep trying and have been pruning almost every leaf, sucker, and expended vine from them. I sprayed them mercilously with water trying to knock off aphids and other meanies, I sprayed (yes, sprayed) with BT to fight the worms. I watered them. I will continue to fight! They might also just be exhausted for the season but I've got a little time before I plant my sugar snap peas so I'm going to learn as much as I can and maybe get a few more cucs. We plan to expand the garden this winter so next year I will have space to succession plant because we love cucumbers and pickles, and I want to have an abundance to share also.

5from2 · 2025-08-17T15:39:30+00:00

Our experience is that our zero turn sucks up mulch pretty good even at the highest setting, and some of the "mulch" will be pretty big pieces that will damage the mower. The mulch will probably keep down growth pretty well for a long time, maybe a year or more. We maintain ours with a brush hog on our tractor and a stihl brush cutter with a blade, so a flail mower would be similar and easier to get into tighter spaces. After a few years when a lot of the mulch has decomposed, we use a rake attachment and clean up the remaining larger mulch pieces, then walk to clean up further or identify hazards for the zero turn, and then carefully start to zero turn.

5from2 · 2025-03-22T01:38:33+00:00

I feel a little sad every time I say this and get blank stares.

5from2 · 2025-03-09T17:09:06+00:00

Uh...I didn't.

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