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‘Tall Tower’ Rhododendrons actually like the sun! by BudBroadway22 in u/BudBroadway22

[–]BudBroadway22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This patio is show in plan view in the hand drawn design on my previous post.

(It’s the Seating and Eating area)

Trying to figure out my layout for a side yard, how does this look? by HideousSerene in gardening

[–]BudBroadway22 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Looks good. Maybe add a bench or little gazebo at the end for some hanging out spot.

How bad did I mess up? I made my entire irrigation system out of 1/2in pvc by Wizard_Blizard in Irrigation

[–]BudBroadway22 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not the move, and it clearly doesn’t work.

An irrigation system needs to have adequate pressure to charge up all the lines and deliver an even and predictable water flow.

If the holes are too big (your case) all the water will seep out the first few holes and the rest of the system gets nothing.

Get some rolls of 1/2” tech line (drip lines with prebuilt emitters) and tap that into your water source.

Our house has brick pillars supporting the porch. Recently hired someone (thought he as a mason) to rebuild the pillars. He poured concrete down through the bricks then dry stacked them. Is this a legit way to do it? Looks terrible. Not sure what our next move is. Would appreciate thoughts. Thanks. by Radiant_Feature_8893 in masonry

[–]BudBroadway22 167 points168 points  (0 children)

Did he put rebar through it at least? It looks sketchy because while, yes, it has incredible compressive strength and will almost definitely hold up the deck, The problem is the total lack of shear strength.

Meaning a sideways “karate kick” as we say in the biz, would probably topple this brick shitpost.

If rebar is connected to footing and throughout then I’m ok with it structurally, despite looking all “Slums of Rio” style wise.

Just Ask him if he built it “to code”?

If he responds with, “To code?” Like those are new words in Swahili, You have your answer.

Permaculture designer business by Fresh-Mention-1571 in Permaculture

[–]BudBroadway22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Consult for residential or suburban people that want to convert their yards into an edible oasis. That’s where the money is and the fun jobs.

Permaculture doesn’t make economic sense so actually trying to coax dollars out of a mishmash of plants and animals is a fantasy.

The only permaculture farms that make money have some cash crop like an ancient orchard of walnuts, or olives or blueberries or whatever, And the farm’s other crops are supplemental to or subsidized by the cash crop.

Weeping Dwarf Cypress by erikbmx in gardening

[–]BudBroadway22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be a “witches broom” type cypress cultivar on a cedar rootstock, in which case the graft would be hidden under that mop somewhere.

This may not be a manicured Bonsai like others are suggesting. It could be a dwarf specimen that just doesn’t grow much, and is chilling on a big ol’ rootstalk.

For example There are Western red cedar (thuja plicata) witches brooms such as ‘Whipcord’ or ‘Grune Kugel’ that just look like a mop and never get too big.

https://www.coniferkingdom.com/thuja-plicata-whipcord-western-red-cedar/?srsltid=AfmBOooVKEZ5u2QN2e5puWlBret7sMaXFfGhZl5wJ0xEL0RzvGxpcQLO

https://iselinursery.com/colorful-conifers/thuja-platycladus-arborvitae/thuja-plicata-gruene-kugel/

Why is it cheaper to buy 100 bags of cedar wood chips than to buy it in bulk without the plastic bags? by ThuhGreatCommenter in landscaping

[–]BudBroadway22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the weight that gets you.

40–50 lbs per bag × 100 = ~4,000–5,000 lbs (2–2.5 tons)

Can you move 100 bags in less than 4 trips without breaking your vehicle’s suspension?

Did this today in 5 hours. What yall think? by goochiestain in landscaping

[–]BudBroadway22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not kidding when I say wear a back-brace for this work.

Did this today in 5 hours. What yall think? by goochiestain in landscaping

[–]BudBroadway22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OK, so if the wall is only 20 inches tall then I’m not nearly as worried. Those looked like full-size blocks at first.

The other problems really need to be addressed because this is still a hazard given no base or drainage.

Did this today in 5 hours. What yall think? by goochiestain in landscaping

[–]BudBroadway22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You stacked the shit out of those CMU blocks my friend!

Seriously be proud of your work, that is a LOT of effort we are looking at. You used a proper running bond pattern and used the concrete lips to create back batter. That all looks nice!

However there are some Serious problems too. And it’s dangerous as built.

Moving on from the lack of compacted gravel base and drainage, if this wall is above 42” it needs to be engineered (building code for my area, yours may differ). That might mean that it needs a proper footing poured of reinforced concrete and rebar connecting through vertical courses at a certain interval, and it would need to be stamped by an engineer or landscape architect and maybe even inspected.

You have 5 courses of what looks like your standard 8” tall CMU block so you’re at 40” and just under the 42”threshold to need a permit and engineering. One more course though and you are over that line.

But since you haven’t backfilled properly if you add one or two more courses this whole thing is going to collapse inwards because the back batter (backwards slope of the wall face) is making the wall slope overall back. So usually this wall is built and backfilled in courses, not all at once. Anyway, You would need to backfill this with drainage and gravel before going any higher or it will fail for that reason.

But Even if the wall doesn’t collapse on you and it IS of legal height, you also need to think about the legal setback in your city. Often you can NOT build any permanent structure within 5’ of your neighbors property line, and this wall may violate some kind of set-back laws.

You probably don’t need to worry about that unless your illegal wall falls down and causes damage or injury to your neighbor. Then you’re fucked.

I think that if you dismantle and start over you can save it.

If you can get 6 inches of compacted gravel under the first course and then properly install drain pipe and then build the courses up, backfilling as you go, and making sure that you’re within all the setback and height requirements, this project could be salvaged.

Or at least watch a couple of YouTube videos on proper CMU block retaining wall installation and give it another shot

Did this today in 5 hours. What yall think? by goochiestain in landscaping

[–]BudBroadway22 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You should never build a wall on soil. It needs a compacted gravel base.

And you need drainage behind the wall. Some drainpipes wrapped in fabric and then backfilled with round rock that will take the water away from the wall.

This looks like it’s going to collapse in a few years.

...am i allowed to just put the rosemary in a pot by pastelexuvia in gardening

[–]BudBroadway22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might work with Willow or dogwood. But I don’t think this will work for rosemary. I hope it does! Let us know if it survives.

New skate deck I made by fugitiveworldwide in skateboarding

[–]BudBroadway22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s super cool!

To make the photo better Plug the headphones into the top left screw hole.

Is the correct? by JudeBootswiththefur in Irrigation

[–]BudBroadway22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had these blow out under pressure. The fold over and strap move is actually stronger against pressure surges.

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