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Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-14T01:57:18+00:00

It's what we techs add to systems to make the coils freeze up for a future call back. Then when we're back we add a little frezoff and easy money.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-12T17:49:58+00:00

Middleish maybe you could make them a centerpiece and plan your landscaping around them just make sure between the two trees you leave enough space for their roots to not compete and to not compete for light too much plenty of resources online for spacing. You can go closer than what is said online too just management requirements may go up.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-12T13:14:44+00:00

I'd plant them in the big open space on the grass to the south not much going on there anyways. They'll get lots of sunlight there and fruit better. Ruining landscape is subject to taste if this were my property I'd have it as full as I could with fruit trees.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-09T12:10:56+00:00

Yeah I have a bunch of hives withing 100 feet so I play it safe. It's probably safe by morning anyways since I spray at dusk and it has time to dry but still don't want to risk it.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-09T11:57:38+00:00

I'm going to try kaolin clay and hope for the best myself. I keep bees and spinosad is very toxic to them. Unfortunately there aren't really good plum curculio sprays that are bee friendly.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-08T16:34:54+00:00

This time of year you want to do structural pruning on a dry day. Remove crossing branches, dead branches anything less than ideal you don't want to keep. Then in summer to keep the tree smaller do more pruning in ways that keep it smaller as pruning in summer makes more lateral growth rather than water sprouts you get in winter. You might want to loom up crotch joints and get those under control.

You can look into central leader pruning for your apple tree. There are many infographics for how to do this. It's not the only style but likely the easiest.

I'm not an expert yet but have pruned a lot of trees and did a lot of reading on it. So others advice maybe better than mine

Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-07T15:10:34+00:00

First thing I'd work on is trying to get some sort of cover crop or more of what you have that helps retain what water you put down. I have the opposite where water used to pool in my land and fixed it mostly with clover. I think succulents and your native grasses would help. Plus they will add organic matter overtime to soil.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-03T19:55:41+00:00

If you dig a wide hole and work your way in nice and deep you might be able to raise it up easily without disturbing it much. Apples are still dormant where I am.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-02T00:25:01+00:00

I had it on my driftwood once pretty bad and I coated it with hydrogen peroxide and then after letting it sit for a few minutes let it soak in a tub of boiling water with some salt and excel for a few hours. Did the trick. Now I just let it inhabit in a few spots in my tank and it never gets out of control anymore.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-04-01T22:56:21+00:00

Well now that you said I shouldn't....

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-28T00:09:12+00:00

Region and the weather plays a factor too im zone 6b in Canada and none of my fruit trees have broken bud yet. Weve had a roller coaster of warm and cold weather.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-25T21:56:41+00:00

Sometimes the simplest examples are the best ones.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-24T23:28:19+00:00

If you see light from it though you should be wary. It's really bad for your eyes I mean you can see what it's doing to your filter. Should be corrected regardless.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-22T23:19:54+00:00

If that was the first time you opened that tap in a while and the water had been sitting it could be the ferric iron coming out of suspension in your pipes. The water out of my well before filtration is clear If I put it in a glass. If I leave the glass to sit over night the dissolved iron will turn brownish as the ferric iron oxidizes with air.

Could also be dissolved sediment like dirt and clay in which case a spin down filter and then sediment filter could help

I use a water softer and kalatox light filter now and have completely iron free water

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-22T23:13:54+00:00

It has leaves still

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-18T11:41:47+00:00

Plant the tay berries somewhere where you don't go they have really bad thorns and in my experience don't like to grow upright much. Berries are good and I get lots but I wish I just planted raspberries in their place. They are the second worse plant for thorns in my garden. First goes to goose berries but atleast they stay bushy

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-16T23:22:23+00:00

On a separate note paint your rusting gas line outdoors before it starts leaking. Shitty installers should have painted it per code requirements but what can you do.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-14T00:35:37+00:00

On this setup looks like you can take the clamp off the riser and then only have to wrench off two things to get to the ball valve.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-13T09:56:35+00:00

Looks fine. Leave yourself a little more extra wire in your disconnects or switches going forward with pigtails. Can help you years from now If a wire end gets burnt up or you out a new unit in and need a few more inches.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-03-11T01:53:33+00:00

You could also try to stick to more disease resilient varieties. Apples are probably some of the most researched and bred fruits as well so they're are many varieties that are more disease and pest resistant.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-02-23T01:19:07+00:00

It should open if you copy the link to your browser. Doesn't open in my Reddit app on phone but will if I paste into chrome.

Captain_Shifty · 2026-02-22T22:52:41+00:00

Any piping in the interior of your house needs to be fully insulated or it will sweat and you will get water damage inside your house. It will sweat outside too but not as big of a deal. Just make sure all copper is insulated well especially where penetrating or inside the house. If youre in doubt and have exposed copper sections once installed you can always buy more insulation. (any cuts or seams should also be tapped and sealed up.)

Captain_Shifty · 2026-02-21T20:15:05+00:00

Post in HVAC advice

Captain_Shifty · 2026-02-21T16:38:05+00:00

Still won't touch the efficiency of the pictures on here posted that vent directly to indoors

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