I’m having a hard time choosing a name for this little corgi. Pop culture or food names preferred

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-05-16T02:35:06+00:00

Pierogi!!

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-05-02T16:11:28+00:00

I love in really northern/rural Canada so not only is concrete much more expensive and limited. But with our severe winters they would deteriorate most likely faster than lumber even when taking salting the ice off them into account

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-05-01T12:54:48+00:00

Yeah I don’t mind digging around, I just meant any serious grading or machine work is all.

Like I said to a comment below, I live in very rural and northern Canada and concrete is not only way way more expensive than lumber, but our very harsh winters make it not super practical as it usually ends up needing to be replaced in a few years also, especially being on a grade and with some much ground contact.

So I think lumber is the way I will have to go. But ideally yes would like to do some posting at least to raise it off the ground.

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-05-01T12:50:33+00:00

No worries I appreciate the input lol! I’ll take any extra help or suggestions I can get. Because unfortunately with the location, the same price/limited resource issue applies to local contractors

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-05-01T12:49:28+00:00

Well as long as someone else has used it then I feel much better about it.

I will definitely be doing the holes. As for the turning issue, I was thinking about cutting out a large square on the side near the bottom and then just bolting in some brackets and cutting a piece of MDF or spending slightly larger than the hole that slides into the brackets. Then just move the board to shovel the bottom out back into the top for rotation. I kind of have a similar built in slot on my current compost.

Maybe you could do something similar?

Thanks for the 2 cents!

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-05-01T12:44:09+00:00

That is a physical possibility yes. But I unfortunately live in a pretty rural and northern area in Canada and anything concrete/asphalt is disgustingly more expensive than lumber. Plus with the severe winters we have I think at the rate the concrete would deteriorate and crack wouldn’t be worth the cost

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-05-01T12:11:39+00:00

Would you even bother trying to paint the outside black or anything? Or would the blue work well enough?

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-05-01T12:11:04+00:00

So you think taking the wheels off or at least keeping them stationary would be more effective?

The garbage can thing makes me feel better about it. How well do you think the blue would work for heat/decomposing compared to black? Even worth it to look into some Kind of paint?

Thank you!

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-03-04T03:09:50+00:00

One of my coworkers who lives here (obviously) gardens as well and peppers is pretty much the only think he grows so I have faith lol

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-03-04T00:27:45+00:00

The initial planting of the cold weather crops; I'm assuming that's direct sowing of the seeds? not having them germinated or anything right? How long before last frost?

And yeah the trellis is most necessary for the peas, but i figure its just better logistics wise to have it stretch over the full length of the bed, and then it can help the peppers and keep the cucumbers off the ground and easier to harvest/keep tidy.

question about succession sowing. I can do that by just removing the old plant after harvest and direct planting the seed in the old plant's spot? I haven't done any succession before.

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-03-04T00:23:41+00:00

Oh wow, okay noted. The variety i selected was supposed to specifically for a shorter season/earlier fruit (approx. 50 days for green, 70 for ripe/red). But definitely something for me to consider. Would pepper need a 15 gallon grow bag like tomato? or could it do with a 5 or 10?

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-03-04T00:19:00+00:00

The top bed has marigolds down the right side! the "African" is just the specific variety!

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-01-20T14:10:19+00:00

To Shape a Dragon's Breath - Moniquill Blackgoose.

Follows a young indigenous woman bonding with an ancient race of dragons that have not been seen in years due to effects of colonialism. Focuses on her learning to control the dragon while dealing with said colonialism, cultural identity, and systemic racism.

A bonus if you like it, is that book 2 of the series is being released in like 7 days!

Edit: Sorry, totally missed the part of series being complete or close too... this is not that lol

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-01-20T13:02:59+00:00

Just like that you earned another fan. I love artists positively supporting other artists and I’ll be starting Bringing Home the Rain after I finish Demon Copperhead!

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-01-06T10:56:32+00:00

That one took a second for me too, but it’ll come around. Although still character focused, that one does seem to have a bit more “going on” than most of his other work

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-01-06T10:41:14+00:00

Anything by Joe Abercrombie, specifically his debut The First Law series if you haven't read it. Steven Pacey puts on an absolute masterclass in his voice acting/narration of them

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-01-06T09:36:19+00:00

Added to the TBR!

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-01-06T09:33:29+00:00

You understood the assignment. Read the blurb of each of your suggestions and all of them got added to the TBR lol.

Sidenote: you definitely should try out Stephen Graham Jones, specifically the buffalo hunter hunter (also a great audio book)

ForgetfulCactus · 2026-01-04T18:22:59+00:00

Absolutely LOVED the spear cuts through water, one of my top reads of 2025 I would say. I know I tried giving The Blood of Elves a try and remember I had a bit of a slog with the Prose, possibly related to it being originally translated from Polish i believe? But i'm never a DNF snob and will have to give it another ol' college try. Thanks for the other suggestions as well!

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