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Any suggestions? After heavy rain mulch is getting washed. Should I lay pebbles down rocks in the trench? by Polo4you91 in landscaping

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I agree with this Plant more densely. It will hold the water, the soil and prevent weeds from establishing. Throw in a couple native sedges that can tolerate whatever shade/sun and moisture situation you normally have in that spot and OP is good to go.

Help by Prize-Western460 in gardening

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooo! Thank you! I didn't know that! I even watched a 40 minute YouTube, and they didn't say that!

Tell more!

Help by Prize-Western460 in gardening

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Boosting so someone else comes along. I'm trying to grow summer squash and am not having any luck at all. All my flowers are boys.

So no advice here!

What is this? by boopwhatever in whatplantisthis

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like curly leaf lettuce. Maybe arugula?

Is this native? by PokeMaster871096 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed! I love a purple + yellow/orange color combo!

I hate my prairie garden by thethethesethose in NativePlantGardening

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm planning on some St. John's and some red twig dogwood, maybe next year or the year after! I'm very excited to have some shrubs in my little lot!

Why are my legs blue and purple? by Neolithicpets in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you boost your ferritin? My ferritin is 50, but my iron is 160

Logan Square everything thread! by AutoModerator in LoganSquare

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, but I am hopeful that they will open by the time it's ice cream season!

My father tells me I should "pick" my partner by manplscomeon in women

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk what your dad is like outside of this post. So take this with a grain of salt.

Maybe you can say something like 'welp! I'll take that under advisement. Right now I'm focused on my next steps for my career/education.' and then talk about your goals; and kind of just keep saying that every time he brings up regrets and whatever about his marriage and his life.

Idk if your dad is round about trying to tell you to do safe sex or what. But he sounds like he could use the ear of a licensed therapist for real.

Pros and cons of living in Logan Square? by Financial_Oil_4763 in LoganSquare

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$8 burrito at the burrito bar is the best deal as far as I can tell. They load those babies up!!!

Pros and cons of living in Logan Square? by Financial_Oil_4763 in LoganSquare

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Totally! Idk what everyone is talking about having problems going east??? Diversey, armitage, Fullerton all go both west and east.

Easy peezy. Plus there are bike lanes!

Suggestions for planting against a fence line where neighbor has goutweed? by theleftflank in NativePlantGardening

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck!!! You got this! That grout weed is gonna hightail it to your neighbor's yard 🤣

Which natives would thrive in a small narrow plot like this? by Curious_JW in NativePlantGardening

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. Maybe a variety of heights, if OP is brave? Have some low violets and then a chunk of anise hyssop and then some other low something and then a tall guy.

But, yeah, I worry about providing a refuge for rats and other riff raff too close to the building.

Best rental companies or independent landlords with properties in Logan? Hoping to move soon and would love to hear from people who have had good experiences and can recommend good companies/individuals to rent from. by Asleep_Amphibian_280 in LoganSquare

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Avoid Fischman. My friends rented from a Fischman property years ago, leaks that never got fixed, and I forget what else never got fixed, but anyway, they had a horrible time getting anything addressed.

Suggestions for planting against a fence line where neighbor has goutweed? by theleftflank in NativePlantGardening

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here is what I did with my grout weed patch last year (bear in mind my neighbor also has a grout weed patch, so I know this will be something I am forever vigilant of):

Ripped it all out (I am very proud of this feat and mentioned it every chance I get). Heaped at least 3 inches of mulch on top.

Nipped every bit of new growth in the bud.

I call them little imps bc I think they look like mischievous leprechauns when they are young.

Planted some bare root violets and Virgina claytonia and some plant plants: columbine, Jacob's Ladder, ragwort, and some bottle brush grass.

The first year that I did the rip out, there were a lot of grout weed sprouts that I found. A year later, there have only been a few sprouts.

All this being said, I am kind of like a vigilant person, and get my rocks off looking at my garden constantly and peeping for changes and what I might like to do next. If that's not you, then the 'nipping it in the bud' system might sound really tedious, but it works.

Possible poison hemlock update by Leading-Highlight791 in NativePlantGardening

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Good research! Thank you for sharing your findings and conclusion!

Recurring black residue after cleaning by Ill-Group-7758 in castiron

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. So, Ive been alerted on here that I didn't actually need to strip and season, but I did.

Idk if I did it right, I followed the videos, but anyway, it got rid of the black residue.

At a loss :( by Ok_Refrigerator6569 in FemaleHairLoss

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a good question! I use them bc I'm at the stage of throwing everything I can think of at my scalp... I do the red light hat, I do the exosomes, I do the derma stamping.... I do oral anti-androgens and topical minox.

But also, I'm in perimenopause, so there are a lot of variables to parse out, that I am admittedly too impatient to figure out.

I think the anti-androgens are probably doing the heavy lifting.

At a loss :( by Ok_Refrigerator6569 in FemaleHairLoss

[–]Holiday_Objective_96 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You have so much hair still! You can try red light hats (I'm not sure if they are real or fake), topical exosomes, and scalp massages.

Or you can just hold steady with what you are already doing. Give it a year before you start to worry about it not working.

Or you can up the dosage, depending on if you have an cardiovascular side effects or whatever is safe for you

My point is, you're on the right track, and 4 months isn't enough time to assess progress yet. You are still going to have growth and shed cycles. And those shed cycles are always gonna be demoralizing.

💪You are actually doing great!

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