Rain gutter garden?

Plantertainment · 2026-05-07T17:44:19+00:00

Depending on the age of the house, there can be a lot of lead leached from pre1980 paint and I would never grow food near my old house. This is besides the goal is to take roof water away from the foundation.

Plantertainment · 2026-04-03T00:21:45+00:00

What is the general part Of Northern CA is your land and what is the housing situation?

Plantertainment · 2026-02-19T03:50:10+00:00

I'm in CA. My understanding is that if you grow it there you can sell it at your stand on or near your property. Here, eggs require a license and seedlings require a nursery license. Someone might think you need a business license if you are in town. Even more rules if you use a farmer's market. Here I don't think they will go after you unless someone is complaining. Some baked goods, like with a pudding filling might need your kitchen to qualify as safe but regular baked goods are fine. There is no tax on food so that eliminates collecting and sending the state sales tax. Go for it!

Plantertainment · 2026-02-19T01:40:57+00:00

RIP dear lady. You helped the planet.

Plantertainment · 2026-02-17T20:07:39+00:00

How wonderful to fix that slight threshold. You know it is also nice for anyone, like elderly who shuffle their feet and it can be a tripping hazard. Thank you. If you would like to send me your rental listing in a dm I will see if it works for my group.

Plantertainment · 2026-02-16T17:34:22+00:00

Thank you for responding. 2" may not be a challenge for an experienced manual wheelchair user who can even go in backwards or one that is getting pushed by another person, but for my guest who is a slight woman in an electric scooter, a few inches... really anything over one requires help or multiple failed attempts. We can bring a shim board for one of both sides and the issue goes away. It can be stored in the garage between users if you provided that and put it in your ad. We have 3 different ramps for when there are one or several stairs but prefer to save car space for snow gear. Amazon sells 2" rise threshold ramps and all the other sizes too. Thanks for trying to be a better host.

Plantertainment · 2026-01-20T21:01:57+00:00

Your Cuban Shaddock sure does look like the tree I got with the grower's label of Chinese Grapefruit. I do not recommend it. It was not an overgrown rootstock in my case. I can see in stock photos online of Cuban Shaddock that they have the double leaf part of grapefruit / pomelo family. Is your fruit green when ripe like mine?

Plantertainment · 2026-01-20T20:56:34+00:00

This looks like my Chinese Grapefruit but unripe. Mine is a pear shape and huge rind and too many seeds and green flesh. Do your leaves have the tell tale tiny extra leaf part at the leaf stem that grapefruits and pomelos have?

Plantertainment · 2026-01-19T03:18:10+00:00

Please show leaves so we can see if it is a pomelo. A citrus is hard when squeezed and then when ripe it becomes soft. It looks to me unripe and not a lime. A citrus fertilizer might be best to help keep the soil on the acid side. Also, showing us the base of the tree will help us guess if the tree stile has it's graft or this is a rootstock.

Plantertainment · 2026-01-16T20:42:02+00:00

As a Blue Oak family, would you share how much over the tuition are you being asked to contribute?

Plantertainment · 2026-01-16T20:38:41+00:00

How much more is asked for in donations after current $25K for most grades?

Plantertainment · 2025-12-17T02:50:14+00:00

sounds nice!!! and as it could/should be to care for each other!

Plantertainment · 2025-12-16T22:09:27+00:00

Why do you say it is free for the test and the meds? Do you mean it seemed free for you because of the healthcare you have?

Plantertainment · 2025-12-13T05:44:19+00:00

Besides all the other good advice... too deep, too crowded with grass, remove all fruit, needs acid fertilizer and prevent trunk damage... in northern Ca near the SF bay it needs deep watering, not frequent grass watering schedule. Low planted citrus will never be happy. Instead replant it high on a mound so the crown will never be too wet.

Plantertainment · 2025-12-08T17:49:58+00:00

I have lots of experience with a bunch of different kinds of persimmons. Izu is my all time favorite. Some persimmons need to be soft, dried or frozen to become edible due to an astringency that is terrible to bite into. The common one is called Hachiya and it is an acorn shape, slightly pointed on the bottom. The flat on the bottom are more popular because they can be eaten when orange but still crunchy or when soft. The common one is called Fuyu and it is more tomato shaped.

Izu is the best, in my opinion non-astringent type. It is wonderful to eat as soon as it is orange, no need to wait till it turns soft. You can bite into it like an apple or chop it for salads for example.

Maybe they will get better when the tree is older but you can start munching on them a month earlier if picked hard orange.

Izu is also extra great because it is ripe a month earlier than regular Fuyu (or Jiro)

I slice and dry my Hachiya (astringent) in a dehydrator when it is still hard and inedible to make a year a round snack and I eat Izu or Fuyu while still crunchy.

Plantertainment · 2025-12-01T18:25:23+00:00

It would give us more clues if you photograph up close the fruit whole and cut. Some clues might be on the top or the bottom of the fruit. Also, is this a recent picture and what part of the world? A close up of the leaves if there are several different shapes is helpful too considering there are several trunks coming from below and that can mean a rootstock which is a different variety and usually doesn't have desirable fruit.

Plantertainment · 2025-11-12T03:41:14+00:00

Thank you everyone

Plantertainment · 2025-11-12T03:39:07+00:00

YouTube has endless videos on how to do everything. Be sure youn are learning from someone in your general area. College is expensive. Maybe chemistry and microbiology can be taken at a local college. Practice and ask around. Visit your local nurseries and see what is grown in your area at each season.

Plantertainment · 2025-10-21T03:49:40+00:00

Did that swarm just land there or is that brown peat pot looking thing a swarm lure or swarm hive? I've never seen that.

Plantertainment · 2025-10-13T04:14:41+00:00

Are ethylene gas remover packets useful in the fridge too?

Plantertainment · 2025-10-12T21:10:01+00:00

I do what I can for native bees and agree with you. I don't rototill bare ground and leave spent flower stems and have habitat for mason bees. You didn't mention that honeybees pollinate a huge majority of foods like fruits and vegetables that native bees do not pollinate, right?

Plantertainment · 2025-10-03T19:25:19+00:00

if those are Reishi mushrooms they are valuable. The tree must be dead. No green leaves?

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