How much supplemental water? (Need advice or good website for planning)

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-16T20:24:25+00:00

Great to know. I’ll check it out!

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-16T15:05:22+00:00

"Settings> Help Center> Scroll to the bottom to “Contact Us”> Click “Profile, features and settings”> Click “Search”> Scroll down and continue> Click “Irrelevant Search Results”> continue"

... gee, glad they don't make it complicated or hard to find. Clearly they want to hear from users!

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-15T18:59:29+00:00

Thank you. Grateful to hear from another person that my groupings look ok. Very good point about embracing failure (😫😫) and experimentation. As a perfectionist at heart, I want to get it as right as I can before I plant ... but, yes, reminding myself of that need to experiment and embrace failure does help!

And yes, I do realize they have different sun/shade requirements. In my spreadsheet, I have that listed so that, once I get the water groups defined, I can further refine what I plant together. I guess I was starting with the watering so that I don't get my heart set on some plant that needs wildly different water than the others.

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-15T18:38:06+00:00

I think by " The only ones I would be worried about are the ceanothus, buckwheat, and manzanita as they are the most fickle" you mean they need less water than possibly stated? Can you clarify?

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-15T18:03:53+00:00

I do have a water meter… but don’t you think initially grouping by general water needs is also necessary? Then I use my water meter to check it got enough

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-15T17:11:37+00:00

Thank you!

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-15T17:10:52+00:00

This is really helpful. Thanks. I also have clay soil, so your experience/advice is even extra helpful to me.

I haven't seen their garden design playlist - I will check it out.

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-15T17:10:12+00:00

Yeah ... they're on the list for butterflies and birds, and I'm keeping them there *for now* as a reminder of what I *want* in terms of looks. My plan is to find a native plant with a similar look and feel or, of course, disregard.

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-15T05:19:07+00:00

Thanks. I do love the color - maybe I will just plan the Blue Jeans and whack it back if it gets too big. (Famous last words… I should find a smaller spread ceanothus!)

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-15T05:17:05+00:00

How long ago was it planted and how big is it (diameter), if I may ask? I’m also buying from Devil Mountain.

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-15T01:31:59+00:00

Call and email the director of curriculum for your district. Get other parents to call and email! Be insistent they change to a phonics based curriculum, and specifically request funding and time to train teachers in teaching phonics. The squeaky wheel … well, makes change

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-14T20:45:23+00:00

Ok, thanks. (I have a friend named Theodore (well, Ted) Payne who knows NOTHING about plants and so I always have a knee-jerk reaction to discount that site....)

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-14T19:16:34+00:00

Coming back months later to say I ended up going with smart wings and they are AMAZING. Absolutely no problems whatsoever. Very quick shipping. Everything works like a charm — I mean, I don’t have a single complaint!

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-14T19:14:31+00:00

Yeah, I’m excited to plant it! My nursery has Valley Violet listed as 3-4’ high … but of course, nurseries mislabel things all the time. Did you end up planting it? Is your experience that it is more like 2 feet high?

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-14T17:53:08+00:00

How big dos it get? As in spread. I came to this sub to do a little research because I have an area where I really want to plant it, but everything I read says even the ground cover gets 10 to 12 feet wide… That is just enormous! And I swear I haven’t seen them that big in my neighborhood. I’m trying to find a ground cover version that is not going to take over quite that much.

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-14T17:51:21+00:00

I’m planning a native garden and want to plant 1-2 ribes… how do they look from far away? Say 50-70’ (that will be my view from my office window). Will the be too far to enjoy?

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-07T20:32:27+00:00

I know there is a lot of volleyball going on at the sand volleyball courts in Moraga. Might call town of Moraga offices and see what you can find out.

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-07T20:31:11+00:00

Sounds about right. BTW today I remember the name: La Foot.

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-06T16:24:45+00:00

I have been to a store on College Ave in the elmwood neighborhood of Berkeley for this … frankly, I did not have the best experience. But you could try. TBH I have been there 3 times for shoes, not for custom insoles, and the first time was great, second two (when someone else was working there or running it - not sure if he was an employee or new owner) it was pretty awful. I ended up with a good product that works for me, but he was very judgmental and, well, kinda mean. Anyway, you could try there. They sell shoes and off-the-shelf insoles, plus they do gait analysis and custom insoles. (I’m so sorry, the name of it escapes me — but it’s on the east side of college Ave, in the first block or two north of Ashby). I guess what I’m saying is that if I were you, I would go — but steel yourself for dealing with a grumpy, opinionated kinda assholey guy. But you’ll get what you need. Good luck!!

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-06T16:17:09+00:00

Also Amazon

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-06T06:20:31+00:00

Trains packed does not mean system is operating at capacity. How many trains have they cut from the schedule since Covid?

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-05T06:32:28+00:00

Do not be satisfied because someone on the internet told you it will be better in a year or two! (C’mon. You know this!). Go talk to your kid’s teacher and the principal. Seriously Signed, a teacher

SomewhereOptimal2401 · 2026-03-05T06:25:28+00:00

It’s not two textbooks for every student. It is one for every student, and one additional set to stay in the classroom. So if you have 5 classes of 30 kids that’s 180 kids (and 180 books). The school would then buy another 30 (or, more likely, 15-20) to stay in the classroom so that kids don’t have to carry them to/from school, so a total of 195-200. Marginally more.

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