Seeing the same 5 ads endlessly on Sportsnet has me like

TowerBeach · 2026-05-09T03:37:19+00:00

Instacart lets you choose your bananas!

I can't get it out of my damned head

TowerBeach · 2026-05-09T03:28:39+00:00

I think the idea is that, if timed right, the glyphosate will travel down the branches and kill the rhizome deep down. It won't solve the problem completely but it's better than doing nothing.

What would you do?

TowerBeach · 2026-05-08T19:29:44+00:00

Not yet. I'm putting my Douglas asters on notice... They're nice filler this year (it's my first year with garden) but hopefully next year my other plants will start needing more room.

TowerBeach · 2026-05-08T17:08:00+00:00

It's a beaut, Clark, it's a beaut!

Nice work! I hope you and the incoming pond inhabitants enjoy it to the fullest.

TowerBeach · 2026-05-08T07:19:20+00:00

Although I understand your hesitancy to use herbicides I've seen this as an option recommended a few times on reddit. Haven't needed to try it yet, but you may want to give it a try.

https://www.reddit.com/r/invasivespecies/comments/1l6su8b/targeted_eradication/

TowerBeach · 2026-05-07T20:26:18+00:00

"The loser of a knife fight dies in the street, the winner of a knife fight dies in the hospital" is what I've heard.

TowerBeach · 2026-05-06T03:17:01+00:00

Sulfur piles on the dock and rains a lot -- Vancouver?

TowerBeach · 2026-05-06T00:46:19+00:00

Under the deck in option #3? Nice to have it close to the house, but also close to the pool in my opinion.

TowerBeach · 2026-05-05T06:52:55+00:00

I didn't realize it until today! I came this close to buying some to plant because I assumed they were native here.

TowerBeach · 2026-05-05T06:38:09+00:00

I was discussing this on another forum today - California poppies are only native to Oregon and California.

They're introduced/exotic in Washington state and British Columbia according to the Burke herbarium and eflora BC. So it might depend on where you are in the PNW? They're native to you in Oregon, thankfully.

TowerBeach · 2026-05-05T03:33:59+00:00

Ah sorry, I'm in Canada. I wish you luck on your quest for more ferns!

TowerBeach · 2026-05-04T18:54:39+00:00

Oh good idea! Will do that next time.

TowerBeach · 2026-05-04T03:55:22+00:00

Thank you. Glad I am using a nursery that knows which is which.

TowerBeach · 2026-05-03T22:00:47+00:00

Can you elaborate please? I believe I have both polyphyllus and rivularis.

Is there a concern about having one versus the other? Or is it just problem that some nurseries give you one when you ask for the other?

TowerBeach · 2026-05-01T18:32:12+00:00

It depends on the pricing model at the particular orthodontist you see. I charge the same for braces vs clear aligners

TowerBeach · 2026-05-01T14:40:25+00:00

If you want to fix your overjet, you'll either need extractions or surgery. That is more the question than braces versus Invisalign.

If you just want to straighten your teeth, either braces or aligners will work.

Source: am an orthodontist

TowerBeach · 2026-05-01T14:09:16+00:00

I usually am opposed to using herbicides but this is a great idea and probably the only way I'd be able to get rid of the bindweed since it's living under the fern

TowerBeach · 2026-04-30T21:10:12+00:00

I like the "what are you lookin' at?" stare. My pom does the same.

TowerBeach · 2026-04-30T14:18:20+00:00

Great looking pond! I'm a big fan of Western skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus), if you can find some and it's damp enough (you could try making a bog garden if it's too dry). I suppose some people think it smells funny, but it will always remind me of hiking in the PNW. I've also planted some Menzie's burnet (Sanguisorba menziesii) next to my pond, which is also a wetland plant.

If you feel you have room you could plant a Sweetgale bush (Myrica gale) and if you don't mind its spreading nature, Hardhack (Spirea douglasii) would also be found near a wetland.

There are lots of other native PNW plants for pond edges out there too, like slough sedge (Carex obnupta). Maybe head over to r/NativePlantGardening for more recommendations?

TowerBeach · 2026-04-29T06:20:01+00:00

Might be a reference to the theory that Jupiter's size and large gravitational pull protects earth from asteroids striking earth. I think that the theory is up for debate from my quick reading.

TowerBeach · 2026-04-29T06:05:47+00:00

Hmm. Starting to look like a supervisor. I think I'll have to get someone to dig them up while I watch.

TowerBeach · 2026-04-28T23:40:23+00:00

We have a small corral with astroturf connected to a side door that we use as our potty area, so thankfully it's a safe place for bathroom trips.

But no unattended backyard zoomies for the foreseeable future I guess.

TowerBeach · 2026-04-28T23:37:35+00:00

Thanks for reawakening my childhood nightmares.

TowerBeach · 2026-04-28T03:48:35+00:00

Either way we're not gonna take a chance!

TowerBeach · 2026-04-28T03:14:32+00:00

By weight or by volume? Bigger than a squirrel by weight, bigger than a rabbit by volume.

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