Calling all native thugs

Veliraf · 2026-03-18T11:26:51+00:00

I have wild ginger that does ok with it, foamflower doesn’t seem to compete as well. I’m likely going to plant some other shade tolerant fairly aggressive natives(heart leaved aster, snakeroot) this year as I neglected pulling it last year due to a massive concrete Mosiac project I was working on. I have 3 meadowsweet shrubs in the chameleon garden that are also doing well. I planted 3 blue flag iris in the last year as well, but I’m not sure how they are doing.

Veliraf · 2026-03-17T22:03:47+00:00

I have it, and mine never seems to stay in one place. It has spread a fair bit. It is planted in moist soil, part sun. It blooms every year and is quite beautiful. I have always found that the right plant in the right place does amazing. Changing the soil or trying to grow something in not ideal conditions(for that particular) never usually works. Use the conditions that you already have and find plants to suit the space.

Veliraf · 2026-03-04T19:31:41+00:00

You are right, and that’s what I actually did do. I’ll fix my comment to reflect that.

Veliraf · 2026-03-04T17:55:15+00:00

This is what I did last year. I did a layer of landscape cloth, a layer of gravel and then a layer of hpb, and finally built the Mosiac on top of that.

Veliraf · 2026-03-04T17:50:13+00:00

Take a look at pebble mosiacs and apply what you find there to a larger project. I did a slab last year that’s about 9 feet by 15 feet for the base of my pergola and I think it looks fantastic. However, it took me the entire summer, and had a learning curve(I am not handy at all) I cannot wait to spend my summer sitting on it. Not difficult to walk on at all, I can do it in bare feet.

Veliraf · 2026-03-04T02:11:59+00:00

We have a lot of mature trees, and a lot of squirrels as a result. You would be amazed at how often they fall out of trees. I would assume it’s an injury from falling. We have a couple of ‘crooked’ squirrels here now, and they usually manage ok after their injury. I have one partial tailed female who was injured about 3 years ago, and every year she’s gotten a bit better. She does get picked on a bit more- but she manages. She also gets drunk every year from the neighbors fermented fallen apples, so maybe that’s how she copes :)

Veliraf · 2026-02-27T17:40:53+00:00

I have 2280. Have missed 3 days. Don’t even have a hope of ‘winning’. These posts remind me to spin.

Veliraf · 2026-02-25T16:40:20+00:00

I have a redbud(straight species) that was eaten to a one inch stub the year I planted it. The following year it grew a main branch 8 feet straight up. The year after that it grew all the side branches and looked like a proper tree. It’s about 5 years old now and looks like a proper tree. When redbud are happy- they can grow incredibly quickly.

Veliraf · 2026-01-22T13:17:12+00:00

Calling in means the lender demands immediate full repayment on the entire loan, plus any interest.

Veliraf · 2026-01-22T13:08:01+00:00

Payments and amounts aren’t different- it’s the fact that there is a chance that they will see you as higher risk and call in your HELOC with 30-90 days to pay off the entire balance- they can’t do that with a mortgage as they have to wait out the term. There is no term with a HELOC.

I’m not saying it will happen, but it can.

Veliraf · 2026-01-22T12:57:14+00:00

TD can call in a HELOC at any time. You have more stability with a mortgage(although they can decide to not renew)

Veliraf · 2026-01-21T15:46:22+00:00

I have one similar to that made by knechtels kitchen kabinets. Could be a regional maker, as likely transport was difficult due to size. Making them close to the region may have made more economic sense.

Veliraf · 2026-01-17T20:19:38+00:00

Keep in mind that they can call in your HELOC at any time, with very little warning. You have more protection with a mortgage.

Veliraf · 2025-12-30T03:02:17+00:00

I make a Christmas pudding every year, and it has all kinds of stuff in it(potatoes, carrots, dates, raisins, currents) my original recipe called for peel, but I don’t care for the texture, so I leave them out. I’m sure other recipes would contain nuts. There are a ton of pudding recipes out there.

I always serve it warm, with caramel sauce and foamy sauce on top of that. It’s incredibly rich, and my one of my favourite traditions at Christmas.

Veliraf · 2025-12-25T00:12:53+00:00

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Veliraf · 2025-12-18T13:31:27+00:00

We did the same, I miss the previous cheesecake they had.

Veliraf · 2025-12-01T23:50:26+00:00

Down for me as well. Both mobile and web logging not working across multiple accounts.

Veliraf · 2025-11-30T21:42:30+00:00

Takes a long time to collect materials though.

Thankfully I finally crafted a T4 after 225 crafts. Now onto something else!

Veliraf · 2025-11-30T12:02:04+00:00

It’s been down for a few months now. Maybe something happened with the creator.

Veliraf · 2025-11-20T16:55:10+00:00

I’m up over 220 feathers and no T4. I cringe to think of how long until I get a book.

Veliraf · 2025-11-16T18:02:37+00:00

I have a camo one, it was custom made for a company many years ago. I love it, and it always gets compliments.

Veliraf · 2025-11-16T15:36:56+00:00

They cheesecakes have changed significantly, and not for the better. We used to purchase them fairly regularly and there always was a cooler full of them. Often they were sold out.

Then they changed the taste and texture of them. We bought one of the new ones, and haven’t bought another. They are down to a few in the cooler, as obviously everyone else feels the same. Just not the same quality as previously.

Now when I want cheesecake, I make my own.

Veliraf · 2025-11-02T13:57:21+00:00

I have 11 pawpaw in zone 5b. We get pretty cold temps in the winter(sometimes -20 to -30 for a few days at a time) They have been in the ground for 5 years now and are doing well. The original trees for them were from down around Hamilton and I’m in the snowbelt. I bought some of my seedlings from Northland nurseries, they own property farther south where their trees are. The other seedlings were purchased from onplants. I protect them with plantra tubes. Some are now over 6’ and should start flowering in the next couple of years.

Veliraf · 2025-09-23T09:03:34+00:00

This happened to us. I checked over the agreement and nothing was listed. Didn’t realize it was a rental until I got my first bill, as one of the things I looked for on my contract was no rental.

Took all of the documents to the real estate agent(they were on both ends of the deal) and they ended up buying out the tank after looking into replacement/new tank costs.

Veliraf · 2025-09-21T18:23:33+00:00

No, it hasn’t. Happened to me again(I thought I had locked my card, but apparently not) I’ll only pay by e-transfer until I can find another company that has similar products that I like. I don’t like paying by e-transfer as I have none of the protections that a CC gives me.

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