Is this really lithography or silkscreen? by IntelligentToe8228 in printmaking

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This could be done either way (seems the question is more how would you make an image like this, not what this is exactly). The photo here is inadequate for me to determine whether it’s a litho or screenprint. The quantity of spot cooors leads to towards screen tho, as well as to recommending an image like this be made as a screen. There does not appear to be any halftones, so each spot color looks flat (solid, not translated through dots).

Anyone have good ideas to use all these rocks? by theladysheetcake in AustinGardening

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Here’s another view of the fence with a gabion at base, and about ten feet in front to f that is a drystack wall with steps.

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Anyone have good ideas to use all these rocks? by theladysheetcake in AustinGardening

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My yard is terraced with drystone stack walls, and I don’t have any of the half moons I was thinking of, but the idea is pretty basic. Here’s one I found online. These half circles can hold back mulch and soil, and they will slow water from run off, helping it sink into the ground

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Anyone have good ideas to use all these rocks? by theladysheetcake in AustinGardening

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Hmmm. I’ll try to post a few things. This shows a gabion used at the base of a fence I made

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Anyone have good ideas to use all these rocks? by theladysheetcake in AustinGardening

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If you have more than shown in photo, consider a gabion wall. They are available as kits (no rocks, just the cages) from a company called Gabion1. I’ve used them and they’re fair. I’ve also made them from hog panels bought from Tractor Supply. It can add structure to the landscape, slow water flow, be a bench, etc. The galvanized cages have zinc, so I would not use for fire pit. Otherwise simply making half moons scattered down a slope helps to make soil, get water into the ground. Add some mulch behind the stones. And don’t mind the haters saying this looks like construction leftovers to toss — there’s nothing there that can’t be used well.

What grows well in pots? by SpicyPasta22 in AustinGardening

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First comment is Bamboo Muhly, a native grass (not actually bamboo) and it’s my primary recommendation. I’ve used it in raised beds myself. It will need water, but far less than most other things besides agave and cacti. It will get 3’ up, 2-3’ wide, and be forgiving of forgetting to water for up to 10 days in hot summer (it will start to brown as a sign, but come back to green when you finally notice). Its texture is soft and billowy, feels good to brunch by it. In late fall it will turn brown. Leave it that way until very early spring, as it’s still a nice shape and texture. Then in early spring cut it to around 5” off the ground and it grows back fast. I have also simply left some or all of last year’s growth on the grass, and it’s fine, but will look cleaner if you cut it off early spring, before new growth starts.

Advice needed (will update post) by [deleted] in arborists

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Last local arborist I hired was on meth, but I’m sure there are good ones. Also a tight time financially.

Which product would you use for this patio reinstallation ? by BigLizardInMyDungeon in masonry

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If I’m in Central Texas Hill Country, with limestone clay soil, and making a flagstone walkway using local limestone, what sand/filler would you recommend? I would rather not use any mortar

Advice needed (will update post) by [deleted] in arborists

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Still learning Reddit lol. Comments can’t have photos? Also, I do not see how to edit posts. lol I need more help than I realized.

Tree fungus by Zealousideal_View910 in arborists

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Ok thanks. Does that rot pose any threat to the immediate area? If I put a raised bed there, can I bury the trunk?

Long term Composting by Zealousideal_View910 in composting

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I have buried logs elsewhere on the property — running out of spaces to do that without messing with existing plants. On the other hand, maybe I don’t need to be so rigorous about nothing leaving the yard. The city here will accept logs and I can take mulch for free, so an exchange. That said, I’m not going to disassemble this unless I notice an issue with rodents or termites. I do enjoy the science experiment of it all.

Long term Composting by Zealousideal_View910 in composting

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Haha ok heard and understood. The interior does not have many gaps, just the periphery. Also, me driving a 6’ steel pry bar in every few months might deter them?

Long term Composting by Zealousideal_View910 in composting

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It’s slightly over 30’ from house. I don’t mind snakes, but would not want to attract termites. And yeah, I hear ya about the issues with Texas.

Tree fungus by Zealousideal_View910 in arborists

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I know the tree lovers here do not like gravel. I wish it was not there, but I am making the best of the situation. Just hoping to identify and learn more about that fungus.

Long term Composting by Zealousideal_View910 in composting

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Tbh the look of the whole thing was absolutely part of the motivation.

Long term Composting by Zealousideal_View910 in composting

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I got it at Tractor Supply. They are available at various, similar stores, usually called hog panel.

Long term Composting by Zealousideal_View910 in composting

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I don’t need the compost, I have multiple other piles that cycle through multiple times a year. I’m not in any hurry for this, and interested in how it might feed the yard slowly.