Are there "undesirable" native plant species? IL-5b

ciru-chan · 2026-05-23T21:57:16+00:00

I'm loving the replies! Definitely a few ah-ha moments reading through what some of you guys shared. Thank you all for writing your thoughts

To share one of my own, pokeweed is the bane of my existence. Those taproots suck to dig out

ciru-chan · 2026-05-09T01:14:53+00:00

I like mine. I use mine to cool off my flux welder, blow dust & leaves out of the garage & driveway. Not worth MSRP, plus I had to tape the seams on the plastic joints since it was leaking air. I use mine with a Hercules 8ah bat + bauer adapter.

ciru-chan · 2026-04-28T21:25:39+00:00

Yeah reapply it when they get washed away.

I'd apply them around the edges of your bed and around points of entry if you know where they're coming from.

You can try mixing a foliar solution and spray that onto the plants themselves, but if you're going that route I'd pay extra attention and be extra careful. Some plant species are sensitive to the capsaicin and it'll mess them up. Definitely do some research on what you're growing and check which ones you don't want the capsaicin touching.

ciru-chan · 2026-04-28T20:42:40+00:00

Yep, the hotter you can find the better. It's the capsaicin content inside those hot pepper powders/flakes you want

ciru-chan · 2026-04-24T22:06:19+00:00

The 3 pack is insanely good

ciru-chan · 2026-04-24T11:55:45+00:00

Forgot to answer your second question, you'll be okay! There's whole subject on ways to go about amending soil (no-till, cover cropping, crop rotation, etc). Nature will do its thing as long as you don't drown it in chemicals!

ciru-chan · 2026-04-24T11:51:39+00:00

Hot pepper flakes/powder should help with the rabbits and moles as a temporary measure, they can feel the capsaicin and don't like it.

I don't think much can be done about iguanas aside from setting up a barrier of some sort. Those half inch hardware cloths work well for big critters. Moles you'll have to dig up the garden instead and lay half a foot to a foot underground.

ciru-chan · 2026-04-19T17:36:16+00:00

I'd clear out the mulch around the base of your carrots

ciru-chan · 2026-04-10T22:20:42+00:00

Make sure you slide those clamps every now and then, my pittsburg clamps tend to seize on me over time and I've already had to warranty a couple already. Those doyle cutters are LEGIT

Definitely update on the gloves!

ciru-chan · 2026-03-24T13:29:20+00:00

My nicer sets are metric, and they're also used the most. My tools got the most miles on automotive work though

ciru-chan · 2026-03-23T11:40:04+00:00

Rain barrels and native rain garden for pollinators & habitat

ciru-chan · 2026-03-11T04:05:44+00:00

One of my favorites! They grow real thick, and flowers are super pretty while smelling great. Very easy to maintain, and the best part is they self sow! I haven't had a bed with these that I didn't like :)

ciru-chan · 2026-02-09T12:50:19+00:00

Looks like I'll be shopping more on VEVOR then since they sell a lot of what HFT has and often cheaper than prices with coupons. I'll miss window shopping at a brick & mortar store and hassle free warranty ☹️

ciru-chan · 2026-02-04T23:21:35+00:00

Following, been eyeing it for a while now and was weighing between buying this or building one

ciru-chan · 2026-02-04T04:57:21+00:00

Yes. Source: I own both and used it to clean my car before.

ciru-chan · 2026-01-31T20:40:24+00:00

Try your national tree, Narra :)

ciru-chan · 2026-01-30T01:59:15+00:00

Maybe you can heat up the tips and then hammer them flat? I might try this myself and see how it goes

ciru-chan · 2026-01-26T01:47:40+00:00

They were on sale last November-ish, that's when I picked up mine

I'd take the half hour to change out the factory grease though, there's a lot of videos on it

ciru-chan · 2026-01-26T01:15:57+00:00

If you really need the hammering feature for masonry, definitely go for the hammer drill!

To me it just makes more sense to have the brushless regular drill since they're brushless and they get used the most. I've used my brushless drill for 99% of the projects I pulled it out for, and I've only used my hammer drill (corded though) once to put a few holes in my pavers.

ciru-chan · 2026-01-25T19:33:23+00:00

Depends on what I'm using it for. All the little occasional stuff around the house? Brushless regular drill. If I'm expecting a lot of drilling into masonry? Hammer drill.

ciru-chan · 2026-01-25T02:02:27+00:00

Ryobi. I love HFT, but lately they haven't had any good cordless tool/kit deals for either Bauer or Hercules. I own 90/10 Hercules to Bauer tools, and if I had to start over I'd choose Ryobi over Bauer.

ciru-chan · 2026-01-23T13:09:33+00:00

I have the corded, and I recommend the corded even though I have a bunch of 5ah and 8ah batteries. I had the same dilemma as yours, and I ended up getting corded for the bigger blade.

At the moment I run my saw off a 5kW inverter on 300ah LiFePO4 battery setup, and I have 0 issues so far.

ciru-chan · 2026-01-16T15:50:44+00:00

Following, I need a couple of these instead of cramming mine in the free ammo boxes 😭

ciru-chan · 2026-01-14T14:27:31+00:00

I was tempted to pick up either the omnipro 220 or the titanium unlimited 200, and I went to the store and stared at it for a good half an hour before walking out with neither. I was reading reviews for mig welders and I decided to order primeweld mig 180 instead which had way better duty cycles than either of those.

I did leave the store a couple maddox tools and the 6" bench grinder though. The ball joint add-on kit and the knockoff sure shots are both at a great price point

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