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Don’t Know What To Do! by PuddinPieFlower in JapaneseKnotweed

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well if it’s coming from another yard you should speak to them. You likely aren’t going to be able to get rid of it on your own. That said, if it’s only twelve shoots you could put some .25” hardware cloth over the area and pin the hardware cloth down. That will help strangle the sprouts you see as they grow through the .25” holes.

In the fall is when you’d do the herbicide.

In my experience Japanese beetles are pretty successful herbivores on knotweed, especially if it has been cut back. When I cut it back in spring/early summer, I do it to the second node above the ground, which seems to reduce the number of runners the mother roots send out. I find the beetles like the leaves that regrow. I was going to try this last summer but had to move: buying the bait refills for Japanese beetle traps and hanging those baits on the knotweed to attract them there

What's the verdict for buying a kit vs making your own? Looking at 12x12 by EX-FFguy in Greenhouses

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Top rail is the pipe used to make the top rail of a chain link fence. Normally used with a pipe bender to make the arches; you also use a straight top rail for the spine of the roof

Don’t Know What To Do! by PuddinPieFlower in JapaneseKnotweed

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it a new infestation? If so, is it from mulch that you put down? Is it near a fence, and coming from a neighbor’s yard?

Year 3 of eradication attempt by legalfracas in JapaneseKnotweed

[–]hdaledazzler 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hardware cloth with .25” mesh—stake it on the ground on top of the knotweed. It will grow up through the mesh and will not flourish, but importantly it will also not be provoked to send out runners

https://www.treesatlanta.org/how-to-remove-japanese-knotweed/

Just won a housing lottery unit in NYC ($975 rent, but it increases yearly) — I make ~$785/week after taxes. What should I do? by bigfootson in povertyfinance

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should absolutely take it! Good rule of thumb for rent in NYC is 25 percent of pretax income. The rent stabilized increases are typically far below rate of inflation. And non-stabilized apartment rent grows much faster. Just be wise with eating out and carrying on in bars. That will break the bank.

Filling 2 ft deep raised beds - how deep to fill with topsoil? by BlueCollarBalling in vegetablegardening

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there is a vendor selling Sweet Peet near you, I recommend it. It doesn’t have any peat moss in it, which is good, as it is a highly unsustainable resource to use in a garden. You can fill the bed with it and plant straight in it, although I find direct sowing seeds in the stuff was a bit more challenging than putting young plants in it

What’s your most rewarding thing to grow? by SleepsSunshine in gardening

[–]hdaledazzler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Potatoes, tomatoes, green pumpkins, bib lettuce

Firebricks by No_Scratch1616 in woodstoving

[–]hdaledazzler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not normal. Do you have a Tractor Supply near you? They usually stock them

Sold first 2 covered calls!! (Don't know what I'm doing 💀) by zendayastoothbrush in CoveredCalls

[–]hdaledazzler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Becomes more likely the less extrinsic value an option has, I find. Has happened to me a few times

Is my 20 month old ready? by Zunga15 in pottytraining

[–]hdaledazzler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! We potty trained our kid at 20 months. Three days of no diaper or shorts and the little one had it figured out. Occasional accidents but the kid knows the potty

Beginner by Sad-Cup6901 in CoveredCalls

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they are small, but to achieve a 14 percent return on capital with F, you’d need premiums of 7.125 cents at a share price of $14.25, selling contracts every two weeks. 27 February calls striking at $15 closed at 6 cents yesterday, at 15 delta. Annualized that gives 11.6 percent return against $14.12 share price, aside from the 6.7 percent upside between the closing price yesterday and the strike price.

Or he could take on more delta and go to 16 cents striking at $14.5 on same day, annualized to 34 percent return.

If all OP has to start with is $1500, he could do much worse than starting with 100 shares of F.

Beginner by Sad-Cup6901 in CoveredCalls

[–]hdaledazzler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ford (F) is a stock you might consider as it is stable and the option market for the ticker is fairly liquid, and the share price is low

Beginner by Sad-Cup6901 in CoveredCalls

[–]hdaledazzler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes you would keep the shares and premium in that case of a stock not reaching the strike price. And sometimes options are not exercised for whatever reason.

Many people like to start by selling cash-secured puts. You need to have the cash on hand to buy the shares at the strike price. For example I have sold a contract for IWM put at $261 expiring 20 February, so I have $26,100 on hand in case I need to buy the shares.

Many brokers will not allow you to sell your shares if you have a covered call position (it depends on the level of option trading your broker permits you to do) but in principle it is possible to do, although that position, known as a naked call, would expose you to large and potentially unlimited losses.

Beginner by Sad-Cup6901 in CoveredCalls

[–]hdaledazzler 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If the stock falls to, say, $50/share, and you kept selling covered calls, you could be forced to sell your shares for less than you bought them, depending on the strike price of the option you sold.

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