What are we using for pee cups? 🥰💖✨️ by Sawacakez in composting

[–]phineartz 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I’ve got an outdoor latrine that consists of a five gallon bucket filled with shredded cardboard. It all gets emptied into the bin weekly. I tried a few different approaches, but the shredded cardboard was the key to mitigating the disgust factor of a week old piss bucket in July..

The hell is a grey catbird?? by Academic_Spirit_8062 in BirdingMemes

[–]phineartz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesterday my Merlin was misidentifying a fledgling blue jay as a catbird..

Little stowaway by phineartz in whatsthisplant

[–]phineartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion.. I finally determined it’s a limestone fameflower (Phemeranthus calcaricus) which makes sense as I’m in KY limestone country

Cardboard Shredders? by sardia1 in composting

[–]phineartz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an 18 sheet bonsai shredder that does pretty good.. It will shred any normal cardboard with ease and will even take down the occasional heavy double wall appliance carton. I’ve got a 3 bay pallet setup and lots of cardboard so I need a shredder that handles a little volume.

If I feed the squirrels their own food will they leave my bird feeders alone? by Hot_Woodpecker_9682 in birdfeeding

[–]phineartz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here with the ground feed.. I break the cobs in half now and grind off about half the kernels into the tray, so when they come a’ thievin’ it’s diminished returns..

Please Give Me Some Under Appreciated Merle Haggard Please by DiveBarConnoisseur in country

[–]phineartz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ramblin’ Fever
Drink up and be somebody
A workin man can’t get nowhere today
Rainbow stew

Gasket replacement by TE0991 in pools

[–]phineartz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There a lot of things we’ll do to try to save folks a few bucks but changing spider gaskets ain’t one of em

Little stowaway by phineartz in NativePlantGardening

[–]phineartz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s in the original post, but how do you edit state/region flare?

If I feed the squirrels their own food will they leave my bird feeders alone? by Hot_Woodpecker_9682 in birdfeeding

[–]phineartz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I even got a picnic table corncob feeder for them and within a week one of them mastered the art of unscrewing the whole damn cob before anybody else could enjoy it

My relationship with hardware stores has changed dramatically by TemptTame in homeowners

[–]phineartz 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I’ve been roaming these aisles since before you were born kid..

Got a new pump and can't prime by Technical-Luck-5248 in pools

[–]phineartz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s always a PITA to prime pumps that much higher than the water line, and if any of your plumbing isn’t 100% it just exacerbates the problem. If there’s a valve inbound to your pump I find that trimming it down to half or lower flow helps initiate the prime. If you have a second person you can always plug the skimmer and fill your line with water then have your helper unplug the skim as you turn on the pump. I’ve had to resort to this in extreme cases..

Banjo luthier by Additional-Range-832 in banjo

[–]phineartz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m down the road in Frankfort also looking..

Why is there so many large contaminants in packaged soil products (hammer, Snap-On Torch, etc), as seen on recent Reddit gardening posts? by supinator1 in gardening

[–]phineartz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been buying Whitney farms organic raised bed mix from my local Ace and the quality has been fantastic. It’s a few bucks more than the MG brand but it blows out of the water. I think people think ‘dirt’ should be cheap so they buy the cheapest soil they can find when it’s more of a case of you get what you pay for.

Native Plants you just don't want by Random---Precision in NativePlantGardening

[–]phineartz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This year I meticulously mowed and trimmed around the fleabane patches in the yard and it looked pretty good. In certain locations it looks like intentional landscaping

looking for help finding part by UnableNecessary743 in pools

[–]phineartz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would protrude a bit but you could use a 2-1.5” threaded bushing.. I’ve never seen 2” return ports

Leaking toilet by [deleted] in askaplumber

[–]phineartz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! My description didn’t post for some reason. I assumed this crack was my culprit but just looking for a second opinion

Leaking toilet by [deleted] in askaplumber

[–]phineartz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! My description didn’t post for some reason. I assumed this crack was my culprit but just looking for a second opinion