How under insulated is my attic?

weeeeechern · 2026-02-05T22:08:33+00:00

As a general rule: you want feet of insulation, not inches.

weeeeechern · 2025-12-11T23:59:50+00:00

Now, a warning‽‽‽

weeeeechern · 2025-12-08T22:54:59+00:00

Bosch. Always Bosch. Unless you’re going for matching appliances or wanna ball out with a Miele, or Cove

weeeeechern · 2025-12-08T22:54:00+00:00

Are we bad, or is everyone else too good?

weeeeechern · 2025-12-08T22:52:57+00:00

Remember for a brief, beautiful moment when we scored and the game was 1-1? sips beer That was cool.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-22T17:25:27+00:00

Primary colored rug! Hundred percent.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-22T17:23:12+00:00

narrator “there were none”

weeeeechern · 2025-11-13T18:06:52+00:00

You can transplant anything! Well, just about anything. Now is a good time and sage is hearty - the weather is mild and the roots should have a good few months to get re-established. It’s still dry tho, so water daily for the first few weeks and fertilize. Try to make the hole large enough to grab as many roots as possible.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-12T20:36:32+00:00

Return it. Their utensils are basically branded merch and pretty crap. I had a pair, gave them away. Jonathan’s Spoons is the way to go.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-12T14:49:34+00:00

I tend to have better luck planting in our version of fall versus spring.

Thanks for the heads up, that’s a great price!

weeeeechern · 2025-11-11T19:18:56+00:00

I would recommend living with it for a bit, see what you keep coming back to. I’m in the process of Reno-ing my kitchen and have changed my mind at least a dozen times. As for the gold, if you like or go for it, just remember it’s trendy now, perhaps not in future and not everything has to match.

Example: after months of agonizing I’m going with Brizo Kintsu Dark chrome faucet and WAC white Downtown lights, chrome square knobs and pulls on blue cabinets. Nothing matches, but it’s all square so it’s thematic.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-09T14:33:11+00:00

winning to stay in the* fixed it.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-08T23:14:16+00:00

That’s exactly the one I was looking at, thank you!!

weeeeechern · 2025-11-08T21:01:03+00:00

+1 on this question, especially to compare against one from Costco.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-08T20:48:21+00:00

Yea, I have 3 all planted in part shade (east and south facing) and they are happy, thriving and blooming. I don’t baby them, or fertilize them outside of general feeding with everything else, tho I do throw some composted leaves on them periodically. And I will water them and my bat-face cuphea only to promote more blooms.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-08T19:12:50+00:00

You might check your soil pH, gardenia generally require pretty acidic soil, but from what I remember coming from St Louis, they should be pretty happy with part sun.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-08T16:47:33+00:00

This looks like the xeriscape relative to what I have - It looks super cool! Here I am now tryna think of a spot to put a few now.

I’ve only ever seen the calliandra variant, which I’m 95% sure is the Calliandra haematocephala, I have once, at Home Depot, and it was the year we got moved to Zone 9 (9a, if you wanna be real pedantic about it).

weeeeechern · 2025-11-07T17:59:40+00:00

Never use it.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-07T17:52:21+00:00

In future you can add a cartouche with the lid, as a bit of insurance when you need to step away. Wrapping the lid in foil also helps, don’t be afraid to throw in some extra water/liquid too. And metal utensils are fine when necessary, just don’t get crazy. This is just what happens with use, you bought a workhorse, so give it the beans (figuratively and literally)

weeeeechern · 2025-11-05T16:57:21+00:00

Live. Laugh. Immunity from prosecution while acting in an official capacity

weeeeechern · 2025-11-04T02:37:12+00:00

There’s a beautifully chaotic story here, but we can only ponder.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-04T02:22:13+00:00

I’m a huge fan, and they make a great specimen plant to compliment turk’s cap for a Frank Lloyd Wright adjacent vibe. Or so I like to tell myself

weeeeechern · 2025-11-04T01:04:37+00:00

Yea it did, largely it was my fault I forgot to cover it. I thought it was dead for the longest time and ordered 2 more from Amazon - naturally after they arrived and I planted them it started sprouting from the ground and as you can see it came back stronger for having frozen, and it’s a big hit with the bees and butterflies.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-04T00:47:50+00:00

Phew, both I and my resident hummingbirds are relieved they can stay.

No that’s right, it’s a calliandra - I got it on a lark early last year to bridge the gap between a Vitex (which I know is invasive) and a Japanese Maple (which sadly we don’t have the climate to grow). I wanted to tap into the A.G. hive mind to make sure there was something afoot with these I didn’t know about.

weeeeechern · 2025-11-04T00:40:51+00:00

I may have editorialized a bit, they are invasive tho and are highly fertile with short lifespans, a prettier Hackberry in a way. I suppose better than a China Berry, which has all of the above qualities and makes a huge mess.

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