Recent content by 1iora

Cool! Can't wait to see it. People charge fortunes for wall gardens you plant yourself.

Guys! I'm going to get a lilac! I emailed the arborist from my undergrad to ask the variety that smelled fabulous by my dorm. I am going to force it to thrive even if I have to put an air conditioner and a grow light on it at the same time.

I had no idea lilacs could be used to help farmers figure out what to plant where! I'm going to look into that. I love lilacs. There aren't many here in DC, but we had them everywhere in Rochester NY. There were several outside my college dorm and the smell was incredible. There were also...

Today I transplanted my tomato plants (they were starting to look unhappy in their small containers, and here in 7A it'll hopefully stay 40s or above at night now). They were inside but I didn't even bother acclimating them since it's 70s out. Gave one spare to my neighbor! Snap peas are...

Guys! Check it. Yesterday some guy posted a picture on craigslist, with 'free first come first served' of a pile of rocks. Flagstone. Best deal ever. I emailed him and got the address and then I convinced my boyfriend to go over there after work. The rocks were still there! My boyfriend...

Has anyone tried ReStore, from Habitat for Humanity? They appear to have some good deals ($30 for three solar powered granite stepping stones, probably 20 a piece otherwise), but are closed now. See eg restorenova.org, and look at this crazy deal they had for President's Day...

Clever ideas, thanks! ducks, do you know of any thicker version of the stall mats? The yard gets pretty soupy when it's wet and I don't want whatever I use burying itself in mud/squishing down in spots. mama, I actually checked craigslist and couldn't find anything like this... but then...

Hi guys! My yard is getting very weedy, and you know my neighbor is going to comment, and I want to sit out there and grill anyway... so I need to put in a patio. I think I'm going to do 90sq ft. We have a hand-me-down iron table, and I'm not sure how large it is, but it's going to have to...

I planted cilantro, chives, dill, carrots, and three kinds of lettuce today. The snap peas are all sprouted, and the strawberries seem to be coming back from being the squirrels' favorite snack (thank you, bird netting!). Also, yesterday I got a cat! He's 8. We went to the shelter and it was...

Oh, Mensa emailed me an article about this research! It's pretty interesting, isn't it? I wish I knew about bee genetics... like, does the queen bee have a lot more traits (varying genes) to pass down? Otherwise it seems like you'd end up with a whole hive of scout bees... and she'd probably...

Just opened every blog posted! Going to go through them at my leisure. I have one too, casually, that literally no one reads... but I like to talk(write?)

Learning Hebrew is super challenging! Especially script, and especially especially with no vowels (it's not so easy to figure out the words when you're not fluent in the language). Good for her! And as someone who is musically-challenged (and can't read Hebrew!), I can't imagine reading aloud...

I'm interested in hearing about this too! I have very limited space, so any upward-mobility (heh) is welcome.

I planted snap peas and strawberries today! It's getting down to 39 here at night (7a), so hopefully they'll be alright. Bigger problem is the lack of light - right now they're only getting about an hour of dappled sun a day, in the mornings, the rest of the time they're shaded. It's been...

Poor doggy! She's having such a rough time. You're right about the bet bill, it could totally be worse - I had to leave my dog in the vet's overnight and just that one trip cost $500... someone I know took their dog to emergency care in the city and it cost $2000. We're lucky Maizy can be...