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That's a good-looking bountiful harvest!

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

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~Sue~

I've become so depressed about my front yard that I've stopped doing anything with it except watering the plants I've already planted. Did I tell you what happened? I had a plumbing problem that required digging up much of my front yard. The plumbers were not at all careful when digging up and replacing the dirt. Now my yard is mostly dirt and, when it occasionally rains, mud.

On the other hand, my elephant ears are doing very, very well and making me happy.

Edit: Yes, I see that I did tell you what happened, and I posted the photos.

Another Edit: I'm seriously thinking of replacing the dirt/grass with stones/pebbles the way they do in places like Arizona where it's hot (hotter than central Texas) and arid.

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~Sue~

The plumbers were not at all careful when digging up and replacing the dirt. Now my yard is mostly dirt and, when it occasionally rains, mud.

I'm sorry you have had to deal with that. They really should be respectful of people's property. Have you talked to their office about it?

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What am I doing? Vacuumed part of My desk, I had to lower My head at first, got a bit light headed.

Asap installing two new cpu coolers and 1 newer cpu an Intel made Xeon E5-1650 version two 3.5GHz 6 core cpu.

And watching MSNBC via Pluto(streaming service), while hoping a thunderstorm does not knock My power out, it rained a bit and it's 106F outside.

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The plumbers were not at all careful when digging up and replacing the dirt. Now my yard is mostly dirt and, when it occasionally rains, mud.

I'm sorry you have had to deal with that. They really should be respectful of people's property. Have you talked to their office about it?

No. If I thought it would make any difference, I might. But it won't.

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@ Sue
I can understand how you got your chickens. You didn't go out to have any but "fate" gave them to you.
I received two chihuahuas that way. My step-sister and her husband before he became her ex. They and their children were staying with us temperarily between jobs and housing. The children had two chihuahuas. Between moving out and setting up their housing. The dogs were left here for safe care. The room they were using at the time for the parents. The children had their own room. The chihuahuas slept in. So when I moved my stuff in after they left the chihuahuas stayed with me. Needless to say. My step sister and her soon to be ex left the two dogs for to long in our care. I looked after them mostly and the two became attached to me. So my step-mom told them both no when they finally came around to get the chihuahuas. Besides I didn't like how they were caring for the chihuahuas anyway. They lived a better and much much longer life with us here.

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What are those plants next to the wheelbarrow that look like they have yellow or lime green ping pong balls growing from them?

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What are those plants next to the wheelbarrow that look like they have yellow or lime green ping pong balls growing from them?

Those are corn on the cob, Gordon...the plastic balls are used to put on top of the cane supports to make them more visible and stop anyone injuring themselves on them..

Oh... ok! Now that I look more closely, I can see the balls are on wire posts. I thought those plants looked like young corn stalks. The corn fields here were over 6 feet tall, a couple weeks ago.

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I've decided to rip up my front yard and put down some sort of pebbles. A friend who lives in Arizona posted a photo of her yard which is what I'm hoping to copy. She has a "Mexican bird of paradise" plant and when I saw it I thought it was magnificent. Here is the photo she posted.


I ordered some seeds for two types of xeriscape plants and received them, but the seeds weren't labeled, so I don't know which is which. Not that it matters much. One plant is the "Mexican bird of paradise," and the other is a "red yucca." There are 25 seeds in total, and I won't use more than four or five of them. Perhaps I'll sell some once they've sprouted.


I have no idea how much converting my front yard will cost, but I'm hoping it won't be much and that my mom will help me pay for it. She's very concerned with appearances and that will help when I ask her for the money. ;-)

It's a nice coincidence that one of my neighbors - the one who originally owned "my" chickens, does this sort of work so I'm going to ask him for an estimate.

For those who don't know, a LOT of people in Arizona do this sort of thing with their yards. It's very dry there. People in central Texas don't normally do this. Maybe I'll start a trend! Right now we're in a early stages of a drought and are under "voluntary" water restrictions. Just a coincidence.

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~Sue~

Your friend has a nice looking setup there, Sue. I like her cactus, too.

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I'd like to try to grow peppermint plants. I've never looked anywhere, but I think tomorrow I'll check out some nurseries.

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I'd like to try to grow peppermint plants. I've never looked anywhere, but I think tomorrow I'll check out some nurseries.

I'd recommend keeping them in pots, Gordon, or burying a barrier (between the edge of the bed you want them in and any surroundings) to a depth of at least a foot, preferably a bit more, because they are very, very invasive as I recall.

Interesting. I would not have thunk it to be an invasive plant.

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Interesting. I would not have thunk it to be an invasive plant.

No.... I didn't either... yeeees.... then there was a lot of digging and I never forgot. It might vary depending on your soil quality/ temperatures and stuff but it would be worth checking with the nursery. They're lovely plants, whether you end up with mint coming out your ears or not.

Well, I just a called a place nearby, and they said they sold them in the Spring, so I think I'm in the wrong time of year, now. These weird ideas just pop into my head.

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[quote]I've decided to rip up my front yard and put down some sort of pebbles. A friend who lives in Arizona posted a photo of her yard which is what I'm hoping to copy. She has a "Mexican bird of paradise" plant and when I saw it I thought it was magnificent. Here is the photo she posted.


I live an Arizona and I see lots of yards with theses pebbles. The one major problem with them is that you will still get weeds, especially near the borders of the pebbles (next to the sidewalk, driveway, or where plants are being watered). The bad part about it is that it is hard to kill the weeds as you cant get to the roots since they are under the pebbles. You can spray them, or try to pull them.

Before putting rocks, use the heaviest plastic tarp on the bare ground that you can find. Even consider pouring some long term weed killer near the edges of sidewalks.

Oh my gosh! That's a beautiful picture.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

I live in Arizona and I see lots of yards with theses pebbles. The one major problem with them is that you will still get weeds, especially near the borders of the pebbles (next to the sidewalk, driveway, or where plants are being watered). The bad part about it is that it is hard to kill the weeds as you cant get to the roots since they are under the pebbles. You can spray them, or try to pull them.

Before putting rocks, use the heaviest plastic tarp on the bare ground that you can find. Even consider pouring some long term weed killer near the edges of sidewalks.

My friend said she put down some Weed Impede before she put down the pebbles. And she treats, again, every six months to keep the weeds away. She says it works.

I have thought about the plastic tarp thing.

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~Sue~