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Apple weather app has been super inaccurate and I really wanna keep accurate tabs on rainfall for my native beds. What app/method do you reliably use to gauge rainfall totals?

Looking to hear all about your experiences with corrugated metal garden edging. I am thinking about making a trench, fill it with class 5, tamper it down, place bricks on top of that, then on the outside edge, use 12 inch corrugated metal, buried 8 inches deep in the ground for chipmunk protection, as the final edging.

But I’m wondering if any of you have used corrugated metal that’s colored and has it withstood winter? Should I just get the “rust” color? Or plain silver. I don’t want the color to fade with our winters/it look bad. Any words of wisdom here would be greatly appreciated!

A huge part of my adhd, since childhood has been my obsessions/fixations with certain interests. (I’m def not on the spectrum). It’s been anything from Barney, Barbie’s, planes to adulthood fixations like strength sports, sewing/thrifting/sustainable fashion, politics and now most recently I can’t stop thinking about native planting and ecosystem restoration. I get so into my hobbies that I get sidetracked by my daily life and other interests/responsibilities. They consume me and honestly no medication seems to help with this.

I’m not even sure if it’s negative anymore. In my childhood, I developed an eating disorder in part because of this. I have a great relationship to my food and body though now. I’m almost gifted in a way I learned hundreds the names of native and invasive plants in my ecosystem in weeks. But it makes focusing on things like my health and friendships more difficult. I haven’t been able to focus on my job as much because I just love learning and researching future plants and shrubs and trees to add to our property over the years. I can’t even say that it’s because I’m super young because I’m 29 on Wednesday and married and a homeowner. My poor, also adhd husband has to deal with my plant-talk or whatever fixation it is at the time. It’s relentless and I’m a workhorse when I get my mind onto something, but I am just hoping for more balance eventually.

Has anyone else gone thru this? Does it get better with age? How do you curb your own brakes? My adderall works great for work but mostly my own brain and the direction it wants to go is the biggest barrier.

I can’t find it anywhere. I don’t want a nativar, I want the wild Cephalanthus occidentalis. They had it at Sunnyside Gardens but it’s sold out now. I really want at least one for my wetland backyard. Google/internet isn’t helping.

Anyone know where I can find one in/around the twin cities?

Twin cities MN zone 5a. I received 90 plugs in the mail from MNL yesterday. They’re all full and partial sun natives. I am reading a lot of conflicting advice on how to store them before planting. I have to wait until our deer/rabbit fencing gets here as our backyard backs into a nature preserve and it’s not worth the risk.

Should I store them in my sunroom, in a south-facing window, making sure they don’t dry out? Or in my cool and dark basement?? I am reading conflicting things and it’s overwhelming me. I just want them to survive maybe 3-5 more days until the fencing gets here. Looking to hear what has worked for you personally.

In the Twin Cities. I’m in west metro. I called West Metro Supply and Garden By The Woods and their prices were outrageous. $300 for just 6 cubic yards delivered. I am regrading and starting more native beds. Need weed-free high quality black dirt topsoil like 10+ cubic yards.

I am willing to drive and pick up a lot of bags of cheaper too.

If so, how long did it take to arrive? Thank you!

Twin Cities MN Zone 5a. Just a PSA to look out for grants from your local watershed for native planting. My husband and I just got a $3,750 grant to convert most of our yard space to native beds. Much more than our state’s Lawns to Legumes $400 program.

I’ll post pics and update on progress as we go, but just wanted to throw this out there for all of you!

My husband and I want to build a 16 ft diameter fire pit patio in our backyard. Problem is there is 6 ft+ of pure black dirt and peat under our lawn/in the patio area. We are doing the pavers but hired out for the class 5 fill/dirt fill in depression spots surrounding it for proper drainage. Contractors got their bobcat stuck. It’s all organic matter. They had never seen anything like it. They did not hit standing water though. We have a creek in the very back of our property.

I’m thinking now we have to build a raised patio, like 4-8 inches above lawn-level with super compacted geotextile class 5 base before leveling sand + pavers and a solid border, but we are not sure.

Anyone have experience building a patio in a similar type of soil situation? We live in Minnesota so have to be mindful of freeze/thaw too.

The project got so messed up now, contractors have been trying to get the stuck bobcat, and a bunch of the lawn is now ruined in attempt. Now we don’t exactly trust their judgment on how to proceed…

My cousin got her car confiscated by IRGC because they saw video footage of her CIRCLING AROUND jan 8-9. Not even protesting!!

My cousin’s husband’s daughter’s place got raided because she received a text against the IR. They confiscated her phone and are going to unleash hell on the friend who sent it to her.

My family is saying Kerman is one of the most strict places in Iran rn and NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT.

I’ve been lifting weights for 9.5 years, olympic weightlifting for 3.5 years. Recently, i’ve become so busy as a new homeowner on my landscaping projects and also planning my wedding, that I haven’t been able to lift more than 2x a week. I’m worried about maintaining progress. I’ve been super consistent until recently and it freaks me out. I’m still very active, literally hauling hundreds of bricks and digging, moving dirt, etc. but I just haven’t been at this place of life before.

My coach is ofc supportive and understanding and I don’t compete, but I’m looking to hear your experiences with this. When life gets in the way and how to maximize little time in the gym.

I’m in the West Metro. My hair lady is great but I just cannot afford a $100 haircut right now. Anyone have any stylist/salon recs for affordable (under $50) haircuts for long thick straight hair?

I am open to great clips and such too, if I know which stylist to ask for! I tried a teaching salon once and the woman who did my hair super nervous because of how thick it is and messed it up, so prefer not to go that route.

Where can I go in the Twin Cities to get a lot of high quality mulch? I am trying to start some natives. Not sure where the best place/s are for quality and low price. I’m in West metro but willing to drive 30 min.