tekobo Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 On 3/28/2020 at 7:38 PM, Troble said: Herb and vegetable boxes went in today....getting close....now have to decide what to plant Loving your plants @Troble and your vegetable boxes are giving me ideas about what I can do in my home garden. Looks like you are going to have lots and lots of fun! 3
jonj Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 I hope you give us the photographic tour of the space once you get everything in place. After the rain, of course... 😎 2 1
Troble Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) @tekobo thank you. I’m currently trying to decide what to plant but I think I’ve landed on the following herbs - basil, rosemary, thyme vegetables - cucumber, zucchini, kale, red & yellow peppers strawberries our landscaping plan already calls for pineapple guava trees, passion fruit trees, lime, orange, lemon and kumquat trees @jonj thanks I definitely will if everyone is interested. It won’t be fully fine till all this corona virus stuff is done though. The hot tub is stuck on the loading dock at the factory and we special ordered these lime, orange and lemon trees that are called espaliered citrus which grows more like a vine in a wall those citrus trees are at a business that’s shut down so we won’t have that or the passion fruit tree till after this is over. But we’ll be 90% of the way there and we’ll be able to “shelter at home” on a side note the turf got done last Saturday and my 4 & 2 year old finally got to go outside and play and run around. It was a joyous occasion Edited April 8, 2020 by Troble 2 1
Troble Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Posted April 7, 2020 21 hours ago, Basher said: This is when it all comes together. What’s that taller standard tree with the purple flower? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk @Basher it’s called a Chinese orchid I took a picture of the plant list happy to send it to you 2
Troble Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Posted April 7, 2020 23 hours ago, tony b said: WOW, that's a lot of plants. Your yard is going to be a veritable botanical garden when everything gets done! @tony b that’s why we did the remodel we have a lot of space but it wasn’t designed well or opened up ever. There a lot of space to cover 2
Basher Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 Post the plant list please Troble. I am interested. That citrus sounds very cool. BTW, Did you know you can do this with any tree? It’s training the tree to grow two dimensionally along a wall through clever pruning techniques. I’ve thought about taking some topiary/ espalier lessons to better understand these techniques. A suggestion for your fresh herb mix- fresh mint. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2
MacKenzie Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 Mint is great but look out, it spreads like wildfire. You really have to actively contain it. 3
jonj Posted April 8, 2020 Report Posted April 8, 2020 14 hours ago, MacKenzie said: Mint is great but look out, it spreads like wildfire. You really have to actively contain it. We planted some mint many years ago but had to dig it out after only a few seasons. It had taken over the entire area. Probably best if planted in a barrel, like ckreef's traveling rosemary. 2 1
tony b Posted April 9, 2020 Report Posted April 9, 2020 Definitely grow mint (and it's cousins, like catnip, lemon balm, oregano and marjoram) in pots, never in the ground unless you want them to completely take over the area. On 4/7/2020 at 2:20 PM, Basher said: BTW, Did you know you can do this with any tree? It’s training the tree to grow two dimensionally along a wall through clever pruning techniques. I’ve thought about taking some topiary/ espalier lessons to better understand these techniques. A buddy in my homebrewing club who loves to make ciders, is trellising his apple trees horizontally, so he won't need a ladder to pick the apples when they reach maturity. Clever! 3
Troble Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Posted April 12, 2020 Hit a little snag this week. As part of the relocation of the pool equipment I hired a guy to test for leaks to make sure no major pool pipes were busted during all this demolition. He was supposed to come out prior to concrete being poured but that didn’t happen due to corona virus craziness/miscommunication between parties. So I got the leak guy out and sure enough we had a leak under the footing of the bbq island. Fixed it checked it again and there was another leak under the other footing on the island. So we got our smallest guy and had him tunnel underneath the concrete until he found the other leak and he fixed it yesterday. They said the guy was the same guy who tunneled El Chapo out of prison so while it may or may not be true we are back on track wrve been Vacillating in the color paint the cover. Our landscape designer has been suggesting greys we think we want brown. That’ll get resolved this week, we’ll slap some paint on it and should be done in 2 weeks or so. After that’s done I promise to shut down this thread and post in the other forums but for now the journey continues. Pics of the tunnel under the island are attached 2
MacKenzie Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 This is getting to be quite the story, I'm glad you have it all recorded. Hope the rest is smooth sailing. 1 1
Basher Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 That’s a good story to keep Troble. Did you have to tie a rope around his ankle in case he got stuck Can’t believe someone crawled in there!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
tony b Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 Wow! At least you were able to trace all the leaks and fix them, albeit with some crazy methods! That dude had to be like a jockey to fit in that hole!
Troble Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) Leaks are fixed. Hot tub was delivered today. Should be soaking in the tub tomorrow night with the family. Extremely grateful for that. I grew up in the hot tub business and this brand Caldera Spas was started by my Dad and godfather. We got out of the business long ago and it’s now manufacturers by Watkins Manufacturing which also owns Hot Springs Spas the model I got is called the Cantabria it’s essentially the KK equivalent of hot tubs https://www.calderaspas.com/shop/utopia/cantabria Edited April 17, 2020 by Troble 6
MacKenzie Posted April 17, 2020 Report Posted April 17, 2020 Just what I need for the stiff joints, are you taking reservations? 1
tony b Posted April 17, 2020 Report Posted April 17, 2020 Cool story about your family starting the business. I've owned a Caldera spa (Tahitian), going on 12 years now. Mine also has that recliner seat - my fav spot in the tub with the jets on the bottom of your feet for a nice foot massage! 2
BIGSHEP Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 That’s nice. The KK of hot tubs. I’m going to remember that.
Troble Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Posted April 18, 2020 @tony b that’s awesome. The Tahitian is the 7x7 model great spa. They’re super high quality will last you another 12 as long as you maintain it which I’m sure you do. That’s really awesome. 2 1
Troble Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Posted April 18, 2020 @tony b this was my claim to fame back in the day. I had LT do our commercials for 8 years when he was dominating the league check this out 1
