Recent content by Spdyracer

I have a bench in my garage but want one outside because I'm tired of the mess in the garage after repoting.

Just struck me you may have been talking about the small ones on each end of the raised bed. If that's it ones a blueberry bush since my youngest likes blueberries and the other is a mugo. Both are for landscaping.

Funny you mentioned a workbench. That's be planned for, would like to stick it on the other end of my shed.

Thanks! Is this the tree you are talking about? It's a maple and yes it does make me nervous about a little MBA breaking off and hitting the trees guess I like to live on the dangerous side ha. As far as protecting any trees I haven't yet but not saying I probably shouldn't. Judy would be a...

That's a good point you bring up. I did move the tree last night around to the other long bench. Where it was the metal behind it gets direct sun to it so it probably does get pretty hot. The other bench the metal stays in the shade for a good part of the day. I'll see what happens with the...

Thanks for the advice. I think it was brought up before but maybe I didn't explain it well. All the original soil is gone. It was very sandy potting soil which all cleaned off very easily. Only soil now is the new soil I potted it in.

Thanks! Yeah I thought about using something like that I'll be keeping that in mind. Guess that's part of the never being completely done since there's always something else you could do or change.

Yes I understand that but it seems everyone on here was leaning toward not getting enough water so I thought I would try the moss and keep an eye on it. If it gets better I'll leave it but if it starts getting worse I'll pull it off and watch how much water it's getting.

It's composit decking. Had some lying around so used that instead of wood.

Thanks. I built the bike several years ago and had a guy from Australia hunt me down and bought it from me last year.

Thanks. Not sure who's plans it was for that bench but I did a search online and found a tutorial of someone making one like it. Yes feel free to it on your benches page

Thanks everybody for the advice. I was really leaning towards it being over watered. VAFisher I took your advice and put sphagnum on top and I'll see what that does. Hopefully it is a matter of too many air pockets and this will help and the tree responds well.

Thanks for the compliment. I put down plastic weed barrier. My three layer bench I've had the rock down for about two months. Even though it hasn't stopped a 100% of grass and weeds it's sopped 95% of them. Like you said it also keeps the rocks from sinking into the dirt. I picked it up at Home...

Yes like that just kicked up a notch. BAM!

Great work on your sobriety and welcome back!