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If you go to a quality nursery or garden center, you'll likely get a better product, which was my main reason for saying bulk. There are far too many rocks in the bagged stuff you get at both Lowe's and HD, IMO.

I bought a truckload of mulch years ago, and it was very good quality product from the local paper mills - pine bark. I don’t remember the exact cost, but I remember doing the math and thinking it was much cheaper than buying in bags.

The only issue was that I had WAY too much mulch, so I ended up giving it to neighbors. Had to get it off my lawn where it was dumped before it killed the lawn underneath.

Maybe you can get smaller loads of mulch delivered? I still see neighbors with pallets of mulch 12’ high in the back of trucks, so I guess smaller doesn’t work here.

Some smaller nurseries (there's one in my area) will sell by the skidloader bucket which is ~ half a yard for $20, or full yard for $30.

My Cub Cadet XT1 enduro LT 42 is getting delivered tomorrow to our new place. Kind of excited about it.

Nice! May want to invest in a can of Fluid Film to spray on the underside of the deck. It will help grass with sticking. Once you mow in damp grass all bets are off though.

Source of the post May want to invest in a can of Fluid Film to spray on the underside of the deck.

That or good ole WD40.

Also, did you buy your tractor off someone in SW PA?

https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland ... don-store/

According to a police report, someone cut a chain to enter a fenced lot of the Crossroads Plaza store, taking a Cub Cadet riding lawn mower worth $2,099, a Toro TimeCutter lawnmower worth $3,999 and a utility trailer worth $2,099. In all, the items add up to $8,197.

.... no. Nope. Definitely not.

https://www.post-gazette.com/life/garde ... I_dhENKBvM

The local nursery we go to started doing online ordering and delivery a few weeks ago after being denied a waiver to stay open.

Both Jim Jenkins and Bedner's are open. Swung by Jimmy J's yesterday for some seedlings. I was the only one there it was kinda great. Lots of flowers, starting to build up garden stock as well.

Bakerstown Feed is both a garden nursery and a pet store, so they've been able to stay open

Yeah I tried doing seed starters for tomato plants and they haven't worked out that great.

Yeah I tried doing seed starters for tomato plants and they haven't worked out that great.

We've got tomatoes going in old yogurt cups for now, and I'm waiting on my pods for our AeroGarden. Ideally, I want to grow lettuce and tomatoes/peppers on a constant basis indoors.

I did get a grow light, so I guess I could now do indoors full time as well.

My tomato starters didn't do so well this year. I only need 1-2 plants though, they produce like rabbits

I'm just gonna buy starter plants for tomatoes, peppers, and zucchini. I'll order seeds online next year... local stores didnt have what I wanted.

I did cucumbers, onions, herbs, and lettuce seedlings. Got some grow lights so I'll probably keep herbs going all year if I can. I do have an aero garden in storage. I need to get some pods.

Oh also beans and sugar snap peas for seedlings

Yeah I tried doing seed starters for tomato plants and they haven't worked out that great.

We've got tomatoes going in old yogurt cups for now, and I'm waiting on my pods for our AeroGarden. Ideally, I want to grow lettuce and tomatoes/peppers on a constant basis indoors.

do you plant the pods in the ground after they start?

Yeah I tried doing seed starters for tomato plants and they haven't worked out that great.

We've got tomatoes going in old yogurt cups for now, and I'm waiting on my pods for our AeroGarden. Ideally, I want to grow lettuce and tomatoes/peppers on a constant basis indoors.

do you plant the pods in the ground after they start?

Honestly, I have no idea what we're going to do. My plan was to continually trim and harvest, and keep the pods in the machine as long as possible. Since it's hydroponics, I can't really transplant to dirt easily. I'd have to move it to larger jugs with half water to allow the roots to change.

I currently have mint, thyme, and basil growing, with the latter two skyrocketing each day. My lettuce/tomatoes pods should arrive next week.

Yeah I tried doing seed starters for tomato plants and they haven't worked out that great.

We've got tomatoes going in old yogurt cups for now, and I'm waiting on my pods for our AeroGarden. Ideally, I want to grow lettuce and tomatoes/peppers on a constant basis indoors.

do you plant the pods in the ground after they start?

Honestly, I have no idea what we're going to do. My plan was to continually trim and harvest, and keep the pods in the machine as long as possible. Since it's hydroponics, I can't really transplant to dirt easily. I'd have to move it to larger jugs with half water to allow the roots to change.

I currently have mint, thyme, and basil growing, with the latter two skyrocketing each day. My lettuce/tomatoes pods should arrive next week.

once the plants mature, the root system and water consumption because insane. i wish there was an easier way to plan them in the ground but the plastic cages are poblemativ

Yeah I tried doing seed starters for tomato plants and they haven't worked out that great.

We've got tomatoes going in old yogurt cups for now, and I'm waiting on my pods for our AeroGarden. Ideally, I want to grow lettuce and tomatoes/peppers on a constant basis indoors.

do you plant the pods in the ground after they start?

Honestly, I have no idea what we're going to do. My plan was to continually trim and harvest, and keep the pods in the machine as long as possible. Since it's hydroponics, I can't really transplant to dirt easily. I'd have to move it to larger jugs with half water to allow the roots to change.

I currently have mint, thyme, and basil growing, with the latter two skyrocketing each day. My lettuce/tomatoes pods should arrive next week.

once the plants mature, the root system and water consumption because insane. i wish there was an easier way to plan them in the ground but the plastic cages are poblemativ

I take it you have an AeroGarden (or similar)? This is my first foray into hydroponics.

ya i love it - just it actually out produces conumsption

I was actually looking at the Click and Grow after seeing it featured on Ask This Old House, but didn't like the fact that they only offered a 3-pod and 9-pod version. The 9-pod kit was too long for where I wanted to put this, and quite frankly, too expensive. The AeroGarden Harvest seemed to be my best option.

Nice! May want to invest in a can of Fluid Film to spray on the underside of the deck. It will help grass with sticking. Once you mow in damp grass all bets are off though.

I was reading on the mower, and it has a spot to hook up a hose to run water into it while you engage the blades... apparently washes everything right out.