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Hobby Pic Thread - What's been going on with your hobby? Share a picture of it !
Thought maybe we could invite some good discussion partnered with picture :)
Thought maybe we could invite some good discussion partnered with picture :)
OMG.
I'm working on my first garden ever. Now that things are growing (holy shit, I grew a thing!), I'm realizing my tiny little raised bed is probably woefully over-planted. I mean, I knew I had too many plants to begin with (hence the potted plants). Now I am nervous.
For anyone noticing all of the yard around the raised bed...
-We live in a city where contaminants are likely in the soil, and
-The soil is like clay
Any (less new) gardeners out there? Do I need to build another raised bed, purchase some more dirt and transplant half of what is planted?
Spacing looks just fine to me! Aside from the caged tomatoes, what is in there?
Ayyy, is that a square foot garden? If not, you have the perfect setup for one and I'll happily PM you relevant pages from Mel's book to help. He debunks the myth of plants six inches apart and beds a foot apart guidelines derived from commercial farming.
It's not a square foot garden. I'm surprised I didn't come across that in my research, though! It's just a 4' x 8' raised bed made with found wood (I asked the owner of the home where I saw the wood on the curb if I could have some).
To the left of the tomatoes are red carrots, then red onions, then acorn and butternut squash, cucumber, garlic chives, cabbage, rosemary, Brussels sprouts, bok choy and cantaloupe. In the pots: red lettuce, two different types of green beans, bell peppers and another heirloom tomato plant. I did a lot of research on what to plant where for ideal growth and mutual protection from pests. I think this bed is going to be bursting!
Looking like a pretty good start to me! Never done any gardening but I hope you find what you're looking for and can update us in the future :)
I've very recently started miniature photography - models of tiny people with regular sized objects or weird settings.
Interesting, where was the middle one with the turtle-looking thing taken?
My garden! It's actually a snake held by an eagle.
Then you will absolutely love this guy's work!
That's really good! It reminded me of the Star Wars COPS parody.
Got into board shortening a couple years ago been slowly accumulating tools and skills, mostly on the weekends that are not below zero. Among other things I build a simple Leopold bench, a beer chest, crates to hold the axes I got my groomsmen and my latest work is the crib for my daughter due this summer, based on Jon Heisz's crib design
Really like the color of the crib, nice slightly off white but goes well with what else in the room I can see. What's the beer chest look like? Congratulations on your daughter too :)
Thanks! Here's a couple pics of the beer chest, crates and bench. I never took a pic of the bench finished because I was so salty at some imperfections/mistakes I kind of wrote it off... now one of my most favourite by the fire seats.
Confession, I am about to borrow your bench design, but I will not claim it as my own! I have a long bench in my garage I built to sit on when I put on shoes, but it is not very comfortable and I like your design better.
It is not my bench design, google Leopold bench. You can make this basically from one or two boards. It's a super simple design.
Very cool! I really like the finish on the wood for both, seems too light to be burned and too dark to be stained.
Thanks again. The chest is simply a couple stains and polyurethane. The crates I burned with a tiger torch and sealed with polymerized tung oil.
I understand, thanks for sharing, really interesting!
I went googling and didn't find a quality hit for "board shortening" that looks like what you posted. Can you explain?
Heh Nick Offerman's nickname for woodworking
Thanks for the clarification!
Recently got back from a short rappelling trip. I have all the gear and take friends from time to time. I'm not a professional guide or anything. Here's a shot of one of my friends dropping over the wall.
https://imgur.com/a/UqIlYjc
You guys are all so awesome and adorable. I wish I had a hobby, but I haven't found anything I care about enough to actually keep it going long-term. I'll keep looking, though!
Best thing to do is to experiment! Try making a map of somewhere fictional, try jumping off a cliff with a cord attached. Anything!
I don’t have a picture but I’m getting an SSD TODAY!!