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Courtney, you are easily one of my idols. I've been watching the Dallas cowboys cheerleaders: making the team and i love watching it. Ha I even make my boyfriend watch it with me (he secretly loves it) I have made a goal in my life to become a DCC cheerleader sometime in my life, it is my top dream. I read that your from Utah! That's awesome that's where I'm from! Ha But I'm not from a city, just a really small town called Monroe. But its nice knowing a utah girl can become a DCC cheerleader, it totally gives me inspiration. I've actually been dancing since i was two years old. And I'm actually been apart of the south sevier sensations drill team, I'm hoping being apart of a competitive dance team will help me sorta make it to be a cheerleader. Okay I've got ONE question, were ever apart of the Utah crimson line?
I love watching the DCC. It is my favorite show on TV. I know there is alot to being on the team, but the DCC is the best squad in the NFL. Enjoy your jobs.
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I Love Watching DDC is amazing show to watch.And, i wish i could cheerlead like you guys.And, it's amazing to see how it pays off at the final end when you have your team.I love watching you Courtney it's a blessing that you came this far.And, i hope your dreams come true again.Keep up the good work in Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders because your a great role model to watch.
Courtney I just have loved you since you first tried out to be a DCC and didn't make it and then you came back last year and tried again and you did it! I love your springy curls<3 I have naturally curly hair myself and it can be quite hard to manage. What products do you use or like the best?
Cheers to a great season <3
i went to my first cowboy game this year when they played tampa bay….when the cheerleaders took th feild ….courtney cook u caught my eye ..u have a great energy level …ur smile is awsome …n that hair ….wow….ur smokin hot …keep up the good work curtney cook ddc 4 ever
Courtney, you are one of my favorite role models. You inspired me ever since you started DCC. You taught me that you should never give up,and after you didn't make it your first year trying out you still came back the year after and made it. You are gorgeous and a amazing cheerleader I hope your season is going great your going to make it far in life. I have been cheering for 2 years now and sadly I had to move and there is no cheer where I live. When I become older I hope to be exactly where you made a spot on the team.

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I tested these last and they are VERY stiff. They took about 20 days to break and I put about 80 days on them total. Never had a problem w/boa but I could never quite get the fit completely dialed in. I'm more of a speedzone/traditional lace guy and I felt the boa wires didn't have the feel and flex I'm accustomed to. Def a good boot if you're looking for a stiff, techie, freeride boot. I ride Rome Targa bindings and I never had any problem w/boot height. The Targa/Cirro combo is one responsive set up!
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I am a frequent lurker and am hoping for some good advice as I replace all my kitchen appliances. We are replacing our 18 year old appliances this spring and doing a minor renovation since the sizes are different than when this kitchen was remodeled in the mid-90s. Currently, we have a wet bar area in our kitchen that has a small prep sink and an 18" dishwasher. We also have a full sized KA new d/w in another area of the kitchen. We use the 2nd d/w about once a month, though, if it were quieter, I would probably use it more.
So, what would you do? Would you replace it with another 18" dishwasher, a full sized d/w or a beverage refrigerator? If you have a 2nd d/w, do you use it regularly? We are replacing our current KA BI S/S 42" refrigerator with a SZ 42" S/S refrigerator. Thanks for passing on your insight. |
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Personally, I'd go for the second dishwasher over the bev. fridge. When my new KA dishwasher died after 9 mths I was really wishing I had a second one. I guess it all depends on how many people are in your household. If your only dishwasher died, can you handle hand-washing while warranted parts are ordered, back-ordered, and reordered again? It took 6 months to fix our dishwasher. And there is still an issue... Between my husband and 3 teenagers, I nearly lost my mind. Had it just been the two of us, not such a big deal. |
Thank you Mamacotti -- that is one thing I hadn't considered. We are a family of 5 and although my two boys are only 6 and 9, they are already starting to eat me out of house and home. I think I might post over on Kitchens to see if they think I could fit both in. |
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The Wagan EL2537-5 Twin USB and 12V DC Cup Holder Power Adapter is an ideal way to increase power options for multiple gadgets and handhelds used in vehicles when only DC power is available. The unit converts the power of a single 12-volt DC outlet into two USB power ports and two 12-volt DC power outlets. Additional features include a body designed to fit securely into a standard cup holder and a LED vehicle battery level indicator light system that that monitors the power that you are drawing from your vehicle battery.
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I've been reading lots and lots of threads about my new washer (which I like very, very much) and I have two questions:
1. Many of the threads talk about not using the "Normal" setting because that just uses water straight from the tap, the temperature of which can change depending on seasons, etc. Instead, we should use the Custom settings. Or is that "custom" settings? Do all of the non-Normal settings on the Miele (not only the Custom menu, but the MasterCare subsettings, Wrinkle Free, Sanitize, etc.) use the onboard water heater? Or is it ONLY the actual Custom menu? (I'm assuming it must be all of the "custom" settings, but I want to be sure.) 2. The 4842 drum is huge, but I'm always worried that I'm putting too many clothes in. Where do you stop? Is two-thirds the best/most effective/safest? I paid a lot of money for these machines, want to make sure I'm using them right. Thanks for any help. |
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- Posted by mieleforme (My Page) on Tue, May 24, 11 at 23:14
The normal program is the only one that will never use the heater. It will fill with hot water it just won't maintain the temp during the wash or be able to boost the temp to sanitize temps. If I'm not mistaking because of this it won't let you select sanitize with the normal program. My understanding is the normal program is a energy friendly setting as it won't use the heater. The custom program is the best substitute for normal where maintaining or boosting water temps is desired, no restriction with that program. As for drum capacity I fill it full. I'll check back later to make sure once the load has saturated the laundry has compacted so ther is some room at the top of the drum, works great. However I tried to wash a comforter that was to big and the laundry push-back flap rubbed a hole in it, my bad. It's the little gray rubber flap at the top of the drum (part of the door boot ). It's intended to toss items back in the drum during spin but when there is no more room to do that things will rub against it. Just beware. |
- Posted by livebetter (My Page) on Wed, May 25, 11 at 1:08
Yes. Only in the Normal setting the heater will not be used. I think there was a lot of "hullabaloo" about the no heater on this forum. I use this program all the time for regular loads (like my kids' clothes). I do most of them on warm and find it more than adequate for cleaning. I also find Normal uses a more aggressive tumble action for cleaning. I mean, you're not going to wash everything on sanitize so why wouldn't "normal" be acceptable for some washing? I rarely (if ever??) use custom. I use most often; Normal, Extra White, Comforters, Wrinkle Free. I have used; Woolens, Delicates, Express. I use the sensitive setting for almost all loads (this gives an extra rinse to remove detergent residue). My favorite feature is the delay start. I often set up loads that take close to 2 hours (ie. extra white, prewash, sensitive) at night. When I wake up they are freshly washed and ready for the dryer - I LOVE that :) The only setting I didn't love was for dress shirts. I do my husband's shirts on wrinkle free. If you read your owner's manual - there are several comments on how to load your drum properly. Some are: - Load the laundry loosely into the drum. For best results, wash mixed loads of small and large items. This will improve washing effectiveness and help distribute the load evenly. - Do not overload the washer. The energy and water consumption will be most energy efficient. - Use the "Express" program for small loads. - "Full size" comforters up to 84" x 88" / 213 x 224 cm can be washed. - Fill the drum only 3/4 of the way. Items need room to move otherwise they might get caught in the drum door seal. |
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Oooooh Yesss. Everything looks much better with the magnifier feature!!!
For pants I love the ones above and the ones with the cod piece. If he was in front of me I'd say "Adam quick turn around what' behind you - oh I'm bad, I thought I saw someone". If he falls for that trick then I'd follow with accidently throwing my pencil behind him and saying "Adam could you pick that up for me". Maybe try the bend and snap trick.
And I thought they were boots! Love the magnifying feature on this pic. They're actually spiky metal chap-like things that are strapped on. He could wear them with his spiky sporran given to him by the Scots.
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Edit to my prior post: should say NOW instead of "not". It is "NOW the UK and on to Germany".
The pants here were given to him by a DJ in Australia. He told her he would wear them in Japan, and he did. This was for a show he did there. Then the DJ got word about it and was thrilled - as are the rest of us Adam lovers... He can certainly ROCK the tights! Adam is on his international promo tour right now and has been to Canada, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Scotland and not the UK and on to Germany. He is being welcomed with open arms abroad. Adam = Showmanship and is always changing it up. Love all his outfits - but may I say as a female I really like the tight pants look on him... And glad to see a guy who is not afraid to Rock that look sometimes!


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For those of you who like to visit special gardens that are open to the public, and especially for those who have enjoyed visiting the Indoor Display Gardens created by Doris Duke at Duke Farms near Somerville in Somerset County, I want to get the word out that we are about to lose this treasured garden. On May 25, 2008, at the discretion of the trustees, the Display Gardens will be closed and their plant collections disbanded. An ongoing slide show of what will be be gone forever can be found at the website below. |
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I toured these gardens last year, they truely were amazing. |
I am trying to get there before they close, but there is always something coming up. Anyhow it remindes me of anything that is good and working, somebody has to improve it. It looks like somebody needs a recognition or may be funding for doing another politicaly correct enterprise. With so much space over there, I think they can do whatever they want and keep the greenhouses and display gardens, but since it is a private enterprise, they can do whatever. It is a shame, one more garden dissappearing in garden state. I wish the public had any say in it. |
- Posted by ten_steps_ahead 6 NJ (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 20:27
Doris must be rolling over in her grave. What a travesty. |
- Posted by hoopersjudge (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 22:48
this is awful! the gardens are breath-taking and have a number of rare plants. what are they going to do with all of the plants? just plain ridiculous! |
- Posted by femme_makita (My Page) on Fri, May 2, 08 at 23:14
As a result of pressure from the website, the New York Times has picked up the story (Anne Raver's column, May 8th) and the Star Ledger has revisited it. If you haven't been to the savedukegardens.org website and sent an email, please do so, and get your friends to do the same! The only people who can stop the Gardens closing are people like you, sending emails. Your emails from the site will be delivered as hard copy to the Trustees, some of whom are Good Guys. Emails can and do make a difference in pressuring the Trustees to reverse this bad decision. |
Here is a link that might be useful: www.SaveDukeGardens.org
Anne Raver's column in today's NY Times |
Here is a link that might be useful: Anne Raver on the Duke Gardens
- Posted by birdsong72 7/JerseyShore (My Page) on Fri, May 9, 08 at 19:15
We did visit the Gardens in mid April and they are indeed interesting and beautiful. As to their disbursing/disbanding the plant collection (except for those wonderful orchids; that is some collection), I don't believe it to be the end of the world based on what I saw at the Conservatory, read in the Times article or the Valerie Sudol column in the Ledger a month or so ago. As the Times writer opined; most of the plantings are reminiscent of what one can easily purchase in a box store these days and the gardens themselves are a bit 'pedestrian' from a horticultural standpoint. I'm not going to argue that view whatsoever. More to the point and where your focus should be on is the changes occuring at Duke. I fully embrace the Duke organization's vision in moving in this direction. It's tremendously exciting and (this change) couldn't have happened at a better time. IN FACT, IT'S LONG OVERDUE. Sustainability and the beauty and critical importance of 'native environments' as once existed in NJ and which are already in the process of growing towards that goal (at Duke) is fabulous. This is the 'big picture' folks. Habitat restoration of what once was. Sustainability and living, prospering within that environment (thousands of bikers already enjoy the Estate, or hike, paint, bird). Duke will be many things to many thousands of users; this major horticultural shift is something that is in dire need of a 'jumpstart'; this approach, this 'living' needs to get 'front and center' into our consciousness. Duke's dollars and landscape will allow that to occur and hopefully be the impetus in turning around hellacious land use practices approaches not only in NJ but everywhere. I wish I lived closer to Duke. |
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- Posted by birdsong72 7/JerseyShore (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 08 at 19:57
Thanks Tea. While the Conservatory is an extremely impressive structure that most of us can only dream of having (even but one room), the revised mission statement as being exercised by the Directors is so much more appealing to those of us who understand and love native plants and naturalistic landscapes. Have a great growing season. |
If most of us are to move toward the natural and sustainable, all the more reason for us to be able to see what was once a common garden style in display gardens and arboretums. I have seen too much lost in the pursuit of the newest fads. I try to keep my own garden as natural as possible. I do not use herbidides, and I plant things like Serviceberry trees, elderberry bushes, and the Virginia rose. When I go to a display garden, I want to see a display garden. Let them make their campus a natural environment instead, the way those in Massachusetts turned their Mt. Auburn Cemetery into an arboretum. |
- Posted by classytchrnj snj6b (My Page) on Sun, May 25, 08 at 14:50
Birdsong72, part of what I love about these forums and our own nj forum is the ability to post things and pleasantly disagree with each other. While I think your post was well put, I disagree. I'm with eibren.While I agree that we need more public examples of fine native plantings that many can visit, I think they could easily use the vast grounds on the Duke estate to show that, and still keep the historical plant collections. Leslie |
Yes: It sounds like the gardens (including the conservatory complex) are unusual, the new vision for the property while worthwhile is not. Surely there is enough money there to keep the good parts of the old along with doing something new, instead of taking an all or nothing approach that smacks of zealotry. At another endowed garden here a locally very rare camellia was killed when a curator had it moved out away from the shelter of the house wall and out into the open garden. He wasn't familiar with the variety and it was not to his personal taste, so this long-established asset was lost from the facility forever. Not on the same scale as what is being talked about here but still an example of the same kind of mistaken thinking. |
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Moraine Valley Community College officials said that although the 2012 fall total enrollment at the school declined from a year ago, it still surpassed the 18,000 mark for the 10th consecutive semester with a total of 18,290 students.
Credit enrollment dropped to 16,650 students, but noncredit enrollment rose to 1,640 students compared with fall 2011 noncredit enrollment of 1,593, officials said.
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Moraine Valley's decline reflects the trend the nation's community colleges have been experiencing for the past several years after recording record enrollments, said Mark Horstmeyer, director of college and community relations at Moraine Valley.
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As part of the Margararet Fuller Bicentennial Bicentennial Celebration, the Committee held a Hymn Competition.
Laura Halfvarson Jump of Hendersonville, NC, composed the winning setting of Ed Thompson's hymn text, "New Worlds Manifest," which was based on the writings and ideas of Margaret Fuller. Ms. Jump is a member of the choir and Music Committee of the UU Church of Asheville, NC, and is employed as the office manager of the UU Fellowship of Hendersonville.
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- Tuatha provides express permission to use our recordings for public dance performances for free.
- Credit must be given to Tuatha, the composition, and that it is copyrighted in any printed material.
- Tuatha would greatly appreciate a best effort in getting credit to Tuatha and the composition in the announcement of the performance.
- Any formal video of the performance to be made available for free or for a fee should include credit to Tuatha, the composition, and that it is copyrighted where the performance information is displayed or printed.
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For the last year we have had the pleasure of having Scoz take on one of our drummer spots.
It has been a growth experience for us. His kit-based drumming has opened up some new directions in our music allowing us to explore different dynamics in our music. We love all that he has added to our music style and our individual compositions.
We are sad to see him leave as he focuses on his previous project.
We wish you well, Scoz, and will be playing with you soon in joint shows.
* Welcome Mateo As Our Newest Member
We want to welcome Mateo as our newest drummer to complement Logran in our double drummer style. You may have seen him before as he has been to almost all of our shows and has been taking very good care of us. Mateo has been our sound engineer of choice for our shows. We have even hired him when there was already a sound engineer for the venue. He knows our complex sound engineering needs and has done an excellent job of doing our live sound. That also means he knows our music. We have loved working with him all these years. So, he is a perfect choice for our next incarnation of Tuatha.
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Inside my toilet bowl there are dark marks. You know... when you flush the water comes out of those little holes around the rim and flows down the inside of the bowl. Well, you can see the waters path. I have cleaned with Lysol Cling and scrubbed. I've tried bleach. I've taken a softscrub product and a green scouring pad that doesn't scratch and used a lot of elbow grease, but you can still see where the waters pathway is. By the way, the toilet is not leaking. We were gone for a little over a week and noticed this when we got back. Can't seem to get rid of it. By the way, the water is filtered twice before entering the house and we also have a water softener. Suggestions? |
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The Scarecrow only needed a brain. The Tin Man only needed a heart. The Cowardly Lion only needed courage. And Dorothy, she only needed to believe to get back home.
Wisdom. Compassion. Courage. Faith.
The message? Obtain each of these qualities and you have all the tools you will ever need to get to the place you want to go in this life (but you already possess these tools. You always did).
Ah, the irony. I love it. It's just that something about that list feels…incomplete.
I think there should have been one other character in The Wizard of Oz to complete the package. We'll call them…the Frustrated Artist. Yeah, that's it. And there's just this one quality they wish they had.
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Hi, gang. I'm sorry to ask yet another permutation of a question that has been discussed a bazillion times. But, after spending 8 months planning and sweating to build my very first deck, I don't want to screw it up now. I've been trying to learn the best way to seal it so that it stays beautiful and solid for as long as possible.
The basic facts are, - 1" cedar deck over PT
Over the course of the project, I have read all sorts of advice, lots of it contradictory. After taking it all in, the harebrained idea that's starting to form in my head looks something like this: 1. bring the cedar decking home from Menards
Am I doing anything stupid? Do I need to wait between bringing the cedar home and sealing it? Are there good reasons not to seal new cedar on all sides? Thanks, David |
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I've never built, or even stained a deck... But in regards to #3, one thing I've seen discussed in my researching for staining my deck is to NOT stain the underside of deck flooring. If I remember right, the reasoning is that as the stain breaks down on the top surface, moisture gets into the wood, then the stained surface on the bottom traps the moisture inside the wood. I know I've read that numerous times on this forum. I believe I've seen Ken respond to this question, but don't remember specific posts. |
- Posted by pressurepros (My Page) on Mon, Jun 19, 06 at 16:13
David, I hate to do this to do you because I am going to say I wouldn't do anything you are about to do. Here is how I build a cedar deck. 1) Purchase highest quality KD clear cedar from a reputable yard. Why do it this way? John, Steve, Al, jump in here. Maybe I am outta line? |
- Posted by gorillabuilder (My Page) on Mon, Jun 19, 06 at 18:00
my advice would be to get the cedar, (if you want that soft stuff... I'd prefer ipe, because cedar is like cheese. It dents) Store it near the job site for at least a week to acclimate to the environment. If you don't do this and you gap it and screw it down, the wood will shrink and your gaps will be larger than you planned. Or, if you it comes from a dry storage area, and heated garage, it will swell once it reaches moist air. This goes for air or kiln wood because kiln is only good for indoors because it is dried and going in a dry area.(they hurry the process) Even with kiln, it should sit in the house for a week to adapt to the air in that location. Also, air and kiln dried adapt to the environment they are in.. so both should acclimate. 2.I would definitely seal all 4 sides of the wood. Water is in the air in vapor form.. It will aborb into the wood and create an uneven moisture absorption which leads to cupping. It's a pain to seal all 4 sides but it's protecting the board from moisture absorption. Finishing one side is like wearing only a hat in the winter hoping the cold will go through the hat and out your feet. You need 4 side protection. (now, with woods like ipe, cedar, this stuff lasts for decades... Contractors don't typical stain all 4 sides because it draws the process out, it doubles the finishing area and would take a long time to see the mistake manifest) source for the staining of 4 sides, forest products lab. They actually do time-tests) 4. Stain should be applied at least 2-3 warm days after this cleaning in dry weather. if you apply it in direct sun, it can flash dry before it absorbs. So a cloudy, later in the day, application will work best. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Forest products Lab
- Posted by pressurepros (My Page) on Mon, Jun 19, 06 at 20:41
I still say sealing four sides is a good idea that turns bad. I wouldn't use an oil on the bottom surface of a deck that is 1' off the ground (unless you like mold infestation) Also, I find holes in the theory of evaporating moisture promoting cupping. Rapid wet/dry cycles cause the wood to warp. That would lead one to believe that a wood is better off with a slightly higher moisture content. Say from evaporating moisture? What happens when that top surface of sleaer wears off and water starts penetrating the top? It is going to be trapped. Cedar and water don't mix. The jury is out on this one. I say don't do it. I think it is a complete waste of time. |
- Posted by gorillabuilder (My Page) on Tue, Jun 20, 06 at 0:00
It is a waste of time.. that's why people don't do it...lol But forest lab did studies on this and staining 1 side just puts a little skin on the board. The entire board is prone to moisture in the air. The bottom especially because it's shady and moisture will hang around there and the wood will breath it in from underneath entirely unprotected without any moisture blocker. This is how cupping starts. The edges is another area that drinks in moisture that's why everyone seals them. The tested way to protect a board is to moisture block the entire 6 sides. You should at least doing this with constructing a deck. As far as maintenance it, you can simply do the top because it will be eaten up by the sun and direct weather assault. Protecting all 6 sides of a board will add years of durability to the wood condition. I have no idea how staining the 'top only'caught on. It's definitely easier but as far as the reasoning of it.. I'm just puzzled. Can anyone post a link to where it says only stain the top because it makes a board more protected from moisture? It's a very popular theory here and I'd like to read more about it. |
- Posted by gorillabuilder (My Page) on Tue, Jun 20, 06 at 1:01
P.S. I mistakenly said '4 sides' in the first post, I meant 6- 2 faces, 2 sides, 2 edges. Also, I think staining both sides of a deck became such a lengthy task that it was shortened to staining 1 side. It would cost twice as much time, twice as much stain, and twice as much labor in flipping boards, cleaning, staining, waiting for dry weather..etc. Decking material such as pressure-treated, cedar, ipe go many years with or without bottom-staining so it's almost a 'you don't have to'... which turned into a science theory of 'you shouldn't'. Sealing all sides of exposed wood is always a good idea and will definitely protect a board better from my readings. If you plan on building an outdoor bench or arbor with a more delicate wood you wouldn't want to seal just certain sides of it, it would be the whole thing. ------ hardly anyone does it with a deck. I did it with mine but I wouldn't do it for anyone else. lol I also sealed the joist edges and tops, beams, 6x6 posts..etc. It's really a pain sealing a deck, then flipping and doing the other side. I never had a deck board cup and projects were more predictable with acclimating lumber, sealing it entirely, and applying stain on cloudy or late day times. I think if we put the wood in a test area with tons of steam it will curl right up from the bottom with the bare wood, in time. Face-screwing definitely will help slow this process. I don't mean to contradict your opinion pressure-pro's. Your method is what most people do and have no problem for years. I just became a believer in full-seal from the link above at the forest lab, furniture makers and boat makers who specialize in moisture issues. Is this conversation too anal-retentive for a deck? Definitely. lol |
- Posted by pressurepros (My Page) on Tue, Jun 20, 06 at 6:26
gorilla, No problem, I love a good debate and by no means do I claim to have the perfect answers for everything. Stain manufacturers have been trying for 80 years to get it right and still nothing lats more than a year or two. In a perfect world where everyone did maintenance when they should, used the products they should, and were positively anal about controlling mold growth and were willing to pull up all their floor boards every year to clean and then maybe reseal, sealing on all sides would be a great idea. Just be prepared to seal the top every six months or so and you would be fine. In that same perfect world with no limitations on time or budget, everyone should use 2" x's for deck flooring with a full sanding every three or four years and never use any type of abrasive stripping chemical. Gorilla is right about one thing, many people do get caught up in details that don't really make a measurable difference in the long run. |
Wow, thanks for sharing your experience, guys. It sounds like you've both had good experiences doing things in pretty different ways. Thanks for the detailed suggestions, pressurepros. I've gone to your site and read up on the RAD system. It sounds impressive, and I'm thinkin about using it. The cedar is already bought and paid for, so I may be stuck with the non-kiln-dried variety from the big-box store. I've made some calls, though, and may be able to trade for KD stuff if it will make a difference. It sounds like gorillabuilder doesn't think it will. What's the advantage you see in it? Thanks for the pointer to the forestry guide, gorrillabuilder. Actually, I love hearing about the science behind what I'm doing. Today I read most of chapter 15 on finishes. You pros probably know most of this stuff already, but it was educational for me. If any other novices are reading this with similar questions, you can find the guide online at http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr113/fplgtr113.htm Some of the stuff I took away from the guide was,
These sort of supported what I think pressurepros has been saying here for awhile - you don't want to finish the wood in a way that's going to trap water inside. However, the guide also said What I take away from this chapter is that applying a vapor barrier (eg. paint) to all 6 sides will do exactly what pressurepro is warning against. However, since a water-repellent preservative is not a vapor barrier, applying it to all 6 sides shouldn't have that affect, but should in fact be beneficial. At worst, it sounds like a waste of preservative. If we're all still around in a few years, I'll report back and let everyone know how it worked out. Gorillabuilder, how do you apply the sealer to your deck? Did you brush and flip, or dip the boards? I'm taking to heart the suggestions you guys made to weather the wood a little onsite before installing it. I'm a little nervous, though, because I've had one unfinished board sitting at the site for a few weeks (I had used it as a sample to get a feel for spacing), and it is now *really* warped. If I lay the new boards flat across the joists, though, and don't leave them out in the elements for weeks, maybe they'll hold up better. No one seemed keen on the deck clips, so it looks like I'm stuck with deck screws through the surface. That may have saved me a couple hundred bucks, but it'll expose my imperfectly-aligned and spaced joists. So, my revised plan would be, 1. Bring the wood to the site, lay it across the joists Thanks for sharing your time and experience, guys. David |
- Posted by pressurepros (My Page) on Tue, Jun 20, 06 at 21:41
The thing I like bout kiln dried lumber is the controlled way the moisture is released from the wood. It is the expansion and contraction of wood through moisture release that causes warping. If you are going to seal the bottom side, which I still say is not only unneccesary but detrimental over the long haul. Be prepared to have an excessive amount of mold undertake your boards from underneath. I would rather see you start with straight lumber, screw it down and keep the top and grain sides sealed to prevent cupping then go on the path of sealing all sides. Your call on that one. |
- Posted by gorillabuilder (My Page) on Wed, Jun 21, 06 at 15:48
"Excessive amount of mold undertake your boards from underneath." You're saying this because you're thinking stain is food for mildew.. hence it will grow there. But mildew can also grow on wood and the wood itself is the food. |
- Posted by pressurepros (My Page) on Thu, Jun 22, 06 at 9:32
Moisture is a part of the equation but mold lives and thrives off of an oil based sealer. My only sugestion is to make sure you get a decent brand of sealer with potent mildewcide..nothing from Home Depot or Lowes |
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Let's first look at the role of fertilizers in general. There are 6 factors that affect plant growth and yield; they are: air, water, light, temperature, soil or media, and nutrients. Liebig's Law of Limiting Factors states the most deficient factor limits plant growth and increasing the supply of non-limiting factors will not increase plant growth. Only by increasing most deficient factor will the plant growth increase. There is also an optimum combination of the factors and increasing them, individually or in various combinations, can lead to toxicity for the plant.
From the above, we can say that when any nutritional element is deficient in the soil, plant growth slows. We have a term for this occurrence: environmental dormancy. When the deficient element is restored to adequacy levels the environmental constraint caused by the deficient element is eliminated and plant growth can resumes at a normal rate, as long as there are not additional limiting factors. Continuing to increase the element beyond the adequacy range offers no benefits and can deleteriously affect the plant - often in several ways, depending on the element. Somewhere along the way, we curiously began to look at fertilizers as miraculous assemblages of growth drugs, and started interpreting the restorative (of normal growth) effect of fertilizer as stimulation beyond what a normal growth rate would be if all nutrients were adequately present in soils. It's no small wonder that we come away with the idea that there are 'miracle concoctions' out there and often end up placing more hope than is reasonable in them. In couplet with the hope for the 'miracle tonic' is 'more must be better'. I'll use the latter idea as the lead-in for my thoughts on high-phosphorous fertilizer blends. Among container growers you often find common belief that high-phosphorus (P) content fertilizers are a requirement for promotion of root growth and/or flowering. Fertilizer blends like 15-30-15, and even 10-52-10 are sold under names that imply that you actually NEED these formulas for plants to bloom well and to produce strong roots. Lets examine that idea in a little more depth.
We know that tissue analysis of leaves, roots, flowers - any of the live tissues of healthy plants will reveal that P is present in tissues at an average of 1/6 that of nitrogen (N) and about 1/4 that of potassium (K). Many plants even contain as much calcium as P. If we know that we cannot expect P to be found in higher concentrations in the roots and blooms than we find in foliage, how can we justify the belief that massive doses of P are important to their formation? It is well known among experienced growers that withholding N when all other nutrients are available at adequate levels induces bloom production, even on smaller and younger plants. Though plants USE nutrients at approximately a 3:.5:2 ratio (note that N is 6 times the level of P, and K is 4 times the level of P), most greenhouse operations purposely fertilize with something very near a 2:1:2 ratio to limit vegetative growth so they can sell a compact plant sporting pretty blooms to tempt you. Simply limiting N limits vegetative growth, but it does nothing to limit photosynthesis. The plant keeps making food, but it cannot use it to grow leaves and extend stems because of the lack of N. To where should we imagine the energy goes? It goes into producing blooms and fruit.
Evidence of phosphate overfertilizing usually always includes some degree of leaf chlorosis. P competes with iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) ions for attachment sites and causes antagonistic deficiencies of these micronutrients. Unfortunately, the deficiency of these elements causes interveinal chlorosis (yellowing), and the first thing we normally consider as a fix for yellow leaves is more fertilizer, so we give the plants a good dose of our favorite bloom-bomb which causes, no surprise - worsening of the condition. I'll close with an anecdote of how I used to fertilize plants with showy blooms before I had a better understanding of the overall picture. I would fertilize with a "bloom-boosting" fertilizer as long as foliage was bright green. As foliage inevitably yellowed, I would then switch to a high N formula until the color returned and start the cycle over again. I THOUGHT that the P was helping produce blooms and the yellowing was caused by a lack of N, which I quickly jumped to correct at the first evidence of yellow. I now understand that the high levels of P were what were causing the yellowing and it wasn't my returning to a high N formula that greened the plant up again, it was the reduction in the level of P in the soil when I stopped using the high-P formulation. Al Fassezke |
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Al I'm just starting to understand fertilizer. But still confused. I'm going to ask a few questions at the risk of sounding dumb. :)You said Though plants use nutients at approximately 3.5.2 ratio. note that n is six times the level of p. Doesn't The 5 mean more? I know I'm missing something obvious. I'm getting ready to feed my clematis supper phosphate is this not good? filix |
that's '.5', not 5. 3:1/2:2 is another way to write it. ;o) Al |
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I hope you don't cringe when you see me posting again. I thought I would ask a question I asked in another post but this would give you a place to respond in this thread where it belongs. If I'm using the MG 24:8:16 and I wish to lower the N to increase fruiting or blooming. Assuming I am using one scoop per gallon. If I understand correctly I would use a lesser amount. I would add something that raises K. Could you explain what I could add to that and if I am understanding correctly how to reduced N. Also, if I didn't have anything to add, what I might look for (5:10:10 for example, even though the P is high) that we could use. I notice on the earthbox forum many suggest using anything with a lower N such as the example and many on here are using SWC's. Thank you so much for your helping. |
Thankyou. I have got to watch those decimals! filix |
Hi Al, Thanks so much for posting this very informative thread. I learn so much from you. :o) |
I understand that that we dont want to raise the P but lower the N. How about elimamting N and K like bone meal. Also when you have a 20 20 20. What is the other 80%? What do they add to fertilizer. what is the carrier? I mean if you have 20% of 100 Whats the other 80%. In a liquid fert is it water? Dumb novice question. But I have wondered this. filix |
Thanks again, N. ;o) Hi, Filix. I'm not sure what you're asking me about the elimination of N & K & the bone meal thing, but bone meal acts soo slowly that it's very ineffective in containers. 20-20-20 is 20% by weight of each - N, P, & K for a 60% total. Fertilizers are not pure NPK, Ca, Mg, etc. These elements are found in compounds with other elements like potassium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, monoammonium phosphate, potassium sulfate ..... you get the picture. In dry fertilizers, 'ballast', which can be a variety of things like smelting slag and limestone, make up a portion of the blend and in the liquid fertilizers, water is a big part of the product. |
Thanks again, N. ;o) Hi, Filix. I'm not sure what you're asking me about the elimination of N & K & the bone meal thing, but bone meal acts soo slowly that it's very ineffective in containers. 20-20-20 is 20% by weight of each - N, P, & K for a 60% total. Fertilizers are not pure NPK, Ca, Mg, etc. These elements are found in compounds with other elements like potassium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, monoammonium phosphate, potassium sulfate ..... you get the picture. In dry fertilizers, 'ballast', which can be a variety of things like smelting slag and limestone, make up a portion of the blend and in the liquid fertilizers, water is a big part of the product. Al |
Hi Al.And thanks. Yes I've learned that stuff like bone meal is not for containers, thanks to you:) How about a chemical fert like 0-15-0 just for an example. Would something like that benefit plants? Or 0-.5-0 ? filix. |
0-any number you choose-0 is only appropriate when you have a known P deficiency and all other nutrients are already in the soil in the adequacy range; so for the purpose of container culture we can say, pratically speaking, never. Al |
Thankyou very much Al. I'm learning slowly. This is a good subject for me. I need to learn more about fertilizer. filix. |
Wow! This is great stuff. Thank you so much for your explanations. You are helping me to become a better grower. Theresa |
...... very kind of you guys to say so. Thank you very much - I'm glad you were able to take something useful from the effort. Al |
I never bump my own posts, but in this case I'm making a small exception. It's been a while since this has been on the front page of the container forum, so rather than repost it, I thought I'd bump it in case there is fresh interest, and in the hope some may find it helpful. Take care. Al |
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