Newest Oldest. Like Save. We just bought a house on a lake in FL and we loved the look when we came to see the house, the lights were all on! The kitchen has cedar wainscot that has already been painted and it is beautiful!!
We have decided to paint the den walls as the ceiling in that room is tongue and grove wood sanded smooth with beams and the wood walls actually deter from the beauty of the gorgeous ceiling! We feel by dry walling over the cedar leaves it for a later change back for the next owner 50 years from now and doesn't damage it.
The drywall screws will be placed where the battens are removed and the battens will be numbered and stored packed tightly between 1 x 12 boards so they do not twist, cup or warp.
We will also leave a description and diagram for the next owner inside a zip-lock bag stapled to the boards for future reference to re-install the battens INCLUDING words of warning about the lack of light and life just in case they wish to go back to the cedar in all it's dark glory!. OK so that is my training as a Custom Decorator coming out, but it is what I would want someone to do for me! This also leaves the trim around the walls intact as we are leaving the cedar in the foyer intact due to east facing large windows as well as minimal time spent there!!
We have cathedral ceilings and the house at one time had huge french doors onto a large patio but when the sun-room and den were added the house became dark, dark, dark. Beware of falling for a lot of wood when at other homes, ask yourself are all the lights on???
The french doors gave me a false sense of openness that once the lights are off turns to dark and dreary even on the brightest sunny day!! Ask yourself what would this house feel like if it were a normal day at home! This method will require very very precise edge cuts as no caulk or mud will be used at the edges. We will do this ourselves BUT we have mad skills.
It would be cost effective to have it done just for your sanity's sake!! Life is meant to be lived and all in all it is your home so go for it what ever you decide to do do it and love every minute of it when your done!!
As a Custom Decorator for many many years this has been one of the most difficult decisions and to add into the mix we bought the home from friends who live right next door who love the wood but it is now ours and they have encouraged us to make it OUR home, which as a Decorator is the very advise I have given so freely for 20 years! Now I am taking that advise to heart and I hope you will to!!
If you can, provide more light. Photo load light striking leaves diminishes by distance from source squared. The reason I asked for specific images is, often the plant will present symptoms the grower might not be aware of, and the images give anyone trying to offer suggestions a broader spectrum on which to base advice. For example, the plant presents a stunted leaf with a hooked tip above the leaves you inquire about. This is almost certainly an indication the plant was having difficulty getting enough Ca lcium while the leaf was forming.
Since the plant is not old, it's unlikely there was actually an insufficient level of Ca in the grow medium, which means the temporary deficiency was a culturally caused deficiency. Ca must be constantly available in the nutrient stream if leaves and other organs are to form normally.
Though plants present symptoms of Ca deficiencies in many different ways, if you look at images of Ca deficiencies you'll see many plants suffering the deficiency present the type of distortion you identify as bubbly. The good news is, all you need to do to correct is identify the cultural condition too much water in the grow medium limiting uptake and correct that condition. It doesn't matter if the top inch or two of the soil is dry because most roots in that zone serve only as anchorage or plumbing.
I'll leave you with a couple of things I wrote about good growing practice and using a 'tell'. I hope you found the info useful Overview of Good Growing Practices Using a 'tell' Over-watering saps vitality and is one of the most common plant assassins, so learning to avoid it is worth the small effort.
Functioning roots need energy to drive their metabolic processes, and in order to get it, they use oxygen to burn oxidize their food. From this, we can see that terrestrial plants need plenty of air oxygen in the soil to drive root function. Many off-the-shelf soils hold too much water and not enough air to support the kind of root health most growers would like to see; and, a healthy root system is a prerequisite to a healthy plant.
I have some lupins I bought from Aldi the other day and grew them in a window box for a while. One hot day thought they were above some black plastic and I noticed they'd suffered from the heat a bit so I planted them in the garden and they seemed fine. But today one has wilted very badly and looks like it is dying - do you reckon it's because of the heat or is something else wrong?
The ground is a pretty average loam that I added some compost to and it is watered every night during this warm weather but not saturated.
Any ideas? Tags: None. Either the heat watering not enough , or overwatered Last edited by chris ; , AM. Are there any remedies I can try- the same result from two plants about 8 feet apart.
You have done a good research on the problem of your lupines and found the best match. Phytophthora Root Rot of lupins causes sudden wilting and death of lupine plants within days during pod filling.
The fungus survives in the soil, becomes established and develops in poorly drained soils when the soil temperature is above 15C. How do I keep slugs off my lupins? Mix one tablespoon with 5 litres of water. Pour the liquid into a spray bottle, and spray the leaves of your lupins in the evening when the weather is dry. The slugs and snails will not like the garlic, and so will leave them alone.
Do lupins multiply? Lupines reproduce in the wild from seed germination and from rhizomes, or shoots emerging from underground stems. Wild lupine seeds may germinate the same season they appear, or they can remain dormant for at least three years. How long do lupins last? Lupins will live for at least five years or more and can continue for up to 10 years, dependant on the the conditions they are grown in.
Here's a little advice to help you keep these beautiful plants looking great each year. How do lupins spread? Individual lupines plants do not spread. As they get older the root gets bigger and sends up more flower stalks.
When dry, break the seeds out of the pods, and plant them in a nursery garden in late fall or early spring. How do you feed lupins? A high potash feed of tomato feed or Vitax will give good flower colour if in pots.
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