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1 of 4 Ghost Euphorbia and a Golden Barrel White Spines
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Some flowers and fun from today.
Harry has bloomed for the 3rd flower now. 4th probably to day or tomorrow. The spines and hair are growing like wild. My wife Deborah calls this baby the alien. 12 hrs in the cycle of flowers. 6pm last night and 7am this morning These 2 Opuntia are cuttings that rooted only a few days ago. Flowered immediatly
Some flowers and fun from today.
Harry has bloomed for the 3rd flower now. 4th probably to day or tomorrow. The spines and hair are growing like wild. My wife Deborah calls this baby the alien. 12 hrs in the cycle of flowers. 6pm last night and 7am this morning These 2 Opuntia are cuttings that rooted only a few days ago. Flowered immediatly
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A birds Eye View of the Upper Shelf Occupants.
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Thank you Jerrytheplater Hm..a HOA community wouldn’t be to my liking, thats for sure!jerrytheplater wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:19 pm Mrs. Green: I once rototilled my entire front yard one summer and grew three crops of Buckwheat to kill off the weeds. Planted grass in August and cut it three times by the end of October. One person stopped me to say how he thought I was crazy during the summer, but now saw I was not. Would not be allowed if there was a HOA!!
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Thank you Mikethecactusguy As already mentioned, I wouldn’t like living in a HOA community, based on your and Jerrytheplaters explanation. I do agree that a rusty car collection,a heap of trash placed outside your house , or garish colours on houses aren’t adding to the ‘value’ of the area. But in my experience some people don’t handle power very well. They tend to get overly ‘enthusiastic’ and enjoy the power to much.. The five minuts rule as an example seems to me just way over board.mikethecactusguy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:09 pm Home Owners Associations can be both a blessing and a curse. If one wants continuity and a nice looking community HOA's are good as long as they enforce the regulations. Lawns or landscaping that is nice to look at. Houses painted similar colors so nothing looks garash. Nobody owning 5 or 6 cars and parking them on the lawn and on the streets. Since many people now have the attitude of I don't care, it's all about what I want, a little control is nice. Some HOA's are way to strict. In one retirement community here, if your leave your garage door open for more than 5 minutes you get fined.
Please understand, I'm not the biggest fan of our HOA. I went around them to get approval for the greenhouse. I went straight to the Dept of Building and Safety. Yes it does curb individualism, but it prevents disastrous looking projects. There are still enough area's one can live with no restrictions.
Who decides if a community should join ( not sure if this is the right word here?) HOA? Could you be living in a non-HOA community and suddenly find yourself living in a HOA community?
‘Harry’ the cactus, what a beauty! Is it a cutting from a bigger plant or is it grown from ‘start’ so to speak?
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Who decides if a community should join ( not sure if this is the right word here?) HOA? Could you be living in a non-HOA community and suddenly find yourself living in a HOA community?'
Built that way from the beginning . Hard to find any newer homes around where I live that are not HOA .
Built that way from the beginning . Hard to find any newer homes around where I live that are not HOA .
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In the Coachella Valley, I believe its the developer and county of Riverside who decide if a development will initially be HOA controlled. There are quit a few non gated developments located in the Valley that are NOT HOA controlled. I like the idea of a community were they control the small group of people that don't care anymore but themselves. Its a selfishness that has become to common. They are ones that own 6 or 7 cars and part them everywhere like on their lawns and around the neighbor hood. They are the ones that let landscaping get overgrown and an eyesore. Dogs left out day and night constantly barking. Its really simple. If you don't want any rules buy a place somewhere else with no rules.
It requires a majority vote of owners to remove the HOA or to turn a non HOA into a controlled community.
It requires a majority vote of owners to remove the HOA or to turn a non HOA into a controlled community.
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Its summer sun and heat preparation time. This year I have 3 projects to complete before mid-May. 1- Erect and install the shade cloth cover on the front portion of the deck. I did that last weekend, 2- replace all the 10mm panels in the door with Solar Screens. 3- replace 4 of the roof panels on the north side with solar screens. For those who don't know what solar screening is, its window screening that cuts back 90% of the solar energy that comes through it. Unlike shade cloth, the light is still bright but it is not hot.
So here is the Shade cover. I built the framework over the weekend and covered it yesterday afternoon. I'm going to give a few days to settle and then trim and tighten up the shade cloth. Screen door next.
So here is the Shade cover. I built the framework over the weekend and covered it yesterday afternoon. I'm going to give a few days to settle and then trim and tighten up the shade cloth. Screen door next.
Mike The Cactus Guy
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[quote=keith post_id=392795 time=1650906485 user_id=6370mikethecactusguy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:51 pm In the Coachella Valley, I believe its the developer and county of Riverside who decide if a development will initially be HOA controlled. There are quit a few non gated developments located in the Valley that are NOT HOA controlled. I like the idea of a community were they control the small group of people that don't care anymore but themselves. Its a selfishness that has become to common. They are ones that own 6 or 7 cars and part them everywhere like on their lawns and around the neighbor hood. They are the ones that let landscaping get overgrown and an eyesore. Dogs left out day and night constantly barking. Its really simple. If you don't want any rules buy a place somewhere else with no rules.
It requires a majority vote of owners to remove the HOA or to turn a non HOA into a controlled community.
Who decides if a community should join ( not sure if this is the right word here?) HOA? Could you be living in a non-HOA community and suddenly find yourself living in a HOA community?'
Built that way from the beginning . Hard to find any newer homes around where I live that are not HOA .
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Thank you for the explanations Keith and Mikethecactusguy
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Cylindropuntia ramosissima or Pencil Cholla.. I acquired this cutting 3 years ago and its been growing nicely. A very pleasant surprise yesterday afternoon. And it looks like another flower is forming next to it.
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