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showbiz_liz posted:All of the ones on the railing are herbs, and I'm gonna harvest rather than overwinter those. But actually last year I had maybe 20 plants total, the year before that I had 5. This year I have what you see on the balcony there plus this: Get some grow lights. I've got a couple of these: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Dimm...5091723&sr=8-83 Like, they're not good. They cost $12. They're actually pretty poo poo. You're not going to see crazy growth like it's summer all year long. But they'll keep plants alive away from a window for a winter and will let sprouts do their thing if you want to start some seeds in december or something so you've got more than a seedling come the spring. And they're cheap and you can plug them in all over the place because of that little clamp thing.
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So we have a balcony that we are currently getting redone. The old rail was poo poo, and water just ran over the side and was rotting the fascia away. So we are doing a poly-carbonate roof and half wall around the whole thing. This is in Seattle, so I wanted something to handle the rain. We aren't sure what kind of seating we will put up there. The deck is 13' x 10' so we have quite a bit of space.  Bonus picture of my little antenna for talking to satellites.  Oh, and just below that balcony is another 10' x 10' deck getting the same treatment. We also have a large covered front porch too.
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Jul 18, 2020 19:10
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I moved back into my childhood home years ago and it has an amazing front porch. It's screened-in and big enough to have a table and chairs and a couch. I can either sit in the chairs and watch the neighborhood or lay on the couch and read and no one can see that I'm there. When I was a kid my dad trained ivy to cover the front of the house and it was pretty magical out there with a curtain of green. The ivy's gone now, but it's still the best place to hang out.
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Jul 18, 2020 21:14
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i dont have a porch i have a balcony and i get up and sit out there with weed and coffee every morning. listen to birds for a bit and then catch up on music. since covid ive spent most of every day out there
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Jul 18, 2020 21:25
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Our front porch is okay, but we don't have any chairs there at the moment. The deck has some space, but lately the table and chairs my wife has had for years have been set up at the walk out basement and it's the perfect intersection of convenient and picturesque. Also I didn't bother to find a Glencairn, that's a Sierra Nevada Beer Camp tasting glass with Scotch.
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Jul 19, 2020 01:51
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Ayin posted:Ooh, I dig your couch thing. How much was it? Do you have issues with bugs/spiders colonizing the cushions? I think it was like $800 from Walmart? Yup, just found it: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-Gardens-Brookbury-5-Piece-Patio-Wicker-Sectional-Set/179352099 No bugs or spiders so far. All the spiders live in the garage  The only downside is that it only came with a cover for half the sectional and the table, not the other half of the sectional which is dumb.
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HisMajestyBOB posted:Does anyone have any good recommendations for bird feeders? They need to be as squirrel proof as possible. Personally I like Niger seed, it attracts gold finches and they have delightful songs. They hang in socks ( very cheap) or long feeders. As far as I have observed, squirrels don't like the the seed
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Peeches posted:Personally I like Niger seed, it attracts gold finches and they have delightful songs. They hang in socks ( very cheap) or long feeders. As far as I have observed, squirrels don't like the the seed I’ve got a thistle sock feeder hanging off my fence and this weekend I finally saw a goldfinch feeding instead of house sparrows. Earlier in the spring I’d occasionally see them hanging off dandelions eating the heads but they had no interest in my feeder.
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We're slowly working on surrounding our bare slab of a porch with raised beds and plant walls, and it's slowly turning into a nice place to be. Very envious of the many great porches itt
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Jul 19, 2020 03:24
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Back deck crew checking in.
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This is the precursor thread to the Geriatrigoons subforum that's coming within 10 years.
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ReindeerF posted:This is the precursor thread to the Geriatrigoons subforum that's coming within 10 years. I'm 28 and I like sitting on my porch because it's a (usually) comfy place to read and I can watch my dog explore the yard. You don't have to be old to appreciate comfort and a good view.
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Jul 19, 2020 12:47
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StrixNebulosa posted:I'm 28 and I like sitting on my porch because it's a (usually) comfy place to read and I can watch my dog explore the yard. You don't have to be old to appreciate comfort and a good view. But it helps!! Actually my parents recently moved from a house with a yard to a condo, and basically their ONLY requirement for the condo was that it have a little porch or balcony. They found a place with a recessed porch that looks out onto a greenway and even before lockdown they hung out there almost every day 
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Jul 19, 2020 14:31
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I like watching birds from my porch. I saw a titmouse hang upsidedown from a railing to look for spiders, it ruled.
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Jul 19, 2020 16:00
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animals i have seen while sitting on my porch: -squirrel -rabbit -chipmunk -cardinal
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Have an apartment sans porch or balcony. I do use my truck's tailgate as my alley-porch and I can see the mountains through a gap in the townhouses across said alley. Also I grill on it 
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Jul 19, 2020 22:03
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Current rainy view from my back porch. Also, we put our old tv out there when we upgraded and now it's pretty great to watch movies out there.
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Jul 19, 2020 23:31
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Urban balcony crew checking in, sitting out here chain smoking and drinking beer is the only reason lockdown hasn't killed me
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Jul 20, 2020 00:17
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Not a porch but a cement slab, I'm out here most mornings and evenings with my cat.
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Jul 20, 2020 00:21
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drinking sake on the balc
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Jul 20, 2020 01:08
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I love sitting out on my porch and reading, although right now there's a wasp nest out there so I've been avoiding it. My best friend decorated the whole thing for me and found chairs and a table, a rug, some art, and my favorite piece, a tall partition attached to the fence that is especially great for making it less awkward to sit and chill 4 feet from the parking lot. I enjoy it so much (when I'm not under attack by wasps).
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Jul 20, 2020 19:02
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are back porch sitters allowed to post here
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Jul 20, 2020 19:07
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a fatguy baldspot posted:are back porch sitters allowed to post here As long as it's a porch or porch-adjacent!
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Jul 20, 2020 19:09
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Behold! My favorite picture of the view from my porch in the morning, with bonus ducks 
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Numbuh 212 posted:I love sitting out on my porch and reading, although right now there's a wasp nest out there so I've been avoiding it. My best friend decorated the whole thing for me and found chairs and a table, a rug, some art, and my favorite piece, a tall partition attached to the fence that is especially great for making it less awkward to sit and chill 4 feet from the parking lot. I enjoy it so much (when I'm not under attack by wasps). Nice of your friend to decorate the wasps' new porch
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Jul 20, 2020 22:26
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That’s a good hammock.
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My wife and I moved into our current rental house three years ago and I love it for several reasons but the back porch and yard mostly. The house is less than desirable but it's a single family house in Seattle with a huge yard so I can't complain. I've been working on my laptop from the deck almost every day. He'll lay on his dog bed in the sun, eat his own rear end in the yard, chase and point squirrels and birds, and try to eat butterflies. It's been a godsend during covid especially with a dog. The yard is a double lot so his dog buddies come over all the time and go nuts. We recently picked up a patio set for free on our local buy nothing group which has significantly added to the usefulness of our patio. Stanley is the solid brown goober vizsla.   
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I think it was like $800 from Walmart?  I should walk around my neighborhood and get some pics, there are some nifty porches and balconies around here because it's all built on a steep hill.
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Jul 21, 2020 01:35
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Enfys posted:Nice of your friend to decorate the wasps' new porch Yeah, I really miss it . . . I need to spray them, but I'm a big wuss and I'm too scared (although I am also allergic, so I feel somewhat justified in my cowardice).
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Jul 21, 2020 02:55
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I've had pretty good luck with Ortho home defense spray. Douse the area literally and walk away. I had a nest in the eaves of my house and sprayed it with a garden sprayer on a cool night. Let it sit. They'll likely all be dead the next day. You can also get more wasp focused things but that worked well for me.
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Jul 21, 2020 03:53
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Pantomime Horse posted:That’s a good hammock. Absolutely. Been reading Three Body problem and I'm looking forward to finishing it out there when it's not so loving hot
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Jul 21, 2020 06:58
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I’ve lived in North Carolina the last few years. My porch collects insects in a big way, and I think bugs are neat so I mostly let them do their own thing. Mostly. Notable exceptions: wasps known by reputation to be assholes, and cockroaches of any size. These we hunt for sport with a spring-powered plastic shotgun* loaded with table salt. * https://www.bugasalt.com/ the web site’s a trip. Lawn & Garden is the confirmed roach-killer.
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Jul 21, 2020 22:26
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I bought my dad one of those a few years back and he loves it, they work pretty well and are fun. Great porch tool
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Pantomime Horse posted:I’ve lived in North Carolina the last few years. My porch collects insects in a big way, and I think bugs are neat so I mostly let them do their own thing. Mostly. I really wanted to be chill and ~coexist~ with them, but then after a few days one of them landed on my shoulder and I bailed immediately. Gonna try spraying tonight after dinner and see if I can reclaim my territory.
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Jul 21, 2020 23:59
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I have a small back deck which is like a porch abd I like to BBQ and each on it sometimes but mostly smoke weed and look at the stars for a bit.
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Jul 22, 2020 00:45
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We just finished expanding our floating deck, so now I spend my mornings drinking coffee on the patio and looking at it.
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Jul 22, 2020 14:33
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It's a rainy morning and the view from the porch is really nice and green:     Dad's eventual to-do list: - remove the cover on the pool, turn it into a fancy pond - replace the steps - clean up both porches so they're nicer either way it's super super chill to sit on the porch and watch my dog frolic and read
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Jul 22, 2020 16:50
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Man that view is beautiful! I love a rainy morning so much.
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HisMajestyBOB posted:Does anyone have any good recommendations for bird feeders? They need to be as squirrel proof as possible. SquirrelBusters! https://bromebirdcare.com/busterproducts/ These things have worked great in our yard. The squirrels completely gave up and just sniff around below for what the birbs drop these days
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