I paintbrush-pollinated my one corn, it obviously didn’t do that well but it tried, made a small multicolored ear. The “Trail of Tears” bean plant made pretty little pink flowers but I had to add a tomato cage because my corn was too spindly to support it. I let one pod ripen fully and steamed the other two, they were good. Yeah the squash never really had a chance.

But it’s all good fun, and I do have success with cherry tomatoes, lemons, and blueberries.

Does it smell nice when you drive over it? Does it allow rainwater to percolate? Can your vehicle get sufficient grip and support?

I guess maybe you’re worried it will dislodge the rocks and make the surface uneven? Because otherwise it seems like a non-problem. If you make a point of squashing the tallest bits each time you won’t even have to cut it.

Yes, police have been known to use the Waymo camera footage for reconnaissance.

Yes so I might be missing something. I tried it once, but all I learned was you can’t really manage 3 sisters in one pot on your balcony. Those roots need to go deep. I got 3 bean pods, a half-cob of corn and a couple male squash blossoms before they all caught mildew and died.

I would imagine it’s because you’d need to be careful not to harm one plant when helping or harvesting the other.

It’s okay Spidey, she’s not Black Widow

I thought of something you could run by your FIL. He’s obviously loving the idea of a green lawn the kiddies will enjoy. But maybe he’ll be open to allowing the addition of some California wood sorrel amongst the pointy grass. If mowed it stays at about the same height as the grass, it’s nice and green, it’s soft to sit on and the kids can hunt among the three-leaf clovers to try to find a lucky one with 4. If it gets the chance it will make pretty yellow flowers and then nifty seed pods shaped like miniature okra, when they are ripe you can twist to make them pop seeds everywhere. It also handles drought well. And it can help crowd out non-native weeds. But it could possibly take over the whole lawn. Which will make him mad if he thinks of it as a weed rather than a chosen inclusion. So if you think he might say yes, ask him. If you know he’ll say no, don’t bring it up. It’s legitimately possible for it to start growing in the lawn all by itself because it’s so prolific, and you don’t want to be blamed. Especially if you did surreptitiously scatter some seed…

At least with the bag, it’s a reminder to tired parents not to let the child put the bag on its head, to tell the child about the danger, and not to leave the child alone with the bag because they’ll test it.

If they leave the child alone with the bag and a cat, the child will learn 2 3 lessons: fur helps prevent plastic bag suffocation, and claws/teeth can penetrate both the bag and human skin. Also cats prefer to choose whether and where to be enclosed.

Well yeah

Fair enough. If your house has the water heater far from the bathroom you can also collect a few gallons of the “waiting for hot water” at the tub spout. I don’t have a yard but I have a big balcony garden using that water. Maybe do native flowers around the edges since FIL will mow short anything on his turf

If he were truly progressive he could already have done most of what he’s proposing out of his own pocket instead of spending it running for Governor.

So many words, so much hate, you’re proving OP’s thesis.

You’re right you weren’t ready to be a parent, you think you are the poor baby.

At least the stepdad chose to walk into parenthood, I hope he gives the kid joy and love.

Is Steyer really a Democrat though? Or just savvy enough to run as one?

Learning which people will take advantage and setting boundaries (or going no contact) with them doesn’t mean you have to turn your back on all kindness.

If she was distracted by the groceries and didn’t see you coming, she’d be startled while also vulnerable bc hands full. That’s in addition to your scary self. She may feel bad for having screamed. But it’s hard to take it back without making it worse.

This little old lady says keep on being the kind person you are. 🍪🥛

Great. I don’t want the guy who’s buying the job with his own corrupt money either. And I don’t want a Republican either. I like Katie Porter but does she have a shot?

70s moreso

If you don’t live in an actual desert, there’s probably some local plant you can use as a groundcover which will cushion your kids when they fall. In my area for instance carex pansa (sand dune sedge) is popular. You might be growing some local sedge or ground over now, only you think of it as a weed. The first thing to do is to stop thinking of a uniform surface as the goal. Think meadow rather than lawn. If you painted a picture would you have a swath of flat green without nuance? Even if your kids are playing sports out there, so you need to trim it to a few inches all over, it’s still better for the environment to use native plants. And even tolerate the non-natives like dandelions rather than spread poison. Obviously you don’t want poison ivy or puncturevine, anything that can harm your kids.

If your wind power charged a battery and you hooked up to it nightly with your electric car, it could. Certainly if the municipal grid uses wind power.

If you can’t afford that, a simple tray can work wonders. The point is to define a space and make it clear those items are deliberately placed there.

But that’s a really nice corner étagère OP, love the lighting.