Thanks mate, I work at my garden, have failures and go back to work for better results. It pays off.
I've been eating that broccoli for the last couple days, so tasty. I'm looking forward to the cauliflower...and then my tomatoes. Scrumptious!
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I don't do cauliflower too much, but my wife finds a way to sneak it in here and there :) Usually we try to do zucchini and tomatoes. Sometimes peppers, but those often require more water than I can be around to give them.
Zucchini and tomatoes are good, there's a lot of stuff you can do with them as far as cooking goes. I get the water thing, that's always a constant factor here...Australian being the driest (inhabited) continents and all, and my State being the driest in Australia. Still, we make it work well, have some methods around doing that in place and my produce is scrumdiddlyumptios.
I've thought about getting a timer system for my outside faucet, but I am not sure I want to commit to it that much. Especially if we are going to be moving in a couple of years!
Yep, smart...the timer and also not getting it if you're not going to stay. I think more people should think that way rather than just cave in to want purchases.
We have so many things on this house we are holding off on because we know we aren't going to be there forever.
I do the same. I like to make mine liveable of course, very comfortable, but I weigh up what I'm doing with the understanding I'll not be here forever.
I had a solar array fitted a while back which was great value (free on a government scheme) and spent a great deal of money on replacing a veranda/covered entertaining area a year or so ago also. It needed doing. I spend on maintenance, my garden and all because they're lifestyle things. I really want to do my kitchen up but spending $15,000-$20,000 on it is something I need to weigh up. I'll do something with it but will look for alternatives that will achieve a similar result to a brand new one. Two-pack painting the doors and drawer-facings rather than a brand new kitchen. I had stone benchtops put on a couple years ago so a refresh on the doors should work well. I'd rather do that at a fraction of the cost than replace the whole thing. It's all about economics and logical thought I guess.
I'd love to get solar, but I just can't justify it. It's also hard to find a reputable company around here. There are a ton of fly by night ones that you can never be sure if you can trust. We put a new deck on the house a couple of years ago. That was $10k. We need new windows, a new roof, and a cover for the patio, but they are all so expensive. Oh and my wife started a Reno on the bathroom down that has fallen on me to finish!