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Cake day: July 12th, 2024

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  • I have lead pipes feeding my house so I installed an RO unit shortly after moving in, and frankly, treated tap water just tastes bad to me now. I know it’s fine to drink, technically, but ungh. Yuck.

    If yours has a tank and you maintain the system yourself, do make sure to clean it out yearly. I was not aware, for many years, that you need to bleach the tank periodically to prevent pathogen growth, but yes you very much do and it is very important, so do make sure you look into how to do that for your specific system. :)


  • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.nettoScience Memes@mander.xyzMint
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    2 days ago

    I have chocolate mint and I find its not as hardy as other varieties.

    It does really well with fairly wet and shady conditions (I had it under my elevated rain barrels and it did great, but didn’t spread beyond that) and poorly otherwise (since moving the rain barrels and exposing it to constant sun, it doesn’t want to grow much at all, much less spread).

    Idk how much that’ll help your quest, but perhaps it will :)



  • I rinse my seeds well by spraying water on them in the mesh tray, and then use RO/distilled water (because I have an RO unit, I’m sure tap water would be fine, but I’ve got lead pipes) to fill the bottom water tray until it just starts coming through the mesh layer, such that if I push down in the middle, the seeds float around, then cover on top and thats it, I don’t touch them again until harvest. Never had a failed run, did get some mold before I started rinsing, but hasn’t been a problem since.

    Haven’t had a problem with smells afaik.

    I’ve been doing hydro for years, and as long as seeds aren’t drowning, they are fine resting in water. If they are in so much water they are floating around without pushing down the middle of the tray, you have too much, thats about it, though.




  • The joins appear to be tape, so yeah probably pretty lightweight. As much as hard foam, wooden dowels (most likely because cheap and still light) and paint can be.

    But all of the weight is on her shoulders, so as long as she doesn’t fall over, shed be fine either way.

    Also looks like the hole her head goes through has enough space that if it falls it might just come off entirely.




  • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.nettoNiceMemes@sopuli.xyzFiiigghhtt
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    10 days ago

    I love the interactions parents have with offspring in the animal kingdom. Like its just so affirming to see moms with that long-suffering look while having their ear tugged, and seeing something like this where the baby is so obviously outmatched in play, just being goofy.

    Brings humans down several pegs, without even the need to anthropomorphize.



  • Fun story - my house has a hidden room sort of. I’ve known about it since I bought the place like 15 years ago. I plan to convert it into a root cellar/storm shelter/bug out room since its in a very secure part of the basement.

    I didn’t know there was a half-size wooden door hidden behind the partly-finished basement drywall (previously a rec room/office), i just knew about the shitty door cut into the side of the stairs. Never had a reason to go inside there with a light prior to that, and its entirely hidden from the existing door. Only found it while preparing the space for my chickens to ride out a brutal cold snap this past winter.

    Its jambed on both sides to prevent swing and never had hardware, but I can drill and hang it pretty easily. Then i really will make it a hidden room someone will find randomly someday




  • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.nettoScience Memes@mander.xyzWild Ones
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    11 days ago

    If mine are any indication, they’ll go hunting for bugs before they start scratching at stuff or eating plants. Even when I give mine pulled weeds the first thing they do is look for bugs on them. Those are the real prize.

    They have an amazing eye for slight movement, and are quite good little hunters (they really like catching mice as well). If you don’t give them time to destroy everything, and keep your eyes on them.

    As a bonus they poop while they eradicate, and they do some mild scratching of the surface which is good for the soil.




  • Oooooooh let it be something class action I can get money for. I have three rokus and a TCL.

    Granted, none of them are on my network; the rokus were removed from it when that update came out that would brick the tv if you don’t accept them spying (fortunately roku was blocked on my pihole except occasionally when they wanted to be updated to repair the apps that stopped working every month forcing online connection to syphon data) and the TCL was never allowed on the network in the first place because i learned my lesson…

    But I still want money back from them for their anti-consumer choices, because fuck them.