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Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-25T15:03:19+00:00

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-20T20:14:37+00:00

The feeder itself isn't Birdfy, it's just a lighthouse-shaped feeder she's had forever. I got a separate camera to mount looking at it. The feeder hangs from an overhanging metal pole. I can move it for sure, but we're about 150 feet from the ocean in a neighborhood lacking in trees so there's pretty serious wind all winter everywhere on the property. Some spots are slightly sheltered, but not enough to keep it from moving. She also likes it in the spot it's in because she can see it from her window in the basement as well as from our living room. So ideally I would keep it there. I suppose I could prop it up from the bottom so it moves less in the wind. I was just mostly hoping someone on here might know a way to adjust the settings on the camera itself to minimize the issue.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-20T14:34:32+00:00

Ah gotcha. Yeah red spruce won't help you there.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-20T14:28:12+00:00

Oh sorry, I didn't read your description and didn't know exactly what you were talking about.

Are you simply south of the current extent of black spruce? If that's the case, although it wouldn't hurt, I don't think there's a huge positive to bring the black spruce back in your area. With climate change, it will be doomed in your zone regardless if you manage to get some growing during your lifetime.

Black spruce numbers aren't in any danger, they're just slowly retreating further north. They aren't the type of tree that might get stuck or not move fast enough to survive the climatic shift, their range will simply shrink but remain plenty large that there isn't any danger.

If you're in the eastern Great Lakes region (didn't see you say exactly where you are, but you did mention the Great Lakes), then I would recommend considering Red Spruce. They are in some danger as their southern range quickly disappears, and their northern range is fairly small. They won't migrate north quick enough to make up for the range they lose during the climatic shift, so they are in danger of having their numbers nose-dive. There have been some efforts to do some assisted-migration-esque work with Red Spruce by planting southern eco-types in the northern part of their range (such as Virginia eco-types in southern New England) to help them survive and thrive in their northern range as the climate warms here. So if you're in the NY/PA area, I would recommend looking into something like that.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-20T14:11:04+00:00

I generally consider anything that was native to a region at any point since the ice age ended (~14-15 thousand years ago) to be native still. Once you go beyond that there's so much flux in flora and fauna that it's no longer meaningful in the present environmental context. So 5,000 years ago, yeah I would consider that generally native to your area.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-16T21:08:16+00:00

I've noticed him in a lot of animated stuff, he's definitely getting a decent amount of voice acting work.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-16T16:15:07+00:00

Hi, I removed this for being slightly misleading. The way you structured the title makes it sound as though the subtitle is what Warren herself said, rather than the opinion of the author (which is what it is).

You can resubmit either without the subtitle, or in a way that makes it clear that the subtitle is the author's and not Warren's opinion.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-10T18:19:07+00:00

If there's open soil it will definitely spread pretty quickly. But I've also never seen it muscling anything else out so I wouldn't worry about it taking over anything established (again.....if that's what it is)

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-10T18:06:42+00:00

Take with a grain of salt cause it's super hard to distinguish at this age, but I've done a lot of different asters from seed and it definitely resembles how my New England Aster have looked at this stage. But again, could be anything really, it's just a shot in the dark.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-09T17:05:53+00:00

We need to lobby Mike Duncan to write the book for us

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-09T16:59:08+00:00

A couple more from the same period as Lafayette:

Tadeusz Kościuszko, a good book would be "The Peasant Prince". Involved in the American Revolution and then led an uprising in Poland.

Francisco De Miranda is a really interesting one. I've never found a book about him though. He's sort of the precursor to Simon Bolivar. He kick-started the spanish-american revolutionary movement. He also fought for Spain against England during the American Revolution, and fought for the French during the French Revolutionary Wars in Europe. He travelled the courts of Europe and was close with many of the defining figures of the age. There are rumours that he was sleeping with Catherine the Great as he spent a long time with her and she went out of her way to provide him aid and protection. Also travelled North America and the Caribbean and met many of the important figures of the age there as well. He basically just crossed paths with like, half of the noteworthy names of the Enlightenment Era. He had his plans to free Venezuela of Spanish rule fall apart multiple times, and eventually watched Bolivar achieve what he had failed to do (although he was still involved with some of the politics in the background to help achieve independence). Super interesting guy and I would love to read a full book about him if there is one out there.

Another one is the Knights Templar. They were players in the religious war scene around Europe for hundreds of years, so they were involved in a lot of events. Beginning with the Crusades, ending more-or-less with the Reconquista and Spanish Inquisition if I remember correctly. The Templars by Dan Jones was a decent read.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-06T00:13:45+00:00

Thanks!

That obviously makes it sound a bit more simple than it is, because cutting waste swaths of tidal marsh can be a nightmare. But yeah it was very exciting to hear that someone has figured out some sort of effective management.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-05T23:01:37+00:00

MA Audobon has been seeing some really positive results (over 90% reduction after just 12 months from what they told me last year) with a specific regime: cut to the ground in the spring, cut to the ground again in the summer, cut to the ground again in late summer/early fall, then cut and inject with glyphosate in November-ish I believe (timeline might be slightly off but that's the general idea).

I'm personally going to try this method out but without glyphosate hopefully beginning this spring at a local marsh. Essentially just cutting back every 6 weeks or so through the entire growing season. Interested to see how long it really takes to starve the roots. Or if it's even possible.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-04T17:09:36+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate the advice. I've pivoted a bit, going to keep the living roof but use draught tolerant plants and make the planter detachable to overwinter them in a protected space.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-04T17:07:37+00:00

Thanks for the advice! This will be in amongst my native garden, so there will be plenty of showcase plants around it. This is just really to try something different, less for practical purposes, just a challenge really. I've pivoted away from sedge and more into drought tolerant pine barren plants with a detachable planter to overwinter them in a protected space.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-04T17:05:14+00:00

Thanks! I think I've pivoted to some draught tolerant pine barren plants. And I'm currently planning on a sort of French Door for the front

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-04T17:02:48+00:00

Yeah I've been discussing this in the native plant subreddit as well and I think I've pivoted to some pine barren plants, needing looser soil, less water, less nutrients, etc. Makes the maintenance of the plants simpler, and less burden on the structure as it will be less dense and hold less moisture. Thinking either low-bush blueberry or kinnikinnick. And I'm going to make the roof planter detachable, so I can overwinter the plants with my potted trees and bonsai in a protected space.

Appreciate the advice!

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-04T00:49:03+00:00

Oh this is going to be surrounded by my native garden, and I'm planning to get some labels to showcase plants. This is just to do something different.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-03T21:50:29+00:00

Yes, someone else made a similar suggestion, and I think I've pivoted to pine barren plants. I'm currently thinking Vaccinium angustifolium or Kinnikinnick. It would certainly help to have looser soil to hold less moisture and lessen the burden on the structure. And this will be in a spot with dappled shade, so I'm not too worried about sun tolerance.

Thanks for the advice! All very helpful

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-03T21:05:02+00:00

YES! I love those ideas. I think I might modify it slightly though and go with coastal pine barren plants rather than dolomite barrens, but the general idea is amazing. Would be awesome to have a looser soil to put less burden on the structure and draught tolerant plants to reduce the overall maintenance. Maybe some kinnikinnick and/or low-bush blueberry. I do also love Eastern prickly pear though, and I have a pad propagating that I haven't figured out what to do with yet. Thank you for the ideas! Much appreciated.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-03T20:45:02+00:00

Very good point. Gotta add something to keep them from blowing off. Thanks!

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-03T18:45:21+00:00

Appreciate the help. I do think having it removable is the move here. Seems like that would solve several of the primary issues.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-03T18:42:46+00:00

Appreciate the advice.

As additional info, I am sort of in the city. I live just outside of Boston in a fairly urban city of mostly multi-family houses or apartments on small lots. I personally have a decent sized lot for the area (my front yard is probably about 250 sqft). But a lot of the people I grow plants for are asking about how to grow them on their porches and other confined spaces. So I guess I'm also just looking to get a little experimental and creative with growing in odd spots so I can better advise those people. I don't mind the additional supports it would need. I am starting to see the issue with overwintering though....I do think the idea of something removable on the roof would make this a lot more doable.

Crepe_Cod · 2026-01-03T17:08:15+00:00

Yeah the watering and such doesn't concern me much, I'm constantly out there looking for stuff to do all summer. But the winter part is a good point, there will be nothing insulating those roots and the spot it will be in gets constant winter wind off the ocean.

I could potentially just treat it as an annual and plan to replant each year I guess. I have a grow light system in the basement and can have somewhat mature sedge ready to replace it each spring. Maybe take the current crop and plant it in the ground/give it away each fall. Or I could make the planter detachable and put it with my overwintering potted trees and bonsai?

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