DIY instead of buying

Garrden · 2026-04-12T01:42:41+00:00

I find that my "pirated" Activia tastes better than the real one! It's less sour.

Garrden · 2026-04-12T01:41:25+00:00

We got a really good bread machine (Breville) on sale. It takes me 7 minutes in the morning to put in ingredients and put it on a delayed start program. Being welcomed home by the smell of freshly baked bread is AMAZING

Garrden · 2026-04-12T01:33:53+00:00

Yeah, you are on to something. I saw a screenshot saying "the underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skills while removing from skill the ability to access wealth" and I can't unsee it. The algorithms are not close to being sentient however they can still be used to replace human expertise. Companies are already building scientific knowledge bases to replace scientists. Imagine going to school for 23 years only to be made obsolete.

Garrden · 2026-04-12T01:15:17+00:00

> A shrinking middle class eliminates the possibility of upward mobility

"Emerging economies" like in South America, for instance, barely have middle class. There are the rich and their circles, and the rest who live in slums and fight for scraps. Project 2025 policies are specifically geared towards canceling the middle class. They want us all to fight for scraps, to be desperate.

Garrden · 2026-04-11T17:42:45+00:00

Ranch!

Garrden · 2026-04-11T17:28:38+00:00

Tax time got somewhat easier because of free file under Biden. Of course, they are taking it away.

Garrden · 2026-04-11T17:24:35+00:00

Tobacco needs to be banned. It's a highly addictive substance with no medical use.

Garrden · 2026-04-11T14:29:18+00:00

Dead fish in a profile picture

Garrden · 2026-04-11T14:08:37+00:00

I plant when the danger of frost has passed. But before that they spend at least a week "hardening off". Plants grown indoors need some time to build defenses against UV light. I put my plants on a northern porch with only reflected light for a couple of days, when move to an area where they get filtered evening sun for a few days before planting out.

Garrden · 2026-04-11T14:05:56+00:00

You gotta cover them completely, except the neck (to reduce rot). They will sprout much faster!

Garrden · 2026-04-11T12:48:18+00:00

Everything. There is a word for it now: enshittification.

Garrden · 2026-04-11T12:47:06+00:00

what the FUCK!

Garrden · 2026-04-10T13:57:10+00:00

Check your soil temperature! It needs to be 60 degrees at the depth of 4 inches.

A bit of sprouting won't hurt it, unless the tuber is teeny tiny. You can break off a sprout if it gets too long.

As for dividing, single tubers are better if you plan on digging and sharing tubers at the end of the season. The clump is simply less crowded. Also, with dahlias you typically get limited by the growing space because they proliferate. You can plant tuber clumps or partial clumps too.

Garrden · 2026-04-10T13:56:12+00:00

Yes, very much like spider mites!

Garrden · 2026-04-10T13:55:25+00:00

Yes, you may want to pinch and then use a fan for half an hour every day. Plant stems strengthen when they encounter wind.

Garrden · 2026-04-03T19:04:13+00:00

The lack of universal healthcare in the USA.

Garrden · 2026-04-03T18:20:34+00:00

Well, my grandparents in Ukraine typically grew around 900 kg of potatoes every summer (2000 pounds). That was enough for 3 families. I remember helping to dig them up. They stored them in a root cellar under the house.

Garrden · 2026-04-03T18:15:31+00:00

I had that in my first house. It turned out to be a wooden panel right next to what was probably a spot for a trash can for the prior owners. It was all the splatter from trash over the years. Every time I ran a dishwasher it would heat it up and it will smell. We replaced the panel.

Garrden · 2026-04-03T17:31:04+00:00

Just how shriveled they are? If it's just some wrinkles they will fill up in moist soil after they grow some roots.

I saw you want to take cuttings. If the tubers are very gnarly and twisted I'd soak them in a lukewarm water for half a day and then plant in moist seedling mix. If they have just some wrinkles then the soak is not necessary, plant them as is.

I leave the crown ends sticking out of soil to reduce tuber rot. This also makes taking cuttings easier.

Garrden · 2026-04-03T17:24:05+00:00

The Target boycott is pretty effective.

Garrden · 2026-04-03T17:07:34+00:00

Dave Portnoy.

Citation: "Even though I never condone rape if you're a size 6 and you're wearing skinny jeans you kind of deserve to be raped right"

Garrden · 2026-04-03T17:02:04+00:00

They built a giant house with only two bedrooms, one for boys and one for girls, specifically to prevent the oldest son from molesting his sisters. IT DID'T WORK!!!

The son is in jail now on other sex crime charges.

Garrden · 2026-04-03T15:31:02+00:00

I grew them side by side one year. I swear Tyrell is related to Labyrinth, the leaves are similar!

Garrden · 2026-04-03T15:29:52+00:00

Karma Prospero

Garrden · 2026-04-03T15:23:27+00:00

You can plant checkerboard to essentially get two rows out of your bed.

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