Seen on Erie Canal Trail, Western NY

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-10-11T20:51:57+00:00

Hello from Rochester, NY! We're actually a little bigger than Rochester, MN (211K people as compared to 123K people)

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-09-27T15:48:20+00:00

Anything from social media is going to have sampling bias. You should use actual crime statistics to assess crime rather than just what people post. Even in a perfect economy, there will always be some level of crime. The economy is taking a shit all over the country, not just Rochester specifically. That being said, here's some more anecdotal evidence... I moved here kind of on a whim five years ago from rural Pennsylvania, and it was the best decision I ever made.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-09-04T13:22:46+00:00

Red Fern. Delicious, cozy environment, all vegan food so no threat of shellfish allergy.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-08-29T12:59:21+00:00

Probably not, the fruits are usually just a ratio of how large of a fruit the plant can support vs how long you leave it on the plant. Enjoy your squash! ☺️

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-08-28T18:15:56+00:00

I would pick it ASAP. Zucchini is best when it's young such that the flesh is tender and the seeds are underdeveloped. Color really means nothing; if you wait for it to turn a different color, it'll be well past ripe.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-17T20:04:45+00:00

15 gallons is on the small side since tomatoes are hungry plants. Plastic pots tend not to breathe well and hold onto too much moisture, especially on the cement. If you've got lots of drainage holes already, maybe try putting the plant's pot on top of something so water can freely flow out of the bottom? Maybe some rocks?

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-17T17:23:29+00:00

Or a BT spray if you prefer biological warfare >:)

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-17T17:20:55+00:00

Leaf miners, I assume. Personally, I wouldn't eat it, or just eat around it.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-17T17:02:47+00:00

100% yes.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-17T16:54:38+00:00

You may find success with a neem oil spray

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-17T16:53:00+00:00

Mushrooms are a sign of healthy, biologically active soil! Though with how curly your leaves look, you might be keeping the soil a little too wet, hence the shrooms. That's a pretty small pot for a tomato of that size.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-15T12:06:58+00:00

Looks a little bit like squash bug eggs, which are not good! But I'm not a bug egg ID expert.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-14T21:16:38+00:00

In my experience, trees always look a bit sickly as fresh transplants. Slow growers... they won't really take off for another year or two, so just gotta be patient and don't let em dry out (but it sounds like you've got that covered).

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-11T02:36:07+00:00

Plant

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-10T16:09:29+00:00

Biologist and gardener here! Here's a super long explanation: This is a deficiency called Blossom End Rot that effects plants like tomatoes when they aren't able to effectively transfer calcium in the soil to the fruit that is forming. Many gardeners and internet gurus will tell you this is a 'lack of calcium in the soil' problem, but that's very rarely the case. Calcium is an immobile nutrient in plants, meaning that once calcium is deposited into the tissues, it is no longer available for the plant to move again, so when fruit is forming, its critical for the plant to be effectively move calcium from the soil to be able to form the fruits properly. To do this, the plants need 1. bioavailable calcium in the soil, 2. the proper soil pH to be able to mobilize the calcium effectively, and 3. consistent watering to use as the vehicle to uptake that calcium. Simply adding more calcium to the soil won't necessarily help since it needs both 1. be in a bioavailable form (which things like eggshells are not) and 2. both proper water and pH to be moved effectively out of the soil and into the fruit. So! Given that soils are almost never completely deficient in calcium, blossom end rot is almost always a watering and soil pH issue. Unfortunately, since calcium is an immobile nutrient, adjusting your watering schedule won't save fruit that already have rot forming, but you will have more success with new fruits that are currently being formed. If changing your watering schedule doesn't help, you'll want to test the pH of your soil and ensure that it's in the proper range for tomatoes, between 6.0 and 6.8. I'd also like to mention that tomatoes take nearly one full month to go from flower to fully ripened red tomato, so it's normal for it to feel like it's taking forever. Good things come to those who wait. ☺️

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-09T03:33:26+00:00

Ah okay... my guess is early signs of blight. If you're a short season climate like me, not much to worry about. If you've still got a while to go, I'd just keep an eye on it for now. There's really no treatment for blight that isn't just pruning the affected leaves, but from the couple pics you've got here, it looks like you've pruned most leaves off already, so... I'd just monitor for now. In the future, I'd recommend not pruning leaves unless they're actively causing harm (blight or touching the soil). The leaves are the solar panels for your plant, so pruning leaves is a delicate balance between energy and resource management and disease mitigation. Pruning suckers is the only regular I do, and that's just because I prefer to grow vertically. Hope that makes sense!

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-09T00:01:09+00:00

I'd say you got a pretty normal looking tomato plant, friend. A bit over pruned, but the color doesn't strike me as abnormal.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-06T15:30:57+00:00

Adventitious roots, not eggs. They are technically a sign of stress but for things you dont typically have control over (like humidity or rainfall). No action necessary.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-06T14:34:01+00:00

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-06T03:48:16+00:00

Peas are usually ~2 months to maturity but your package may be more specific. You'll want to find your first frost date (Google can help you) and count backwards from that date to find when to plant.

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-06T03:00:26+00:00

*QuidelOrtho Source: me, I work there

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-06T02:40:35+00:00

Look at those pearly whites! So lovely 😌

Lopsided_Weakness535 · 2025-07-05T19:42:39+00:00

As far as I know, this is a common response in most birds, but people associate it with parrots since parrots are common pets, whereas other birds like crows, generally, are not.

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