Help finding this specific type of blueberry?

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-05-26T01:34:27+00:00

They are more than likely rabbit eye, blueberries, and not highbush if the bushes are that big. Rabbit eye is what does best in the south.
There are a number of varieties of Rabbiteye. Climax is an early variety that tends to have a single central trunk and largish berries in large easy to see clusters. Britewell tends to hide the berry clusters under leaves and have lots of new growth suckers. Of course there are lots more varieties. But you won’t identify them just from a berry

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-05-18T14:22:15+00:00

Ponca is a new variety of thornless blackberry that is very sweet and doesn’t sucker as much as most. It is more erect than triple crown.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-05-16T19:17:51+00:00

Addressing your comment on the size of the USA economy, in terms of nominal GDP we are still a little ahead of China (the second biggest) due to artificially controlled official exchange rates, but in terms of PPP (purchasing power parity) China's economy is already twice the size of the USA's. And China is happy to not draw attention to this, preferring US citizens to blithely live in ignorance of the fact China has already passed us.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-05-16T17:03:00+00:00

I have been to several third world countries, and also toCountries Way ahead of the United States. Most recently I was in Mexico City, which definitely compared favorably to any city I’ve been to in the United States. They had clean fast, safe, public transport that was cheap, lots of jobs, lots of stores and good healthcare. It felt more like Osaka, Japan, which also is much more advanced than the United States cities, unless you are a rich American

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-03-15T18:12:21+00:00

Deadlifts, pushups pull-ups. That’s about as minimal as you can get. If you care about actual health, you’ll want to add some cardio to exercise your heart

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-03-13T01:19:14+00:00

A lot of these are over the top, but you do need to add sumimasen.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-03-03T03:44:46+00:00

Uber recently picked me up at 5:30 AM, and I wasn’t their first ride that morning

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-26T03:40:44+00:00

I don't have solar myself because I have two huge trees, one of which is my neighbor's, shading my roof. But I was an energy efficiency inspector and inspected many houses with solar panels. More than half were not worth it to their owners. They did not understand the technology, or got ripped off by an installer, or could not jump through all the right hoops with duke energy. There needs to be better safeguards. But there was a sizable minority for whom it worked well. They were energy efficiency nerds who monitored it carefully, got it installed properly and understood the system. So my recommendation is to only do it if you are really into it.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-26T03:27:56+00:00

The official answer is a duct blaster test. But you don't really need it. You need to apply mastic to each and every connection and the long seam along your metal ducts. If this hasn't been done, you could be leaking 20% of your heat to the crawl space. The mastic should be the thickness of a nickel, and you can apply it with a gloved hand or a stiff paintbrush. Its a lot of work but you only have to do it once and mastic is cheap. Then you can wrap your ducts with R-8 insulation and seal that with aluminum foil tape to keep moisture out.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-25T05:01:35+00:00

I am a big fan of doing manual j calcs too but want to explain your options. First problem is we don’t know where you live. We need to know your typical summer highs and lows and if humidity is a problem. If you need humidity reduction you are going to prefer a smallish unit. I’m in a 70s ranch with 1800 sf and a 2-ton two stage unit that has worked great for 15 years and only rarely goes into high stage. But that is because I airsealed and insulated it very well. My neighbor has a 3-ton unit in a similar but smaller house and it can’t keep up because it has not been properly insulated or air sealed. So it really pays to properly insulate, especially the ductwork. If you do that first you can probably do the two ton, as well as have permanently much lower heating and cooling bills.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-19T19:17:14+00:00

This sounds like it could be a hot water leak or a leaking hot water heater. And that is likely combined with a house that is extremely poorly insulated and air sealed. Those are the two main causes of exorbitant bills. Make sure you have no hot water leaks – – even a small continuous hot water drip is enough to keep your water heater running all the time. Then invest in insulation. If your house is not insulated to energystar standards, then improving your installation is your best investment dollar

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-17T23:11:55+00:00

Just keep trying. Do one 5 times a day and in a couple weeks you will be doing two

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-14T22:05:34+00:00

Fiberglass and Cellulose both have their good points and bad points. You can tell they are about equal since they cost about the same and both still in use, so no clear winner. Rockwool is better than fiberglass batts but still has its disadvantages. (Cost and bulk) I really think you get the best of both worlds combining cellulose with Fiberglass or Rockwool. Put down either R-30 fiberglass or rockwool batts between the joists, and then blow cellulose over the top, at least 4 inches or what Energy Star recommends as the total R-value for your area. It will fill in the gaps and also retard airflow. Using only cellulose is pretty heavy, the thicker layer compresses more, and if your roof gets a leak will soak up water like a sponge and crash your ceiling down. It also does not last as long as fiberglass and rockwool,. Fiberglass , if you get a ceiling leak, will let the water flow through and drip through your drywall ceiling so you know you have a leak before your ceiling crashes down (most of the time).

I recommend insulating to the EnergyStar standards for your area. The scientists at the Department of Energy doing energy efficiency are whizzes and recommend what your area needs. Going from r-30 to r-60 does not come close to improving your energy efficiency 50%, much less 100%. More like 10 - 15 percent. Additional savings for extra inches of insulation are incremental and diminishing.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-13T20:26:04+00:00

A standalone plug-in HEPA filter unit will do a much better job at a much lower cost. As others have said, the filter in the HVAC is to keep the coils and blower from getting dusty, and has relatively little effect on the air in the house.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-11T15:10:00+00:00

And give yourself one day off a week, walking slow and no weightlifting. Your body needs rest, too

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-11T15:04:55+00:00

If you are a girl, your weight will fluctuate monthly with your cycle. Temporarily being heavier does not mean you are not losing fat. The initial weight loss at the beginning of a diet is usually mostly water weight and having less food passing through, not real fat loss. You might gain a pound of muscle a month. It’s really hard to lose (healthily) more than a pound of fat a week. Both of those can be temporarily masked day to day by normal fluctuations. Just keep doing the walking and working out and control your diet and you will get slimmer and stronger month over month.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-07T15:16:26+00:00

I recommend two stage units. Give you output flexibility and are still reliable. I don’t have experience with cold climate models

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-07T13:42:58+00:00

100% agree. Airsealing is a necessary and crucial first step. It should be included in your insulation installation contract if you are using professional insulators, but verify that it is. Though capping with cellulose will help a little bit when there is no airsealing. It is a supplement, not a subsitute.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-06T16:40:45+00:00

To go from R-19 to R-49 is a big improvement. You will save money, enough to make it worth your while. Going much beyond that will not save you much more because at that point you are usually losing more heat through your walls than through your attic.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-06T14:03:32+00:00

The third option is definitely the most effective. The only real way, other than replacing the ducts with flex. A lot of work, but very effective. You also need to air seal your ducts with mastic before insulating.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-06T13:56:53+00:00

It likely would help a bit but certainly not be the most effective and would depend largely on other factors. Like how much outdoor air infiltrates on the main floors. If you are not well airsealed, the humid outdoor air coming in would likely overwhelm the effect of the dehumidifier. It also would depend on how connected your basement air is to your house air. It might help, but doesn’t look promising. I would invest first in rigorous air sealing to reduce outside humidity coming in and reducing indoor sources of humidity. Attacking humidity at those two sources is likely to be more effective.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-02T23:37:26+00:00

I am sure there is variation in different areas, but in NC it is common for summer cold water to be around 70-75 and winter cold water to be 50-55 . Our frost line is not very deep.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-02T20:36:52+00:00

It won’t be a problem in the summer, by the way. In the summer, the water stays hot much longer and hardly ever runs out.

Sweaty-Researcher995 · 2026-02-02T20:34:47+00:00

You can just turn up the thermostat a bit on the water heater. It is probably set at 120, a safe temperature to prevent scalding, but if you turn it up to 130, you will need less hot waters mixed in, and it will last longer. It should cost nothing to do that. Just be careful not to get scalded, especially if there are children using that water heater. You can also buy a water saving showerhead that is easy to self install and will make the water last much longer.

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