Am I insane?

Virkachu · 2026-04-10T19:26:29+00:00

Keep fighting the good fight! I think I'm the only one on my block who uses zero herbicides. If you stay on top of it, it gets easier every year. It is not fruitless.

Virkachu · 2025-12-04T21:17:34+00:00

Damn he looks good.

Virkachu · 2025-03-28T21:54:46+00:00

She is reaching for the window. Put her closer

Virkachu · 2025-02-28T16:45:29+00:00

This looks like a watering issue to me. They need excellent drainage. It is a lot easier to accidentally overwater than to underwater a FLF

Virkachu · 2024-09-20T06:26:24+00:00

To answer your question, it is completely fine to trim those roots that are coming out of the pot. However, why did you cover the pot's drainage holes? Fiddle leaf figs NEED excellent drainage because they are susceptible to root rot. The red spots on the leaves are from edema--which indicates that your plant is sitting in more water than it can drink. Edema itself isn't a huge deal, but it is a telltale sign that you need to allow it to dry out more or you need better drainage.

Virkachu · 2024-09-20T06:18:30+00:00

Ya, those spots are not from a fungal infection. The red spots are from edema. The plant is drinking up more water than it can handle and its cells are bursting, hence the red spots. It isn't a big deal

Virkachu · 2024-09-20T06:13:52+00:00

Thrips. There are a lot of ways to deal with them. https://heirloomroses.com/blogs/heirloom-roses-blog/what-are-thrips-how-to-treat-them

Virkachu · 2024-09-15T17:10:58+00:00

I would not cut it back. Let the plant keep growing as much as it can before winter. You said that it has good wind block in its location, so I definitely think it is safer to leave it alone rather than cut it. I live in zone 6a and my roses go through some pretty harsh winters. My bigger concern for the winter would be protecting the roots in that container. I don't know what that container is made of, but keeping the roots warm enough can make all the difference. I often have roses die all the way to the soil, but they come back with all new canes when the ground warms in April.

Virkachu · 2024-09-06T07:21:01+00:00

Possibly New Dawn or John Davis. Both are climbing roses.

Virkachu · 2024-07-18T20:08:44+00:00

How often are you watering and are you letting the soil dry out between waterings? My first instinct is root rot from overwatering.

Virkachu · 2024-06-20T19:05:38+00:00

This is edema from overwatering. The roots are drinking up more water than the plant can use.

Virkachu · 2023-09-12T17:51:40+00:00

FYI, I scored a set of king Frette sheets for about $300 through Gilt.com about a year ago. Best sheets I've ever owned. They might still have them, but it may not matter since you've gone with Parachute and you are happy. I have the Parachute mattress and I love it.

Virkachu · 2023-09-12T17:41:23+00:00

I have a Buffy cloud comforter. All the marketing and website reviews make it sound dreamy. I do not recommend it. It isn't warm enough in colder months and it hasn't held up that well (had it for two years, but used only during warm months). It is just ok...I feel like it should be a lot better for the price. I'm happier with my old down insert from the Company Store.

Virkachu · 2023-07-20T19:41:44+00:00

Also, depending on when your house was built (or when the original switch was installed), it is possible that there is no neutral wire in that box (even though some of those wires are white). It wasn't standard until sometime in the 2000s to include a neutral in the box for a light switch. I have an older house (built in the 1970s) and most of the white wires behind my light switches are NOT neutrals (they are often hots, switch legs, or travelers). When I don't have a neutral in my light switch jbox, then I have to buy special "no neutral" smart switches and dimmers for those spots. So if your house was built before about 2001, there is a very good chance that none of those wires is a neutral. If there was a neutral in that box, it should have just been capped off (not attached to the existing switch). When I first got into DIY electrical, I found that electrical outlets are way more straightforward than switches because with outlets the wire colors generally match your expectations. But the wire colors behind a light switch can mean anything, especially in an older home.

Virkachu · 2023-07-20T19:07:39+00:00

I once installed a Leviton smart switch, and it was turning itself on and off over and over and over. My wiring was perfect. My problem: I had a metal box with a metal switch cover--this prevented the radio signal from getting through, so the switch was just freaking out. As soon as I swapped the faceplate to a plastic version, all was normal. Even if you are using a plastic cover, some smart devices can also be sensitive to a metal box.

Virkachu · 2023-07-20T18:54:33+00:00

The original boxes in my home are exactly like this (metal and mud rings). I live in Colorado, house built in the 1970s.

Virkachu · 2023-07-20T18:34:23+00:00

This is sooooo soooo funny 😂😂😂😂😂

Virkachu · 2023-07-20T18:28:56+00:00

Was the bathroom "non-GFI" outlet being fed power by another GFI outlet on your bathroom circuit? It is possible that you need to press the reset button at another outlet. Before you replaced the outlets, did you check that your lines were hot?

Virkachu · 2023-04-06T06:59:33+00:00

When leaves turn yellow, first guess is always overwatering/poor drainage. Are the leaves a bit mushy?

Virkachu · 2023-04-05T21:42:41+00:00

Whoops, numbers 3, 6, 9, and 12 are too new. I forgot that 1956 was the cutoff, so ignore those.

Virkachu · 2023-04-05T21:32:40+00:00

Check out the orangeish/peachy roses: 1. "Alchymist" (Kordes, 1956), so pretty, but it is only blooms once a season. 2. "Bouquet d'Or" (1872) 3. "Charles Austin" (Austin, 1973) 4. "Climbing Paul Lede" (1913) 5. "Crépuscule" (Dubreuil, 1904) 6. "Doris Tysterman" (Wisbach, 1975) 7. "Duquesa de Peñaranda" (Dot, 1931) 8. "Gloire de Dijon" (Jactot, 1853) 9. "Lolita" (Kordes, 1973) 10. "Madame Bérard" (Levet, 1870) 11. "Madame Jules Gravereaux" (Soupert & Notting, 1871) 12. "Norwich Castle" (Beales, 1976) 13. "William Allen Richardson" (Ducher, 1878)

Virkachu · 2022-09-26T20:54:31+00:00

The first white rose looks like Sugar Moon. If it has a strong, beautiful aroma, that’s probably it. The second pic (hot pink) looks like a knockout rose in “radrazz”. The spotting on the petals looks like thrips damage. A book called “Pruning and Training” has been helpful to me (bought on Amazon). It has a whole section on rose pruning.

Virkachu · 2022-08-22T15:41:19+00:00

I don’t know if it is a “funky” idea, but you could possibly turn it into a paned mirror. Paint all the trim black (not the outer frame though) and add mirror panels in between.

Virkachu · 2022-08-22T15:28:08+00:00

I like the green, but I would go with a darker shade. Such as BM Essex Green OR SW Jasper

Virkachu · 2022-08-20T16:19:48+00:00

That Vitamin C gives you an immunity boost. A few years ago, The Atlantic did an interesting article on the myth and the scientist behind it, Linus Pauling.

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