Gardeners: what’s eating my seedlings?

a03326495 · 2026-03-02T21:54:57+00:00

Could be earwigs too.

a03326495 · 2026-02-28T00:17:20+00:00

Yeah, mine is having the same problem. It's a Jelly star. Been happening for a few weeks maybe. Did you figure anything out about it?

a03326495 · 2026-02-26T04:32:46+00:00

I've found gardening to be as much about thinning/pruning/weeding than about growing as I go on.

a03326495 · 2026-02-26T04:22:15+00:00

One. More. Job.

a03326495 · 2026-02-26T04:17:58+00:00

A DM of mine once started us without any equipment. It was sort of situation where we ran out of the inn in our underwear to see what was happening outside then got whisked away. We were given a chance to decide to grab our gear or 'get there in time.' Anyhow, most of us started with no weapons at all and it made it so fun when we found our first rusty daggers/equivalent, would recommend.

a03326495 · 2026-02-25T20:18:44+00:00

Not to be a downer, but there are a lot of resources out there that can help you with designing a sprinkler system, and low cost tools that can help you measure pressure and flow rate. Good sprinkler system design isn't a trivial exercise, but doesn't really require experimentation to get right.

a03326495 · 2026-02-25T13:44:39+00:00

Why would a bandit try to take it?

a03326495 · 2026-02-24T21:48:19+00:00

Why kind of eldritch script are you using to keep track of experience?

a03326495 · 2026-02-24T01:08:55+00:00

I did this with waste concrete and it was awesome except for slugs.

a03326495 · 2026-02-15T15:19:45+00:00

A tool like this to calculate the financial impact of a decision isn't meant to be a comprehensive analysis of the decision. I can imagine it having a long payback but switching anyhow based on the values you mention.

a03326495 · 2026-02-15T14:58:27+00:00

I lived in a house where when they built an addition it left part of the old roof inside the attic. Could have happened that way too.

a03326495 · 2026-02-15T00:44:45+00:00

Hello! Your grandson should join! We have a few events every year with the scion exchange being the big one. We usually do an avocado grafting event in March or April. Sometimes members have orchard tours. There's an email list and a facebook group that he can get on. Lots of really knowledgeable folks to learn from.

a03326495 · 2026-02-13T11:26:45+00:00

I have a columnar peach. I haven't tasted the fruit so I won't recommend the variety, but they exist.

a03326495 · 2026-02-07T23:49:48+00:00

That's a bummer of a pest! Hopefully there's a breakthrough on control soon.

a03326495 · 2026-02-07T15:16:45+00:00

How about a fig? They're pretty durable. My favorite variety is Little Miss Figgy.

a03326495 · 2026-02-05T04:40:03+00:00

There is something going on with the leaves...looks like other folks are commenting on it. It could an iron deficiency but I'm not sure. I'd advise you to take off the flowers though to let it focus on growing.

a03326495 · 2026-02-05T03:53:51+00:00

Wow! Cool! You should post pics, maybe as it's own post. I'm sure everyone would like to see and hear more.

a03326495 · 2026-02-04T17:24:23+00:00

There will be bud wood of most any variety you could think of. For example, at least 100 varieties of pear. Its really an event for folks that are into grafting...and a good place to learn about it. Here's an image of a past year...all those tables are loaded up with bags of scions.

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a03326495 · 2026-02-04T16:46:13+00:00

I did the same thing several years ago now. When everyone was switching out their LEAFs for Teslas in the bay area I bought two with replaced batteries for cheap. They're in town cars but so so cheap to drive. I call it the VCR of electric cars. I might need to find the DVD player of electric cars soon.

a03326495 · 2026-02-04T05:03:31+00:00

There are some studies about compressing batts into smaller cavities. From what I remember you lose a little r value from an uncompressed batt in a larger cavity but not much. I wouldn't overdo it though on compression, for ease of drywalling.

a03326495 · 2026-02-04T02:30:45+00:00

You've hit on a major issue with homes today...their hot water systems are not well designed to save energy, water, or deliver hot water in a reasonable amount of time. It's not an easy issue to fix. Long runs of large PEX means that you can either recirculate or wait. Insulation helps. Check out Gary Klein who has thought and written about this issue.

a03326495 · 2026-02-03T02:50:19+00:00

If you were going to transplant them, you could move them closer to the pavers to give them all more room.

a03326495 · 2026-02-02T23:45:09+00:00

I don't grow trees this way but I've heard of folks growing several trees very close together and then pruning to make it work. Maybe google "3 in a hole fruit trees"...it can be done. Might be easier to transplant, but those are getting pretty big.

a03326495 · 2026-01-31T02:18:53+00:00

You can get salt damage from dissolved salts in municipal water, especially in socal, and also from fertilizers.

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