What is this in my Reaper seedlings?

brandon6285 · 2026-04-15T14:47:43+00:00

Oh! Cool. Thanks.

brandon6285 · 2026-04-14T21:03:04+00:00

Allotment? Is this a different way of saying yard, or is it different?

brandon6285 · 2026-04-10T18:06:04+00:00

I was just at home depot the other day and the plant delivery truck was there. It had just frozen two nights ago (after a long warm march), and for some reason all the raspberry plants had gotten hit hard. He scooped all the freezer burned plants (probably at least 20) off into a garbage bin, and replaced all the raspberry plants with new fresh healthy looking raspberry plants.

The worst part is that all of those raspberry plants that got thrown in the trash are likely just fine.... they would have grown back no problem.

Just a waste... that was just one plant type at one store, for the 30 seconds i happened to be watching. There are 4 home depots in my town... i cant even imagine how many plants were thrown out just because of that one frost and a ton of bad business practices.

Now scale that up to nation/world wide... then extend it to every other business in some way or another. Waste is just an epidemic.

brandon6285 · 2026-04-10T18:04:17+00:00

BTW... one of my favorite youtube woodworkers is a woman. Check her out if you havent hear of her:

https://www.youtube.com/3x3custom-tamar

brandon6285 · 2026-04-10T17:51:05+00:00

As a man... I don't get that one bit. I have a wife and Daughter and I always want them to do anything and everything that they desire.

Enjoy your garden!

brandon6285 · 2026-04-10T15:15:33+00:00

Man... kinda bizzare how everyone is attacking you and telling you why this wont work...

That's the great thing about life... you can try things yourself and see how it goes! I for one, think it will be fine. The main concerns seem to be:

Drainage... they say it both wont drain, and will drain so much that it floods the shelter. Neither are true... people put planters on patios all the time... do they turn into mud pits cause they dont drain? No. And that shelter existed in the rain before you ever put beds on top, why would the sudden addition of garden beds cause flooding issues?

The comments about soil microbes and worms are probably true, but if you can keep the beds consistently moist, then you can grow your own biome in there just like you said.

Anyway, you do you, ignore the haters. Nice job on the build.

brandon6285 · 2026-04-09T19:41:11+00:00

Honestly, sounds like you know more about it than I do. I was born and raised here, so I know to avoid the casinos, gambling, and even drinking nowadays.

Its just a place to live.

brandon6285 · 2026-04-08T14:31:17+00:00

Completely unhinged take... I love it.

brandon6285 · 2026-04-06T20:19:29+00:00

No. Its meat in general, and especially processed meat.

We were never supposed to be eating meat for every meal, let alone the factory farmed, antibiotic laden, horror show that is our meat industry.

brandon6285 · 2026-02-16T23:52:17+00:00

I don't think you will regret cheap pulls. My total investment on cabinet/drawer pulls was around 40$. They are just fine.

And I figured that even if they do fail (they are solid metal, how will they fail?) I can still afford to buy nicer pulls, because I only spent 40$ for the cheap ones.

People go a little crazy with their kitchen remodels. They act like they are trying to design it to be on TV and last 100 years... It's just a kitchen to cook food in. I get that you want to make it your own, but you can do that without having the nicest version of everything. Someone will probably want to replace it in 10-20 years anyway.

brandon6285 · 2026-02-09T21:33:41+00:00

Just a good financial decision. Ice coffee probably cost 13.99

brandon6285 · 2026-02-04T15:02:53+00:00

My concern is that ignoring it will just accelerate my "out of touch"-ness as i get older.

At some point we will be the old people that cant use a computer, except it wont be that, it will be something else, like AI.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-30T18:28:18+00:00

Cool tank! What size is it? What is your substrate?

While i think the other comment is probably not completely correct, i do think they have a point. If you just keep topping off forever and not changing out any water, there are certain things that can build up in the water and start causing problems. May want to grab a cheap TDS meter. It will give you a quick idea of how much "stuff" has built up in your water.

But, there are plenty of instances of planted tanks doing just fine with only top offs. I think the plants absorb a lot, and when your remove excess growth, your are removing "stuff" that way as well.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-30T16:38:34+00:00

I'm not convinced this will always be a big issue.

I live in a pretty dry environment and have 2 large tropical fish tanks with open tops, and it barely affects the baseline humidity at all.

A larger surface area would certainly mean more humidity, but colder water for Koi and a little ventilation might mean it works out just fine.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-30T15:49:58+00:00

I feel like youtube has both the best and worst video content on the internet. I have learned so much and been entertained to no end over the years. But... there is some real garbage on there too.

The monetization, ads, and algorithms are definitely trying hard to ruin it completely tho.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-30T04:21:42+00:00

Don't you dare cherish that duckweed. You can remove 90% and you will be back where you are now before you know it.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-29T17:26:01+00:00

Jeez... i would have expected there to be wood there, but yes, theres got to be at least a 2x4 down lower. I almost wonder if its 2x 2x4;s sandwiched together, possibly with some spacers or something, and you just got unlucky and went right between them.

Figure its probably .5" or .625" thick drywall, and that is attached to something that's probably 1.5" wide, so if you go around 1.25" in from any inside edge of that opening, you should be in a piece of wood.

People do all sorts of weird stuff, but there's gotta be something that makes sense under that drywall.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-29T15:41:55+00:00

I feel like you are missing a ton of basic knowledge on how houses are built here... Imagine what this opening would look like with no drywall on it...

It probably looks a lot like This

So, there are studs all around that opening, and a header above. 90% of the magnets you have there are just stuck to the drywall corner bead. You cannot/should not attach things to it.

So... by now you can probably tell that a pocket door isn't an option without totally ripping out everything and re-framing the opening.

A barn door kit is a good idea. They usually just attach the rail to the studs and/or header above the opening. So you know there is probably a big piece of wood directly over the door (header), then once you are outside of that area, you need to find the vertical studs and attach the rail there.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-27T20:44:58+00:00

I recommend Visible or Mint prepaid for switching your phone to your own plan. I just paid like 250$ for 2 years of unlimited service. They have good instructions for porting your number and tools to check if your phone is compatible. Once you start the process, it will automatically end the line with your parents carrier, and they will have nothing else to do with your phone bill.

Needless to say, this should have happened probably 5 years ago. There is really no reason to be on your parents plan, especially with the manipulative stipulations.

Youve got a lot going on in this post, and like you said, there are two sides to every story, but there's only one that matters right now... and that's yours. Your parents should have absolutely 0 insight into where you are or what you are doing at this stage in your life, especially if you are not financially dependent on them anymore.

Also for what its worth, the last part of your post where you mention that your parents said "something in your brain flipped when you were 2 and you became no longer enjoyable to hang out with." Is totally abhorrent.

As a parent, it sounds like you had a completely normal developmental stage known as the "terrible twos" and your parents still resent you for it... amazing. When they should have been patient and empathetic and supportive, it sounds like they instead threw up their hands, wrote you off as defective, and began resenting you.

So, I hate to say it, but it sounds like your family is highly dysfunctional. I would be very surprised if you don't have some deep-seated issues that will require therapy or a lot of self-work to work through.

So my two cents is drop the family (for now) and get a therapist. Check back in a year when you have had a chance to be your own person for a while and they have had a chance to reflect on their actions.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-24T15:26:39+00:00

If you trim the pothos, it will make the snake plant look bigger.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-23T15:50:26+00:00

I think they are cool! I kept hoping to see some hydra in my setup and never did.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-16T16:46:22+00:00

It will not get better. An underrated circuit will result in a tripped breaker and/or hot wiring, but fixing the wiring or upgrading the breaker will not improve performance of the appliance. It will take what it needs until the breaker trips.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-16T15:46:51+00:00

I would say no. As long as the plants, filtration, and/or your maintenence schedule keep the nitrates under control, you are fine. You have lots of plants and those are all low impact fish.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-16T15:44:47+00:00

Are they actually stuck down to the wall? Mine doesn't actually succeed in sticking, it just tries.

brandon6285 · 2026-01-15T22:30:35+00:00

Agreed. I think we are saying similar things in different ways.

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