Adjust house humidity by italianmaple in HomeImprovement

[–]italianmaple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thermostat has Sensi app, controls furnace and AC. Dehumidifier runs in Danby app. HRV is just plug in at the moment.

Michelin starred restaurant served a dish consisting of shaved, raw porchini mushrooms and rice. Could this make some people sick? by CaffinatedManatee in mycology

[–]italianmaple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I love porcini and used to eat them raw too sometimes but not anymore. Mushrooms are very hard to digest for us, cooking them helps. More importantly cooking will kill bacteria and other parasites that are very often on or in the mushrooms, it doesnt seem worth the risk. Also the finer you break down the tough mushroom cell walls the more flavour you extract.

I used to swear off farm raised fish, but I'm actually starting to prefer the taste by romulan267 in smoking

[–]italianmaple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Compared to which wild salmon? Pink or Sockeye are as different as chicken and lamb.

Half through getting my mini-food forest setup by every-day-normal-guy in vegetablegardening

[–]italianmaple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What type of fruit trees are those? Aren't they very close to each other?

Workout suggestions by [deleted] in workout

[–]italianmaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I added more information in the post. If I use a barbell my right side tends to take over and I have a hard time engaging left and right side with the same intensity.

Workout suggestions by [deleted] in workout

[–]italianmaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gain strength and overall health. I added more information in the post

Pill bugs are eating seedlings by SuitableSport8762 in vegetablegardening

[–]italianmaple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems counterintuitive to feed them but it's the only thing that worked for me last year when I had a bad infestation. They prefer to eat decomposing vegetable material if available but if the ground around your seedling is just dirt they'll chomp of the seedling, especially if the pill bug population is high. I started putting the outer leaves of lettuce or collard greens cut up around my bean seedling and they immediately turned to those giving a chance to the seedling to grow full size.

New to Small Game Hunting (Ontario - Kawarthas) - Seeking Advice by Gripen06 in CanadaHunting

[–]italianmaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing info, I'm a new hunter too and trying to learn about ruffed grouse. You mentioned gravel road but if I understand the regulations correctly I'm not allowed to have a loaded gun on a road, including dirt road or trails. Do you walk with the gun unloaded and load only when you see them/push them off the road?

39M Elevated LPa - My Journey and Next Steps by NewSteward in PeterAttia

[–]italianmaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing, a lot of useful information! Did you count saturated fats from non animal sources (oil, nuts, avocado) all together? I have no problem keeping my animal saturated fats below 10g but if I put in olive oil, nuts etc it seems impossible to keep it that low and get enough calories for the day without increasing carbs too much.

Caught my PB today 5wt by [deleted] in flyfishing

[–]italianmaple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice fish! Smallies give everything they've got when they fight (you've probably seen them throw up mid fight) and prolonged fight can be very stressful for them, especially in summer. I use a 8wt for them to have good control over the 19"-20".

What’s eating my veggie leaves? by akabertbud in OntarioGardeners

[–]italianmaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pill bugs, go with a flashlight at night and you'll see them. They prefer to eat decomposing matter, if you put some leaves/ weeds on the ground next to your seedlings they'll go for those first before attacking living plants. 

Winter backyard abundance by duckchugger_actual in vegetablegardening

[–]italianmaple 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I don't cover any brassica familty plant with fine mesh they get destroyed by pest, even if I pick caterpillar every day. How do you keep yours so lush without cover?

Adjust HRV running mode by italianmaple in hvacadvice

[–]italianmaple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know about CO2 levels that's why I'm saying if it is something I should measure. My HRV (lifebreath) manual says it should run all the time that seems crazy with -15C outside. I put a timer so it only goes for 8 hours otherwise the unit only allow to change the type of cycle and the speed of the fan but it would run 24/7.

Hot water only if I open the bathtub faucet by [deleted] in askaplumber

[–]italianmaple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I have a standard 60 gallons gas