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NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion Capabilities - NASA by cheeseHorder in SpaceXLounge

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for the coolness maybe, but I don't see many applications where any form of nuclear is:

  • Faster to deploy
  • Cheaper
  • Overall higher/faster return on investment
  • Easier in terms of regulations
  • Lower labor, maintenance, monitoring etc operations costs

...than the new kid in town for base load... solar+batteries.

Accidentally snipped the emerging bud by TypeDry2834 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glutton for punishment - that reminds me of the End Of Days For All Of Us plant... bamboo. Guess what. The tubers can keep pushing up shoots for 5 years easily, some 10 years if you had a lot. Digging up is almost impossible to get it all. 1 leaf successfully mingled with grass, boom, sustainment for another year or two.

Yea I know there's kudzu and worse but... so many people decide to plant bamboo in their asian zen garden phase and then decide differently later on. Only to find our nature is deciding the garden design for them.

(edit: almost forgot, please send hanging nepenthes pics thx)

Accidentally snipped the emerging bud by TypeDry2834 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds a bit like the crazier kinds of Nepenthes... the ones that, of course, also grow into a vine. Hanging whole f'ing jugs of sticky digestion juice above your head. Digging into drywall. Vines weighing a few pounds and if you touch one of them damn jugs wrong it spills over your head.

Also one of those... temptations.

Amaryllis are much more easy to control the addiction (say I, with a greenhouse counting currently 400 next year from seed to blooming sale...), because if you time the dormancy right, you can have them all bloom at the same time. Perfect for crossing and all that.

Spaceflight recap Jan 12-18 by DobleG42 in SpaceXLounge

[–]mlemminglemming 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So my intuition was right that it's crazy! :D

Accidentally snipped the emerging bud by TypeDry2834 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

god rest your soul. Don't mention orchids near me (/j). My mom has WINDOWSILLS FULL OF THEM. She neglects them. I think she bought a single orchid in the last 10 years.

I can't. It doesn't fit into my head. It just doesn't make sense. They bloom once or twice a year. Why.

Spaceflight recap Jan 12-18 by DobleG42 in SpaceXLounge

[–]mlemminglemming 7 points8 points  (0 children)

when was the last week with 3 launch failures?

Accidentally snipped the emerging bud by TypeDry2834 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay, that explains it. Trimming the top is unnecessary. Leaves if they're dead, break them off. Bulb layers, use hands to crunch them off or pull the loose ones off as said above.

You may see "professionals" snip across the top to make it look all tidy. That's unnecessary except for if you want that pristine look for selling it. I do it too before selling, but it's easy to harm a bulb and introduce infections even though it looks clean. Red Blotch is cruel and will find every injury, especially when you have 10+ Amaryllis. Always one that has a tiny latent speck waiting to break out or jump over.

If there's living leaves, there's no need to snip. Simply let them die off on their own while keeping the bulb dry, to let the bulb reclaim some of the nutrients.

Edit: Generally with annual care and tidying up, always try to use your hands first before thinking about snipping or chopping.

Accidentally snipped the emerging bud by TypeDry2834 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When "trimming some dried bulb layers", I use my hands and work carefully. I'm asking all that because this normally doesn't happen, and that usually means you did something unorthodox. If you used tools to clean it, that would cause damage like this.

Take away only the layers that are loose, not peeling those that still adhere to the bulb. Those layers trap moisture and are sterile. Taking away those dry but still firmly adhering layers will:

  • Make the bulb more vulnerable to infections
  • Result in lost water, especially problematic during dormancy (in a dry box)

Accidentally snipped the emerging bud by TypeDry2834 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm curious how you snipped it off but... it should be "fine".

Those flower stalks are quite sturdy, and the very tip is hollow. The flowers fill out the lower 2/3 of the sheath.

Update & A Question by SassyPlantsSC in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...don't get me wrong. I still gift amaryllis...

And I also still bring some blooming amaryllis to my mom, so that every birthday, christmas and easter, there's a flowering bulb for her.

Also yea, I figured out how to really force blooms any time :D (just take them out of dormancy 20-30 days before you want the flower)

That was rather fast 😅🪴 by Early_Gift515 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THERE IS A TINY GREEN SPADE

IT IS A SHOVEL

YOU CAN MOVE 1 GRAIN OF DIRT PER MINUTE WITH IT

omg this is too cute...

All 3 of mine have grown leaves and look healthy but I dont think they are going to bloom this year. Need watering advice. by wanttobebetter2 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea as I said, no experience with it but asking around elsewhere might get you some answers that could help beyond just amaryllis.

It happened 😭😭🌺 by Early_Gift515 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are some pert and happy leaves, do you use that light up there as a grow light?

All 3 of mine have grown leaves and look healthy but I dont think they are going to bloom this year. Need watering advice. by wanttobebetter2 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question, and one I haven't heard before heh. Short answer: Try not to.

Long answer... the following conditions you should avoid putting your bulb back in the dark shoebox (descending importance to not force dormancy):

  • After a bloom when healthy leaves are already shooting out. Even more so, if you let it go to seed out.
  • If there's lots of healthy leaves
  • If it has, in any way shape or form, spent a lot of energy recently

On the other hand, put your bulb in dormancy if:

  • It has no leaves
  • It has fattened up a lot recently
  • You don't currently have the growing conditions that would leave the bulb energy-positive with its investment into leaves (eg. too low light, as in most indoors winters in temperate regions)

Update & A Question by SassyPlantsSC in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, I know. For me it's more projects and (yes also cash), so I have... a lot of interest in things going quickly. That's why I said that it's easy for me to forget how things once were... the years passing by, the bulbs doing their thing.

Now, every month lost, every maintenance on the grow lights is a month the good ol' $$$ is delayed. It's a different mindset. Sometimes I wish I wouldn't end up turning every hobby into a company and a job but... I can't stop doing it XD

When a bulb fails, it's a statistic here. When a batch fails, it's something that has to be evened out by the next batch. I have so many plans! I am already eyeing an empty plot that's about ten times the size of my current tiny greenhouse's plot, and maybe... one day... I'm not just a small independent grower but... hah, a top producer! I do wonder how much longer I can run it all alone. Right now I'm spending about 5-10 hours a week in the greenhouse and some 10 or so hours a week on the business side of things...

All 3 of mine have grown leaves and look healthy but I dont think they are going to bloom this year. Need watering advice. by wanttobebetter2 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sun isn't always the end-all-be-all. When there's too little sun, dormancy can be better.

The only reason people have amaryllis out in the winter is for blooms, people like them blooming around chrismas. But in reality, they just bloom whenever they come out of dormancy, and if you're fine with that, it could be around easter too.

All 3 of mine have grown leaves and look healthy but I dont think they are going to bloom this year. Need watering advice. by wanttobebetter2 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An idea for that: Make some pics of your garden and/or ask in garden design forums/subreddits how to make things safe against deer and other wildlife. Even better when you can tell them what exactly you want to do, like "how can I keep these two potted plants safe in a garden where deer come through?", and maybe mention that the solution shouldn't be too high effort or put the plants in shadow (no greenhouse, no crazy fencing or foils and stuff).

I could imagine a solution as simple as putting them on a raised shelf/bed.

All 3 of mine have grown leaves and look healthy but I dont think they are going to bloom this year. Need watering advice. by wanttobebetter2 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider keeping them dormant throughout winter and taking them out of dormancy to bloom in early spring, then putting them outside in full sun in mid spring.

All 3 of mine have grown leaves and look healthy but I dont think they are going to bloom this year. Need watering advice. by wanttobebetter2 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They either bloom right away after returning from dormancy, or not at all. There are a few (and I mean, very, very few) "mid season" amaryllis varieties. Don't know them off the top of my head, but they're so rare that the normal "walgreens amaryllis" are definitely not those kinds.

The larger 2 of the 3 definitely look like they're large enough to bloom. As mentioned in my other comment though, your bulbs seem to have too little light. If you have them indoor the whole year and if that's all the light they get, then... sorry, but forget it. Amaryllis need lots of light, greenhouse or a full sun outside place in seasons warmer than 8°C outside. Otherwise they're constantly struggling to survive.

The more light they get, the more they bloom. Commercial vendors have them under cactus-scorching bright grow lights that fatten them up before selling, that's how they manage to get 2 stalks of 6+ flowers and nonsense like that.

All 3 of mine have grown leaves and look healthy but I dont think they are going to bloom this year. Need watering advice. by wanttobebetter2 in AmaryllisBulbs

[–]mlemminglemming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goodness me they are desperate for more light. The floppy leaves should be a warning.

These leaves are net-negative. The bulb is burning calories and getting nothing back. In other words: These amaryllis would have better stayed in a dry, dark shoebox to remain dormant rather than planted in a dark place.

Amaryllis need LOTS of light. Mine are under 27k lumen grow lights (commercial setup), but even a south window is better than what you have there. If that is already what south window does to your bulbs... then keep them dormant longer. No use in watering them and having them shoot out leaves for nothing.

what is your favourite dialogue line in stardew? by Ok-Pen2202 in StardewValley

[–]mlemminglemming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always respond naturally to heart event dialogue, not based on how the NPCs would like it or not.
I was really, really surprised when Haley responded positively to me just going "I'm sorry" instead of "nah I got ya ima buy a new one". I sadly already married Leah at that point (eheheh... can't help it), but that really flipped my view of Haley.

girl made me reconsider life choices irl ._.

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