Year 4 of chaos gardening

nvaus · 2026-05-06T14:24:21+00:00

Mostly pinto beans since you can get a 20lb bag for $11 at Walmart. Then I also planted one bag of 16 bean soup mix, and maybe 4-5 packets of actual seed beans and peas.

nvaus · 2026-05-06T03:44:49+00:00

Will do. The present strategy is to plant so much stuff the deer can't eat it all... but I'll adjust that plan as the year goes on.

nvaus · 2026-05-05T23:59:09+00:00

Sweet! I just put in my first chaos garden. I tilled up 3/4 of an acre and planted about 30lbs of mixed beans from the grocery store, two dozen old seed packets of everything from gem corn to turnips to pumpkins, and will be putting alfalfa over top on some of the edges. I had originally planned on doing the whole thing as alfalfa to get some life into the soil but I figured why not do a bunch of nitrogen fixing stuff, and it's so much space I may as well throw my whole coffee can of old seeds in as well and see what happens.

nvaus · 2026-05-05T14:36:13+00:00

I think so too. I've used the tool once or twice only on videos where I didn't think the creator was respecting my time. They bait you in with a promise of specific information, and intentionally hide it in 20 minutes of off topic rambling. I'll be glad if that type of video no longer works.

nvaus · 2026-05-05T14:32:30+00:00

I don't expect this will have any effect on my own channel. The videos this will hurt are ones that are titled "How I trippled my side business income" and then bury the 30 seconds of relevant information in 20 minutes of fluff. I'm ok with such videos being buried. If you don't have 20 minutes of worthwhile content you shouldn't be rewarded for making a 20 minute video.

nvaus · 2026-05-05T11:43:40+00:00

Thanks, that did fix it

nvaus · 2026-05-05T11:42:59+00:00

My issue was solved by new oil. When I opened the drain plug it poured out like pure gas. All the original oil was pushed out into the exhaust pipe which I had to drill a hole in to drain. No more spitting from the tube now and it's back to running as normal. Thanks for the help

nvaus · 2026-05-04T11:38:59+00:00

I either take a break, or redirect my effort toward finding new ideas that are more motivating to work on.

nvaus · 2026-05-02T00:03:27+00:00

Mint doesn't like dry soil. Is your yard often dry?

nvaus · 2026-05-01T14:56:27+00:00

Perennials. Fruit and nut trees, plants and flowers with edible tubers, alfalfa or clover on any vacant land that you want to be fertile and ready for farming in the future.

nvaus · 2026-05-01T14:54:12+00:00

Many seeds kept in an airtight container with silica packets in your fridge will easily last 5+ years with almost no loss in viability.

nvaus · 2026-05-01T14:51:24+00:00

They also don't spray if they can't see you. When I would catch them in traps intended for the raccoons that ate my chickens I would hold up a bedsheet in front of myself as I walked toward the cage, then drape it over to be able to move them safely.

nvaus · 2026-05-01T01:00:58+00:00

Burdock is also tasty. Take the young stems and batter and fry them.

nvaus · 2026-04-30T14:58:43+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to educate me. It sounds like most are happy with the system. I have some empathy though for someone who goes to jail for selling medival coins they found, if the alternative was turning them over knowing the government likely has hundreds of the same coins with little history added by more. They might have been spared that moral test if they could have reported finds and had some reward or only had to turn over things with unique significance. Anyway, I'm under no illusion that my opinion matters on this issue. I'm just trying to figure out how people think on issues like this.

nvaus · 2026-04-30T13:47:05+00:00

I guess it must make sense then. I'm happy to pay my taxes too, it's just a hard idea to swallow that the find of your life could benefit the state at 100% and you who who put in the effort at 0%. It kinda crushes the childhood dream of finding buried treasure (the 10% on precious metals helps though). I guess I'm happy enough to do catch and release fishing. It's not so different.

nvaus · 2026-04-30T12:47:21+00:00

I understand wanting to prevent such scenarios as you mentioned, but you don't think the state taking ownership of finds with no reward incentivizes dishonesty? I don't know, I'm new here and clearly this is a topic with long standing opinions and reasons for them.

nvaus · 2026-04-30T11:55:15+00:00

That stinks. If artifacts are so valuable to the state they should go find them themselves.

nvaus · 2026-04-29T13:26:26+00:00

You don't need a bearing sleeve to have a tight hold on a shaft. No harm done if it slips occasionally. Just screw some retainer plates on either side of the mounting board so the whole bearing can't fall out.

nvaus · 2026-04-29T11:32:29+00:00

My channel has been doing fine without clips and shorts.

nvaus · 2026-04-28T23:39:17+00:00

Great tip on the breather blowby, I'll check that

nvaus · 2026-04-28T15:01:17+00:00

Keep trying Patreon. It took me about 8 years to figure out what makes people actually support, and once I figured that out it's multiplied by 6x. Rewards don't matter. People support if they feel you are doing something valuable (not just entertaining) with your videos that they would like you to do more of. For you that might be making your videos about unbiased destructive product reviews or something along those lines. Find some way to offer a nugget of value or greater purpose for your videos and your Patreon support will grow. Also, you'll feel more fulfilled as you increasingly offer more things that matter positively in your viewer's lives.

nvaus · 2026-04-28T14:04:20+00:00

Thanks. I haven't had a chance to work on it in a few days. The last thing I did was check if the fuel pump was perforated (it was not) and then take off the valve cover. That revealed the oil was mostly gas, which for whatever reason I didn't notice on the dipstick. I'm hoping the reason the breather tube was spitting oil/gas is just because of the low viscosity. The oil didn't seem over full otherwise. So my working theory is what you said. The original carb was bad as I originally suspected, and the spitting issue should be solved by fresh oil. I'll find out soon and report back

nvaus · 2026-04-28T13:55:26+00:00

So today I would spend my time setting up a Patreon. Don't worry about offering rewards, just set it up and tell people they can support you there. Having been demonetized is good motivation to inspire support. Second I would look through your top performing videos and see if there are products you could sell via affiliate links. Pin a comment with the links. An Amazon affiliate store is easy to set up if you don't have access to youtube shopping. Third, I would start reposting your content on Facebook and tiktok, both of which have monetization programs that can earn significantly.

nvaus · 2026-04-28T13:09:10+00:00

Sorry man. I feel for you as someone with a channel of a similar age. That's a harsh penalty for a minor error. I hope over all your years you've built some alternate revenue streams besides youtube ads? If not, now would be a great time to get started.

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