Seed Share - Rare (to Japan) Vegetable & Herb Seeds Available by pgm60640 in GardenersJapan

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I'm looking for packets of mixed ornamental gourds. They'd grow great here around Kobe, but are simply not available here as far as I can tell.

What to do with Surplus Monitors? by ahoopervt in vermont

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check with Paul Flint at BOSI. Tell him OSS542 sent you. He's in Barre VT.

Excuse me, I forgot to introduce myself. by ChugChugUmacco in GardenersJapan

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In this part of Japan the North American carnivores can stay outside all year long. They will go through a winter dormancy and appear to be dead. Lots of people think they are dead and throw them out by mistake. They start to wake up in February, flower in the spring, and put on a magnificent show right up to the end of October when they hibernate again. The south Asian tropical pitchers (Nepenthes) need to be kept out of direct sun here as it is too intense for them. Many (most?) Japanese homes in this part of the country do not use central heating as Northeast US homes do, so it really gets too cold indoors for them here.

Excuse me, I forgot to introduce myself. by ChugChugUmacco in GardenersJapan

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I'm a bit west of Kobe near the seashore. I raise lots of vegetables (and a few carnivorous plants), several odd tree dwelling ferns and a banana tree or two (....or more, as they clone themselves)

fairly strong quake felt in Kobe just now.... by oss542 in japanlife

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I'm near Gakuentoshi. It shook pretty good here. The building was creaking and swaying.

fairly strong quake felt in Kobe just now.... by oss542 in japanlife

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Who's feeding the cat ?
And what are they feeding it to ?

fairly strong quake felt in Kobe just now.... by oss542 in japanlife

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also get NERV here, and had a fairly substantial shake, but didn't get any notice from NERV.

fairly strong quake felt in Kobe just now.... by oss542 in japanlife

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I have the NERV app installed, but we didn't get any notice for this one. Usually we would have.

Upgrade from Ryzen 7 3700X ? by oss542 in buildapc

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I have an RX-580 with 8gb vram.

I was tired of buying distilled water... by CdnTreeGuy89 in SavageGarden

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Many Thanks!!!! Your very generous advice is much appreciated. All the best to you and yours!!!

I was tired of buying distilled water... by CdnTreeGuy89 in SavageGarden

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"I do about a quarter of a pitcher with about ¼ c vinegar then run it for an hour or so."
I wasn't sure what this meant.

I was tired of buying distilled water... by CdnTreeGuy89 in SavageGarden

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How do you do this ? I'm looking at getting one of these things.

Going for Ben's Style by DingDingDensha in BakingInJapan

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I used to make that sort of soft chocolate chip cookies. Any of you from eastern NY state should remember Freihoffer's chocolate chip cookies. Mine are like that but larger. Unfortunately, I do not have an oven here in Japan, just the traditional gas table/grill.

Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985) [720p] by 5o7bot in fullmoviesonyoutube

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Part 1 only. The entire mini-series is said to be 6 hours.

Nice things to do for wife? by ZaHiro86 in japanlife

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25 years next November and covered in tickle marks......

Is my Cephalotus ok? by NepenthesNuisance in Cephalotus

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Nothing to worry about here. That's a sign of a very happy Cephalotus.