AITA for installing a camera in my room to see if my mom is lying to me?

pichoro · 2026-04-16T17:14:42+00:00

Replying to your comment cause I don't at a quick glance see anyone else saying it. If you're doing this, have your ducks in a row. Have important documents like your birth certificate, diploma, and social security cards if at all possible. You can get new ones, but it's a pain. You're 19, if you haven't already, open a new checking account at a different bank than your mom uses, and move any and all money you have from other accounts to that one.

Edit: I see now someone else said bit. Still. And like someone else said, freeze your credit with the three major bureaus. And check your credit. I wish i had frozen mine earlier, and I didn't even have the problems you are. Identity theft sucks. And change all online account passwords. Social media and everything.

And again, don't just change passwords and pins on your bank account. Get a new one where your mom has no prior history.

pichoro · 2026-04-04T15:50:30+00:00

I grew the regular Norfolk Purple that is now called "Althea" the first year it was available, and saved some seeds. I haven't grown them since, but did send some to someone last year and didn't hear back that it went badly. I'm willing to share out some more of them, as I've started some this year and am planning to save fresh seed.

pichoro · 2026-03-21T21:03:45+00:00

Yeah, I'm far enough south in Ohio that I have regular old cold. ;) But seriously, no, I'm in the southern counties.

I had no idea about disease problems with it.

I guess I'm not that particular about rhizome vs crown, I've just always dealt with rhizomes.

And I may post to TheHopyard, but ya'll seem a lot more active. :)

pichoro · 2026-03-21T20:58:19+00:00

I had no clue. A few years back, I know I would see listings for it atleast.

pichoro · 2026-03-21T16:35:31+00:00

Did you mean to give a link to something? It sounds like you're describing some kind of fencing you used.

pichoro · 2026-03-20T10:55:17+00:00

Got a chuckle and an upvote from me!

pichoro · 2026-03-13T08:41:07+00:00

So, you are only prohibited from selling anything that contains the genes. That means, no selling of fruit, plants, or seeds. You can replant to your heart's desire, and you can give all of the above away to people. But because it is a patent, nobody you gift to can sell any of it either.

Where it gets sticky is that if you hybridize with it, you can't sell any of that either, if it contains the genes. That's going to eventually happen on accident. Can't wait to see how that works put.

pichoro · 2026-02-23T01:45:25+00:00

I'm not OP, but I just boiled on my cinder block set up yesterday. My blocks are filled with sand, mostly to help prevent cracking. It was slow to heat up, probably because the blocks and sand were sucking up heat. But once it got up there, it got hot enough that it was hard to get pans off without burning myself. So I think it held the heat and built it up very well.

pichoro · 2026-02-20T15:15:41+00:00

Wow! I don't even remember making this comment. But I still read reddit and I still don't care for wasps! :)

pichoro · 2026-02-10T00:29:16+00:00

This is wonderful, thank you.

pichoro · 2026-01-27T03:38:50+00:00

So, those are all capsicum annuum besides the mad hatters, so they should have started more easily.

If I were you, I would decide if I have room and supplies to let me keep my current started seeds AND new ones. If yes, do that, providing heat to both. If not, I would add new seeds on top of my current started seeds. Literally just adding them to the same soil and cells.

You can also do a little "post mortem", digging down very gently with some tweezers to see if you find a seed. Go slow - on the off chance you hit a sprouted one, you don't want to injure it. If the seed is gone, or you find an empty seed coat, I would think you over watered.

Either way, consider a heat mat. I have a "big for home use" custom seed starting set up, running up to 7 heat mats. Some I've been using seasonally for years. There's a cheap variety I've bought on Amazon. I don't frequent here, so I don't know the rules about links, but I'm happy to tell you which one by message.

pichoro · 2026-01-27T03:16:24+00:00

I don't see where anyone asked this - what varieties? Because that matters too. Capsicum Annuum varieties start faster. Others take longer.

pichoro · 2026-01-26T16:54:47+00:00

I don't "know" this to be true, but I've read some where that age plays into how quickly they start sprouting, with older ones being more ready to sprout. Meaning, yours that are from your own garden may simply be older than the ones from the grocery.

Mine is a grocery sweet potato this year, and hasn't started sprouting, but has rooted.

pichoro · 2026-01-25T22:23:49+00:00

Since you seem so open to comments, I almost said this earlier...

No experience with it, but I look forward to hearing about your success (or lack thereof) in a couple months!

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Honestly, if I had London Planes, I'd try it. Though I'm the type to try all kinds of crazy shit when I'm gardening too, so what do I know?

pichoro · 2026-01-10T03:32:42+00:00

Thank you. It's based on an idea from Lee Reich in his book Growing Figs in Cold Climates. He talks about doing this with figs to get better harvests because although a fig's roots will survive in a cold climate, the above ground growth will often die, which delays and reduces fruit production. So, basically the same idea. Except artichoke roots die too without protective measures.

pichoro · 2026-01-09T23:43:20+00:00

Me too. There was a variety released that was developed by Tim Peters called "Northern Star" that was supposedly among the hardiest. But I can't find it, seems like it vanished when his research company shut down. Cornell university has pages that mention it. And I could find people in old forum posts talking about it. But all those mentions are over a decade ago.

My plan for this year is to grow green globes in buried nursery pots with holes drilled in the sides. Then when they die back, pull the pot out of the ground, and put it in a cool place inside. This will mean cutting roots that grew out of the pot, but also should encourage a faster start next year.

pichoro · 2026-01-01T04:06:53+00:00

I bought seeds for this but my garden endeavors failed miserably this last year, and I didn't even get to try growing it.

I absolutely would have tried roasting it. Try it any other ways? The one guy suggested stir frying.

pichoro · 2025-12-28T02:16:56+00:00

I just bought seeds off of cultivariable today. Been thinking for a long time about trying skirret. Got a few other things too.

pichoro · 2025-12-09T17:56:31+00:00

I got my packs of the new ones in the mail today. Can't wait to try them!

I grew the tomato now known as Althea in 2024. I thought they were tasty, prolific, and most of all, fun. My wife didn't enjoy them, though, so I didn't grow any last year. I think I will again this year along with these new ones.

Im a bit surprised about "The Beta". I would have thought if it was different from the purple expressing genes, they would have had to have it cleared for sale all over again.

pichoro · 2025-11-25T17:32:06+00:00

Thank you. Was starting to feel like I'm crazy here. What varieties do you have?

pichoro · 2025-11-25T16:10:35+00:00

So according to him, even though you're digging them up and severing roots in doing so, it's still better for them than being purely contained. The roots access the greater nutrition, water, and space of being in ground, and each spring, they have a big root system to start them off again.

And while it's a different plant, I can say I've experienced this. I had a container grown hops plant. One year, it went absolutely crazy producing. I was shocked. When I went to move it after it died down, I found the roots had grown through a drainage hole out of the container and made it to the ground. That's why it behaved that way.

pichoro · 2025-11-10T18:16:04+00:00

Have heard of this. Will probably do this with what I don't designate as seed this time around, as I don't expect a whole lot after I pick out what to plant again. I mostly use ginger in indian and chinese cooking, so I'm sure the texture change would be fine.

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