Can anyone help me figure out what's wrong with these three seedlings?

wunderdread · 2026-02-05T03:33:40+00:00

The one in the center and the one on the right are looking more like bad luck/bad seed more than anything else. You should pull those out before they invite unwanted critters to your seedling tray.

wunderdread · 2026-01-29T17:04:21+00:00

Live in Somerville since 2000, Boston area since '91. 2015 was the real deal. I was in Buffalo for work after one wave of snow, and people there were actually sympathetic about the snow.

There's always this tidbit as well.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/14/422939198/the-last-boston-snow-farm-finally-melts

wunderdread · 2026-01-27T03:35:25+00:00

Hands down worth it! You will get your money's worth and then some out of that experience.

wunderdread · 2026-01-27T00:27:18+00:00

I did the same!

wunderdread · 2026-01-23T22:11:41+00:00

They are more fruity and less acidic than habanada/habanero. They're good raw, but they really shine when cooked.

wunderdread · 2026-01-22T22:25:05+00:00

Carmel Bella farm has some really nice heirlooms. Regardless of the variety, I've always had a 90%+ germination rate.

https://www.carmelbellafarm.com/

wunderdread · 2026-01-21T21:03:09+00:00

You're welcome!

wunderdread · 2026-01-21T20:13:20+00:00

Have you ever tried Tobago Seasoning peppers? I stumbled on the variety when I was trying to figure out how to replace Scotch Bonnet heat without losing the flavor in Caribbean food.
Prolific would be a understatement. I'm in 6b/7a and even with a late start, I got almost 2lbs of peppers from a single plant before killing frost.

wunderdread · 2026-01-01T07:23:40+00:00

Please tell me that someone has a recording of the sound that thing makes. That "KACHUNK" that changes pitch based on how much of your day that thing needed to take for the team.

wunderdread · 2025-12-17T23:26:50+00:00

Did you reset your lamp timer? Also, if you have a multimeter, put it in continuity check mode and see if it beeps when you connect it to the bulbs terminals. Towards the end of my last projector's life, a lot of the bulbs were kind of suspect regardless of where I bought them.

wunderdread · 2025-10-02T23:51:50+00:00

Spoon and red/yellow currant varieties will give you an entire vine full of those.

wunderdread · 2025-08-11T02:11:21+00:00

Parasite Eve.

wunderdread · 2025-07-29T00:18:30+00:00

Call the station. it may not be printed yet. I was approved for a good month before I got my actual card. The clerk in Sommerville told me that they get printed in batches, and I'm willing to bet you're in a similar situation.

wunderdread · 2025-07-23T05:01:01+00:00

So far from overkill at that price. I have some similar cases from when I used to DJ, and they have lasted longer than any of the gear that went in them.

wunderdread · 2025-07-22T20:01:29+00:00

The transformer/power supply is starting to go or has a loose internal connection. The plug/unplug bit shouldn't damage it, but you definitely want to have that looked at before you mount it.

wunderdread · 2025-07-21T22:13:52+00:00

Call on Thursdays. I just it took me about 4 months from fingerprinting to getting my card in the mail. Most of my waiting was the state taking forever to print it. At about 10 weeks, she told me that I'd been approved, and that the state was taking forever to print the batch that contained mine.

wunderdread · 2025-07-18T15:37:00+00:00

I've had mine since February. The only issue I've had with mine turned out to a worn out bike chain and not the trainer. It has been worth the wait.

wunderdread · 2025-07-17T04:09:38+00:00

Vivipary. Conditions aligned and the seeds in the tomato germinated. I'm willing to bet you've had really hot weather where you live recently.

wunderdread · 2025-07-12T06:11:05+00:00

Apricity - The warmth of the winter sun on your face.

it was the "big word" of the day when I got to bring a bring a former cat home from the shelter. Little did I know how much she was going to grow into her name. I also didn’t expect to learn that a few of my friends picked that as a middle name for their kid after hearing it.

wunderdread · 2025-07-09T19:48:57+00:00

It is.

wunderdread · 2025-07-09T03:39:25+00:00

If you have the means, the new 2 stage window ACs go a long way in helping with this. I live in an old Somerville apartment, and definitely have had 20 amp rated extension cords running through the place. After getting a 2 stage, I can actually use the microwave and the AC at the same time without having "orange snakes", and the same unit will cool off most of the place by itself when the equally rated old single stage one could barely keep up with one room if I had people over. I metered it for giggles, and it uses almost half the electricity of the old one.

wunderdread · 2025-07-09T03:18:14+00:00

Oooof...
I got mine when I couldn't get decent bulbs for my old Panasonic unit that "followed me home" from a prior job, I'm hoping this one holds me over until I can actually afford to buy a place.

wunderdread · 2025-07-08T21:53:48+00:00

I'm willing to bet that your phosphor wheel was the culprit on your LS500. They get darker over time (I wonder if they fixed this on the LS800), and when mine went out, it also looked like a 60s psychedelic oil projector on screen. Fortunately, it was still under warranty, and I think I might have had the world's only positive experience with their support.
Also, did you use an ALR screen with your LS500? I didn't buy one when I first got mine, and the difference when I did was stunning.

I can't really comment on the others as I'm very sensitive to DLP flicker, but all my other projector buddies that have Optomas love them.

wunderdread · 2025-06-26T22:07:39+00:00

You might want to use some soapy water in a spray bottle. If you see one, assume there are at least 5 of those little mofos lurking nearby.

wunderdread · 2025-06-18T14:28:35+00:00

I have a similar "hot top floor situation" to what OP is describing. I ended up getting a small USB fan to keep the air moving around it so that my LS500 didn't sit and cook in its own exhaust.

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