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[Overmind One]

Probably not what you're hoping she's growing.

Um, I bet that assumption is much closer to 50/50 than 80/20 (against). Lit is a very artistic woman and she is legal for that in CA (hope she does not mind me telling you).

 

[Illiterati]

Awesome. Whatcha growin?

Jalapenos, ghost peppers, okra (why, I have no clue, but SHE wanted them), yellow squash, 2 kinds of tomatoes, rosemary, basil, mint, spinach...

We may plant a few more things, but not sure yet what those would be.

 

[Illiterati]

For certain reasons, I have to be careful what's grown around here -- which makes me a bit sad.

Clearance can be a royal bitch, sometimes.

 

[Joelist]

Just grow these instead!

 

[Illiterati]

View attachment 31135 Just grow these instead!

Triffids?

 

[Joelist]

Yep!

They'll certainly attract attention!

 

[Illiterati]

The lone bell pepper.

Cherry tomatoes.

Jalapeno peppers.

And some nasty, unwelcome <expletive deleted for a family audience> has been chewing on my ghost pepper leaves!

 

[Overmind One]

The lone bell pepper.

Cherry tomatoes.

Jalapeno peppers.

And some nasty, unwelcome <expletive deleted for a family audience> has been chewing on my ghost pepper leaves!

OMG, somebody has a green thumb!

 

[Illiterati]

OMG, somebody has a green thumb!

I try washing them several times a day, but it just keeps coming back.

 

[YJ02]

The lone bell pepper.

Cherry tomatoes.

Jalapeno peppers.

And some nasty, unwelcome <expletive deleted for a family audience> has been chewing on my ghost pepper leaves!

Looks like your using a type of raised bed...great way to max out water efficiency with little use (hey, on the BBC, they just said that Cali was going to be a deserted desert in no time! )

looks like you have some buggies too--order some silver lacewings to eat them up-their cheap!

 

[Illiterati]

Looks like your using a type of raised bed...great way to max out water efficiency with little use (hey, on the BBC, they just said that Cali was going to be a deserted desert in no time! )

looks like you have some buggies too--order some silver lacewings to eat them up-their cheap!

The kid is now building a watering frame with the remaining PVC. Once she got it all stuck together and got a hose connector attached, she started drilling small holes in it for directed watering.

It seems to be working fine, from what I can see of the first watering attempts.

 

[YJ02]

The kid is now building a watering frame with the remaining PVC. Once she got it all stuck together and got a hose connector attached, she started drilling small holes in it for directed watering.

It seems to be working fine, from what I can see of the first watering attempts.

does she have the hose on a timer? you don't want to keep the plants constantly wet, especially tomatoes and peppers-they need some dry time each day or they'll get black/brown rot and leaf rust.

 

[Illiterati]

does she have the hose on a timer? you don't want to keep the plants constantly wet, especially tomatoes and peppers-they need some dry time each day or they'll get black/brown rot and leaf rust.

Just give her time. She seems to come up a lot of this stuff just on her own.

 

[YJ02]

Just give her time. She seems to come up a lot of this stuff just on her own.

how old is she?

 

[shavedape]

how old is she?

When you consider the fact that time is dimensional and not linear you come to realize that she could be any age or even no age at all.

 

[Illiterati]

how old is she?

Old enough to have had a 20mb desktop computer running DOS and teach herself how to use it before Windows 3.1 came out.

5 years after that, she was upgrading her own machines. 5 years after that, she started a mobile computer repair business.

After she showed the cable internet guy how to find the MAC id for the modem, he'd call for her help on other jobs when he was having problems. Yes, she knew more than he did.

Now she's a director/manager at a local data center making close to 6 figures a year. She started there as a system admin there 7 years ago.

So glad her life didn't turn into "y'all want fries with that?"

And without a college education.

She's voted in 3 Presidential elections so far.

I could directly tell you how old she is, but the really good beer is housed in her closet and I'd like her to share it with me.

 

[Overmind One]

Old enough to have had a 20mb desktop computer running DOS and teach herself how to use it before Windows 3.1 came out.

5 years after that, she was upgrading her own machines. 5 years after that, she started a mobile computer repair business.

After she showed the cable internet guy how to find the MAC id for the modem, he'd call for her help on other jobs when he was having problems. Yes, she knew more than he did.

Now she's a director/manager at a local data center making close to 6 figures a year. She started there as a system admin there 7 years ago.

So glad her life didn't turn into "y'all want fries with that?"

And without a college education.

She's voted in 3 Presidential elections so far.

I could directly tell you how old she is, but the really good beer is housed in her closet and I'd like her to share it with me.

This is the story of 90% of all successful IT professionals today! But your daughter is special because she is a female. the majority of the IT field is populated with males and there are far fewer females. The few there are become outstanding in the field because of the competition. Also, it is one of the few fields which only become a path to success for those who are truly "wired" for it (problem solving, inventiveness, creativity, organization). You should be extremely proud of her, and I know you already are.

I'm wanting to grow many of those same veggies, only indoors because I live in an apartment. I wont have any bugs, but I am not sure lettuce, tomatoes and peppers thrive in 100% artificial light like my "other" plants do. My houseplants are very happy, and they get natural light but it is diffused through windows.

 

[YJ02]

This is the story of 90% of all successful IT professionals today! But your daughter is special because she is a female. the majority of the IT field is populated with males and there are far fewer females. The few there are become outstanding in the field because of the competition. Also, it is one of the few fields which only become a path to success for those who are truly "wired" for it (problem solving, inventiveness, creativity, organization). You should be extremely proud of her, and I know you already are.

I'm wanting to grow many of those same veggies, only indoors because I live in an apartment. I wont have any bugs, but I am not sure lettuce, tomatoes and peppers thrive in 100% artificial light like my "other" plants do. My houseplants are very happy, and they get natural light but it is diffused through windows.

lettuce would do ok in arti light but the tommies and peps need sunlight for the heat (they need very warm soil to thrive) a well as the light--plus, i am pretty sure you need access to pollinators for most species

 

[Illiterati]

Planted some butternut squash today and some regular green zucchini. I was reading up on butternut squash, and they say the flavor improves immensely if you store it for at least 3 months before you eat it.

As I recall, butternut is a winter squash (hard squash, like acorn squash), so it can store for a long time. I love putting butternut squash in my beef stews for late FAll and Winter. Adds an amazingly rich flavor to things.

 

[YJ02]

Planted some butternut squash today and some regular green zucchini. I was reading up on butternut squash, and they say the flavor improves immensely if you store it for at least 3 months before you eat it.

As I recall, butternut is a winter squash (hard squash, like acorn squash), so it can store for a long time. I love putting butternut squash in my beef stews for late FAll and Winter. Adds an amazingly rich flavor to things.

yup-winter squash

in general, if the squash is hard and fairly inflexible, it is a "winter squash", so are pumpkins-you can store them same as you store your canned foods

its the zucchini's and yellow squashes that are "summer squash" and last about as long as a cucumber would stay fresh in a fridge