So it's almost July 4 so everyone in the US is gearing up for firework day. Plenty people have already had premature firings of fireworks in late June. Even in Canada we have our national day on July 1 and even though you're technically not even allowed to shoot fireworks in many major Canadian cities anymore, people still do and still do it days in advance. And it's not like celebrating with fireworks is a Anglo-North American thing either, pretty sure every country does it.

But here is why I don't think they should be used, and I will attempt to convince you as well.

I think the most obvious problem is noise pollution. Everyone, myself included, has been trying to comfort their dog whenever some asshole decides to unexpectedly shoot one off on June 27. It's generally doable to take your dog to a more remote area on the day of so they don't hear it, designated firework quiet zones in the city are a godsend for this, but do you expect us to go take our dogs away for a week before t

Up until a few weeks ago, our spring had been pretty cool so I put off getting my okra seeds started. Then I forgot about it and now I worry that I am too late to plant some okra! I've never grown it before but I know they are sun and heat lovers. I should have enough of that, but I worry that since it can take 3 months for them to fruit I've missed out on peak growing time.

I'm still going to try, but is there anything I should do to help speed it along? I'm soaking the seeds right now. I've seen that some people scrap the outer shell with sandpaper, anyone have experience doing this? I plan to plant these in deep 5 gal buckets so I can ensure they can always be in the sunniest spot. Any other ideas?!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/638597

This is an unofficial community for the 3DIVISION game, Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic. Share builds, screenshots, and guides, ask questions related to the game, and build a glorious community with comrades.

From the WIki: Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic is the ultimate real-time Soviet-themed city builder tycoon game. Developed by 3Divison it is available on Steam in Early-Access since 15th March 2019. Construct your own republic with a centrally planned economy and transform a poor country into a rich industrial superpower!

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

https://lemmy.world/c/workersandresources

[email protected]

This question is asked with surprising frequency. We were all taught in school to "turn that tap off and don't waste water!" Also, the recent regulatory mandates of low-flow toilets and showers which a lot of people seem to hate for some reason. Inevitably the question is raised: "Wait, if all the water on Earth is bound in the water cycle and just goes around the world in perpetuity, why does it matter?" It may seem to many here like a stupid question or a troll if someone asks this, but I think at least some of the people asking this is asking genuinely. In school, I was never given a satisfactory answer for this, it was all vague and oversimplified, and it wasn't until I studied environmental science in university that I understood fully why that is still wasting water. So, I'm about to explain it as thoroughly as I can while keeping it as layman friendly as I can:

First of all, before even considering water: if you keep the tap on, you're wasting energy and other chemicals. Energy

Cat climbed up on the counter and tried to mess em up.

I want to start an indoor and outdoor garden. Planting season is coming up.

I'm also having decent success germinating some rice.

I'm somewhat regretting my choice to buy pinto and black bean 'seeds'.

Also I've been making trips up into the hills to dig up naturally occurring clay and that sort of thing and carry it down in my big backpack.

Maybe I can try and make some dirt out of that.... I already went to home depot to get some garden fertilizer, but I prob need to get some high nitrogen stuff in bulk.

Thread: https://social.rebellion.global/@ScientistRebellion/108969031862762356

If you told me they weren't GMOs I wouldn't believe you because they grew so, so fast and they're super resilient. I know chili plants are more resilient than other species, but I've never seen something like this.

However only one plant is giving me flowers, the others not yet. Can I do something to help flowers grow into fruit? Prune leaves, for example? I seriously have no idea about gardening beyond giving plants water and sunlight.

These are the bamboos I dug up from the neighborhood. I planted them in a pot. And I hope to get some affordable wood stock from these.

Also yesterday when me and dad were hiking I took a branch of manzanita which I prepared by shaving and planting with rooting hormone and fertilizer. If that goes well I will share.

Here, nearly everything is shared. There are two community electric cars - donated by the Erssons who no longer have a private car-, shared bicycles (and bike trailers), an extensive fruit orchard, berry and grape patches, and a considerable community garden space. Photovoltaics provide about two-thirds of the energy consumed by the complex. [...] Rents here are lower than the Portland average because the Erssons want Kailash to be accessible to all income levels. There’s a 300-person waitlist, but Ole hopes others will follow their example.

"If you look at it from an economic perspective no business would want a complex landscape like this because it's way too much maintenance, but what you have to do is turn the maintenance over to the residents, and then they do it: they get joy; it's an antidepressant; it's a way of creating food; it's a way of creating community; so you have to do it in a certain way, but it's definitely a lot more work than the typical grass and shrub lands

I have been really into the aspect of growing potatoes in buckets for multiple reasons: For one it seems cheap enough; Secondly the nature of being able to have buckets as a mobilized garden could be great in so many areas. Don’t have the time or energy to cultivate your soil? Bucket. Live in the city surrounded by pavement? Bucket. Are you a renter who can’t grow plants or you don’t even know if you can live there next month, so investing in gardening would be pointless? Bucket. Ever accidentally killed a prominent figure, so you spend your life on the run, moving from country to country never knowing the simple life you once lived but still want to follow your childhood dream of gardening? Bucket.

It seems to be that for one pound of potatoes, you’ll get 7 lbs back. It being a root plant, watch its moisture. Cut a chived(?) potato in half and put charcoal on the wound so it doesn’t rot. What’s y’alls take on this.