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Comment on I had a severe panic attack two days ago in ~health.mental
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentThis is really helpful. I think I will give them some compost when I move them into larger pots mixed in with the soil. Giving them with watering is also a good idea.This is really helpful. I think I will give them some compost when I move them into larger pots mixed in with the soil. Giving them with watering is also a good idea.
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentThis clears things up, thank you. I will probably just use compost to get it mixed in, it will probably be enough for the to run. I will be looking more into it.This clears things up, thank you. I will probably just use compost to get it mixed in, it will probably be enough for the to run. I will be looking more into it.
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentThank you for the advice! Yeah I will probably just get a bulbb or gooseneck lamp and then see where I could go with them. I thought the same, they doesn't cost much to run daily and will be more...Thank you for the advice! Yeah I will probably just get a bulbb or gooseneck lamp and then see where I could go with them. I thought the same, they doesn't cost much to run daily and will be more beneficial. Ofc the get in cost will always be a lot with everything (be it gardening, woodworking etc) but in the end it will be worth it.
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentYeah you are right. I wouldn't run it 24/7 as I would be concerned about the energy cost lol. I'm trying it out now for ~8 hours during I sleep since both me and the plant could benefit from it....Yeah you are right. I wouldn't run it 24/7 as I would be concerned about the energy cost lol. I'm trying it out now for ~8 hours during I sleep since both me and the plant could benefit from it. Once I wake up I will turn it off and give the plant time to recover in the sunlight. Even if I have to I will rotate it away from the plant so it isn't directly affecting it. Yeah I tend to overthink it too, I think as we should think about it is it's helping the plant and even if we mess up, the plant will recover in time. Yeah even if I fail, for the next try I will have enough knoweledge to know where I messed up and what to change.
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentThank you for the recommendation! I will take a look at the light you gave and thank you once again for the distance recommendation. I will defenetily consider the lemon drop, the citrus+spicy mix...Thank you for the recommendation! I will take a look at the light you gave and thank you once again for the distance recommendation. I will defenetily consider the lemon drop, the citrus+spicy mix sounds exciting, ofc even if it's hot I might give it a try. I might just use tiny bits of it at once and slowly but surely get used to it. I have heard about Bird's Eye, I will take a look at the baby version. Thank you once again!
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentThank you for the detailed response! Your comment cleared up a lot of things for me. Firstly I have only seen the fan as just polinating thing but from the stem strenghtening point of view it...Thank you for the detailed response! Your comment cleared up a lot of things for me. Firstly I have only seen the fan as just polinating thing but from the stem strenghtening point of view it makes a loot of sense. So much that I feel stupid for not thinking about it lol. I have a big fan that can rotate from setting (you know the usual left to right one that if not set in place will move around the air in the room), so my question if I rotate it to get it on my plants so it will push them in turning is it good too? Or do I need a tabletop one? I have one of those and I could use it on the lowest setting in winter although Idk how much my parents will approve that. But I think my ornamental chili and my basil could benefit from this too. Both of them were bought from a multi and are kind kf "bushy" so here and there they are having a hard time carrying their weight (I've heard advice that in really hot weather you shouldn't cut down those branches so I have thought about tying the orn. chili up to a stick). I've thought about the transplanting trauma and that's why I would want to make bigger jumps, the pepper will be happy to grow into the pot and will not have that much trauma from being transplanted constantly. I've found a ton of resources on the internet and you are right about it, there is a ton. One thing I find myself in constantly though is I have information overload and will just be confused, but that's why there are internet forums. I will check those out, I have found a guide about growing jalapenos so I will watch that.
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Underpromoted Link ParentWow this is really helpful. I heard about the N:P:K balance but I was overall confused about it, where to use more this where to use less. Thanks for clearing it up. I will probably hand-pollinate...Wow this is really helpful. I heard about the N:P:K balance but I was overall confused about it, where to use more this where to use less. Thanks for clearing it up. I will probably hand-pollinate as if there's only like 1-2 plants I don't see the reason to get a little ventillator, if there were more I would probably get more but would also be worried about having them cross-polinate. I will probably use a small brush and will look up how to do it. Do you just get the pollen from the female flower than move it to the male? Thanks for the advice. If I have more questions I will contact you.
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Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes
Underpromoted LinkI always used my real name for my usernames but I decided I want to get some anonimity. I wanted to get a chess related one but didn't want to steal youtuber ones or have something like En passant...I always used my real name for my usernames but I decided I want to get some anonimity. I wanted to get a chess related one but didn't want to steal youtuber ones or have something like En passant even if it's epic. So I thought and I decided to get one of the big flexes to beat an opponent, underpromoting the pawn.
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentThank you! Yeah in essence they are not really different in growing lol. I would like to get a growing tent but it's up to my parents to decide if they get one or not it's not really my decision....Thank you! Yeah in essence they are not really different in growing lol. I would like to get a growing tent but it's up to my parents to decide if they get one or not it's not really my decision. I will look at Vivosun, as for growing light I will probably get an LED one. I will think about getting a small fan.
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentWow that's a lot of pests. Thank you for giving a heads up. I will look out for them and be careful if I decide to start outside.Wow that's a lot of pests. Thank you for giving a heads up. I will look out for them and be careful if I decide to start outside.
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentThank you for your anwser. I will probably get an LED growlight. Ofc that's an issue with growing inside but I'm willing to do it. I will have fun trying to grow from seed, thank you for sharing...Thank you for your anwser. I will probably get an LED growlight. Ofc that's an issue with growing inside but I'm willing to do it. I will have fun trying to grow from seed, thank you for sharing your experience with me.
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentThank you for the thoughtful anwser. Ofc I know I will not benefit from that but I'm still willing to do it, even if the harvest is just 4-5 peppers, even if it's non at all I'm still willing to...Thank you for the thoughtful anwser. Ofc I know I will not benefit from that but I'm still willing to do it, even if the harvest is just 4-5 peppers, even if it's non at all I'm still willing to do it to get experience for the main season. Ofc the main plans is to start growing from seeds in early spring to get them to peak season to harvest well but I would like to build some experience first. I will take a look at heat pads, I will put them in a window with a lot of light, I might even get a small thermometer to see what the tempreture is in my window. What would the ideal tempreture be? I'm thinking about getting LED growlights as other people recommended it. I will think about a small fan, do you think if I use a brush to pollinate it could replace it? I'm exited for it, my ornamental chili just grow their first tiny flower and I'm really happy for that (it came with the fruit already on so Idk if I need to pollinate rn). I think a grow tent is a good investment too but it would be outside my budget to get one I think. I will probably get a 10L one too, is it a good inbetween? Or should I get more and slowly increase the pot size? I have an ornamental chili I'm playing around with it rn I'm happy with it but I would still at least like to pot one Jalapeno. Thank you once again!
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Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies
Underpromoted Link ParentThank you for the detailed answer. I thought about growing them straight at the windown until they are small and after that moving them to a bigger pot to let them take space. I haven't thought...Thank you for the detailed answer. I thought about growing them straight at the windown until they are small and after that moving them to a bigger pot to let them take space. I haven't thought about led growing lights, thanks I will look into them. How much light do you give them during the winter? All day long or just morning/night? I would love to know about that. That's why I want to start it now, because of the experience! I'm already taking care of a basil and an ornamental chili plant my mother got me lol. But ofc ornamental is great and good but I want to taste the fruit of my work too. Ofc in the specified growing season it will be better but it's still something that I grew indoors. Even if they are smaller, not that hot I still took care of them and will go head start in spring with more experience behind my back. Even if it's just 4-5 chili I will harvest, I will be happy. Regarding the led light how far apart are they from the plant? I will take a look where I could put them I will be happy to organize around lol. I didn't now bonchi existed I will take a look at them. I would love to grow habaneros but they are still too hot for me. I can grow a jalapeno, let them ripe red (as they only come green in grocery stores) and have them used up as bunch of stuff. Although I'm still thinking about which chili to get. Do you have any recommendation? I would love to grow thai chili but Idk if I could manage 30-50k yet lol. That's why serrano came up as one alternative, it's 10-15k which I think I can manage well. Storebought Jalapenos and anything I can buy at my grocery stores I can manage (it's pretty limited but basically what I can get my hands on without ordering are Jalapenos, Pepperoni, and I think Fire Flame(?) it was transported from Spain, as far as I read it's around 10k but it doesn't really faze me. As of chili products 90% is tabasco and some kinds from my country but they aren't hot). I'm exited to grow outside I'm sorry you doesn't have that option, I will grow a few more kind of chilis and have fun making stuff from them. Ofc it will be a different challange outdoors but if I have previous knoweledge from growing indoors I think I can manage it. If I start I will probably message you if I have questions.
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Growing jalapenos in pots
I want to get into growing chilis and I decides I want to get started with Jalapenos. I want to grow chilis but the problem is it's already the middle of Summer so if I plant now I can only...
I want to get into growing chilis and I decides I want to get started with Jalapenos. I want to grow chilis but the problem is it's already the middle of Summer so if I plant now I can only harvest in fall/winter. Because of this I need to grow the indoors in pots. So my question toward my fellow chili growers:
How hard is it to grow Jalapenos in pots?
I can get my hands on 20L pots so that's not a problem, I can also get nitrogen and good soil (I found a recommendation to not get high quality one). One problem I faced is that I would need heat lamps to help the growing process. My guess is I can't go without them because in my country in late fall, winter, early spring it's pretty cold. How quickly do they grow and how tall they get? One concern I have is they will get to big to grow indoors since I don't have a ton of space inside. I have heard that there are kinds of chilis that stand the cold better (the ones with hair on them) so do you recommend me to get them? Or do you recommend me to wait till january? I'm really excited to start growing them and I'm a bit inpatient. Thanks for the advice in advance.
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Comment on I had a severe panic attack two days ago in ~health.mental
Underpromoted Link ParentI completly aggree with this. As much as I think my peers have it easier than me, as much as I think I'm the only one doing this badly (I'm 21) I know I'm not the only one being lost. I have...I completly aggree with this. As much as I think my peers have it easier than me, as much as I think I'm the only one doing this badly (I'm 21) I know I'm not the only one being lost. I have improved a lot in the past years but I still struggle, all I see is people managing Uni while I'm here struggleing which is connected to my mental health. But I try to push myself. I'm trying to get a learning habit together, I'm trying myself out in as much things as possible, I'm trying to take care of my body and my mental health. Even if it's hard sometimes it's okay I realized this is not a race, even if my social life is not my greatest aspect I'm slowly but surely improving on it, I realized I need to understand the thing I learn first instead of just learning word for word. Even though I think I'm the only one suffering I know other ones do too, be it drinking a lot in collage dorm, drowning yourself in work etc. You get the point, the only people I know in my Uni who got their shit together the best are the ones who already did a collage course before this. One of them is already 27 but I respect them for pushing onward. We all struggle, we all are clueless but it's okay, in the end life is about experiencing things.
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Comment on Seeking advice and resources for keeping chickens in ~life.pets
Underpromoted Link ParentNo problem! Yeah maybe we were just lucky to not get that one. If it's that violent than ofc we would get rid of it too, no one wants to get bruised daily by some evil rooster. I think it's...No problem! Yeah maybe we were just lucky to not get that one. If it's that violent than ofc we would get rid of it too, no one wants to get bruised daily by some evil rooster. I think it's defenetily connected to them being pissed off in the morning, in the other parts of the day they are pretty chill (ofc this could vary but as far as I read roosters are on a high alert throughout the day because of the predators). I have thinked about getting a turkey but afaik they are pretty hard to maintain, I heard they get diseases easily. They do make funny sounds though so that's an added benefit. That's cute I like kind animals.
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Comment on Seeking advice and resources for keeping chickens in ~life.pets
Underpromoted Link ParentThe starting cost as with everything is a lot naturally. I aggree with you, I wouldn't raise chickens for trying to cut on eggs, even if you would raise them for their meat too. They are more like...The starting cost as with everything is a lot naturally. I aggree with you, I wouldn't raise chickens for trying to cut on eggs, even if you would raise them for their meat too. They are more like pets tbh who provide you eggs for good care, one upside is that the eggs are good quality, usually better than store bought. I remember them laying their first egg and tbh I don't see it as a downside, it's a good experience imo raising them and seeing them give you their first egg in return. Ofc the eggs are small at first but it is what it is, they gave you as much as they could. I never had problems with parasites though, it might be because they always had a roof above them, as for the ticks/mites we haven't had those either. We might be lucky and it just connected to the location where we live. As for loosing your chickens it's a possibility. We had two chickens that were sort of say "disabled", one had their beak split and the other had a broken leg which healed not in the best way (we recieved them this way). We never had problem with a rooster tbh, even when we had 3 at the same time. They can be pretty sort of say "pissed" when you let them out in the morning, they are all puffed up and breath heavily, though only one "attacked" us in the year we had them. Even the one who "attacked" me only gave me a light peck and I have found a workaroung for it, I believe it might be connected to the pecking order, roosters in the morning beat up the others I think it is to enforce the pecking order but even then they just chase around the chicks, give them a few pecks and eventually calm down, going on with their day. Even the one who pecked me I think they only did because in the morning he was blinded by rage and didn't notice who I was, the workaround was that I waited for him to calm down and eventually I could go outside. Otherwise that he was a kind rooster as all of the 3, never had problem with them. Even if it would see "brutal", them chasing around chickens they never had any injury, not even a light one. And roosters have vary in personality, one of them was a more strict one, who were more protective of the group, the other is (our current rooster) a gentleman, and the last one is the horny type who wanted to get on top of all the chickens. Ofc if the main rooster wouldn't be the one doing the deed they would rush over and stop the other. Aside from that most of the time the chickens wouldn't always let lower postion rooster to get on top of them. The roosters never fought with eachother, the main one would chase around the lower ones and peck them in the morning but aside from that they only had staring contest throughout the day. They never beat up eachother bloody. We ended up cutting down one and gifting the other one to a family friend as 6 chickens couldn't keep up with 3 roosters, it showed it wore them out. Another thing you might have to consider is the deed can get hard on the roosters favourite chickens, as their claws damage the chickens feathers, in extremes leaving their backs exposed. A workaround for this is buying hen saddles to not have them hurt. The chickens have more variety of personalities too, from more curious ones to kind ones, to motherly ones all the way to more unsure ones. They are wonderful animals and I love them. All in all that's all I can say now.
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Comment on ‘Boxing is a mess’: The darkness and damage of brain trauma in the ring in ~sports.combat
Underpromoted LinkThat's just the brutal reality of boxing. So much hits end up causing you brain damage and taking that in practice too is hard on the brain. I aggree with making box safer.That's just the brutal reality of boxing. So much hits end up causing you brain damage and taking that in practice too is hard on the brain. I aggree with making box safer.
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Comment on ‘Bread is much easier’: How Japan fell out of love with rice in ~food
Underpromoted Link ParentYeah I see that. Even with using a stove it only takes 30 minutes, with a rice cooker it could take less. So tbh I don't understand why they said that.Yeah I see that. Even with using a stove it only takes 30 minutes, with a rice cooker it could take less. So tbh I don't understand why they said that.
We always feel numb sometimes. It's okay, you will bounce back once. I have my share times of feeling numb but after sometime it will go away and your life will go back on track. What I usually do is either rest on it or just (idk if it's correct or a good method) ignore it and go on with my day plan without doing anything new/hard. One thing that might cause you to feel numb is brainfog, if you overwork your brain you have a chance to feel numb, unproductive and you will see that your brain doesn't work like it usually does. A good 8 hour sleep and a good amount of rest usually clears it up. I will be honest with you btw I'm used to feeling numb/empty because it was a common thing ever since I was 14. I've tried to reach out but there were problems I couldn't climb through (my parents not supporting me caring about my mental health (they think I was stupid to think I have a mental illness) and the school psychologist (I didn't have the money for normal therapy) just wasn't supportive at all (all she did was suggest anti-depressant then when I said I don't want to use that she just looked bored all throughout every session I had with her and couldn't give me any advice)). It's not complete emptyness/numbness most of the times it's mostly that I live emotions much less vibrantly (like it's toned down at least 20x lol) and people are always surprised how calm I am (I had a teacher tell me I was as calm as Buddha). I don't think it's the case with you it more sounds like you are lost and might have overworked yourself. In the end just know I hope you will climb through this obstacle and achieve everything you want. Good luck!