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    Goal: Cheap, Low Maintenance Outdoor Hydro

    Some of you may remember my experiments in outdoor hydro. Over-time I have refined the process and I think I have a system I like. I expect it to last 3 years without replacing anything. I wanted to design this from scratch because I'm making a bunch for friends. You could probably recycle some...
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    for-sale Foot Tall Reaper Plants for sale. Wilmington DE area $30/plant

    Hey all, I'm running out of room. I need space. These are Carolina Reapers. The seed source is pepperlover. I'll refund anyone if they have problems. But, I don't want to ship. The plants are too big and I'm lazy. Ping me and we'll figure something out. I want to try the bar "1984" so we might...
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    Arduino setup

    sorry for all the posts recently.   I thought I would share a project I did for my wife. I think it would translate well to hydro. The problem was we bought a new house and the bedrooms didn't have lights. They had a switch for an outlet. On the ceiling they had fans which were operated by a...
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    Humidity

    I have moved from the desert and want to set up hydro in my basement. It is a little damp already. Any tips? I'll do flood and drain I'm thinking try to close off the grow area and use uv in the res as opposed to beneficials and an aerator. Anyone know if uv destroys the nutes? I think...
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    Moved to Delaware; what is this?

    Not persimmon. Found the tree walking around (I was walking). Leaves are like little fans
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    Sip Buckets in Phoenix an Observation

    Some background. In Phoenix the water reads at 400 + ppm.  The other thing is that it gets below freezing 0-6 days out of the year.   I did SIP buckets last year and the plants did awesome. It also turned out to be the most water efficient way to grow plants. Well I never took my plants out of...
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    Give in to your inner 13 year old- Potato Gun

    This guy and I come up with projects ~1/month. These have been everything from modding  a bb machine gun, to building a wii nunchuck computer mouse. We built a potato gun. For some reason this project resonated with the other guy. He did research on the chamber to barrel volume ratio how to...
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    How to get someone to pay via phone at garage sales and farmer's market

    Hello all, I am creating a mobile payments blog and just put this together. http://payby.typepad.com/blog/using-qr-codes-at-the-farmers-market-and-garage-sales.html It needs some polishing. I'll be editing it and updating with photos and enhancements. Anyway, I welcome any feedback or ideas you...
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    preservation preserving in a vacuum sealer

    I'm sure someone has thought of this. i am curious why it won't work. 1. make hot sauce 2. freeze hot sauce 3. vacuum seal hot sauce 4. put vacuum seal hot sauce in boinling water for the normal water bath time + thaw time Some will say why? I say why not. I am of course talking about hot sauce...
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    gym etiquette

    I think most people are decent they just don't think about what they are doing. 1. Grunting. When people exert themselves they grunt. If you have a problem with it go to the library. 2. Circuits. You are not entitled to tye up 5 machines. You should skip that equipment or ask to work in. Don't...
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    seeds starting seeds in cubes

    Hi All, I thought starting seeds in cubes would be easier for me to manage than my typical method.The method I tried was rapid rooters and rock wool. Not very good results. Less than 20% germination. When I opened up the cubes there seemed to be no problems. I think dropping the...
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    Last day of whining.

    Half a year ago I was known as a "high-performer". I worked on big projects and my bosses loved me. I had been doing the job for a while and in order to get promoted I need to gain more experience. A team came to me and said they needed someone creative to find new opportunities. This was my...
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    vendor Fatalii.net

    They had a good selection of pubes so I thought I would order some... Not what I expected. I ordered turbo pubes. One package had three seeds. The other had pieces of seed and three seeds. Two orders 6 seeds. The other orders had 6-8 seeds each. They threw in some stickers and "mystery seeds"...
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    tricking people into eating things

    People who do this really tick me off. It reveals something dark about their character. I actually dated a woman who was quite fond of doing this. I made a squirrel casserole and she tried to get people to eat it without knowing it had squirrel. Some hunters do this. "Oh try this beef"...
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    biting the tips of my peppers

    The long peppers next to my house have the tips bit off. I am guessing birds? Some of the peppers are over a foot from the ground so I find rodents unlikely. Also the pots themselves are over a foot high so again rodents seem a stretch. Any tips on how to handle this? I interrogated my wife...
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    Why do weeds not grow in my garden?

    When I first started my gardens, I had to pull weeds weekly. Now they are a rare occurance. I really don't mulch. The soil is pretty soft. Yet I can go a more than a month without pulling a weed. It's strange to me. I have to pull more weeds out of my gravel landscaping. and yes I like it; just...
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    Anyone use MES to buffer PH?

    How long will this last me with a 15 gallon reservoir? http://www.teknova.com/0-5M-MES-BUFFER-pH-6-1-p/m2225.htm
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    smoking How to smoke peppers.

    I have used several smokers for many things but to me this is the best smoker for cheese and peppers. Even though it is cheap I still find it to be the best. http://www.macsbbq.co.uk/Order%20USA.html You will see them try to sell their own sawdust. Instead just get pellets and soak them in...
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    want to collect some tepin seeds

    I want to make a trip to Tucson and collect some wild tepin seeds. I am thinking beginning of June. Does anyone know the best time?
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    What is a species

    I always thought what made different species was that the crosses could not reproduce. From reading about cross breeding in peppers I am beginning to think my definition is wrong. I am pretty sure different species can be crossed with fertile offspring. One more question for different wild...
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