How to prep for cold in Southern US
Usually the fall is mild but we’ve already gotten a few nights of frost. Brought in my outside plants in a hurry but now I need to do some prep for the lower light and colder conditions. Although I do have some plant lights and just bought some newer ones that will be here soon, I’d love to know what other folks do to prep houseplants for their indoor lives.
ZZ plant suddenly got zapped?
My zz plant was doing okay. Wasn’t growing as quickly as other describe despite living outside in a shady but bright part of my deck in NC USA. Should be getting plenty light and is protected from rain. Then this morning I find it like this. Each stem has a soft brown spot at the base and has fallen over. I cut them off and put them in a glass jar of water until I know what to do with the cuttings. I quickly checked the roots and everything looks and smells normal so I put it back in the soil. The soil is a cactus mix with extra perlite added for drainage. So what could have caused this sudden change? And what is the best way to propagete zz plant cuttings? I have 4 or 5 so I think I may experiment with water propagtion and perlite propagation.
Meter recommendations - light, moisture, ph, etc
Self-Watering Pots - What are they good for?
What is DRM and why is Chrome doing a bad thing here?
I think I understand why this is bad, but I am not confident in my technical understanding of the mechanics here. Will appreciate an explainer :) cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/978408 [https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/978408] > looks like rendering adblockers extensions obsolete with manifest-v3 was not enough so now they try to implement DRM into the browser giving the ability to any website to refuse traffic to you if you don’t run a complaint browser ( cough…firefox ) > > here is an article in hacker news [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36817305] since i’m sure they can explain this to you better than i. > > and also some github [https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/blob/main/explainer.md] docs
Too Late for Okra? (zone 7a)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/650682 [https://lemmy.world/post/650682] > 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?!
prepping for gravel
I am planning on killing my lawn and filling the area with raised beds with gravel in between the beds. I will be using the sheet mulching strategy to kill the grass. I’ve used this strategy successfully to prep for my existing beds. My question is this: should I put a layer of anti weed tarp before installing the gravel, or should the sheet mulching do enough to prevent weeds?
Curl friendly alternatives to Head and Shoulders?
Due to my skin condition, if I go too long without using H&S my scalp health really starts to really suffer. I don’t find H&S to be as harsh as people say but I wonder if there’s a better shampoo out there with the same active ingredient (zinc pyrithione). Does anyone else here suffer with eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, or other skin conditions linked to inflammation on the scalp? What do you use to balance scalp health and maintain beautiful curls? thanks ahead of time!
