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Post by philagardener on Jan 3, 2020 7:09:04 GMT -5
This sounds like it may take some detective work.
Inputs: is rain the only water source, or does a spring supply water? Is your water table near to the pond level, or far below it? Things may be fluctuating (naturally, unnaturally?) over time. Maybe you can check historical rainfall for your area to see if there has been a change that might explain lower recharge rates.
Outputs: any outflows that you could slow? If this is an artificial pond, maybe a liner (plastic, clay) has been breached by age, damage or an animal (any muskrat activity in the area?)
Just a few thoughts - hope you get to the bottom of this and can solve the issue!
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Post by philagardener on Jan 1, 2020 7:53:17 GMT -5
It's a new decade, and we're still growing here . . .
we wish you good weather,
so sunny and clear . . .
with a bit of rain, just enough, not a lot . . .
and seasonable temperatures, not to cold nor too hot!
Be sure to share, what's happening to you . . .
We hope it is good, but if not, that's OK too!
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Post by philagardener on Dec 24, 2019 7:04:11 GMT -5
i have a population of hypertendril trait plants that i really like. they work well as a fresh eating pea and as a dry soup pea. what i like about them the most is that they can be planted in a block that self supports so i don't need to do anything to keep them from falling over. these came out of a bag of a soup bean mix. the first planting of them goes well. It is my understanding that some industrial farmers use hypertendril varieties as they yield better at high density, particularly since they don't self-shade to the same degree as normally leaved plants, and are self supportive. Nifty!
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Post by philagardener on Dec 11, 2019 6:51:55 GMT -5
There have been a lot of issues over there. Mischka posted he is ending the site on 12/31/19. It would be a shame to lose all that information. PMs have been shut off, making any communication difficult. www.tomatovillians.com has popped up as one place folks are gathering.
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Post by philagardener on Nov 27, 2019 21:47:26 GMT -5
Perhaps I need a permit in braille. Wait until they feel up your bumper!
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Post by philagardener on Nov 14, 2019 20:47:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. I'm located in Melbourne so its not possible to import plants, I can only import seeds from other countries. Seeds of this species are permitted entry but they are difficult to find. Cheers! Well, that puts you a lot closer to NZ where it grows wild
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Post by philagardener on Nov 14, 2019 6:32:02 GMT -5
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Post by philagardener on Oct 7, 2019 20:21:54 GMT -5
Welcome back, synergy ! Great to have you posting again!
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Post by philagardener on Oct 1, 2019 19:58:07 GMT -5
Oxheart bulks up really late in the season for me. Our climates are very different but they may surprise you yet!
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Post by philagardener on Sept 24, 2019 19:58:46 GMT -5
Welcome, samuk ! Where are you growing these? It would be great to hear more about your experience with these lines.
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Post by philagardener on Sept 18, 2019 20:50:10 GMT -5
Hello all, just wanted to add my efforts to the thread here: mindsforge.com/Projects/X-RayMutagenesisLooks like I've got Brassica Rapa (Wisconsin Fast Plant) mutants using a homemade x-ray machine! I know this is dangerous, but at the voltage used on the currently growing seeds I wasn't really able to detect any leakage, however if I turn up the voltage the Geiger counter will max out even through the lead shielding with the tube in the direct path of the x-rays (pointed down). I have it on a long wire so I have 10 feet physical distance at least and I leave the room when running it. I'll be updating that page with further developments. Feel free to email chris@mindsforge.com with any suggestions, questions or if you'd like to send a self-addressed stamped envelope with some seeds, I'd be happy to "cook" them for you. Welcome! You realize you are playing with something that potentially is quite dangerous . . .
Remember that the Fast Plant Confetti seeds that you described using on mindsforge already are a mix of mutant phenotypes.
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Post by philagardener on Sept 12, 2019 5:50:30 GMT -5
A braisen thought, leaving instructions for the final stew in which we find ourselves.
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Post by philagardener on Sept 6, 2019 20:28:34 GMT -5
Sounds like you are off to a nice start!
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Post by philagardener on Sept 1, 2019 4:50:11 GMT -5
Anyway, yeah, when our soil gets on the leaves of young plants, and older ones, too, but less noticeably (peppers or not) in our garden, they grow a *lot* more slowly. I'm not sure exactly why. Washing the leaves off helps to fix the problem.
Dust really cuts into the efficiency of solar panels too! Probably scatters a lot of light.
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Post by philagardener on Aug 27, 2019 4:54:44 GMT -5
Deer got over my fence and vacuumed up a bunch of tomatoes, munched on my beans, and generally tried a bit of everything including cucumber leaves. The winter squash growing outside the fence were all denuded of leaves as well.
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