I hadn’t even considered that. I guess I’ve been lucky with all of my past trades? I did some looking at information and studies from several universities.

I’ll probably still trade because most of it can be treated. I know I save and offer good seeds, but I’ll likely check any seeds I get or treat them to be sure.

If anyone else is interested, here is a link to a PDF that had some of the better information on treating seeds.

https://plantpathology.ca.uky.edu/sites/plantpathology.ca.uky.edu/files/PPFS-VG-09.pdf

I hesitate because I’m not sure I have the time or dedication to moderate one.

Also, there are so many communities that are inactive, I feel like it might just be yet another empty one. I’d rather see more engagement in places like this that could really use the additional traffic.

The only reason I didn’t just start a post to do so is that I’m not sure it’d be allowed or if maybe there’s already people doing this somewhere else. I don’t want to take focus away from them either.

If there’s enough interest here I would totally create a new post with guidelines to help people connect. Also, this requires trading personal information somehow and that can get weird. I’m not worried about it, but I expect other people would be.

I have Cardoon, and Sorrel seeds this year. Grown in the PNW (Puget Sound area). Will be looking to trade for anything that might grow here since I moved and have a new garden and lost my seed vault.

Make enough money selling seedlings to offset the cost of my new seed starting setup.

Preserve at least half my harvest.

Why would you let an extremist dictate how you live your life? First, just do the right thing. Second, by labeling them an extremist you are acknowledging that they are not the normal, not the majority.

Most of the rural people (including many farmers) just want change. Sucks that they fell or are still falling for the bullshit. But many farmers aren’t Trump loving conservatives.

Support your local farmer. Have a conversation with them. Maybe you might actually understand each other and make a difference together. This is far better than giving the giant corporation your money and hoping they do the right thing with it. They won’t.

Is that an elephant dick?

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Nope. Not how that works. He did the salute. He went and showed his support for neo-nazis. If it quacks like a duck …

I’m actually a Cascadian hippie if you’d like to assign labels. Hell, I will even let you call me antifa. But not supporting Nazis doesn’t make me a Nazi.

I don’t hate on people with different views. I live in a very conservative area. Most of the people I talk to on a day to day basis are still wearing their MAGA hats. I’m actually not a fan of the democratic party. But at the same time I’m not dumb enough to fall in line with the new fascist agenda. There’s a huge difference between taking steps forward and burning down the system for personal profit.

Trump is an idiot with a personal agenda. Elon is a Nazi. And the people who don’t see this are mostly poorly informed. I don’t hate them for that.

But looking at your comments, it appears YOU are the one hating on everything different. Or you’re just trolling, which would make you an idiot or a child, neither of which are worth having a discussion with.

I don’t need the Internet to tell me not to like Nazis. As a decent human being it’s just natural.

Do. Not. Comply.

Giving in is what gives them the power.

I absolutely will call out people who think it’s ok to just go along with the new fascist regime.

It’s not. But it’s harder the longer you wait. We’ve stopped teaching children because skills like this don’t fit into check boxes that can be marked off. It’s far easier just to train them to memorize test answers. We don’t TEACH anymore (likely because we don’t pay people to). It’s hard work, and the students outnumber the instructors so it’s no surprise we’re struggling. Parents don’t continue the education at home and expect the system to do all the work because they are wasting all of their energy at work.

It’s going to take generations and decades to fix this and we won’t see the results in our lifetime. But we need to start doing things differently if we want things to be better for our descendants. We need to reform education AND create an environment where you don’t need both adults to work 40+ hours a week to support the family.

I don’t think college education is the source we should be looking at.

Critical thinking skills need to be taught a much much earlier phase.

This isn’t new and it doesn’t just apply to memes. Even “news” sites are and have been showing garbage headlines for a very long time.

Anytime I see outrageous shit it only takes a few seconds of looking around to see that it was worded specifically to push an agenda, not to inform the reader.

It’s not ‘is the glass half full or half empty’.

The question is ‘why is the glass?’

Once you know this, the first question is easy to answer.

At one point in my life I designed bathrooms and kitchens. I’ve sold thousands of faucets. Here’s a few points on regular retail faucets in the US.

Expensive faucets, you are paying for the design (Grohe), or for quality parts (Kohler).

Cheap faucets are made with cheap parts and are often old designs from major brands. These knock-offs are sold under store brand names usually (Aquasource/Lowes, Glacier Bay/Home Depot) and are made of cheap plastic. Avoid these unless you plan on replacing (rentals).

If you buy Grohe, don’t buy a US made model. Another company paid to use the name and ‘style’ in the US but the interior parts are cheap plastic bits and some things are modified to reduce the cost of manufacturing. Not worth the extra money they charge.

For most people I recommend sticking to the big names. Moen, Delta, Kohler, etc. They come with good warranties and parts are available everywhere.

You can still find really neat old faucets and repair them. Chicago, Price Pfister, Eljer had some good stuff back in the day and you can get new parts from Danco.

“I want to get off Mr Bones Wild Ride.” (Rollercoaster Tycoon - PC)

“Stay awhile… Stay FOREVER!!!” (Impossible Mission - C64)

The dwarf version is the one that I always quote.

This is how you start the Great Robot War.

I feel exactly the same way! I was a huge book nerd in the 80s and Frank Herbert was some core sci-fi exposure for me.

I’ll never not like Waterworld