I’m David. I live in Tacoma, Washington. I do square foot gardening, home automation with Home Assistant, and have too many cats.

You think you saw me behind some ferns? You just might have!

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Cake day: July 31st, 2023

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  • Howdy! It’s ~40s and wet here in the PNW (with the threat of snow!). There are leeks, chard, and herbs happily chugging along outside.

    But the real fun is inside! Earlier this year I built a fun little grow cabinet for a jalepeno, some citrus, and lemongrass. I promptly spent several weeks fighting an aphid infestation.

    So now, I have happy little jalapenos growing, as well as some wee little satsumas.

    And of course, several hundred LITTLE BABY PLANTS!

    I’m getting all the early spring plants going that transplant well - lettuce, kale, arugula, you name it. I’m going to try and grow some carrots inside, we’ll see. Slugs destroyed all mine last year. Also, like 120 onions of different varieties. Geez!













  • I feel like I’ll be reposting this video a lot, but I love ✨LEAF MOLD✨

    In my garden, I took some chicken wire, a few stakes, and made a place for leaves, about 3-4 feet across.

    Just like compost, mix it every few days and moisten it to the level of a damp sponge (appropriate for your climate). After a year (yes, a year), you’ll have a pile of broken down organic matter, and a lovely leaf mold environment.

    Also, Leaf mold breaks down leaves way faster when you already have a starter pile of it to add to from last year.





  • I haven’t seen that before, sounds like a bug report may be in order; maybe first look under the ‘Encryption’ section.

    Under ‘Encryption’, check to make sure it shows your password is valid, and see if the number of decrypted items matches your other devices? Also, at one time I managed to have several encryption keys, see if it only lists the one or multiple.