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teacamelpyramid t1_j9avjb7 wrote
Reply to comment by mrsrtz in Looks like Spring is right around the corner.....Gardeners of Pittsburgh, what do you have planned for this year's growing season? by NineFootEightWeight
I grew those last year! They did fine in containers.
teacamelpyramid t1_j9avac8 wrote
Reply to Looks like Spring is right around the corner.....Gardeners of Pittsburgh, what do you have planned for this year's growing season? by NineFootEightWeight
I went through my seed stash and put them into a spreadsheet and I’m up to 150 different kinds. I’ll probably plant about 70 varieties(10 tomatoes, 10 cucumbers, 10 kinds of peppers, 15 kinds of herbs, 10 kinds of flowers, the rest will be random vegetables). I usually just keep 1-3 of each for myself and have additional plant starts that I give away at the Magee community center or adopt out to friends.
If anyone wants some plant starts comment below about what you like and I’ll try to plant extra to share.
fauxpasdiva t1_j9aswbh wrote
Reply to Loud boom/ bang in south hills by Inside-Assistance501
Someone casually said in my Ring app that meteor hit the atmosphere and I wonder if that was true.
jsebby t1_j9aroys wrote
Reply to comment by dementedturnip26 in Is living in Pittsburgh expensive? by Ordinary_Promise7748
That's pretty much in line with inflation so your real income would actually be pretty similar. Not tanked.
ToonMaster21 t1_j9arhlc wrote
What’s expensive to you?
hsavvy t1_j9aqsue wrote
Reply to comment by evil_iceburgh in Is living in Pittsburgh expensive? by Ordinary_Promise7748
Yep I’m from Philly (the main line) and the house I recently bought in the North Hills would be incredibly out of my price range if it were back in Philly.
NickySmithFromPGH t1_j9aqjjl wrote
Reply to Loud boom/ bang in south hills by Inside-Assistance501
Did anybody figure out what caused it
69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j9aqf4a wrote
Reply to comment by Logical-Rip-8138 in Meet me under the Target clock. by eamon2plz
It's funny how mad people get about having to pay to stick their car somewhere.
If parking were free all of downtown would be a parking lot.
Udbdhsjgnsjan t1_j9aq3m8 wrote
Reply to Looks like Spring is right around the corner.....Gardeners of Pittsburgh, what do you have planned for this year's growing season? by NineFootEightWeight
Marigolds, tomatoes, marigolds, peppers, marigolds, basil, more marigolds.
hooch t1_j9appmf wrote
Reply to comment by Birdface3000 in Looks like Spring is right around the corner.....Gardeners of Pittsburgh, what do you have planned for this year's growing season? by NineFootEightWeight
Is that the thing which uses sound or something to keep the deer out? Because if so, my neighbors have that and the deer will happily stand right next to it.
Legitimate-Ice3476 t1_j9aot5w wrote
Reply to comment by HomicidalHushPuppy in What used car dealer do you recommend? by X_PRSN
I’ve noticed the same thing. However, they’ve been great to deal with previously. My extended family has purchased several cars from them over the years.
[deleted] t1_j9aol1w wrote
Rents are going up like in most of the country but if you like the area enough to buy a house here at some point you can get in really good neighborhoods for a significantly lower cost than you could in comparable neighborhoods in other major cities
lanman31337 t1_j9ao13g wrote
Reply to Looks like Spring is right around the corner.....Gardeners of Pittsburgh, what do you have planned for this year's growing season? by NineFootEightWeight
Sweet banana peppers and bell peppers, we have herbs growing all year round. Last year we did chocolate tomatoes and I want to do those again (we ended up getting a ridiculous amount out of two plants). More eggplant and kohlrabi.
StupidOldAndFat t1_j9ane51 wrote
Reply to comment by B0bb3r7 in What used car dealer do you recommend? by X_PRSN
Unfortunately. We’re not all bad, but we’re not all good, either. Research dealerships and salespeople as well as cars.
simple_syrup t1_j9amtk6 wrote
Reply to comment by Slopey1884 in Looks like Spring is right around the corner.....Gardeners of Pittsburgh, what do you have planned for this year's growing season? by NineFootEightWeight
I grew loofa two or 3 years ago (the Guerilla garden nearby grew them last year and unfortunately did no research). Our season is just about too short for the necessary process (then drying out on the stalk), though I was able to pull it off and netted about 10 good loofah. I’m a soso gardener and like experimenting but my loofah project was able to succeed due to my experience with cucumbers and existing equipment for other garden projects. I don’t think I would’ve been able to pull it off semi successfully without doing extensive research - and I did most of mine on the internet .
My novice tips from experience:
(1) Start germination early inside - heating pads and automatic lighting helps. I think I started them some number of weeks before the frost. (Aka: start yesterday, lol)
(2) You’ll (probably) need only one plant. If your plant is happy it will be a prolific producer and you won’t need two plants. You can eat the young ones, and prepare to do so, as not all of them will make it to size for their fibers.
(3) If you do end up with multiple plants (hell, it was a struggle with the one plant I had) make sure you have adequate support for them! My neighbor who tried growing them last year is a seasoned urban gardener but the trellis he had was not strong enough to support his two plants.
(4) The season is too short here - so I had to quickly utilize the garlic curing/drying racks, our sunroom, and two fans to dry out the 20 or so that were big and seemingly fiberous enough too make it through to the end.
*Excuse any weird formatting & typos as this was typed up on my phone.
tmonda53 t1_j9am4l5 wrote
Reply to Loud boom/ bang in south hills by Inside-Assistance501
Heard it all the way in oakdale pa actually, sounded like 2 booms
StupidOldAndFat t1_j9alrq7 wrote
Reply to What used car dealer do you recommend? by X_PRSN
Car salesman here. Not gonna make a recommendation, because I’m clearly biased. Values are dropping but interest rates are climbing. Are you looking for a sub-$10k cash purchase or 2-3 year old with low miles? The sub 10k market is rough. Mostly 10+year old or well over 100k miles. If you’re going that route, Toyota or Honda. Later 2-3 year old car, buy Certified. To your actual question - Research dealers as well as cars. Dealerrater is a nice resource for reviews. I have had customers come to me specifically because of my ratings.
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ackitty-ack t1_j9alf46 wrote
Reply to comment by Slopey1884 in Looks like Spring is right around the corner.....Gardeners of Pittsburgh, what do you have planned for this year's growing season? by NineFootEightWeight
I tried loofahs last year! I had really nice plants going but we didn’t get to harvest since we planted a little too late. definitely start loofah sooner than later
OllieFromCairo t1_j9alchr wrote
Reply to comment by mrsrtz in Looks like Spring is right around the corner.....Gardeners of Pittsburgh, what do you have planned for this year's growing season? by NineFootEightWeight
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1MagnificentMagnolia t1_j9akzt9 wrote
Reply to What used car dealer do you recommend? by X_PRSN
ATCAuto Sales and Service. Bought from him twice. He lists on Craigslist and has a page he keeps up to date.
mrsrtz t1_j9akvuf wrote
Reply to comment by OllieFromCairo in Looks like Spring is right around the corner.....Gardeners of Pittsburgh, what do you have planned for this year's growing season? by NineFootEightWeight
Wow, that is really neat, I am interested to hear how you progress with them!
Dancing_Hitchhiker t1_j9akjrg wrote
Reply to comment by HomicidalHushPuppy in What used car dealer do you recommend? by X_PRSN
Everytime i debate about buying a new car, I look at prices and reconsider lol
According_Cod3442 t1_j9avxg4 wrote
Reply to Loud boom/ bang in south hills by Inside-Assistance501
Landfill blow up?