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Big 10ft tall osoberry bush in the backyard. I cloned all my female plants from this one.

+ lettuce and bok choy scraps from the grocery store are growing fast

Stuff to do:

-Fix car (I think it just needs a new battery...i hope)

-Build security gate and fence for driveway to protect solar panels

-Build stand for solar panel array

-Install tankless water heater (will need to hire an RV tech, I'm not DIYing anything related to propane)

6/3/2026

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Big Gay(tm) is behind this

5/25/2026

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More plants are plantening

5/22/2026

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I moved some of the more deer-resistant plants out front to make more room in the back garden.

5/22/2026

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My favorite park at my favorite time of year

Near Seattle, WA

5/20/2026

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Sometimes I feel like a pathetic piece of crap. Then I see someone claiming to have "phantom sense" faking a seizure because they had an "allergic reaction" to a virtual strawberry in VR Chat. You know what? I'm doing okay in life.

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My ultimate goal is to go completely off-grid, and I've been slowly chipping away at this for the last 4 years or so. I made a huge leap today by finally ordering a plug-in solar setup and a propane-powered water heater. (our electric water heater actually crapped out a long time ago and we couldn't afford to replace it until now)

I decided to finally bite the bullet on this because the price of electricity and solar panels is about to rocket thanks to the data center bullshit, so there's probably never going to be a better opportunity than now. I was able to put half the money down, I'll pay off the other half over the next few months.

The solar won't be able to power everything by itself, but it'll make a sizeable dent. That, plus eliminating the electric water heater, will also save us money on electricity in the long run (roughly $70-$100/month if my calculations are correct)

Most importantly, long power outages are becoming more common in my area, so this will help insulate us against shit like that too. We can still run the air conditioner for a few hours a day when the power goes out in summer, and we'll soon be investing in a Chinese diesel heater so we can have cheaper heat in winter too.

After that, I'd like to replace the RV fridge ASAP with a normal apartment fridge that I can just plug into the solar station. Our current solar setup can actually run that 24/7 by itself. That's going to be a life saver next time the power goes out for a week.

I'll update when the items arrive and everything's set up. I'm cautiously optimistic. Hopefully I can make it all work the way it's supposed to.

5/19/2026

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Chipmunks are one of the very few animals in North America who will eat invasive Japanese knotweed, apparently.

Well at least SOMEONE likes it...

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I spent 3 hours making soil today. My back ;_;

This year's soil ingredients: Peat moss + coco coir + steer manure + chicken manure + pumice + bonemeal + lime

Just planted some corn, sunflowers, and amaranth today too.

5/11/2026

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My quince bushes are growing faster than I expected

5/1/2026

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Heads up

You can watch Metalocalypse for FREE on Youtube now, it finally has an official channel!

Metalocalypse on Youtube

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Probably the ugliest garden of all time...still a work in progress tho.

Peas, chard, leeks, lettuce, turnips, grapes, osoberries, and sunchokes.

4/10/2026

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Berry time 🌱

3/8/2026

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My benches aren't done, but I started some seeds anyway. Peas, lettuce, turnips, and leeks.

3/5/2026

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My great evergreen wall is finally complete. Just finished transplanting the last 2 trees today. Now we wait 10 years for it to grow...

3/3/2026

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First mow of the year. It took 4 hours. 🙃

But this is a good day because finally, after 3 years, we were able to delete that old burn pit. Just finished flattening it today. Will throw sawdust and grass clippings on it throughout the year to form topsoil.

The garden: benches are happening...slowly. picking up free cinderblocks wherever I can. I'd like to get as many pots off the ground as possible and make it look organized.

Also planning to double the square footage of the garden eventually. Already have t-posts in, just need to set up the chicken wire.

3/2/2026

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I've been chipping away at this all week. Trying to clear everything out of the garden so I can build 4ft tall benches around the perimeter. This is where I will set my plants this year to minimize slug attacks.

Also hoping to double the garden size. I've got the posts in, I just need to install the chicken wire. Easier said than done when you have the health problems I do. It's frustrating how slow things get done around here.

2/11/2026