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We're having some trees removed soon (they're dying and leaning towards our house) so today I spent some time carefully relocating some volunteer lowbush blueberry plants from where the heavy machinery will be working.

What's growing on with you all?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Long Dark Wet is coming, and I'm setting up in indoor grow zone for the winter. I can't wait to experiment! I'll be attempting to keep a couple peppers alive, as well as a dill, some citrus, a lemongrass,and a few other things. Some of these would be fine being dormant in our basement, but that's no fun!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Very cool! Are you relying on your lights and ambient heat for temperature maintenance, or are you supplementing the heat?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'll have a small ambient heater in there, controlled by my home automation system! They are LED lights, so not much heat there. Our house sits around 50-60F usually, so I'm spending a bit of time making sure the insulation is good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I'm not going to lie, I'm jealous of the home automation control and your average inside temps! I've got a small grow closet and have the shutoff thermostat in the lowest level of shelving, but am not allowed to have it below 68F because of the newborn and a wife who is always cold 😂