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Redfox8

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  • Should i do something?

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  • Yes that's a youngster that's probably fallen out of the roost. I doubt it'll survive without getting back, which it probably won't be able to do itself. You say you're in Italy yes? Where abouts? I can see if any of my contacts here in the UK know who could help.

    P.s. some species of bats carry rabies so at the very least where gloves if you do need to handle ir move it. A youngster is less likely to bite if handled and you could only catch it if they bite.

    Also so thus link for advise on how to handle and safely contain the bat https://www.bats.org.uk/advice/help-ive-found-a-bat/bats-in-need-of-rescue/contain-the-bat

  • me_irl

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  • Very much on your wavelength re the enjoyment of warm water! Can share the experience of bullying too, being alone is not loneliness and can be very relaxing, free from any pressure. Glad you have people in your life as well.

  • ???

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  • Bookmark

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  • Missed a trick there, should be reading James Herberts 'The Rats'!

  • Common British L

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  • Go to Scotland and taste the joys of a deep fried Mars bar, now you're talking!

  • Study debunks Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory, finds virus didn’t originate in Wuhan

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  • DJ Butcher

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  • This was his version of flossing, he had killer dance moves behind the decks.

  • Can corn be transplanted?

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  • I'd do that sooner rather than later so they'll settle in better and not lag too far behind the others in terms of development and flowering time. If you're transplanting just because of shading I wouldn't bother, they're close enough in size.

  • Pd(PPh3)4

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  • I'm gonna lick some mercury laced with cyanide, sprinkled with foxglove seeds. Betcha can't lick more times than me!

  • Coelacanth

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  • Never mind, it didn't really matter...

  • Question: best way to learn about soil, fertilization and growing in coco or other non-soil substrates?

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  • No problem! Look up "all you can eat in three square feet" there's a good book of that title, could be some online stuff too. Also read up about companion planting.

    Soil science both in terms of chemistry and micro organisms can be quite interesting, but probably only of much use for troubleshooting. Although the nature of balcony/pot growing probably makes it less relevant as you'll be wanting to refresh the soil/compost each year so the conditions will be too changable to use that if you have problems. I'd focus on pest defence, light/heat, watering and fertilising (fresh compost will provide nutrients for a few months generally) over more specific soil conditions!

  • Question: best way to learn about soil, fertilization and growing in coco or other non-soil substrates?

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  • My experience of veggies is they are mostly very tollerant of moderate soil conditions (i.e. no extremes). No need to go heavy on perfecting the soil, so long as it's decently fertlised you'll get s decent crop :). Most are cultivated with ease of growth in mind. The one thing I'd say is to not plant in pure compost in pots or raised beds as it dries out too quickly (your coco coir experience sounds like that was a major factor). An enriched soil will do just fine.

    For seed sowing, the main thing is that it isn't too rich otherwise they'll grow too leggy too quickly. You pot on or plant out once the 'baby' leaves are outgrown typically once the energy from the seed is spent. Other than that don't fuss. I've tried perlite and vermiculite and didn't find it made the slightest bit of difference. It just makes a nicer soil in terms of being fine and workable. Buy a seed compost if you really want something good. I use any junk I have available frankly! So long as it's not too lumpy! A soil that doesn't swing from dry to wet is probably most important at the germination stage. You can cover pots with cling film to help that, especially whilst on a heat mat.

    If you suspect your outdoor soil may be strongly acid or alkaline, get some test strips snd check and pull it closer to pH7-7.5. Otherwise just plant out.

    You'll find there's always a few things that either really don't like your garden/growing space, for no apparent reason!

    Re guides : the RHS has tonnes of info. Also take a rummage in a thrift/charity shop, or go to your library - growing methods don't go out of date! But you can also follow the guides on the seed packets and you'll do ok! Albeit with a few failures ;) life isn't perfect and your plant growing won't be either, just aim to enjoy whatever crop you get :)

  • Rage For The Machine

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  • Killing in the Name will still be titled the same but with different lyrics "Thank you, I'll do what you tell me!"

  • It's Elon Musk's turn for a 'fork in the road' as Tesla faces Wall Street scrutiny

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  • They don't exist without them though, and it is sometimes necessary to make a point to all companies and their sentient rulers by e.g. boycotting them, forever.

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    Why is there a c/Christianity?

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  • Pretty much all religions provide a basis for a social belief system/set of principals and morals by which a society should be and behave. They often also provide the meaning to life. Organised religions, e.g. Christianity, then provide a regular means of contact to teach this, e.g. via church services, for people. Many people who need structure and security, or the answer to why they exist, seek this out. Others engage with it as a point of ego boosting (e.g. social figurehead within the religion) or power (leader) or money (albeit moreso historically). In summary it provides individuals with a major part of their life, livelihood and welbeing.

    So, when these people learn of all the horrendous crap associated with THEIR religion, they either cannot, or refuse to, accept it as their religion teaches the perfect way to be and therefore cannot possibly be fallible. Or they're culpable in the deceit, abuse and hypocrasy. Or they can't face the idea of loosing their religion (and therefore life as they know it/want it) so choose to lie that everything is ok and good. Everyone who disagrees or opposes is a heathen and must be shut down or worse, killed.

    To add, as they replied as I was typing; Infamousblt makes the good point that there are still good people within these societies, which is true of pretty much all societal groups; there are good and bad people in all of them.

  • The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets

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  • So they're recycling..good on them...but there I was thinking they may be creating some Apple-PC steam punk mutant for some specialist market...

  • Anyone remember how popular the group Head Cleaner was?

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  • The hidden tracks were the best!

  • "Liberation Day" Trump’s Tariffs on Europe

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  • They used Cat GPT? meow wonder its such a mess, searching out all that catnip and snoozing all day long is hard work!

  • We messed up somewhere along the way

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  • That's a good point, but it also drives population growth through less famine/starvation, which creates land scarcity, which creates (more) land ownership, which limits or stops individuals being able to forrage for themselves - which is what the meme is referring to. As you say, it's complicated, but the way human society has developed has resulted in the majority of individuals not being able to feed themselves for free and, amongst other factors, now needing a credit score to survive!