[-] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 17 hours ago

I'll preface this with I'm by no means a professional soil scientist, but I am an avid gardener. The best type of soil for your purpose depends on a ton of variables. Are you adding to existing soil? Are you planting in-ground, in a pot, or a raised bed? How much moisture do you need to retain? What type of soil is best suited for the specific plants you're planting? What pH do they need to thrive?

If you're planting a standard vegetable garden, you'll probably go with a compost-rich loamy soil. If I were to dig a hole in my clay yard and fill it with that kind of soil though, it'd form a "bowl" and drain poorly, leading to root rot. I use raised beds to avoid this problem.

If you want to get wonky, the native soil where I live is ustert vertisol. You can learn about the different soil categories here. Here's a map of general soil order locations in the US. You can even check out the USDA's Web Soil Survey and map out your address to see what soil formation you're on.

[-] protist@mander.xyz 19 points 17 hours ago

I don't understand why, when confronted with the idea that we should eliminate hunger, you equated that with communist revolution

[-] protist@mander.xyz 9 points 17 hours ago

I know you're just making fun, but I bought $6 worth of pistachios today and it'll probably last me about 3 weeks

[-] protist@mander.xyz 28 points 18 hours ago

There's quite a chasm between a $100 million boat and a $100 device...

[-] protist@mander.xyz 27 points 18 hours ago

Or, you know, we could spend slightly more on existing food programs and relax eligibility requirements...

We don't have to put Stalin in charge to better fund SNAP or free school lunches

[-] protist@mander.xyz 8 points 18 hours ago

Each serving gets like 8 salted pistachios from the bulk food aisle at the HEB

[-] protist@mander.xyz 4 points 18 hours ago

When confronted with his assertion that he created a story, Vance — after a long pause of on-air silence — backpedaled, saying he “created the American media focusing on it,” and continued to insist that the story came from “first-hand accounts,” which has been proven false.

Where is this video? I really want to see his facial expression during this long pause

[-] protist@mander.xyz 24 points 20 hours ago

I eat oatmeal with raisins, pistachios, and molasses like 4 mornings a week. It's fucking delicious

[-] protist@mander.xyz 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Greater than just the South, the eugenics movement in the US in the early 20th century, with forced sterilizations and criminalizing interracial marriage, happened nationally.

Though you don't need to be capitalist to be racist as fuck. Racism exists all over the world in many different government and economic systems throughout all of human history

[-] protist@mander.xyz 61 points 1 day ago

They're also purposefully leaning into this to keep the conversation about immigration, because it's pretty much the only issue they have had an advantage on. Without Trump talking about eating pets, we'd all be talking about his abortion stance right now, which is deeply unpopular.

[-] protist@mander.xyz 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Thought this was a crossover on noncredibledefense for a second

Edit: Of course it was posted there first.

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I know this will sound callous of me, but fuck this NIMBY bullshit, and also KVUE for promoting it. This apartment complex is going up a 60 second walk from the Highland Station on the Red Line. Throw a rock and you can hit both Airport Blvd and 2222. This is the geographical center of Austin near some of the busiest intersections in the city. It's not reasonable to expect the vacant lot behind your house will stay that way.

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The man said while waiting for his rideshare to arrive, he was flagged down by the suspect. Mistakenly thinking it was his rideshare, he got into the front seat without verifying the vehicle or driver information.

According to the affidavit, the suspect offered the man a drink from an open container, which he accepted. The man said shortly after taking a drink, he blacked out and had no memory of what occurred for several hours.

Yeah please don't do this

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Stoked for this

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Morning y'all, anyone able to identify this "weed?" It grows very low to the ground and has tiny blue flowers. Seems to be one of the first bloomers of the year

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These were sold to me as Senegalia roemeriana, but really don't look like any pictures I'm seeing. Any ideas?

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Thirsty Planet Brewing Co. is closing its taproom and suspending distribution.

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The Hole In The Wall music venue has secured a 20-year lease and will remain open to celebrate its 50th anniversary next summer, thanks largely to $1.6 million in assistance from the city’s Iconic Venue Fund.

Will Tanner, who purchased the club located on the stretch of Guadalupe Street known as The Drag in 2008, signed the new lease agreement – an initial 10-year lease with two five-year extensions – with The Weitzman Group realty firm on Monday. The signing followed 10 months of negotiation and work with staff from the city and the Austin Economic Development Corporation to become the first recipient of city funds allocated to preserve culturally significant music venues.

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[T]emperatures have reached the century mark for 27 days in a row. With records dating back to the 1890s, that ties with 2011 as the longest stretch of triple-digit temperatures ever recorded in Austin.

The KXAN First Warning Weather team is currently forecasting at least seven more days at or above 100°, which would extend the streak past 30 days.

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Positive news from the state on this issue, and kudos to Kirk Watson for knowing how to build relationships and get things done with the state

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