A cranky biologist who means well. My hobbies include long walks off short piers and anything science related.

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  • I happen to have a reasonable amount of professional experience in plant propagation.

    Here’s the thing, there are many general principles that work, but every plant is different in ways that make it confusing for a beginner.

    So if you want to start out gently pick a specific plant that you want to propagate. Learn how to divide it and make that particular species grow. There are general principles you can learn that will allow you to expand to other types of plants.

    The field of plant tissue culture is accessible to a dedicated home hobbyist as well. There is a learning curve and you need to be comfortable with laboratory type work.

    Or you can break off a bit and stick it in moist dirt. Plant propagation runs the gamut from dead simple to difficult. So begin by focusing on one single kind of plant that you want more of.

    My two cents.

    if the lab side of it interests you, these folks have good videos




  • Chiming in here.

    Guanfacine was a miracle for me. I couldn’t tolerate stimulants and while the initial fatigue was significant, my focus improved significantly and quickly. Not as suddenly or dramatically as a stimulant (which I was able to take after a couple of years of guanfacine, I was in bad shape at first).

    I still take a small dose as an adjunct along with a stimulant.












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    3 months ago

    We are complaining about the fact that the field of economics is a tool only of the rich. They exist to justify wealth and greed. You wrap it in jargon and chortle about it when you are allowed in the parlors of your betters. I’ve been there, I’ve seen it.

    Words matter and your choice of words sucks.