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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • Garden is really starting to get into the midsummer groove. First good harvest of tomatoes yesterday, more sorrel though it’s slowing down with the heat. Had a few small eggplants but hoping the next batch will grow bigger.

    I planted Persian basil which seems to grow really well in my climate but all of the basil is growing well, along with my sweet potatoes.

    Peppers are sizing up but not ripe yet. Ginger and water spinach still struggling for unknown reasons but I’m wondering if the soil in that area is compacted or something.

    Finally, my pepino is growing like crazy and getting very large. But it’s been flowing for a while now and hasn’t made any fruit. If anyone has experience with this plant and has advice, let me know.






  • Oh are you in a very cold climate? I think they are one of the most hardy species, along with P. incarnata. I’d also like to try growing that species but they don’t seem to be commonly available here. I’ve also heard of people growing P. edulis but it’s marginal for them since they’re more tropical.

    I live in an urban area so I’m always trying to figure out how to maximize my use of space and vines are one such way. I tried growing a hardy kiwi this year but it’s struggling—I think it came with phytophthora from the nursery.











  • Interesting question. I remember they were caught fairly quickly after it happened. I don’t know much about UK surveillance or device searching laws.

    Edit: some other suspects were arrested before these two, then released. I wonder if they testified?

    Another article mentions this:

    Police analyst Amy Sutherland told the court the video was in the download section of Graham’s phone, which was taken from his jacket pocket.

    If it was unlocked perhaps the police were just able to open it and view the file. Here in the US the main obstacle is the lock on the phone which usually police can’t get past, though maybe there’s a secret way for high profile cases, I couldn’t say.