Most chilli can’t take cold at all so would need to be overwintered inside. The exception to this is rocoto chilli, they are native to the Andes and are, imo, the nicest chilli out there. They are the only chilli/capsicum that I’ve grown that survives over winter, We just leave them outside in the garden bed where I come from, but it probably doesnt get as cold here as it does for you. They are a largish bush like chilli and are very prolific at fruiting. The flavour is spicy but sweet and tropical, so absolutly delicious and awesome for chilli sauce or just eaten fresh as part of a meal.

If Zig is easy than that means C is easy (as Zig is pretty much nicer written C) and if C is easy than, oh wait everything is written in C. I guess the only thing left to do is learn an unnecessary overcomplicated abstraction of C like java or C++.

As for the question, pick a task than pick a language, servers? Go seems to be replacing Java for the next generation, Games? Zig C# Odin C C++ Lua, Rewrites? Rust. Random small scripts? Python. Bare metal? C C++ Zig.

Also Zig Odin and Go are all C like languages if you learn one you learn about them all (with the exception of manual memory management for Go). My biased self recommend Zig as I think its the nicest, you almost certainly won’t get a job in it but the skills will transfer directly to C or Go where you can get jobs.

Zigs goal is to be more pragmatic than C.

It is quite possibly the worst language to vibecode in, it is updating fast so LLMs usually don’t know what format to use (meaning a person who knows zig must fix those format errors). You can also get an LLM to write terrible rust code and while it will perform shit it will probably work, Zig on the other hand has manual memory management and everything has to be thought about or else it won’t work. This is why once Anthropic bought bun they decided to vibe remove zig.

As the previous comment said the lead developer for zig really, Really, doesnt like AI and much of the community is also using zig because of its human focus. (Such as me)

The great benifit of Zig over C in my opinion, is it is more human readible, especially in terms of what is happening with memory management. Zig aims to have no hidden actions making it just as low level than C while making more sense and hiding less.

Olives, they can add so much to almost any dish. Bonus points if you preserve them yourself. Other than that I really love when the ginger is fried first before anything else.

I didn’t know you could grow cotton plants in a pot, that’s very cool. I wonder how much cotton a single plant would give

They look so good! I have wanted to grow a luffa plant for so long but I’m determined to do it this year. (The season is not right yet here). Glad to hear their fun to grow. Are you planning on eating them or leaving them to become sponge?

But you are leaving a surface on the pan when seasoning carbon steel, a thin polymer. Also wdym treating it like cast iron? AFAIK their non-stickness works in the same way. (I definitely treat them the same and it seems to work)

graphite looks promising but is still in early days

Definitely not sunburn. I think its some infection or pest, though I’m not sure what, probably pays to separate it from other orchids. Good luck, I hope it recovers

Cut off the flower stalks but don’t chuck them. They are your best hope. There appears to be a little keiki (orchid plantlet) on one of the stalks and you should try and get it to grow roots as it is your best hope for the orchid to live.

Mines simple: a small desert bowl.

• Super easy way to make fancy steam poached eggs - pour a thin layer of water on the bottom of a pot and place small bowls on top (Coat each bowl with oil beforehand). crack an egg into each bowl, turn on heat and place lid on. Cook until white is firm but yoke runny. Serve on bread with avacado or butter
• place on top of butter to keep fresh
• cookie cutter! (Good for other doughs too)
• mini terrarium for micro greens (if bowl is glass)
• your own unique measuring unit that no-one else will understand
• upside down as a stand for raising other dishes up
• 1 person baking vessel - bake things in it
• scooper
• lid for jar
• pot for herbs

Your ferns are beautiful! What maidenhair is that first photo cos its huge and I love it

Awesome photo

Yea I love those both too, another of my favourite are shield ferns, for their beautiful brown and dark green colours, unfortunately I wasn’t able to keep mine alive which was sad.

Anyways here’s an update with more of my ferns I’m growing:

My family heritage staghorn (originally my grandads):

Some NZ native maidenhair (Adiantum aethiopicum) and another native fern I forgot the name of (bottom left)

Some wild native Rasp fern (Doodius australis) looking lovely and pink. Who’s growth I’ve been encouraging:

There’s lots of wild ferns around to, including giant tree ferns. These photos here are just the ones I’m currently somewhat cultivating.

Maidenhair (Adiuntum something):

Staghorn (Platycerium bifurcatum) and some little hen and chicken ferns in a tarrerium (Asplenium bulbiferum)

Nephrolepis (back), and 2 mystery ferns (bought them in an unsorted clearance lot):

I’ve got some of other ferns outside and in other places, but its dark rn so I can’t take photos. Will post them tomorrow when its light outside.

Its so hard to pick a favourite I love them all so much. I’d like to try to grow some from spore soon, would love to know what ferns your growing/your favourites too

someone has been trying and it looks like it has potential if it keeps on being developed: https://github.com/Fancy-Mumble/FancyMumble

This is amazing I didn’t know they could be coulored like that either. Thought it was coulor swapped first. Beautiful photo

I love micromoths too. we’ve got a micromoth called Zealandopterix zonodoxa its so cute and even has little mandibles that it can eat with. I love them so much.

Spagnum or some other moss (preferably home grown). if you buy it make sure to get the stuff that is still slightly alive (dried not toasted else it will rot and not work very well.

Most “sustainable” sources aren’t all that sustainable, but its my favourite substrate nonetheless, I’m currently trying to grow it myself (not very sucsesfully tho)

My favourite sandwich ingredient would have to be avacado. Though I realise its unobtainable for most people, Im lucky to grow 2 fruiting tree’s so get em for free.

fresh baked bread with a drizzle of olive oil. Toped with avacado, homegrown olives tomato and lettuce (and some very old Edam if you feel like it). But don’t forget to add some homemade Rocoto chilli sauce somewhere along the way, adding some sweet tropical spice.

Unfortunately avacados are seasonal. We get them for about half the year. For the other half I must sit and wait, patiently biding my time. Waiting for the sun to rise on a day when the avacados will ripen once more.