Nichollas
Nichollas Chollas

Permaculture: bitcoin, no-till gardening, survialism/prepping, biochar, living outdoors, developing living soil and neighborhood forestation. Low Sonoran Desert gardening, sky island foraging

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teonanacatl@iris.to

NIP-57 Address

chollaco@getalby.com

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2023-08-08 04:07:25

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It's been a while since I've used F-Droid but I think you just go in and update them... not a whole lot different but maybe a little less automated. Then again it's been a little while.

2023-08-05 14:41:56

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Oh good idea. I love my gadgets, I never would have thought I would have so many fun toys as an adult!
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2023-08-05 14:39:34

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Your referring to the orange oil not the diatomaceous, correct?

2023-08-05 14:20:23

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Haha. Good laugh. Even more absurd is that most of those are interchangeable other than the shape of the port it fits. I looked through my bin of chargers and what not for a 24v and I must have 100 12v with some differences in amperage but mainly they might as well be the exact same with various strange shapes attached to the end of the cord. For a moment I wondered if I could strip two 12v and connect them together to the 24v fan assuming the amps were not too low. Then I realized I have no idea what I am talking about. Time for me to learn some more about basic electronics!
These things are like those hummingbirds that have evolved to have beaks/tongues that only fit one particular flower in all the rain forest. Same bird, but needs a different power source (lmao).
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2023-08-05 14:11:22

This is your economy... ::SIZZLE::. This is your economy on drugs. Any questions? 🤯🤯🤯
https://iris.to/note17sn8n9tc94nte5f4u3xrdn6mk9jz3dpaew35p08ksqp2q8xj0m9s879s9d

2023-08-05 14:06:47

https://iris.to/note1jevs9575ulqgv7hl520q7nfrfh0m7tre3m3w0lquwq7vrwz4u0psj80y4k

2023-08-05 14:04:02

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I just spent part of my morning filling ant hills with diatomaceous earth and packing it in, and one hole I left open and spread d.earth all around it thinking they would carry it into the colony. They freaked out when I put it down but when I went back an hour later they were back to business. Looks like I will need some orange oil and a kids BBQ cup to continue the struggle... best of luck - let us know how it goes!

2023-08-05 04:38:43

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10$ a truck load? I love that price. I pay 40$ for a cubic yard which is most of a truckload. There are several landscaping companies that are local that allow you to sign up for a free truckload of mulch but it sounds like it can take months before they get to me. Beautiful pictures!

2023-08-05 04:08:05

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X Files is a great show! I can't get my significant other to give it a shot though.
Honestly my favorite way to decompress is working in the garden, so I guess it depends on what made your week long. My long weeks are sitting at a computer for 40 hours so I'm dying to get my hands in the soil after that. Of coarse, I do also adhere to the bong beer binge protocol as well!

2023-07-28 03:32:42

Th 110+F heat has been felt around the garden. My beans are drying out a bit and the tips of the sorghum are brown, but there are a few that don't mind it at all. The purslane, after being attacked by a parasite, has rebounded great and this basil plant is going strong. It wants to bolt really bad though so I had to pull off some tips after this picture. I'm building the soil in this little area by putting rotting wood, different types of mulch, and I've been collecting different soil from my area and adding it into the mix. Hopefully I have some good fungal activity starting that I can transfer everywhere eventually! Not so bad for getting started in May in the Sonoran Desert during this crazy hot summer.
I actually planted some plants today believe it or not. It is monsoon season here so we are getting some cloud cover, and I planted them underneath the beans. It was a couple tomatoes and a couple peppers. Really I just wanted to get them out of the grow room into the soil to see how they will do but I have much stronger plants getting ready for when the temperatures come down. And this is my update from my desert micro-homestead. #grownostr #gronostr #homesteading #gardening #plants #nostr #sonorandesert #permaculture
https://cdn.nostr.build/i/79cc1f6860eab95a074241bbdf772db475932ea4cad3638d6d709d457f812034.jpg

2023-07-28 01:55:05

I was wondering if anyone can tell me what is wrong with my zaps? I am new/not great at this and I thought I had everything setup correctly but I tried to zap myself and it says some kind of error. I am able to zap people though. I will respond with the error as I can not see it whilst writing this post? I think someone told me it isn't called a post here. I haven't been on social media for a long time. Also can anyone tell me what a "pleb" is? I was guessing a newbie? #bannedfromfacebook #gronostr #zaps #nostr

2023-07-28 01:42:59

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I LOVE fiddle heads. I have only foraged them one time and they tasted kinda like asparagus, but I think they were better. As far as edibility, I have heard of ostrich fern and bracken fern being eaten, but I'm not sure how to identify them. Ferns have spores so you could probably identify them with a microscope. Some ferns can be poisonous so definitely be sure before eating.

2023-07-11 09:16:38

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This is the best post I have seen all day. Zaaaaaaaaap!

2023-07-11 09:11:55

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Love the photos! Keep them coming !

2023-07-11 05:58:31

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Wow that looks amazing. I am inspired to get a waffle iron. I am not much of a breakfast but here it is not breakfast time! Dinner waffles mmmm.... I'm going to ask for one for a wedding present

2023-06-16 04:37:26

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I was wondering what happened to reddit. That sucks! GO NOSTR! Nows our chance to take the Reddit segment.

2023-06-16 04:15:48

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I forgot to mention that I crushed it before putting it in my compost pile. I just put it in the tin can and smushed it down with some kinda metal rod or something. It was quite easy however I may have found one or two larger pieces that didn't break easy so I threw them in the pit for next time

2023-06-16 04:13:56

First biochar burn:
I found some cans of coffee that came in metal cans, which seem pretty rare these days. I found a regular sized and a smaller one so I just tried it out to make biochar.
https://nostr.build/i/e978a5c24beeb99cbbd5f9a6b0a97a56d88010d97257c1ee3b6758f28e50e4dd.jpg
I just went ahead and made some holes at the top and bottom, for secondary and primary air, but after going through it I would say they are probably too small.
https://nostr.build/i/32551009ed62d0f3c386561f8370e2b87cffd8469b93037a7e8db83f161a2e4a.jpg
Filled the small one with small sticks and put it upside down inside the bigger one.
https://nostr.build/i/fd33a971e8df73506c59739dd3dc4e277609e792d48da6f949089fab306e2b4a.jpg
I filled the bigger one completely with sticks and set it ablaze with a torch. It was going pretty well for a bit but I'm pretty sure it wasn't able to pull in enough oxygen.
https://nostr.build/i/2409e8787b4d8b3d279946d9d8c0c654eebb74169d70d895ca14a6b076aa44cd.jpg
I ended up just putting the whole thing in my fire put and built a fire around it. I also placed a brick on top of the small one to hold it down hoping to hear some gasses escape, which I believe I heard some but it wasn't like I've seen in videos online.
https://nostr.build/i/d386ae64250eb85529aeb30e354e7ec00a477e38f25cf7c5216c05e7b5d141f6.jpg
This was the end result, a decent amount of biochar for the small can. It sounds like glass I would say, the black washes off of my hands quite easily, and I know I achieved very high temperatures, high enough anyways. I used a laser heat gun and got 600 degree F and above right around the can and I let it burn for a good while.
I also made sure to quench it down the sides to blast steam up through the biochar. I am told this opens up the pores really well and makes it better biochar.
https://nostr.build/i/b326353416223963e6e614f91a9f8b803c41b93eb8e84b44fd13f2dfb7f812bc.jpg
I then dumped it on top of my lazy mans compost pile and turned it in. I plan on letting it hang out in there for several weeks to a month or more, whenever I get around to digging out my hugelkultur beds. I have a large collection of wood, and I have been setting aside the bottoms, the parts that look like they have had some breaking down/fungal activity and then some new stuff: a real nice mix. Then I was planning on putting that whole pile of compost in with it.
Next time I will be doing a much bigger burn. I am trying to decide on the technique. I have a 55 gallon drum that is about 3/4 full mesquite, palo verde, pine, ironwood, etc, cut into nice sized pieces ready for use in my next burn.
What have you all used and what gave you the best results? I have been interested in the tin man idea for a long time and wanted the stove pipe top but it seems people get really good results with TLUD's and cone kilns etc. I just like that once you hear that syngas coming out and the fire whooshing then you know the process is working, and I think it seems like you could be very sure that all of the matter inside the smaller drum was pyrolyzed completely.
Thanks for reading!
From The Cholla Co.mmunity Secret Activities Committee
#biochar #grownostr #gronostr #zap #zapathon #gardening #liberty #chollaco #secretactivitiescommittee #composting

2023-06-15 10:07:39

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I slept too late and so I "had" to call into work and take the day off, so I slept in and then did a lot of work on the growing setup, did some stuff around the house, spent time in the yard with the plants and dog, and now I'm going to make a couple posts to nostr and make pickled purslane just in time to not really get any sleep before work. Yay! LOL How about yourself?

2023-06-15 10:05:04

Removing metadata from photos
Metadata is extra information, in this case attached to a photo, which describes many things, some of which may be the location the photo was taken, specific information about the device, etc. If for some reason you don't want that information accessible publicly you can remove it.
In linux you can use exiftool -ALL= *.jpg for example to remove metadata from all jpg files in that folder. In windows you can go to the file properties and delete it, but save a copy for yourself because when you have that personal, specific information about the photo, I believe you could use that to give considerable evidence that the photo is in fact yours, if that is something you would be interested in protecting.
Just a random thought while I remove metadata from my photos that maybe not everyone who would want to know that, does, so hopefully that helps someone. Obviously you can search the internet for more information.
#privacy #random #grownostr #security #technology #zap #zapathon #chollaco

2023-06-11 13:02:16

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I was positive it was impossible, but low and behold, it is today!

2023-06-11 12:58:05

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What badge, what's a badge? I want it lol

2023-06-11 09:01:52

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Awesome, I love that suggestion!

2023-06-06 10:54:12

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How does it work?

2023-06-06 10:46:37

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I don't understand. How do you follow a hashtag?

2023-06-05 00:03:55

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Beautiful!

2023-06-05 00:03:18

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What's going on here? What is that in the cage, a pump? I'm interested! :)

2023-05-16 01:32:51

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I was just re-discovering gardening from my childhood the last time I saw my grandfather before he passed away. One of the last things he told me was to plant turnips. I feel like there is some wisdom in there that I'm not understanding, but that got me to grow and eat them and yeah, they are a lot better than they sound. =)

2023-05-16 01:29:08

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If you want to have your own station you can build one with an Arduino or Raspberry Pi, I think that sounds like a fun project.

2023-05-16 01:26:07

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Looks pretty spectacular to me! Mmmm those snow peas though... yum! All I have that is edible in my garden right now is purslane, and I didn't plant it (although I love purslane and will definitely be pickling a lot this year).

2023-05-13 19:25:59

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What is this with Canadian Geese? They want us all dead? WTF?

2023-05-13 19:21:59

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Good question. I was wondering what language I might focus on to help with nostr, maybe bug test I don't know. I used to code like 25 years ago...

2023-05-13 19:19:54

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🤣

2023-05-13 19:18:47

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Holy piss that is a creepy picture!

2023-05-13 09:35:54

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I took a few and scratched them on a brick till they looked a little scraped up, and a few more than others. They were all about the same size and then some of them blew up in size.
https://nostr.build/i/506c5f605d85169f65fcf2b605ec6d549ca4e61e9ba9eb7432a8e40a87354eb9.jpg😸

2023-05-13 09:17:59

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I guess I was assuming you are in Texas. Are you?

2023-05-13 09:17:20

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I'm not actually in Texas, I'm in Arizona. You guys make great trees 😁

2023-05-12 02:39:58

I'm attempting to germinate some Texas Mountain Laurel seeds. I've been collecting them ever since I "discovered" the plant last year. From what I've read, it's not so easy to get these things to sprout! Especially since all I have right now are hard, year old + seeds.
I'm going to try a few different methods: scarification, exposing them to cold, etc but tomorrow I plan to take a few cuttings and grab some fresh seeds because apparently you can get them to grow when they fresh as well, I guess?
If you haven't smelled one of these trees, I highly recommend it! The butterflies and bees agree. #gronostr #grownostr #trees
https://nostr.build/i/764f9a5f1dd66dcf5d05e01d0ea663f6f3fd2e3f1c463deddc78d49afcf190ea.jpg

2023-05-11 03:10:55

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I'm in the Sonoran Desert, west of you. Getting started in applying permacultural design into our yard and into our lives! Best luck! How's your water situation?

2023-05-11 01:34:37

I still can't figure out how to use Alby with nostr. I have bitcoin to transfer, but how do I get it on the lightning network or into Alby? Would anyone help? I'll give you my first zap, the most holy of all zaps! #gronostr #grownostr #beginner #help

2023-05-07 22:21:59

I'm going to be welding some window security bars. I do have some experience welding but I was wondering how many welders we have out there and if I could get any advice if I needed it? I don't even remember what type of welding I did, other than it was aluminum. Mostly just curious though, any welders out there? Professional or otherwise? #gronostr #grownostr #homesteading #welding

2023-05-07 22:08:51

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Hahaha! Awesome! Is it as good as they say it is? I definitely want to get some for my fiancee, she is the real coffee lover, although I've been depending on it lately as well. Cheers!

2023-05-07 21:58:26

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Wow I needed to hear this. and yeah, That's basically 90% of my exercise, @schmuggler, I need to do more gardening and more physical activity. It's hard with a job sitting all day, I count the seconds till I get to see how many millimeters my beans have grown! lol

2023-05-07 21:38:55

Something has been eating my beans and sorghum, and I think the ants got all the wildflower seeds. Still those beans and sorghum that are left are survivors! I'll be sure to collect that seed as I continue to build the soil.
I am also almost ready to do my first biochar burn, I have a bunch of wood collected from neighbors and a couple of drums. Other than that I have been running myself crazy with projects after moving into my first house. I've got to slow down and do one thing at a time. =)
I haven't been able to find the time to get on nostr because we are getting married in a few months and haven't planned ANYTHING! so yeah.
#gronostr #grownostr #biochar #gardening

2023-04-20 04:16:24

how do you follow a hashtag? Is that something or am I just making this up? #nostr

2023-04-20 04:13:04

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I'm pretty sure I heard Jack say Grow is spelled a certain way and nostr is spelled a certain way, its gronostr. But it seems most people got "grownostr" including me at first so I go with both

2023-04-20 04:07:02

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I was trying with alby and that didn't seem to work out for some reason, and now I have had wallet of satoshi work before I'm pretty sure but I think what I am trying to do is send a bitcoin on-chain transaction to my wallet of satoshi, and then I can either plug that address into nostr or then send it to my alby address which it is currently set to. Does that sound like I am close? My app is just not working I suppose is the main problem at the moment...

2023-04-20 04:02:58

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It's certainly a start in the right direction!

2023-04-20 04:00:18

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I'll zap you once I figure out how to get it all working, and also if I remember =)

2023-04-19 08:44:40

https://void.cat/d/HcgxtTbjne46c4upBuVbSH.mov
So I spent the evening trying to get NOSTR all set up properly. It seems I have attached a wallet and I believe I have done the NIP-05 but I can't really tell if it worked.
I didn't get to responding and sending all the messages I wanted to but in keeping with the spirit of gronostr and adding content that is relating to things other than bitcoin, I wanted to share a video of my cat welcoming me home. The pile of socks got double the size after the video as she kept at it.
Yes, cat video, if there is one thing NOSTR desperately needs it is CAT CONTENT. Every other platform has the monopoly on it lol. They say cat pictures are the only thing on the internet that rivals the volume of content that porn consists of. Ok they don't say that but they might...
I think I am learning how all this works, but since I've really never used twitter or most social media, I feel like I am using this way different than other people. I do now know that this is a "note" and not a "post" haha. I'm doing my best here friends.
More to come! Please tell me if I am doing something wrong or missing something here. =)
#cats #grownostr #gronostr #new

2023-04-18 04:25:12

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Oh gosh that's what this is all about huh, I need to get a little deeper and get those things set up. The gesture means more than thousands of sats to me, but I love sats too! 😀

2023-04-18 04:23:15

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Honestly I got really excited and ordered a bunch of different seeds but I am still working the kinks out, I'll have to post some pics.

2023-04-18 04:22:00

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Oh Wow I didn't realize how to see responses and now I am blown away! People!!

2023-04-18 01:14:00

This, being my second...post? now represents 50% more experience than I ever had with twitter. No idea what I'm doing yet. I do like bitcoin and some of the stuff I read here but a lot of it I don't understand . Oh well I am here! #grownostr

2023-04-16 21:14:00

I'm on nostr because I want to find people that have similar interests and follow them to learn from other people and show people the kinds of things we are doing here at the micro-homestead at casa de cholla. We are planting a few more sunflower seeds around the yard today and working on the "3rd bedroom" which part of which will be used to grow things like lettuce and microgreens. Currently we just have some sorghum, cow pea, maybe some okra, wildflowers and one sunflower grown from seed as soon as we moved in. We didn't have much time or resources to start building the soil before it gets too hot, here in the Sonoran Desert. I'll post some pictures some time soon! #nostr #grownostr