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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Here’s some Lupinus rivularis in our oak Savannah that could barely be further from dying back over the winter. Even the rivularis I have in containers like the latifolius is looking similar to this. #plantscience #portland

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Lupinus seem to have lots of different winter responses. I expected most of them to mostly die back at the top, and that seems like what this “latifolius” is doing. #plantscience

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

We had our seed starting social at the plant science club this past week. Another successful gathering! #portland

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Back after a hiatus. I really need to pick one single social media app to focus on. I was doing some YT, TikTok and insta but I feel about insta or TikTok anymore.

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I really like the games that have the sci-fi themed greenhouses or habitats with plants in them, like the one in Prey or Destiny or games like that. I love seeing the futuristic designs! Many of them make some silly choices.

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

They should get sun all day! Just make sure that the seeds are lightly covered and the soil doesn’t dry up. Lightly covered means gently pushing the seeds into the soil without digging a hole or anything.

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Uh oh, you’ll never get rid of that one! It’s slowly taking over my entire yard and even defeating the lawn!

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Spying on my squash this morning…. I hand pollinated at least five more flowers as well! #portland #oregon #gardening

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

California poppy is a spring flower. If you sow them outside now, somewhere with full sun, you may see them pop up next spring. You could sow them in a container inside on a south facing windowsill if you wanted! You’d probably get some small plants.

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Meeting some new robots at comic con and making sure PotatOS makes some new friends. #portland #oregon #rosecity #comiccon #portal

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Thanks! I got everything from goodwill yesterday. This was very last minute. I lucked out with the jumpsuit. $10!

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Me and gladOS are going to Rose City Comic Con today. #portland #portal #oregon

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

It may come to that. I’m gonna wait until the 19th to see if anything changes though…

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Tried to get scheduled for my yearly Covid vaccine and was DENIED without RX. Here’s what my primary care had to say about writing a RX for me: #covid #oregon #portland #vaccines

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Snakes are garden friends! Encourage snakes to live in your garden by offering lots of hiding places, sunning spots, and water sources. #gardening #portland #oregon

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Boy I sure do love autoclaving water every day to irrigate my plants with. 😩 #research

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Can’t have those toes out for free!

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

These baby delicatas look like cucumbers, haha. They’re all related! #gardening #squash #portland #oregon

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Fine! I spoke to several people about the plant science club and told them to make sure to come back to our big club celebration the first week of school (October 1st…). I got free lunch for my table time haha.

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Doing my part today to snag incoming freshmen for biology and the plant science club. #portland #oregon #portlandstate

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Though these phosphor particles were injected, I wonder what barriers exist for making them root-absorbable?

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

In more glowing plant news, some Chinese researchers have published their studies on injecting phosphor particles into succulents. Interesting! #science #plants #research #botany www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Glow-in-the-dark houseplants shine in rainbow of colours

Succulents become rechargeable night lights after injection with tiny phosphor particles.

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Two days of growth post pollination. These winter squash really grow fast! #gardening #vegetables #portland #oregon

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Oh I definitely have to try that one out!! Thank you!

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I made a short video on how I perform the hand pollination of my firefly petunias. This is all self pollination, no crossing for now! youtube.com/shorts/gMSMS... #botany #plantscience #gmos #gardening #portland #oregon

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Hand pollination of firefly petunia

YouTube video by dedscreen, Plant Scientist

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I believe it’s the second one, but the second and third ones are nearly indistinguishable except for more defined lines on one of them. The first is delicata and the third is jack o lantern. The last variety I planted was small sugar squash, which will look more like small jack o lantern.

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

The shape of the ovary on female squash plants reflects the final shape of the fruit. Here’s one of each of the varieties I planted. Can you guess which one is the Hubbard? #botany #gardening #plantscience #portland #oregon

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

This weekend I went with a lab mate to observe some Lupinus Lepidus in the field up at Mt Hood’s White River Sno Park. It was beautiful! #botany #research #nativeplants #biology #oregon

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

The next generation of my glowing petunias has been identified!

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Another great slide from Dr Cloyd on why pesticides might fail before blaming resistance. #horticulture #entomology #botany

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Aphids! They don’t need males to reproduce, and quickly develop insecticide resistance. Just how quickly can their populations grow? Dr Cloyd shared this scary slide in his talk today… #horticulture #insects #entomology #botany

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Farwest advertised a focus on internships and what we got was posterboard postings where the companies advertising weren’t even near this corner. Not very welcoming. #tradeshow #farwest #horticulture

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Farwest advertised a “resume review station”, “scholarship station”, and financial aid help…. And here they are. Unmanned fliers with barely helpful links. #horticulture #farwest

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Farwest has been deeply disappointing from an early career and college student perspective. There was a lot of talk this year about “career boulevard” and a focus on students but it’s hard to be TOO underwhelmed with their efforts.

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Farwest always has a lot of new plant varieties on display. Here’s the first one I’ve seen: a new petunia. #flowers #horticulture #portland #oregon

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Oregon Flowers uses recycled and steam sterilized media in their cut flower production, cutting down on waste and saving money. It was really cool to see this in action! #flowers #horticulture #recycle #portland

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Do you know where your flowers come from? If you’re buying cut flowers in Oregon, maybe they’re coming from Oregon Flowers in Aurora! I got to visit today and it was BEAUTIFUL! #horticulture #bulbs #oregon #portland

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Look at my beautiful Cyprus alternifolius (umbrella papyrus)! This plant loves wet, fertile soil, which makes sense since its native habitat is riverbanks. #botany #horticulture #greenhouse #portland #oregon

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Two white claws, a recent obsession with canva, and a desire to create lupine propaganda left me with this creation last night. #magic #tcg #plants #botany

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Oh yes, my research is actually on PNW native lupine. I’m studying latifolius, Lepidus, and argenteus.

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Thank you! Yes lupine are great for a pollinator garden. Most that you can get are perennial, so be ready for a multi year resident!

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Trying to get better at design… and tell people about my research at the same time! The most common question I get with my research is… what’s a lupine? Here’s a picture of Russell lupine and 4 quick tidbits. #plantscience #botany #gardening

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Here’s all 15 of my winter squash in the two beds. I’ve got pumpkin, Hubbard, small sugar, and delicata and they all look so healthy! #gardening #portland #oregon

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I read that days from pollination to maturity for winter squash is around 60 days. If I’m proactive and watching for female flowers, we can totally have pumpkins for Halloween!

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Erica H @deadscreen.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

This looks like some kinda squash!

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