S.P.Q.R. Developers
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S.P.Q.R. Developers is a boutique development studio located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina USA. We specialize in building apps to support people's passions - whether it's collecting fountain pens, ancient coins or gardening.
Well, with an overnight low of 5°F and a high of 35°F we are frozen in. Too afraid of losing control of the car and having it end up in the pond off our icy driveway. But the #PolarVortex can't last for ever. Can it? Save us, Monty Don! You're our only hope! #Gardening2026 #GardenersWorld #BBC
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Well, with an overnight low of 5°F and a high of 35°F we are frozen in. Too afraid of losing control of the car and having it end up in the pond off our icy driveway. But the #PolarVortex can't last for ever. Can it? Save us, Monty Don! You're our only hope! #Gardening2026 #GardenersWorld #BBC
Welcome to the world my little babies! You are going to have a very long and interesting life here at our home and in our garden. I'm already looking forward to potting you on in a couple of weeks. #AdventureAwaits #Dahlias #gardening #growingfromseed
January 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Welcome to the world my little babies! You are going to have a very long and interesting life here at our home and in our garden. I'm already looking forward to potting you on in a couple of weeks. #AdventureAwaits #Dahlias #gardening #growingfromseed
It’s going to be cold this week in the foothills. Like #Norway cold, but without the #kanelsnurren and #Freia chocolate, both of which will be missed. We have a lot of #gardening prep to do, including renovating 2/8 raised beds, adding height and new soil using the #Hügelkultur method. Stay tuned…
January 25, 2026 at 11:54 PM
It’s going to be cold this week in the foothills. Like #Norway cold, but without the #kanelsnurren and #Freia chocolate, both of which will be missed. We have a lot of #gardening prep to do, including renovating 2/8 raised beds, adding height and new soil using the #Hügelkultur method. Stay tuned…
If they weren’t before, after the storm and the subsequent cold, your seeds are properly vernalized. Milkweed and other perennials requiring the process can now be planted or started inside. Time to start #gardening For more tips like this check out my app: apps.apple.com/app/growzone...
GrowZone App - App Store
Download GrowZone by James Kirwin on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like GrowZone.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If they weren’t before, after the storm and the subsequent cold, your seeds are properly vernalized. Milkweed and other perennials requiring the process can now be planted or started inside. Time to start #gardening For more tips like this check out my app: apps.apple.com/app/growzone...
Walking the property during the ice storm, I learned: uncut grasses are good for determining sleet from freezing rain. Are they standing? Sleet. Are they drooping or smashed? Freezing rain. Don’t disturb any piles of hay twigs or approach thick bushes. They are full of critters and birds. #Gardening
January 25, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Walking the property during the ice storm, I learned: uncut grasses are good for determining sleet from freezing rain. Are they standing? Sleet. Are they drooping or smashed? Freezing rain. Don’t disturb any piles of hay twigs or approach thick bushes. They are full of critters and birds. #Gardening
I plan to run another underground line in 1.5" conduit, 8g wire x4 that will handle 240v to the greenhouse in Spring.
Mistakes made: Calc sq ft of floor not total exposed area of greenhouse. Going with 3/4" conduit. Underestimating heat loss. Overestimating plant cold tolerance. #Greenhouse
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Mistakes made: Calc sq ft of floor not total exposed area of greenhouse. Going with 3/4" conduit. Underestimating heat loss. Overestimating plant cold tolerance. #Greenhouse
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January 25, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I plan to run another underground line in 1.5" conduit, 8g wire x4 that will handle 240v to the greenhouse in Spring.
Mistakes made: Calc sq ft of floor not total exposed area of greenhouse. Going with 3/4" conduit. Underestimating heat loss. Overestimating plant cold tolerance. #Greenhouse
(2of2)
Mistakes made: Calc sq ft of floor not total exposed area of greenhouse. Going with 3/4" conduit. Underestimating heat loss. Overestimating plant cold tolerance. #Greenhouse
(2of2)
The wife has thought I had been trying to save money by limiting the heat in the greenhouse. She didn't understand the BTUs she required to maintain tropical plants at 55°+ with a low of 10° required 20,000 BTUs of heat - not possible with 120v heaters. (1of2)
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Greenhouse Heater Size Calculator from ACF Greenhouses
Need help sizing a heater for greenhouses? Use our greenhouse heater size calculator to guide you through the process and tell you what size electric, natural gas, or propane heater you need for your ...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The wife has thought I had been trying to save money by limiting the heat in the greenhouse. She didn't understand the BTUs she required to maintain tropical plants at 55°+ with a low of 10° required 20,000 BTUs of heat - not possible with 120v heaters. (1of2)
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January 24, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Emptied two hobby greenhouses and brought the plants inside in case we lose power. This song has been playing on repeat inside my head all day as I walk through the house. Stay warm everyone.
#gardening #greenhousegardening #GunsNRoses
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#gardening #greenhousegardening #GunsNRoses
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Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
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January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Emptied two hobby greenhouses and brought the plants inside in case we lose power. This song has been playing on repeat inside my head all day as I walk through the house. Stay warm everyone.
#gardening #greenhousegardening #GunsNRoses
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#gardening #greenhousegardening #GunsNRoses
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#Icestorm preparations are wrapping up. While picking up some things, I found these. #Dahlias The storm is coming. It will pass. It will be very cold. But it will not last forever. #Spring is coming & there's an app for that. apps.apple.com/us/app/growz...
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
#Icestorm preparations are wrapping up. While picking up some things, I found these. #Dahlias The storm is coming. It will pass. It will be very cold. But it will not last forever. #Spring is coming & there's an app for that. apps.apple.com/us/app/growz...
Living in a rural area has taught me why #ruralpeople are more religious: The weather they depend on for their livelihood is out of their hands. The danger they face everyday with machinery and saws is frightening. Even the roads are deadlier on a per-mile basis. Yet it is so beautiful. Stay safe.
January 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Living in a rural area has taught me why #ruralpeople are more religious: The weather they depend on for their livelihood is out of their hands. The danger they face everyday with machinery and saws is frightening. Even the roads are deadlier on a per-mile basis. Yet it is so beautiful. Stay safe.
The first app was only 600 lines of code, but took 3 months from concept to delivery. The 2nd app was 20x bigger, and took 2 months. The next, apps.apple.com/us/app/penfo..., was 15,000 and only took 6 weeks. I’d like to deliver the next in 1 month, but only without compromising quality.
Penfolio Fountain Pen Archive App - App Store
Download Penfolio Fountain Pen Archive by James Kirwin on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Penfolio Fountain…
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January 18, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The first app was only 600 lines of code, but took 3 months from concept to delivery. The 2nd app was 20x bigger, and took 2 months. The next, apps.apple.com/us/app/penfo..., was 15,000 and only took 6 weeks. I’d like to deliver the next in 1 month, but only without compromising quality.
Today is #seaweedsaturday for our indoor and greenhouse plants. One thing #GardenersWorld has taught us is the importance of weekly feeding, even during the winter. I need to emphasize that more in the GrowZone app, so will add that to the planned upgrade. apps.apple.com/us/app/growz...
GrowZone App - App Store
Download GrowZone by James Kirwin on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like GrowZone.
apps.apple.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Today is #seaweedsaturday for our indoor and greenhouse plants. One thing #GardenersWorld has taught us is the importance of weekly feeding, even during the winter. I need to emphasize that more in the GrowZone app, so will add that to the planned upgrade. apps.apple.com/us/app/growz...
It's live. I want to thank all the kind people on the www.reddit.com/r/fountainpe... subreddit who inspired me during development. I hope this app meets their high standards and proves useful. It was a pleasure to design and build. And they converted me to the hobby.
apps.apple.com/us/app/penfo...
apps.apple.com/us/app/penfo...
Penfolio Fountain Pen Archive App - App Store
Download Penfolio Fountain Pen Archive by James Kirwin on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Penfolio Fountain…
apps.apple.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
It's live. I want to thank all the kind people on the www.reddit.com/r/fountainpe... subreddit who inspired me during development. I hope this app meets their high standards and proves useful. It was a pleasure to design and build. And they converted me to the hobby.
apps.apple.com/us/app/penfo...
apps.apple.com/us/app/penfo...
#fountainpen collectors: Our latest app, #Penfolio, is under review at the App Store. Your passion for your tools and your craft is contagious, and turned us into collectors and daily-carriers of fountain pens while designing.
Hopefully Penfolio will meet your high standards. More to come.
Hopefully Penfolio will meet your high standards. More to come.
January 15, 2026 at 12:05 PM
#fountainpen collectors: Our latest app, #Penfolio, is under review at the App Store. Your passion for your tools and your craft is contagious, and turned us into collectors and daily-carriers of fountain pens while designing.
Hopefully Penfolio will meet your high standards. More to come.
Hopefully Penfolio will meet your high standards. More to come.
Started some #dahlia seeds today. "Unwins dwarf dahlia". It's a bit of a lottery to see whether a) I do it correctly, b) the plants germinate and c) what they look like. But hey, it's mid-January. I've got to do something #gardening related.
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Started some #dahlia seeds today. "Unwins dwarf dahlia". It's a bit of a lottery to see whether a) I do it correctly, b) the plants germinate and c) what they look like. But hey, it's mid-January. I've got to do something #gardening related.
Truth. European Robins are so. damned. cute. And I completely blame #MontyDon, the #BBC and #GardenersWorld.
#Birding #Meme
#Birding #Meme
January 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Truth. European Robins are so. damned. cute. And I completely blame #MontyDon, the #BBC and #GardenersWorld.
#Birding #Meme
#Birding #Meme
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
It's weird: I want to make money so that I can hire #creative people. I can't tell you how much time I've invested of my own, but all I care about right now is getting the next $400 to hire a #freelance graphics designer for my current project. I'd make a terrible #billionaire because of that.
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 AM
It's weird: I want to make money so that I can hire #creative people. I can't tell you how much time I've invested of my own, but all I care about right now is getting the next $400 to hire a #freelance graphics designer for my current project. I'd make a terrible #billionaire because of that.
I am pleased to announce the update of my first app, Online Auction Calculator. apps.apple.com/us/app/onlin... I had to do my own screenshots because I can't afford to hire a graphic designer for this app (and it shows, ugh). Thanks to l5.com for sponsoring it and making the app happen.
L5, Your Low Fee Ancient Coin Marketplace
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January 3, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I am pleased to announce the update of my first app, Online Auction Calculator. apps.apple.com/us/app/onlin... I had to do my own screenshots because I can't afford to hire a graphic designer for this app (and it shows, ugh). Thanks to l5.com for sponsoring it and making the app happen.
A reminder for 2026: Support #artists, #illustrators, #writers and #musicians. Not only through the corporate monopolies, but by buying their works directly from them or through niche venues. Contrary to what those corporations tell you, they are not replaceable by #AI. Spread the word. art u/pinlin
January 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
A reminder for 2026: Support #artists, #illustrators, #writers and #musicians. Not only through the corporate monopolies, but by buying their works directly from them or through niche venues. Contrary to what those corporations tell you, they are not replaceable by #AI. Spread the word. art u/pinlin
#Gardening 2025: Lesson #1. Don't overwater. These lovely dahlias are the 2nd bloom after the first in June got destroyed by fungus caused by... overwatering. Plants lie. Well maybe not all plants, but #dahlias sure do. They'd wilt and I'd water... and the result? Disease. Lesson learned. #dry2026
December 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#Gardening 2025: Lesson #1. Don't overwater. These lovely dahlias are the 2nd bloom after the first in June got destroyed by fungus caused by... overwatering. Plants lie. Well maybe not all plants, but #dahlias sure do. They'd wilt and I'd water... and the result? Disease. Lesson learned. #dry2026
Nothing like a dreary winter day to remind you that you didn't plant enough bulbs. Today's realization: There is no such thing as "too many bulbs." #gardening
December 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Nothing like a dreary winter day to remind you that you didn't plant enough bulbs. Today's realization: There is no such thing as "too many bulbs." #gardening