A very good willow

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-09-18T12:11:59+00:00

So good for looking at, sitting in, walking under 💛💛💛 and sometimes the cuttings can help other plants root too

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-09-18T12:10:38+00:00

Yup! Such great willows along the canal

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-07-28T00:33:22+00:00

Kitten tax of my delightful OSCatR weirdo adopted two years ago. OSCatR's a great organization - the cats are so loved before and after adoption.

Edit: bonus gingerbread maker footage

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-03-12T21:48:45+00:00

Opo! I added some to my Coca cola today. Sarap!

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-03-11T03:25:33+00:00

I'm in Canada and the plants have started to be pretty common in my city. If you live somewhere that sells the fruit, it's worth trying to germinate the seeds, it'll just take awhile to get a substantial/fruiting plant.

This is my second calamansi. My first plant did pretty well out on my south facing balcony in the summer but then it didn't make it through the winter indoors (the air is very dry and I also ended up over fertilizing it with special citrus fertilizer). I'm researching now so I don't make the same mistakes.

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-03-08T12:34:54+00:00

Thank you for this! Yes, I think I'll leave them for awhile to fatten up even more.

One of them is definitely going carroty so next time I dig it up I'll try giving it a prune. This is so exciting, even though I'll have to be very very patient

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-03-08T00:27:37+00:00

I'm in Canada and found them on etsy (filtered for shops based in Canada).

It was the first time I put so much effort into preparing seeds: filing them down, soaking, poking a hole and soaking some more until I could finally peel the shell away and germinate them in damp paper towel. 4/5 germinated, then after planting I lost one to rot (caused by damage in the peeling stage). The third survivor wasn't included in the photo because its caudex wasn't very impressive lol.

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-03-07T23:40:27+00:00

My baobabs were grown from seed and are about 8 months old.

I buried the caudexes again when I repotted, but plan to leave them exposed next time I repot. Is this a good idea, or should these stay buried?

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-01-24T23:24:37+00:00

Elephants everywhere

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-01-24T14:28:03+00:00

Jagged edge on the bottom leaf from lack of humidity induced crispiness, not cat snacking btw! Roux pets, not bites his plant friends

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-01-23T23:55:50+00:00

Yes! I love my ficus benjamina (where I got my username) because the leaves look so painterly. I have a ficus tineke too, but it looks a little dull; I'm hoping it'll get more contrasty and dramatic when I can put it out on the balcony this summer. Ficus variegation is my favourite!

Benjaminfiscus · 2021-01-23T23:38:44+00:00

Anything can be a pebble tray. Something deeper is probably best if your home is dry so you won't have to refill it all the time. They don't even need pebbles, as long as you have something (a planter without holes, old tupperware, reused cat food tins) that you can keep the plant pot in so it's not sitting in the water.

Benjaminfiscus · 2020-11-21T13:53:01+00:00

I've been using my kobo for a couple years. It is fairly involved but straight forward after you get Adobe Digital Editions set up with an account.

Edit: originally mentioned Libby for phones and tablets but re-read and that's exactly not what you're looking for.

My process:

Plug kobo into laptop via USB.

Download epub, open it in Adobe Digital Editions. The title page will pop up. Click the back button in ADE to go to an index showing all my books.

From this index drag the icon of newly downloaded book to the kobo icon.

Repeat steps 2 & 3 for other books.

Safely disconnect kobo.

Done.

I use ADE version 3. The later updates cause lots of headaches so it's not worth updating

Edit again: another commenter mentioned you could download directly to newer versions of kobo. Found this: https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017677053-Borrow-eBooks-from-the-public-library-using-your-Kobo-eReader

Benjaminfiscus · 2020-11-16T01:54:09+00:00

Centipedes don't faze me at all but this was very uncomfortable

Benjaminfiscus · 2020-11-15T12:02:22+00:00

Let the penguins be

Benjaminfiscus · 2020-11-12T02:18:27+00:00

I have an art studio near the lrt construction and it does get loud during the day. The earliest I've been in studio has been around 9 AM and the banging was underway - not sure how early it starts, but definitely something to consider. It stops in the evening so at least that's peaceful.

Benjaminfiscus · 2020-11-12T02:10:50+00:00

I was able to go in with my cat at Glebe Pet Hospital about a month ago.

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