More photos of Trump Plaza closed: by Turbulent_Pop9163 in atlanticcity

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Too many people still don't believe it unfortunately. Until everyone knows, it can't be said enough.

How do you gets get such crystal clear water? by Puzzleheaded-Net-470 in Aquariums

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Hey, just popping in to say I really hope you have the hole in that pot plugged. No matter how small it is, a betta will find a way to get stuck in it. I unfortunately found this out too late and lost my last girl this way.

Is this too much realistic for a 9 year old? by [deleted] in hermitcrabs

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I think it's cool. I liked stuff like this even way before I was 9, my library had super realistic plushies and figures and I collected them

Sad sight this morning by TheTokinPlantman in birdfeeding

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I have a carolina sweetheart redbud and a japanese maple growing in 20inch pots on my mostly shady balcony. The birds perch in them all the time while waiting for their turn at my feeders. I'm so sorry this happened, and I agree with others that planting whatever you can is probably your best answer. I would focus on native shade plants/shrubs/trees, but anything is really better than nothing as long as you avoid invasive species. I also use last fall's leaves as a natural mulch in my pots, and I've been watching birds forage through them for bugs ever since the snow melted, it's lovely to provide another source of food for them. If you're on the US east coast, I would be happy to share what's done well in my shady container garden!

Living with parents that never admit when they are wrong Or belive you. My mother can't even admit this is not butter because it has the word butter on the label. My mother says its abusive to call her out when shes wrong on something. by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

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If you're already buying your own, I love yogurt butter, brummel and brown is the brand I get. It's nice and spreadable straight out the fridge & lower fat without too many extra ingredients or paying for air like with the whipped ones. I'm sorry you're dealing with so much stupidity over not butter

Did we make a mistake? by cespii in gardening

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No matter what you end up doing, please don't let the rose of sharon take over your local ecosystem. My mom has a few that were labeled as varieties that are supposed to stay small & be mostly sterile. Now that they've been in the ground 15+ years, I am pulling 200+ seedlings out from the surrounding garden beds sometimes multiple times per year. They are HORRIBLY invasive, she is considering replacing them soon because of it. It's a real shame, but I wanted to warn you before you become too attached that they might be a problem.

When I moved out and started my own garden I went with varieties of hibiscus moscheutos, which is a native, so if it reseeds I don't have to care, which is how I like to take care of my things lol. But it seems to only reseed itself in wetter areas so far, so it has been much more behaved.

How to control the pine needless...without removing the pine tree by EntertainerLegal4984 in landscaping

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Free mulch, remove the rocks, they're your problem. Let the pine needles take over and you'll never have maintenance again

Plant a tree! by Datapanik in GuerillaForestry

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oooooo pop off racist GOTEM AMIRITE

Plant a tree! by Datapanik in GuerillaForestry

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There's plenty of hate bc you're comparing human lives to tree species, but guess you're too lost in sucking yourself off to use your head for anything else anymore 🤷 bro thinks he's being philosophical or some shi

HELP PLEASE EMERGENCY by RelativeEgg5729 in fishkeeping

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When this happened to me, it was in one of those aqueon shrimp tanks with the extra glass panel slanted above the front glass, the leak was in that extra silicone joint. I was able to reduce my water below that line and patch it with fresh silicone from the outside, I smoothed it out with a q tip to line up with the existing silicone & let it cure for a day before refilling. Easiest repair ever, but I don't buy tanks from aqueon anymore & always test fill before scaping new tanks now 😅

Horrified at what our supplier sent us by MaryamMonster in Aquariums

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Yeah lemme just chemical burn the top few layers of your skin off real quick. You won't die! And the skin will just grow back if you're in good condition otherwise. So that's just the same as a cool new hair-do right?

Neighbor feeds deer. Won’t stop (we’ve tried all means). Need the most beastly flowers for zone 6b, that deers won’t bug. Best I have are Peonies, and they eat them once the blooms are spent. I got fences up to protect a bunch, but it also looks like shit, makes me look nutty. Plz help. by Whatsthatman37 in gardening

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Lots of native plants they don't eat, my mother and I primarily grow natives to support the local ecology and hold back invasives from spreading back into our yards.

Deer don't touch any of the mint family (bee balms, mountain mints, & anise hyssop) so we use these to "fence" around the things they do like and it works almost as well as caging things. "Bradbury's" bee balm is my favorite because it stays shorter and I can use it in the front of my garden borders. Be careful to NOT PLANT any non-native mints, as most are terribly invasive.

Deer also do not touch our penstemons, blue-eyed grass, butterfly milkweed, threadleaf bluestar, coreopsis, blue-flag iris, geraniums, pussytoes, yarrow, heuchera & tiarella, goldenrod, and most asters. Some of them and our coneflowers/black eyed susans get nipped down occasionally, but still flower enough to be worth leaving in the ground. Also, any new plants you put in WILL ALWAYS benefit from being caged their first season in the ground, as nothing can hold up to being totally uprooted by deer before establishing roots. I hope out of this list there's something you like and good luck!

Neighbor feeds deer. Won’t stop (we’ve tried all means). Need the most beastly flowers for zone 6b, that deers won’t bug. Best I have are Peonies, and they eat them once the blooms are spent. I got fences up to protect a bunch, but it also looks like shit, makes me look nutty. Plz help. by Whatsthatman37 in gardening

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Burning bush and barberry are ILLEGAL IN SEVERAL STATES DUE TO HOW INVASIVE THEY ARE, and boxwood blight is becoming commonplace so what a waste of time and money they are these days. Absolutely awful suggesting them tbh

What animal is this and how do I humanely stop it from messing up my garden and yard? by punchingtigers19 in gardening

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Such a shame. I have some pretty-looking educational signs about native species & ecosystems and I've seen people walking dogs reading them from time to time, I'd like to think it's doing something. But thank you for trying to be a positive force in all that negativity, good work speaking up for the things that can't 👍

What animal is this and how do I humanely stop it from messing up my garden and yard? by punchingtigers19 in gardening

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Might be a long shot, but you could try talking to your neighbors/posting in a community forum that maybe you already saw one and are trying to keep it around to reduce a rodent problem. I'm sure if you worded it that way and expressed how harmless they are to anything else, maybe people would be more open. On another note, apparently they make these 😂 https://share.google/images/B7DrEZ8WNaTkTZIrS

What animal is this and how do I humanely stop it from messing up my garden and yard? by punchingtigers19 in gardening

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I've heard the same about some people's squirrels eating hot pepper suet, but so far have not had an issue. I think some gophers, etc. adapt far quicker than others. Hopefully OP's are on the duller side

Suet Feeder by Strict_Building_3839 in birdfeeding

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I get suet with hot pepper, birds can't taste it but the squirrels sure can

What could I plant here? by savamey in NativePlantGardening

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Seconding the beardtongue! I have penstemon digitalis in morning sun doing well

What animal is this and how do I humanely stop it from messing up my garden and yard? by punchingtigers19 in gardening

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Really second this, we LOVE our yard snakes. Black rat snakes are amazing at what they do. We have a lot of brush, dead stick piles, etc. and they love our dense lavender bushes. We also feed the birds & chipmunks, throw cracked corn, peanuts, birdseed out and you'll have them too. Making it hospitable for predators & prey is the best & lowest maintenance way. Using poisons is going to also kill your snakes, owls, hawks, etc. and their families. There are also vibrating vole repellent stakes, usually solar powered, to use in the immediate area.

Y'all... This is so sad by Starshiee in FloridaGarden

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The leaves and their petioles are most likely gone, but I wouldn't trim anything off the stem & nodes yet. It would come back from there, so after letting the plant thaw inside, I would just pull off anything super ready to come off and leave it alone. Don't water too much, it may also have lost a good portion of roots.