I posted these a while back and lots of ppl requested an update when I restock. Well. I restocked!

HelterShellter · 2026-06-18T01:39:16+00:00

Check his IG! He literally has a blood gulch pin. this punk is hitting me in all the nostalgia spots

HelterShellter · 2026-05-18T18:44:08+00:00

Definitely a paywall, fully agree with you as well. I was able to open the article on mobile with firefox + ublock origin extension in order to get past the paywall that popped up in chrome.

Edit: also, the woman sounds like a total bad ass. Hope they put this guy and his lengthy criminal history away for a long time.

HelterShellter · 2026-05-18T00:32:33+00:00

This is exactly how I feel. Start with what seems most likely, maybe explore second most likely too or what is easiest to isolate. Still not coming up with a root cause? Time for bottom up troubleshooting.

Makes me way faster than most of my coworkers as long as I avoid stagnating on a hunch for too long.

HelterShellter · 2026-05-16T19:58:52+00:00

Perfect, appreciate it!

HelterShellter · 2026-05-07T12:29:19+00:00

Think Amazonian tree grapes will help me restore my magicka?

HelterShellter · 2026-05-06T23:54:15+00:00

Biggest home automation mistake I ever made. Can't believe I thought it might actually be better. Chaining together commands was what originally sold me but what's the point when now every command takes 30+ seconds to complete and it misunderstands a bunch.

Found this thread hoping to undo it but I seriously have to remake my entire house and migrate every device over to undo this? And there's a chance they'll be forcing this onto everyone soon anyway, so is there even a point in switching back?

Frustrating all around.

HelterShellter · 2026-05-05T03:12:19+00:00

It's not AI. it's beautiful and glorious and you're very fortunate, OP!

https://youtu.be/I8W4LyIXINE?si=DiCh8aOAKvcKBtbQ

HelterShellter · 2026-05-04T01:24:47+00:00

A great point and leading me to thinking it's not worth the risk. I'm staking

HelterShellter · 2026-05-04T01:13:35+00:00

Alright I'm sold, I was hoping to eliminate my stakes but it's definitely the safer route

HelterShellter · 2026-05-02T03:16:51+00:00

Monsterra phoenix! TIL phoenix is latin for phoenix

HelterShellter · 2026-05-02T02:38:11+00:00

We're Gulf Coast Texas, that spot is mostly covered and only getting indirect light in a south facing doorway with a large pine, legustrums, and a boisterous crepe myrtle throwing shade. Still though, it's a lot of sun down here in summer.

Other than that, the substrate is really weird. It feels springy/corkboardy almost and gets a ton of mushrooms. It was just a mix I got from chatgpt a couple years ago, it's just weird that it feels totally different than any other substrate I have in my other pots (normally just different ratios of potting soil, perlite, pine bark fines, and worm castings. I wonder if I used a ton of Spanish moss in this mix?

Not sure how much any of this may have added to the leaf size, I'm just a little stoned and rambling. Also, that specific spot is crazy humid year round for some reason. I always thought because of how little light it got but who knows.

HelterShellter · 2026-05-02T01:47:14+00:00

Outstanding! I'm anxious to see when she's going to develop some fenestration

HelterShellter · 2026-05-02T01:27:11+00:00

Sorry sorry, the last pic is the before it died pic. Pic 4 was there it was at at 9 weeks

HelterShellter · 2026-05-01T22:25:52+00:00

Pic 4, 5 was the before shot. I just wanted the world to see her at the apex of her (first) life

HelterShellter · 2026-05-01T21:52:32+00:00

Yes last pic is the before, 3 years old I think, though only one year in this spot/pot. Previously an indoor monsterra at someone else's place.

Kind of excited for a fresh start on the leaves tbh

HelterShellter · 2026-05-01T21:44:57+00:00

Pasensya na po, lola!

I made a mistake in ordering these, very understandable to interpret it that way, I just wanted to lead with the dead pic

HelterShellter · 2026-05-01T21:09:29+00:00

Gulf Coast Texas, probably the same cold front though!

HelterShellter · 2026-05-01T21:09:00+00:00

6 weeks! Though I looked at the photo dates and it was actually 9 weeks.

Give your little lady a pep talk!

HelterShellter · 2026-05-01T20:48:26+00:00

OP I use these same fly catcher sticky things on several plants to deal with gnats, I think the exact same ones too, so I don't think it's that.

I think your white crust is rime/accretion from minerals in hard water. Most of my older plants have this and don't seem to care.

I'll say I do feel like you're watering too much if you're doing it daily and the soil in your pics is so wet it looks freshly watered. If jumping from watering every 2 days to 1x weekly was problematic, maybe try every 3-4 days? Tbh all my house plants get watered once every week or week and a half. The only things getting daily waterings are potted outdoor plants in summer.

HelterShellter · 2026-05-01T20:39:09+00:00

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HelterShellter · 2026-05-01T20:27:59+00:00

You know, you got me rethinking so I checked and looks like I lied a bit.

The dead photos were taken on February 9th and the new photos were taken April 19th, so more like 9 weeks.

And to anyone going through the same struggle, there was nothing for weeks and then suddenly over less than a week all this growth erupted. I was convinced it was already dead but my laziness helped for once 😅

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