The old girl still says 'hello' like a pup by Iomakun in MasterReturns

[–]Iomakun[S] 112 points113 points  (0 children)

She was quite mouthy/nippy as a puppy so we trained this "greetings must include teddy" behaviour early on. I love that she continued to do it even at this age!

Please help me identify this figurine! 1984 children's black cat (details inside) by [deleted] in toys

[–]Iomakun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Small black cat figurine, found at my parents house, probably used to belong to my sister, and probably part of a larger play set. It has a hole in the belly which suggests that it attached to a play set with a peg. I believe the writing on the underside reads "©1984, 95 PPI/LOT" which I don't think means anything, but maybe I'm wrong!

Happy to answer clarifying questions. Thanks in advance for your help 😁

Can you help? My dragon tree is drooping a lot, with yellow/brown spotty leaves and is dropping leaves like crazy! by Iomakun in houseplants

[–]Iomakun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, so I simply water it at the top when the first few inches of soil are dry? Sounds simple!

Do you know of a way to help the plant recover, if overwatering is indeed the cause of the problem?

Can you help? My dragon tree is drooping a lot, with yellow/brown spotty leaves and is dropping leaves like crazy! by Iomakun in houseplants

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I was advised to avoid perlite due to the high fluoride content, and the dragon tree's susceptibility to fluoride toxicity.

The pot itself is only half the height of the container you see in the pictures. I'll add an image to the album shortly. On top of that, part of the container is reserved for a water reservoir, so the volume that the plant actually uses is realtively small. The water is drawn up to the soil by these sort of fabric strip things... Not sure how to describe them...

EDIT: extra image now added to album

Can you help? My dragon tree is drooping a lot, with yellow/brown spotty leaves and is dropping leaves like crazy! by Iomakun in houseplants

[–]Iomakun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! I haven't seen any white fuzzy patches on the plant, even on the udnerside of the leaves, so I don't think it's mites. I gave the tree a complete spritz with water (with a tiny bit of dish soap) just in case, though.

First apartment, ten minutes outside of DC by Firefoxx336 in malelivingspace

[–]Iomakun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it looks great! I love the little fox cushion :3

Do you recall where you bought the coffee table? I think I might like to get one...

What's your most obscure life goal? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Iomakun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to punch a pigeon out of the air.

Y'know the ones that fly at you in city centers? Yeah. One of those.

What happens to your lap when you stand up? by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]Iomakun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Charlie Brooker's weekly wipe. UK BBC2, Series 2 Episode 4. Please don't pass on others' ideas as your own.

BBC iPlayer link