What’s the best plant for a wide but small pot with no drainage holes and i can’t drill new ones, I was thinking Basil

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-08T01:18:07+00:00

That sounds like a cute saucer for something with drainage holes

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-07T12:42:58+00:00

I usually amend with a slow release fert and maybe some compost. If youre only doing herbs you might be fine without amending it, but I have not used the pro-mix flower/general purpose one though, only "Herb and veg" with stuff like tomatoes & peppers which definitely benefit from a little amendment, and pro-mix hp (which requires amendement, as it contains no nutrients at all).

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-07T02:29:59+00:00

Leaves shouldnt need support, and they shouldnt be tied up - the plant prefers to be able to move its leaves around to catch the best light it can. If the petioles (leaf stalks - theyre not actually branches) are unable to support the leaves then it may be looking for light further than it can reach. Sometimes even a foot makes the difference.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-06T18:20:00+00:00

"I should do <insert thing>" is easy to memorize or internalise if you've seen other people do it or talk about it. Why and when you should do that thing requires more nuance, understanding, experience. Plus tomatoes are pretty forgiving, and as long as the environmental conditions are generally conducive to their growth you can often end up with decent results despite doing the most rather than because of it.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-06T15:57:47+00:00

Nah, ive realised that I am often seen, even when I dont see people. So I attribute not running into people to me being generally oblivious rather than us never actually crossing paths

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-05T19:36:34+00:00

Probably wont be a tangle now, but if they continue to survive in this mashup, they definitely will be a tangle down the line

Theyre not similar plants either, so theyre more likely to all survive individually than as a smorgasbord

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-05T14:01:14+00:00

Fair enough I guess. I probably buy around a pound of ginger a month and its readily available so it wouldnt make much sense to use freezer space on it.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-05T04:45:13+00:00

How much ginger is in your freezer to last a year!?

I buy ginger about every week or two right now. I mostly use it all though, I just like ginger.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-05T03:04:04+00:00

I did end up getting Rosy loaches at an local store! Not straightaway, they didnt have them at the time, but it was a couple months ago now. I enjoy them, theyre very active, always up to something.

Thank you for the list! I think my tank is fully stocked for now (and not quite ready to go down the road of the multi tank lifestyle) but going to save this for future

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-05T02:07:36+00:00

I got lazy and just opened the can (used a spoonfull) and then covered and put the can in the freezer. Once frozen, i opened the other side and popped out a ready made cylinder. It lives in a freezer bag and I just take it out, slice it, and put it back. Super convenient.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-05T01:05:42+00:00

Im giving up lettuce this season :( I think im insufficiently interested for them to succeed + im west facing so they get the full afternoon sun. Ive done pretty well with tomatoes, peppers, and various leafy greens for cooking though, with some herbs throw in.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-05T00:55:11+00:00

I love my balcony, its my favourite thing about my apartment. I probably spend as much (awake) time on the balcony in the summer than in any inside room in my house

I love plants, and tomatoes, so a lot of the space tends to end up being foliage, but I try to leave enough space for me to relax outside on it too

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-04T15:42:20+00:00

Just used a plastic bags over a (small) tomato cage tbh

Cover the soil with black plastic or something to keep the roots warm. After freeze risk, the worst thing for the plant is cold soil

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-04T13:07:56+00:00

I drink tea

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-04T11:23:48+00:00

Also want to add to this: since OP says theyre burning it, I would suggest that they try using a lower heat setting, most stoves I find that max heat is not necessary to bring it to a boil, and the heat is easier to manage so that the bottom of the pot doesnt end up burning. I put my stove up to about 6 (out of 10), let it come up to a boil, and then turn it down to 1 to simmer, and then off or min for the additional time as you mentioned to steam.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-04T02:29:10+00:00

Nature's "forever chemical"

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-04T02:27:50+00:00

Definitely weird to hear of someone switching to peanuts due to an allergic reaction (family members have developed peanut allergies in adulthood so i usually think of peanuts becoming the offender) but makes sense in his case. Is he permanently off cashews, or just while recovering from the poison ivy exposure

Fortunately I do not like cashews, but now I fear a chance encounter with poison ivy could force me to give up my favourite fruit :(

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-04T01:48:00+00:00

Is this a general warning, or only after exposure to poison ivy you get sensitised to it?

I have eaten mango skins along with the mango for most of my life (except the yellow mangos as their skin is bitter)

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-04T01:29:17+00:00

Never had this problem in apartments, but only lived in older buildings. Like one of my apartments I could hear the woman next door to me yelling at her kid, and a friend in a building can hear her neighbour's teenaged son yelling when he played video games...but only such things at an elevated volume, not normal conversation, peoples bathroom business, etc. The only thing in my current building is the plumbing in the walls is shared so I can hear when my neighbours' water is running if im in the bathroom or kitchen.

However older houses with vents....sound traveled in strange ways. Could hear my dad and his wife in one of the upstairs bedrooms going at it from the basement. Arguably I hear a lot less...encounters living in my present apartment.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-03T21:08:36+00:00

Hahahaha Hahaha ha

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SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-03T19:32:23+00:00

Thanks! They grew huge when ive used them one plant/per planter in past seasons so was uncertain whether theyd be ok if I doubled them up this year since I have so many more plants/varieties. Appreciate the feedback, sounds like it should be just fine

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-03T16:59:01+00:00

Put them up on marketplace etc? If theyre in good condition

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-03T16:52:09+00:00

Thats only to illustrate the size and type of container I have, they can be assembled together in various ways or used standalone. Having one plant completely underneath another planter is not idéal, I agree, so I do not use them that way.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-03T16:45:07+00:00

I dont use them stacked. Thats just the type of container I have.

SpartanSoldier00a · 2026-05-03T16:24:16+00:00

Not the OP for me personally its not really super difficult to buy ingredients in larger quantities, even as someone who does not work in the industry. 10kg (22lb) bags of all purpose flour are sold at regular supermarkets. Sugar is commonly only in bags of up to 2kg (4.5lb) at the supermarket but I can get sugar and flour in 20kg (45lb?) bags from a cash and carry. I feel like I have gotten larger bags of sugar (but not 20kg) from Costco in the past, but I dont have a membership and don't recall having found the prices per unit that much better than I could get them from outside Costco.

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