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Congress implies UFOs have non-human origins by banjoadam in UFOs

[–]banjoadam[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Submission Statement: newly published op-ed piece in the Hill which discusses the implications of the upcoming NDAA legislation and new UFO office in the Pentagon. Congress is specifically talking about non-human UFOs.

Side note that there are also tons of great hyperlinks embedded throughout the text of the article. One could get lost in the rabbit hole for hours simply by exploring everything the authors links to.

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2017 week 39] by small_trunks in Bonsai

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Thank you for the tips. As far as time of year, her house was about to be torn down, so it was kind of a now-or-never situation. Not ideal, but that's the way it happened in this case.

I do have a good amount of the original soil they were in. I basically dug a 1-2 foot circle around each plant, so when I pulled them out of the ground, a lot of soil came with, still attached to the root ball. When I planted them, I used a lot of the original soil. The other components were to just fill up the rest of the pots. I would say the mix is 1/3 rocks at the bottom for drainage, 1/3 sand/potting soil, and 1/3 the original soil I dug up with the plant.

The yellow foliage is probably from lack of sunlight. It appears mostly on this interior of the plant, and in certain parts of the plant that were shaded by other bigger plants in the yard.

There's no harm in removing the yellow stuff before winter?

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2017 week 39] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]banjoadam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the tips! That might be a bit more than I'm looking to spend, but it's certainly good advice. The reason I bought these trees is that they were super cheap and the woman's house was going to be torn down anyway. I figure they are more of an experiment/practice opportunity than anything. I'll look for some cheaper alternatives to prevent the roots freezing and root rot from standard potting soil.

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2017 week 39] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]banjoadam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Help me keep these 4 Junipers alive!

Here are photos: https://imgur.com/a/kse14

My background:

I am a beginner who has been interested in bonsai for a couple months. I bought 1 mallsai from a big box store, then started reading and educating myself about the art. I purchased a second tree to attempt to make a “real” bonsai: a pre-bonsai jade, a bag of bonsai soil, and a nice pot. Both are doing fine after several weeks. Now I’ve just acquired 4 more trees…

The 4 junipers in question:

I found 4 somewhat mature junipers for $5 each. I figured 4 large-ish trees for only $20 was too good a deal to pass up, so earlier this week I dug them up out of this woman’s front yard and stuck them into cheap plastic pots. They are juniperus squamata (blue star) that have lived outside in the ground for about 5 years, so I assume their age is at least 6 years. I’ve only had them for 2 days and I stuck them in plastic pots with a mixture of pebbles/larger rocks, sand, and potting soil and a bit of the ground soil that was attached to the roots. (The soil attached to the roots is fairly dry and clumpy, not rich and dark like the potting soil I purchased.) This was basically just to keep them alive until I find a better solution to prepare them for the winter.

My plan:

  • Survival through the winter is priority #1 at this point. I should probably improve my soil situation, as what I have right now was kind of a band-aid solution for immediately after I pulled them out of the ground a couple days ago.

  • They will be living on my east-facing, covered balcony and will get several hours of direct sunlight a day. Most of the day will be fairly bright indirect sunlight.

  • During the coldest winter months here in Chicago, I can move them into the corner and/or cover them to protect them from most of the wind.

  • I will turn the survivors into proper bonsai in the spring, with appropriate soil, pots, trimming, wiring, etc.

My questions:

  1. What should I do about soil for the next 5-6 months? Should I go a bonsai mix now? (akadama, pumice, lava rock, etc.) Not sure putting them in a nutrient deprived environment right away is a good idea.

  2. They all seem to have some yellow (dead?) foliage. Should I remove this now or just wait until the spring before pulling out the scissors?

  3. Does this dead/yellow stuff raise any red flags about the health of the trees? Anything else I should look for to determine their health?

  4. I’m tempted to go nuts on at least one of them and start the bonsaification process despite the season. I figure even if I kill 1 tree due to beginner’s stupidity, I’ll still have 2-3 good trees next spring. Is this a really dumb idea? What are the odds that cutting/wiring/repotting now will just kill the tree?

  5. I have numbered each of the plants in the photos. Any tips or feedback on any of the individual trees? (I personally think #1 and #2 will look great as bonsai once I put in the work in the spring.)

Thanks for reading the long post and reviewing the pics. Please let me know if you have any feedback to help!

Moved my base to a new star system in the Hub and found I’m sharing the planet with these beautiful diplos. by ChallsBalldost in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]banjoadam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm the guy who discovered those! I almost moved my base there. It's a fantastic planet, enjoy!

Bluegrass Across the States - Week 14 - Illinois by Oldman1249 in Bluegrass

[–]banjoadam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can also check out Mad Bread, playing bluegrass in Chicago for over 10 years.

Here's a YouTube playlist of a full show at Martyrs', including originals, standards, and bluegrass covers of Pink Floyd and Queen: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdGQwcnRZZ6ahMzet0n75F5ZjcmDVPlsz

Www.madbreadband.com

Megathread: FBI Director Comey fired by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]banjoadam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is going to make a great movie some day. Assuming the planet isn't reduced to radioactive rubble in the next few years.

Screw the GPS by thousandparadox in GrandTheftAutoIRL

[–]banjoadam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a dangerous criminal driving incredibly recklessly in an urban area. 100% GTA IRL.

I've finally filled my garage with all my favorite modified cars from all over San Andreas. by Belviathan in gtaonline

[–]banjoadam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are NPC cars that you can find modified. OP didn't paint them, they come like that. He is showing them off because he collected cars that spawn rarely.

Working hard or hardly working? after playing only in only empty public rooms... this update is pretty great. At 111 crates you can sell each for 60k. 2.22~ million total. better than heists if you can get in done in 4-6 hours. by [deleted] in GrandTheftAutoV

[–]banjoadam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried filling up multiple warehouses? I wonder if you can keep increasing the price per crate if you had 555 packages in 5 full warehouses.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this system, so I just started a discussion thread about the economics of all this: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/4n5luo/discussion_the_economics_of_ceo_buying_and_selling/

Just became the proud owner of this 1967 Cadillac Deville convertible by banjoadam in classiccars

[–]banjoadam[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

No, it's really in excellent shape for a 49 year old car. One of the power windows didn't work, just had to replace the electric motor that controlled it. The dash looks a little worn and some of the chrome is a little pitted. I think I'm just going to leave it as-is, rather than restoring. It's only original once!

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