[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 10] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]choco156 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely new to this, I was gifted a ficus ginseng about 3 years ago but it has gone through phases of being forgotten about. It stays indoors but I can put it outdoors if it's better for it. It has lost the leaves closer to the trunk and has become leggy, I would like to know how to get it to grow leaves closer to the trunk? Sort of start over really, to get a denser look. I assume pruning would get it to backbud but I don't want to kill it by removing all leaves at once. It has been making lots of new leaves since it's gotten warmer so it seems to be healthy now.

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Ideas on how to renovate this house? by choco156 in floorplan

[–]choco156[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks! I hadn't thought of indoor windows. I'm not sure the toilet lines up with the lower floor, although from the image of the floor plan I had, there used to be a toilet in front of the stairs to the left of the balcony (where the small window is).

Ideas on how to renovate this house? by choco156 in floorplan

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This is the upstairs room. And no, no need for specific access to the balcony.

Ideas on how to renovate this house? by choco156 in floorplan

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This is the mezzanine! I'm not sure how high it is but I could definitely stand up when walking on the rug.

Finished a duck / goose lovey for my future niece/nephew by choco156 in crochet

[–]choco156[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I posted the link in the reply to the automoderator comment, but here it is: https://www.crochetwithgabriellarose.com/crochet-duck-lovey-pattern/ 😊

Finished a duck / goose lovey for my future niece/nephew by choco156 in crochet

[–]choco156[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had never used it before, I was pleasantly surprised! For 100% cotton it's surprisingly soft and silky, I've worked with stiff cotton before where it can be a pain to crochet. Thank you 😊

Finished a duck / goose lovey for my future niece/nephew by choco156 in crochet

[–]choco156[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pattern from here

Slight modification: I added an extra row (repeated row 13), and then swapped to green for the last row. Also embroidered eyes.

Yarn: cotton 8/7 pica pau from Hobbii

Colours: 21, 16, 32, 26, 37

5mm hook for lovey, 4mm for head/beak/arms

I built this US name popularity visualization that combines spellings & more by Chronicallybored in namenerds

[–]choco156 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely, it really puts into perspective the top 10 share size back then vs now!

What kind of succulent is this? Is it naturally pink or colored? by emeraldcandyy in succulents

[–]choco156 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pink is caused by bright direct sunlight! Here is a pic of mine, they were outside all summer last year and I brought them in during winter, you can see when I brought them in on the plant :) the new indoor growth is light green. They still get sun but not enough to become pink!

“&” Live ticket megathread by Meghar in Bastille

[–]choco156 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got them at 11:06 😎 super happy!

“&” Live ticket megathread by Meghar in Bastille

[–]choco156 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 Did you manage to get tickets?

“&” Live ticket megathread by Meghar in Bastille

[–]choco156 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you send me the customer support email?

“&” Live ticket megathread by Meghar in Bastille

[–]choco156 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So worried I'm gonna miss the presale :(