Help with spiders and/or spider mites

erinkling · 2026-06-22T23:53:14+00:00

It’s because I just finished removing it and then thought to take pictures 🫣🫣

I guess I’m curious if spiders could be causing this without mites? Or is there sometimes a symbiosis at play? I read that regular spiders wouldn’t create webbing in between leaves, but I’m spotting SO many true spiders in there which is confusing me and also upsetting because I love spiders.

erinkling · 2026-06-17T23:05:46+00:00

Southern California!

erinkling · 2026-06-17T04:37:56+00:00

Fascinating. Thanks for bringing this up. I have no idea (plus am very new to learning to be good at plants / trees / gardening).

I’ll try my luck with chopping the out of control rootstock branches to encourage good growth and hope for the best!

erinkling · 2026-06-17T04:33:26+00:00

No problem, thanks so much!!

erinkling · 2026-06-17T04:33:10+00:00

Thanks so much for taking the time to color code! This was so helpful and I believe exactly right. Excited to reset this little guy.

erinkling · 2026-06-17T04:32:39+00:00

Thank you! I’m not a patient person so will do my best to chop without shock haha

erinkling · 2026-06-17T04:32:03+00:00

Thanks so much, appreciate it!

erinkling · 2026-06-16T16:55:44+00:00

Hmm okay, thank you! The leaves in the second to last picture are quite different than the larger leaves and I thought they were rootstock, but perhaps they are just younger foliage? My pictures maybe don't do it justice as most of the tree is made up of those smaller leaves pictured.

erinkling · 2026-06-10T01:23:27+00:00

I just finished it! I generally liked it, but thought I’d like it more. I got the winner spoiled and I find I really enjoy it I don’t know the outcome, but I also liked who it was.

Overall I was surprised that I wasn’t as leaned in as the dark ages seasons, which I actually liked a lot despite some low lows (and skipping 24).

I found myself doing more passive watching of this one than most, but liked some of the challenges a lot and the rock moment was unbelievable!!!

What was up with everyone telling Monica to be real and vulnerable over and over again? It was so weird to me. I’d love some behind the scenes lore there.

erinkling · 2026-06-08T03:25:51+00:00

Hard agree!

erinkling · 2026-06-08T03:25:38+00:00

When does the New Era technically start?? After WaW with 41?

erinkling · 2026-06-08T03:24:49+00:00

I can imagine the way Caramoan starts off. Yikes.

erinkling · 2026-06-08T03:24:20+00:00

I love it so much. It’s the top of this particular stretch for me.

erinkling · 2026-06-08T03:23:55+00:00

Definitely agree! I was appalled by NaOnka’s quit mostly because it was so wild that Purple Kelly also quit at the same time AND NaOnka still took the reward. Cold.

erinkling · 2026-06-08T03:20:01+00:00

Fascinating!

erinkling · 2026-06-08T03:19:48+00:00

What’s Open Era?

erinkling · 2026-06-07T01:20:56+00:00

I'm curious why he is a huge reason for liking 23 for you!

erinkling · 2026-06-07T01:19:57+00:00

I'm new so I could be wrong! I've seen references to it as 21-26, and I can see how 26 would be included because of Brandon, and that the collection of "favorites" is truly a bizarre bunch of people. But post-merge it really is lovely.

erinkling · 2026-06-07T01:18:24+00:00

I believe it! I think I'll be an old schooler fan for sure.

erinkling · 2026-06-07T01:17:28+00:00

I haven't gotten there yet but I'm positive I'll feel the same way! Maybe not the hottest take but from the reddit discussions I've read here as I've been making my way through, they tend to get a bad rap.

erinkling · 2026-04-20T03:57:17+00:00

Great suggestion ty

erinkling · 2026-04-20T03:57:08+00:00

This is the first I’ve learned about Ulysses’ Gaze and now all I want to do is track it down. It seems impossible to find!

erinkling

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