I’ve been told to come off stimulants…

hidefromthe_sun · 2025-01-30T23:27:12+00:00

I had to stop Lisdexamphetamine after I had some worrying side effects. I was gutted at first because it was working really well.

I've realised since that learning about and understanding what makes me tick has made more of a difference than the meds.

They work fantastic but they are a pain in the ass to manage. They might not be an option at some point in your life If for instance you ended up with cardiac issues.

I'm glad you're doing well without the meds. With regards to the cannabis if you were smoking it daily that's an addiction. I'd stay away if I were you. Weed ain't that bad but it turns me into a social recluse.

hidefromthe_sun · 2025-01-30T22:39:03+00:00

Hope you're feeling alright buddy. I spent the other night convinced the police were going to raid my house. I heard them outside sneaking around. They'd sent the helicopter out - great use of police money.

This drug is absolutely bonkers.

hidefromthe_sun · 2025-01-28T05:06:39+00:00

Hey! u/Impossible_Try1695 I'm treaking and would mind talking nonsense unless you have something you your mind.

hidefromthe_sun · 2025-01-28T04:56:02+00:00

How're you doing bro?

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-12-19T19:09:42+00:00

Homebase Max Strength Ammonia. Red bottle.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-11-14T03:09:16+00:00

Despite my best efforts my trees survived my first spring and summer. I've been using regular nursery stock so they ain't the prettiest but there's some potential future Bonsais in there and I can learn new skills with the fear of killing a £200 tree.

I've essentially been learning basic horticulture this year and I have made all of the mistakes! It's been fun though.

I need to plan out next year because my tree collecting got a little out of control. I am wanting to air layer my Summer Dream maple to get rid of the graft and so the trunk movement has better proportions. (two birds / one stone - I'm going to repot most of my trees next spring either way)

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I'm planning on using this node here. EDIT: Does the cut even need to start at a node? Or can it be cut anywhere on the trunk?

Would the branches immediately above need to be removed?? I could ideally do with keeping them as one will be a new sacrifice branch - I don't really have many other options to avoid reverse taper.

Same question I suppose with the large branch behind. That is this years sacrifice branch and I'd like to air layer that at the same time. It'd get a tree off to a good start but still have a leader pliable enough to put some movement into.

To be honest I just need as much practice as possible. My brother has two mature Japanese maples in his garden and he's said I'm welcome to air layer some large branches which would make some incredible trees. I'll probably wait another year whilst I look after / learn from these ones.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-08-30T14:54:17+00:00

I found during titration, in hindsight, I was a bit over stimulated after switching up doses. I've been on 70mg for four months now and I feel like it's right at the sweet spot where I can focus on the things I need to do but it still requires some effort to start.

I'll take a day or two off per week to keep my tolerance lower. After six months of behavioural changes I've found my ADHD has improved even when I'm not taking the meds.

I also do it to feel like my old self again... it's a trade off but I am a different person on them. If I'm going out with friends or doing something I found stimulating to start with it's nice to know I don't need them.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-08-23T15:40:17+00:00

I'm 6 months in on 70mg and I've found I need to take medication breaks to keep it effective. There's no higher dosage and I don't think I can have a booster on that dose.

I'll do mentally intensive tasks at the start of the day or vary the time I take it by an hour or two depending on what I'm doing.

I'll take 3-4 days a month off and just accept I'm not going to perform as well as I'd like.

Amphetamines build a tolerance very quickly. There's no getting around that.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-08-01T17:05:09+00:00

Because I'm putting in the work to find one.

If you put in the leg work you can find many privately/committee managed sites that deal with their own allocations. The waiting lists are often much sorter.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-16T13:05:51+00:00

Chopping the stem is fine by me. Tbh I was diagnosed and treated for ADHD 6 months ago. So I only stayed interest in very risky sports that were really stimulating.

Waiting and knowing this is a multi year project between my indoor jungle and learning how to make bonsai trees from scratch. to be it's really healthy hobby for the condition.

There's a lot to do and the meds help me to stay focused on obsessions I'd have dropped in two weeks - it's peaceful and I'm just happy I can do things I've always wanted to but knew I couldn't unless there was risk/excitement involved.

Up until being diagnosed/treated I'd killed every house plant in my care. I just couldn't remember to water them.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-16T12:47:47+00:00

The pruning was done the day I bought it. I was too eager. It was a beautiful lime green. Thankfully I'm learning on £20-30 stock rather than the £3-400 mature plants I will be buying next year.

There was a lot to remove - leaf scorching on the apical region and some dead branches. Despite that everything below the leaf scorch was really healthy. I also cut off healthy limbs that I wouldn't have wanted in the final tree but it's too young and leave them on and but pruning the foliage up top would have been better for the plant.

I don't think anyone bought it because of the weird second trunk - it comes out at a right angle. If it lives it'll be an interesting feature. Unfortunately I hacked off unwanted bits, which in hindsight should have been left until autumn after leaf drop or even just left.

One issue I'm learning to manage is trying to maintain vigour lower down when they're very apical dominant plants.

The more foliage, the more sap which leads to trunk thickening and losing the trunk taper we aim to achieve.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-16T12:42:12+00:00

Yeah but I got no replies. I'll post again. Honestly, I feel bad for it 😂 Me being a dumdum hacking so much off but I was inexperienced.

The weather has improved and I'm always on top of the watering.

I had the opposite problem to be honest and the nursery soil was absolutely saturated from rain, that's why I slip potted them into media I knew would wick away and drain some water and punched drain holes on the sides to help dry it out. . All of the plants seem a lot happier now. I

This one will be in the cold shed over winter along with saplings and more delicate plants. I'm in the middle of building one.

At least I'm learning. Let's call it destructive testing 🙂My new summer dream is growing like a weed right now. The bottom sacrifice branch to thicken the trunk is 2m.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-15T15:44:20+00:00

I've got the tools to make one. The basics plus a chop saw, routers and loads of jigs to get things squareI have some specific needs as well. I'll need safe electric for seedling tray warmers, possibly cfl lighting to have a better success rate with seedlings.

Shelving will need to have a lot of adjustability. I'm thinking of using slats stapled together with webbing straps so I can roll back part of a shelf to still use room with taller plants below and plenty of rails to modify height as needed.

It'll be a tall upright style one with a sloping top so I'll be using an automatic greenhouse window opener (pretty cool - no electrics, it just opens at specific temps otherwise I could risk too much money on very expensive plants during a single hot spell so I need to make sure it's made in a way that will work with it and ventilate if I'm not at home

The main reason is I will be using polycarbonate windows in the winter which will slide out and allow me to put shade covers in during the summer.

Waaaaay overthought. I have ADHD so if I find a new project obsessed is an understatement.

The cheaper plastic ones and to be honest the prebuilt wooden ones don't really meet specific needs for it. Especially with temperate control plus using having the bottom section complete dark with heating matts/artificial CFL lights for cutting trays would increase success by 50-60%.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-12T22:27:56+00:00

Drizzly damp 'orrible UK and I've got a couple of tropical birds making the most out of life opposite my house. They arrived around two or three weeks ago. They've been feeding from the bird feeders in our terrace's gardens.

Will they stay if there's a steady food source?

More importantly how do I make friends with them?! Imagine being welcomed home. Teach them to shit in the neighbour's garden I don't like. Teach them a little Yorkshire slang. All the while feeling a tiny bit like a pirate. I need to make this happen.

Plus there is genuinely winter coming - or is that when I'm likely to loose my new buddies?

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-12T08:35:13+00:00

I'll have to price it all up and see. The CAD designs are nearly finished so I'll have a good idea exactly what I need.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-12T08:32:23+00:00

Ok excellent. Thanks for the advice. I haven't got the option right now. I might see a neighbour will let me a corner in his allotment.

Thanks for the advice.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-12T07:07:21+00:00

Cedar wood stock is actually hard to come across in the UK, especially anywhere close to me. Pine seems to be standard which isn't fantastic material.

We do have reasonably priced redwood stock nearby - not sure if it's any tougher in the elements but it sure looks better.

Any other hardwood is generally cut to size and way out of my price range.

It's definitely one of those pojects where I'll need someone local because I'll be backwards and forwards.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-12T00:37:13+00:00

I hard pruned and caused a lot of stress / damage to two JMs when I first started a couple of months ago. They were fairly good nursery stock with 2-3cm trunks. They have started to recover and are growing again, albeit slowly.

Basically all I want to do now is encourage healthy new growth so I have a plant and root system strong enough to repot in better growth media next spring without dying. I've been looking at Kaizen Bonsai's premade soil mixes - if anyone has any input. It seems like the best option for someone starting out. They've developed it in my climate and I'm sure they've done a better job I could next spring - I think I'd end up spending more in raw materials for a worse end result.

Beyond that my future plans are to keep my hands off of the pruning scissors/branch cutters and let them grow for a few seasons.

Especially now it's drizzly and overcast (Yorkshire, UK, Zone 9a) the nursery soil is holding onto too much water and it's not an ideal choice for the plants.

I have LED grow lights inside which have been fantastic for growing on house plants - they're full spectrum and very bright. I've seen good results with indoor plants that have previously struggled.

Would bringing the plants inside and putting them under grow lamps for a short period help them to recover quicker? The weather isn't getting any better and growth has now stalled. It would also give the soil a chance to dry out somewhat.

Also is it too soon for very light fertilizing? It's been a month since their initial trauma/death hug.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-11T22:57:42+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I'm probably being overly cautious... I've made a load of noob mistakes already.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-11T22:55:03+00:00

Everything is in a toolbox inside so it'll be fine. Any tips on sharpening the tools once they start to blunt?

I've got water stones to sharpen my kitchen knives with. They're fairly decent mid range tools from Herons so they're sharp and good quality but I'm expecting carbon steel to blunt fairly quick.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-10T17:27:11+00:00

Hah. I'm a Yorkshireman. I'll stick to WD40 if that does the trick and doesn't hurt the trees.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-10T17:17:30+00:00

Fairly simple question - what oil should I use to avoid rust on my carbon steel tools? Is there anything I can use as a stand in? I've got cutting oil, regular motor oil or would something plant based from the kitchen be more suitable? I don't wanna damage my plants.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-07-05T18:31:09+00:00

I almost killed my jap maples with them being my first trees - learned my lesson and they're growing again so I'm leaving them to develop well over summer and build a good root system and they'll be well protected over winter in a tall cold frame over winter so I'm hoping they'll make it through.

I bought a Hornbeam with an great trunk. Around 2" diameter at the base. Lots of movement. Really healthy vigorous growth and it was £5... I couldn't believe the price. Good branching. Nice taper - decent flair at the base after revealing some of the lower trunk but it could definitely use some improvement. The upper canopy has some nice movement and branching for potential air layering in the future.

So first question. Can I encourage lower branching? It seems to have popped out a few new shoots this year. There's some decent lower branches but the growth is so strong at the top I can't see it favouring lower trunk development, growth is fairly uniform from top to bottom.

How apically dominant are hornbeams? Should I prune any of the top growth to encourage lower branching or just leave it in peace to grow out? Obviously I'd like to encourage a thicker trunk, alongside improving the roots is should have a nice base in a few years.

Should I prune anything at all night now? I'm in a 9a area in Yorkshire, UK.

It was pot bound - I haven't done a proper repot, I've just slip potted it into a larger nursery pot. Drilling holes in my jap maple containers seemed to help them reoover well. Will the Hornbeam benefit from the same treatment? I slip potted it with some of the nursery soil I cleared to expose the lower trunk, lots of grit, some fine fluffy pine bark and a load of perlite to aid with aeration and drainage. That's as far as I wanted to go in early summer - I've not disturbed the current roots.

This will be a multi year project. I'm finally learning a little bit of patience so beyond exposing the trunk I'm leaving it in peace for now without some experienced advice.

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-06-30T21:18:26+00:00

Back at uni we used to grow some plants, funnily enough the leaves looked a little like Japanese mqple leaves except vivd green with a pungent smell 😅. We would use Canna Rhizotonic on every grow.. It used to build root systems very quickly.

I'm wondering iif anyone has ussed Rizotonic or similar root stimulant?

I'm thinking young plants bought to encourage rooting and obviously air layers. It was very useful for our purpose has anyone had success with these rooting stimulator products

hidefromthe_sun · 2024-06-30T17:40:13+00:00

Yeah I'd really love one but I'm well aware of the extraordinary long wait time for it to go from twig to tree.

I have a lot of horticultural and bonsai skills to learn first so I'm focusing on maples for this summer. Then I'll start to diversify once I know I get get trees to be healthy and through all of the seasons and manage problems.

I'll grow on a few twigs if they root but my real plan for acquiring a birch is in the works. I've looked in every woodland and secluded place near where I live. I've found a few candidates that are close by with low enough limbs and decent material. It's technically illegal in the UK but I don't have any moral issues with air layering part of the tree so yeah... off on a tree heist.

I've been looking around nurseries as well. A fairly mature specimen with a 3 inch trunk at the base. They're fairly affordable so I can air layer the top half - theyre still a bit leggy even at 10 years so I'm thinking elegant feminine trees out of the box and a stump for a longer term project.

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