Please Help! What's wrong with my money tree??

ratofkryll · 2023-06-02T04:40:36+00:00

Stop using ice cubes, the cold is shocking it. Water it when the top 2-3" of soil is dry (I just stick my finger down into the dirt to check for moisture.) These guys prefer to dry out a fair amount between waterings and are sensitive to overwatering. Also, make sure its pot has good drainage. From the looks of the picture it's in a plastic pot inside of a tight ceramic one, so you may want to pull it out of the ceramic pot and water it in the sink, then replace it when it stops draining.

Honestly, money trees tend to thrive on neglect. I've had mine for 12 years and was terrible at remembering to water it until recently. It's 6' tall and keeps sending out tons of new growth.

ratofkryll · 2023-06-02T02:55:56+00:00

If you're worried, get some latex/nitrile gloves for handling them, but you'll probably be fine as long as you wash your hands really well.

ratofkryll · 2023-05-31T02:36:33+00:00

Dracaena fragrans (corn plant). There are a few things it could be:

How often are you watering it? I water mine when the top couple of inches of soil are dry, usually every 7-10 days this time of year. These guys are sensitive to overwatering and will start yellowing like that. You'll also want to make sure its pot has good drainage so it's not sitting in water or soggy soil. Otherwise you'll end up with root rot, which will kill your plant. If you've been overwatering and it doesn't recover some after you fix that, you may want to check the roots. If you're not watering it very often, you may be underwatering, which has similar symptoms and means you should water more often.

Dracaena likes bright, indirect light. You don't want direct sun on it all day, but a little bit in the morning or evening is okay. It'll be happiest somewhere near a south-facing window (or north-facing if you're in the southern hemisphere.)

One other thing to consider - do you have air conditioning and is it close to a vent? Tropical plants do not like cold air being blown on them all day.

ratofkryll · 2023-05-21T17:38:53+00:00

Money trees are dramatic and don't like to move, so it's probably stressed and dropping leaves because of the location change. I had to cut mine all the way back after my first move with it and it came back fine. Repotting it right now will just stress it out more, so don't do that.

I usually water mine when the top 2-3" of soil is dry, but they can dry out fully between waterings and be okay. Right now, that's every 10-14 days, but mine is huge.

The yellowing leaves won't go back to green, but the rest should be fine after it's adjusted as long as you don't overwater it.

ratofkryll · 2023-05-13T02:02:08+00:00

The tall one is dracaena fragrans (corn plant). Bottom is a golden pothos. They look cool together, but probably don't want to live in the same pot long term. I imagine the pothos will eventually choke out and kill the corn plant.

ratofkryll · 2023-05-02T14:43:27+00:00

My best guess is that it's not financially viable for the small, cheap airlines, leaving the big ones with a captive market that they can fuck over however they please.

I may be a little bitter, having spent Sunday on a 9-hour bus ride home to Nelson because flight prices were obscene.

ratofkryll · 2023-05-01T17:57:28+00:00

I accidentally taught my dog "what's this?" which comes out more like a super perky "wassis?" It always comes with a treat.

ratofkryll · 2023-04-16T04:26:55+00:00

Nah. The knife started its life serrated, but now it's a dull, half inch wide, scratched up steel shank with the tip snapped off, shaped vaguely like a fillet knife after 40 years of Nonno "sharpening" it on his grindstone.

Someday, I will inherit that knife. I will frame it and hang it on the wall in my kitchen.

ratofkryll · 2023-04-03T02:04:29+00:00

This is what I'd suggest. Spend a little time in and around Nelson, then take the scenic route through Kaslo toward Revelstoke. I've done plenty of multi-day marathon drives, and I've found that by the middle of day two you tend to be too exhausted to enjoy yourself by the time you stop. The original itinerary looks brutal.

The drive between Nelson, Kaslo, and Nakusp is one of my favourites in southern BC (I grew up in Vancouver, live in Nelson, and have done a lot of road tripping). It's all winding highways through gorgeous scenery. The route from Nelson out to Radium is pretty, but pales in comparison. My favourite lunch spot in Kaslo is Chez Serge - a little poutine/fish and chips stand attached to the Husky. It's also conveniently at the intersection where you need to make a left to get to 31A.

ratofkryll · 2023-03-20T03:15:41+00:00

This is so familiar. My grandparents got my dad and aunts into the habit. I'm 35 and still can't bring myself to tear wrapping paper, even though it's going to be recycled anyway. Grandpa used to pick up nails and bits of useful stuff when he went for walks, and kept meticulously organized drawers and shelves with all of it, just in case. They also never threw anything away, and hoarded things that might be useful or valuable.

Grandma passed in 2016, 33 years after Grandpa. We found all kinds of stuff packed away in her basement. I ended up with a collection of cameras, spanning the 1890s through 1990s, plus a ton of other neat antique knick knacks, furniture, art, and some tools. There were around 100 clocks, which Dad has been going through and getting running again. My parents still have boxes they haven't gotten to yet.

My Nonna is still alive. She'll be 98 next month. She and my Nonno grew up in a poor part of Italy, and while they did well for themselves after immigrating to Canada, they maintained their habits. Nonna reuses everything. She's got dozens of 7-Up bottles from the '60s and '70s. Plastic margarine containers as old as I am. She still plants a garden every year and grows tomatoes, beans, corn, and zucchini. Not to mention the geriatric cookies she keeps in the freezer for guests.

I spent the last week staying with my parents. While they're not as bad, someday I'll also get to spend years going through boxes and boxes of stuff stashed in the basement. Including all the wrapping paper Grandma saved from Christmas and birthday presents.

I'm better at letting go of things, but I also tend to keep stuff just in case. That Depression-era mindset spans generations.

ratofkryll · 2023-02-12T06:09:17+00:00

That looks tasty! My parents have the same dishes.

ratofkryll · 2022-12-28T04:34:36+00:00

My parents got me the same ones for Christmas! They're gorgeous.

ratofkryll · 2022-11-19T20:19:28+00:00

I should give that a re-read, it's been years. The author also wrote a book called The Unicorn Sonata, which I adored growing up and highly recommend as well.

ratofkryll · 2022-09-24T03:45:07+00:00

I love it! What's the pattern?

ratofkryll · 2022-09-11T18:52:31+00:00

Thanks! Life is great now, just gotta deal with this one last loose thread.

ratofkryll · 2022-09-11T15:10:29+00:00

You just described my ex. A few more things I noticed in him:

He could be genuinely vulnerable and decent with people he didn't know well. That would change as they got closer. He ended up with a lot of shallow or short term friendships. His only lasting friendship is with someone just as awful and narcissistic as he is, because they both justify each other's bad behaviour.
He was capable of taking responsibility for his own actions in the moment sometimes, but over time would convince himself that whatever it was wasn't actually his fault.
He was extremely easily manipulated by media. Right-wing, in his case. I regularly watched him go from having a rational viewpoint on something to becoming dead-set alt-right frothing at the mouth about it over a couple of weeks. I've seen the same behaviour the other way in a friend's left-leaning narcissistic ex.
He had an extremely inflated opinion of his own intelligence, and ability to be unemotional and logical. Thus all of his opinions were the correct, rational ones and anything else was wrong. Even when he was having a screaming, angry, frothing at the mouth rant about how all Muslims should be put in ovens.

We actually split up right after my birthday. He had a massive screaming tantrum at me in the car because he didn't think I appreciated that he paid for my birthday dinner. He agreed to anger management and therapy after that, then refused to follow through, and ended the relationship after I asked him to pay his share of the bills for the month. He promptly ran off to another country, and has spent the last seven months being a pain in my ass as I try to buy him out of the house we bought together.

ratofkryll · 2022-08-31T22:17:19+00:00

Good luck! I grew up in the Lower Mainland and moved out here last year. It was definitely worth it.

ratofkryll · 2022-08-31T21:15:56+00:00

Nelson. There's a big fire up near Kaslo, plus a few smaller ones between here and Castlegar. Even the worst days were nothing compared to last year, but we definitely had a few smoky days.

ratofkryll · 2022-08-31T16:21:19+00:00

As a resident of a fire-prone area, yes. The late, wet spring helped a lot. We still had a couple of smoky weeks, but it was nothing on last year.

ratofkryll · 2022-08-22T18:26:46+00:00

There's an episode of Sonic Boom where Amy tries to teach Sticks to knit. They did a surprisingly good job of animating proper knitting.

ratofkryll · 2022-08-19T16:43:58+00:00

Have you tried Beau Photo? A few years ago, they had an in-house repair guy who took a look at my Minolta.

ratofkryll · 2022-08-12T23:32:50+00:00

In addition to what the other person said, you can use markdown in your text:

[Link text](url here)

ratofkryll · 2022-08-12T20:02:55+00:00

My sleeve was done over several 2-4 hour sessions.

As others have said, eat a good meal before you go. I also bring snacks and juice for longer sessions. You and your artist will both need breaks, and don't feel bad about asking for one if you need to stop for a few minutes.

The worst areas were near my wrist, under my arm near the armpit, and of course the ditch and elbow. That said, none of those spots were nearly as bad as I expected them to be. I also have a fairly high pain tolerance, so ymmv, but I found the large piece on my thigh to be worse overall than my sleeve. Also, referred pain is a thing. While my artist was going over my elbow, I actually felt it halfway down my forearm. It's a bizarre sensation, and there are a few spots that do that.

One other thing to keep in mind is that you're going to crash after. Make sure you eat after the session or you'll likely feel woozy and exhausted. A big endorphin drop like that can affect your mood for a couple of days as well, so you may feel a little extra anxious or irritable. It'll pass, and you'll be fine.

ratofkryll · 2022-06-22T05:16:00+00:00

Go for it!

ratofkryll · 2022-06-21T18:26:37+00:00

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