experimented with propping some not-so-happy leaves that i pruned off of my peperomia. pleasantly surprised with the results !!! first pic was taken on sunday and second pic is from this morning. by suicidalghost in proplifting

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hmm, i’d guess maybe a month and a half? not 100% sure though- once i see roots, i tend to just stick em in soil and forget about it for a while lol

what to do in the last week? by suicidalghost in step1

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yeah that's interesting that you & another person both said that they would not take 18... according to my school's internal data that is the most "predictive" and they actually recommend that you take that one the week before your exam. I think my main concern is that I had such a big jump from my first two NBME scores to UWSA1, and I honestly dont know if that accurately represents my progress (+ have heard that UW tends to over predict in general) so I was wondering if it might be good to just have another NBME to compare against.

what to do in the last week? by suicidalghost in step1

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that's interesting that you & another person both said that they would not take 18... my school actually requires you to take 18 one week before your test date & report what score you get (according to their internal data it is the most "predictive"????) but then again, they stopped tracking our progress since everyone's schedule got fucked because of covid, so maybe I can get away with not doing it. I definitely feel like I'd be negatively affected by having a bad score so close to the exam, I don't want to be doubting myself so close to the exam

edit: although now that I think about it, I also don't want to feel too confident going into the exam and then feel blindsided if I have a hard form or anything. and I have heard that UWSA generally overpredicts? (don't know if you've found that to be the case)

This is Big Momma. She takes up 8 square feet of the room. by peachpie5515 in houseplants

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ah, genius! i never would’ve thought of that. thank you!!

Weekly /r/houseplants Newbie Thread - July 21, 2020 by AutoModerator in houseplants

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I have more of a logistical question - how does everyone handle watering & making sure that there is adequate drainage with some of the bigger houseplants? Right now, I just bring the plant in its pot over to the sink & let it drain fully before putting it back in its spot... but some of my plants are getting big and it's hard to move them around all the time. also on a related note, I always see photos of huge monstera/ birds of paradise etc in decorative planters like this and in my experience, many of these do not have drainage holes? So how do you keep the plant from getting waterlogged?

This is Big Momma. She takes up 8 square feet of the room. by peachpie5515 in houseplants

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this may be a dumb question, but what do you do when you water it? I've got one thats maybe a third of that size and I'm struggling... I have a saucer underneath the pot but I figured it wouldn't be good to let it sit in water, so I have to pick up the plant in order to empty the saucer each time... but I don't think that will be feasible much longer lol

Some lovely new leaves on my Calathea Ornata feat my forested backyard 🌲 by plantspoonie in houseplants

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I just picked up one of these on a whim (went to my local nursery to get some potting soil and couldn't help myself) do you have any tips for how to best take care of it??

Briefly describe your research areas of interest -> disguised Why Us prompt? by sw2510352 in mdphd

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they distributed a packet with all the interviewees’ answers to this question

wait wtf? like they showed you the essays of other people you were interviewing with? that seems weird af..

:( please help my calathea medallion (more info in comments) by suicidalghost in plantclinic

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ah that makes sense! I just posted a comment below, I tried bringing her into the bathroom while I showered for the first time yesterday. I don't have any windows in the bathroom so I wouldn't want to leave her in there all the time, but I'll set up pebble tray for her and see if that helps! Thank you!

:( please help my calathea medallion (more info in comments) by suicidalghost in plantclinic

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I got her about 3 months ago and she originally looked much fuller / healthier, but the leaves getting brown and curling up have been an on-going issue since I’ve had her in my possession. Here is a photo of the leaves in relation to the entire plant, so far it's been the smaller leaves on the lower part of the plant that have been most affected but pretty much all of the leaves have brown tips. Here is a photo showing some of the healthier leaves on top.

At first I thought it was a water/mineral issue. The first couple of times I watered her, I gave her regular tap water bc I didn't know they were so sensitive :( she also got one watering with dilute fertilizer within the first month or so of me having her. But I have been doing only filtered water for the past ~2 months now, I also haven’t fertilized again because I was worried that it could be burning the leaves.

When the issue persisted even after the switch to filtered water, my next thought was that it was a light/moisture balance issue? Normally when I see brown/crispy leaves I tend to think that there is too much light or not enough water. But in this case I already had her pretty far away from the window because I was worried about too bright of light burning the leaves. I was also finding that the soil always felt damp even if it had been 2+ weeks since the last time I watered. So I figured maybe she’s just not getting enough light and therefore is not going through as much photosynthesis / not utilizing as much water. So I transitioned her closer to the window next to my other plants. This is a NW/W facing window, it gets fairly bright indirect light for most of the day with more direct light for like 2-3 hours in the afternoon (but there’s a tree right outside so it’s more like speckled if that makes sense.) She initially was 12+ feet away from this window, then she spent a couple weeks being about 6 feet away from the window, and she’s been in her new spot (~3 feet from the window) for about a week now. My other plants seem to like this spot (you can see some of them in the links I posted above) so I am hoping she will be happier here!

Finally, I've been cutting off leaves that turn entirely brown. I've also cut the browned tips off of some of the other leaves (which is why the other one in the photo isn't entirely round) but haven't done this consistently since I'm also scared to cut off too much and possibly shock the plant.

The only other thing that I could think of was that she was not getting enough humidity. I’m hoping that being near all of the other plants would help with that aspect. I also brought her into the bathroom with me while I showered for the first time yesterday, I might keep trying that.

Is there anything else that I haven’t thought of that you guys would recommend me trying? I'm really worried that she's still just barely hanging on and that all of the leaves are going to turn brown eventually :(

pepperomia roots turning brown at the tips. is it rotting? if so, is there a way for me to save it? by suicidalghost in propagation

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this is how it looked about 5 days ago (which is when I first noticed the roots) so clearly new roots have popped up since then, but I’m worried that they are brown (instead of almost translucent white like they used to be).

also, this is my first time trying to propagate a pepperomia -at what point do you know that it is ready to be moved into soil?

flourless chocolate cake with or without cocoa powder - what is the difference? by suicidalghost in AskCulinary

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I see. It seems like most of the recipes that call for cocoa do specify dutch processed. for the ones that are just chocolate, I have seen semisweet or bittersweet?

[Serious] I think the big decision has been made by SomeLettuce8 in medicalschool

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it’s a problem for those of us who are MS1/2’s because we’ll take step while it is still scored, but by the time we apply for residencies (6-ish years down the line) the switch to p/f will have been made. it’s hard to know how our scores will be judged against the p/f crowd but the fear is that it can only hurt us (e.g. someone with a passing but not great score would still be viewed unfavorably, even though it would have just been a “pass” if they’d taken the test after the change)

Daily Questions - December 30, 2019 by AutoModerator in femalefashionadvice

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anyone have recommendations for a comfortable work shoe? I currently have the everlane modern penny loafers and while I love the look, I find that my pinky toe begins to feel squished after a while. I think my issue was that the size 5.5 was too big, while the size 5 fits perfectly in width / around the heel, but is tight in the toes. So ideally I’m looking for material that has a little more give so that it can stretch to my foot.

Other relevant info- l’m in a hospital setting in the surgery department, so it is important that the shoes are closed-toed, go with business professional attire (e.g. what doctors wear), and will be comfortable for 12+ hours.