I've turned the wild clay I refined into this little bowl, which I've burnished. Now I'm just waiting on it to dry so I can figure out how to bisque fire it. Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/clay/s/rRkvt5EPPC
I harvested glacial till clay from my yard. I've since formed it into this cool bowl which I've burnished the hell out of. Next step is to wait for it to fully dry, fix any hairline cracks that form, and then figure out how to bisque fire it. Going well so far! Original post is linked here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Soil/s/H7ngHdcmpp
Somebody cut down a serviceberry tree near me and I'm trying to propagate some cuttings. I have no real idea what I'm doing, I've taken some pencil-sized cuttings (some smaller because those had greener wood) and temporarily stuck them in a jug of water so they don't dry out. What do I do now?
So there were a couple serviceberry trees near me that someone cut down. About a week later I dragged the cut tree over and am currently pulling off all the berries, but I thought I could maybe propagate some of the branches from cuttings because I nicked one and the branches are greenish under the bark. I've cut a bunch of pencil-ish sized branches and temporarily put them in a jug of water so they don't dry out. I have zero rooting powder/gel or sand to put these in. I've been asking chat GPT what to do (I know) and it's telling me to rub the ends of the cuttings in aloe vera? Can someone tell me the lowest cost way to propagate these cuttings, and also if it's even feasible to do so?
I currently have a large yard and a tree line and I'm interested in planting native fruit bearing plants. I'd like to plant a native red mulberry tree, but most vendors are passing off hybrids with invasive mulberry trees as real reds (infuriating) so I'd like to instead grow stem cuttings from an existing red mulberry. I'm in the Columbus area. Does anyone know the location of a genuine red mulberry?
The results of my first time refining clay from my backyard! I'm super excited to see how it fires. I've got more coming but it's taking forever to dry.
Guys I've been locked in scrolling, leaving comments, attached to my phone since I woke up today and I can't stop 😩 it's been eight hours. I keep putting down the phone to complete short tasks and it's not enough to interrupt the cycle. I've completed almost nothing. I've been starving all day. I'm on my medication. But I'm just getting sucked into comment thread after comment thread. For the love of God help me
I'm not a man and have been on and off the lifting grind for a few years (I'm 27.) I have a hard time keeping muscle on and strength builds very slowly in my upper body. For some reason I get dizzy whenever I lift, especially above my heart, but apparently my heart is in excellent condition, so not sure why that is. Right now I'm not lifting, but I'm doing a lot of manual labor and some rock climbing. I've tried creatine and all the protein maxing stuff but I can't tell if any of it actually did anything. Is there some combination of things I could take to make my body prioritize muscle a bit more? I'm not above Anavar but maybe there's a wacky different option
I'd like to create an outdoor artificial bog for my Venus fly trap and pitcher plant, and I was curious to see other people's setups. I'm new to carnivorous plants (mine are still dormant—I just bought them) so I'm looking for some advice and inspiration.