u/Remarkable_Grass30

Long story short, we’ve decided to tour Greece (among other countries). We’re visiting the islands too, so that means taking the ferry from Athens (Piraeus). Even though I have quite some driving experience, I’m still nervous when it comes to busy cities and it’s the first time taking the ferry by car (more like unfounded anxiety, I actually handle the driving part well). Do you have any tips on when to get to the port? Actually any and all tips are welcome (including safety ones for a group of girls).

Thank you all for helping with our euro summer plans !!

‼️Trigger warning: loss of pet, health issues

I don't see my childhood dog very often, I moved out and he stayed with my mum as he is absolutely obsessed with her. I mean I see him as often as I see my mum. I don’t know him as good as I used to tho. About a week and a half ago at a routine check they found a mass that turned out to be cancer - started in the nasal cavity and spread incredibly fast to the buccal cavity and the brain.
When it was found he did not have any symptoms, it got incredibly worse by the day and a week and a half later the vet recommended it is time (the vet informed my mum that there was nothing but palliative care left, but not even the vet expected it to progress this quickly). My mum had to leave (I won't even go into why I despise her for still leaving or not making this decision before she left as it would've been kinder for her to be there for our dog) and I was just told the vet recommended we should put him down tomorrow. I am living in another city and must start making my way there.

How do you give a significantly incapacitated dog the best goodbye? As far as I understood he can't eat anymore and has severe neurological problems, so treats and a run through the park are maybe less possible. Any tips on how to cope with all this? I mean both the drive and the process itself. I've been reading articles and posts and everything and I kind of know what to expect. The vet is going to come to our house so there will be less stress. Honestly, any tip would help.

Thank you in advance and I am sorry for any of you that had to go through this. Lots of love from us to you and all your good boys and girls, wherever they are now 🫶🏼

I am a beginner (semi-)gardener, first time tomato grower. I have 10 tomato plants (both determinate and indeterminate) growing in pots on my patio. For the determinate ones the story is quite simple: they are bush type and very low effort (they seem unbothered by sun, rain, dried or slightly wetter soil - no matter what life throws at them, they seem to be thriving). The indeterminate ones are a bit more work. I know Costoluto Fiorentino plants can get very big, but since they are in pots and I guess are less likely to reach their full potential, how bad would it be to not cut suckers (or at least not all of them) and just let the plant do its thing? I’ve heard and read a lot of mixed opinions (almost all were discussing more conventional planting, such as greenhouses or raised beds, not explicitly pots). I am mostly growing them for fun, not yield, since 10 plants will most certainly provide too many tomatoes for one person. I would honestly very much appreciate some opinions from more seasoned tomato growers. Thank you for your help!

You can laugh, I did too. This year is my first time planting vegetables - or anything for that matter. I thought it would be nice to have some chives in my balcony garden and bought some bulbs on a whim when at the plant store. Turns out that in my native language chives and small onion bulbs (I think they are called onion sets?) use the same word. That’s right, I indeed bought and planted Allium Cepa. Since this city girl thought she was planting chives, the bulbs are very close together (5 cm apart) in a pot. Is there any use for them? Should I just dig them up and use the pot for something else?

P.S. at least now I know what chives seeds look like lol