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Hello- I'm Sarah!

[beeftea78-deactivated20200113]

I’m reading this medieval manuscript and so far this dude has managed to spell “chickens” in the following ways:

chekyns

chekens

chekynnes

chekennes

chykynnes

chykyns

chykens 

I’ll keep you updated if I find any more variations

[potoo-reblogs]

[boycomics]

SMOOCH

[punnyplants]

How to make succulent babies!

Step 1: Pick leaves Gently twist the leaf near the base, it should snap off the plant cleanly. Good cuttings will be slightly rounded at the ends, and have no ‘open’ wound:

Bad cuttings will not grow, you need to make sure the whole leaf comes off in one go. Bad leaves are jagged, torn, or cut:

Step 2: Lay all cuttings inside on a piece of cloth. I usually put a piece of old scrap material down on my desk and lie all the leaves out in rows. I try not to pile up the leaves, as this tends to promote rot. Do not water at all. AKA no misting the leaves, no watering the leaves, nothing. Everything the baby succulent needs to grow is stored in the mother leaf, watering may rot the leaf before the new plant is big enough to survive on its own! Make sure the leaves aren’t in direct sun, as they will wither before they form new plants. Filtered light from a window is strong enough!

Step 3: Waiting After about 4 weeks you will start to see the first signs of life. The leaf may send out roots first, it may start to grow with no roots. Both are okay! 

Step 4: Planting (Start watering once a week at this stage) After 6-8 weeks the baby succulents will be big enough to plant outside! I do this by placing the leaves on top of loose, sandy soil that has not been compacted. I do not bother burying the leaves, as it tends to do more harm than good (you may snap roots/damage new shoots in the process):

I place all the plants together, they don’t really seem to mind! These is how they look after about 10 weeks:

When the plants are big enough, the mother leaf will shrivel up and start to die off:

TADA! You’ve created baby succulents :)

[shadesofmauve]

I’m sorry, this is a very beautifully illustrated, informative plant post, but every time I read “Make succulent babies” I put the emphasis on the wrong part of the phrase and expect something.. very… different.

[prosodist]

Photos from the Yearlong Growing Out of my Hair: As evidenced through the few and paltry photos in my computer’s Photo Booth app

1. The Day i got my hair cut short for the last time in a while 😱 ~Oct 2015

2. Obligatory terrible photo

3. Starting to get a bit more unruly

4. much-needed $10 japanese barbershop cut: my so-called and short-lived “artist” haircut

5. the 2nd semester sophomore year “hat phase”

6. verging into “short hair” territory; purgatory

7. back to tying up my hair! ayyy

[orthelious]

[nativelynative]

Alejandro Cartagena captured Mexican workers on their way to job sites in Car Poolers. This is such an amazing and simple photo series. 

[respectfulmemes]

[noncool-deactivated20210111]

[gentlemanbobwhite]

[dexfiles]

if flowers can teach themselves how to bloom after winter passes, so can you

[mentaltimetraveller]

[aphtoncorbin]

I have some good news! Time to set some new goals

[straightboyfriend]

a vegan: hey me: ive collected some leaves & sticks for you as a snack

[thisishangingrockcomics-deactiv]

[alisonzai]

[slowheart]

fool me once, shame on u; fool me twice, shame on u again for taking advantage of my compassionate & forgiving nature!!!!!! how dare u

[dexfiles]

[lightsaber]

at this point i’ve accepted that the most asian representation i will ever get out of a hollywood movie is when there’s a dark scene and i can see my own blank reflection staring back at me from the laptop screen