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Plants! They're great to have, I have some bamboo right now. I love it. Here's a really pretty bonsai tree!

And you definitely need a crock pot! They're super handy to have, just throw some food in in the morning and come home to a super easy meal, plus leftovers!

An electric kettle is another essential! Especially if you love tea.

Cheap, cute end tables! I turned the top of mine into a chessboard! Fancy-s up my room a lot.

Here and here are some really nice shelves!

You definitely need a set of knives too!

A really awesome bottle opener!

Here are some really cool glasses.

Aaand the cutest sake set ever.

Okay I'll stop linking now. I just really love household-y things! :D

Thank you for the contest and I hope this list helps!

I nominate my mother. She raised four children, worked low paying jobs with late and long hours, all to give us a good life. She did not go to college herself, but instilled the importance of an education in all of us. Her youngest and oldest (me) kids graduated college together in December.

Growing up, she kept our home clean, instilled in all of us a love of reading and art, cooked wonderful meals, was the best gift giver ever...as a teenager I butted heads with her something awful. Now that I'm grown with kids of my own, she's my best friend, and I hope I can be half the mom she is.

If she wins, I'd like to give her this. She's gotten heavily into gardening, especially bonsai, and I think she'd love to grow one of her own from seed.

Not to sound too selfish but I nominate myself =-) Plus the fact my mom passed away over 10 years ago I just gotta.

I am basically a single parent ( Have been living in a different Country from my husband for the last 2 years)

I recently May 28th 2011 had to start my life all over again. It took me several months to get settled into a new apartment in a new Country and get everything situated for my kids so that my husband could send them here to live. In a short period of time I have raised above so many challenges, got my kids to live here, bought a car, started a different job and as of very recently bought my first house ever and I basically did it all on my own. It has been challenging but what made it all worthwhile is knowing I was doing this alone for my kids.

I have 3 wonderful kids Patrick, Linux and Solaris. They are my everything. I am very happy to have gone trough what I have to see that family is all that matters. They didn’t care of the struggle they were just happy that we could be together.


I would really really love this bonsai tree It would be perfect in the new zen bathroom that I am building in my new house.


I heart Mom's!

1. Something grey

2. Thunderstorm MP3

3. Take your pick just scroll down

4. For my baby because I want a cool ass baby haha! Also, daddy will like it!

5. The Hater trilogy, linked is the first of the 3. This book keeps you on your toes. It's an amazing apocalyptic book that has immense imagery. All I can say is read it.

6. Nail tape, it's not nail polish, just decoration.

7. Cats! There is a cat in the design.

8. So pretty!!

9. Because it'll always put a smile on your face!

10. Survival Backpack Has enough items to help a group of 4 survive for 72 hours. This will give the people with the pack a 72 hour head start from everyone else to establish a safe spot. Everyone else is trying to find essentials now getting stuck and eventually taken over by a hoard, whereas the person with the pack doesn't need to waste time getting food, water, and some medical kit.

11. Cookware My boyfriend and I have been living with his parents for a while now and we are getting our own apartment soon (all utilities included, yay!!). His parents decided not to pay the gas company the $500 deposit to have it turned on because we live in the south and don't need to heat our apartment, we would only use gas for cooking. Because of that I haven't had a meal cooked on/in a stove in about a year. We either eat things fresh, microwaved, in a crock pot, or fried. I am sick and fucking tired of it. With the cookware I'll be able to change my eating habits because I won't be limited to what things I can cook with. Also, when I was a little girl, I never ate at a kitchen table because we didn't have one. We would eat meals separately, and I always longed for the family dinner atmosphere. My goal is to have a family dinner at least 3 times a week. I know the cookware won't help me achieve that goal, but it puts me one step closer.

12. Baby mittens

13. Soda Stream It's the 2nd most expensive item, the survival pack above is, but the Soda Stream is my dream item. My ex roommate had one and it's amazing! Also, I'm pregnant and can't have caffeine, but I love the bubbles so much!!! With the Soda Stream, I'll be able to make anything carbonated!!! I LOVE mixing in the Crystal Light powered packets, yummy!!

14. Cute storage cube

15. Owl Necklace

16. Chocolate

17. Beautiful Katmari

18. Pens

19. I'm obsessed with my unborn baby. But then again, aren't most expecting mothers??

20. Instant smoke ring machine! Does the awesomeness of instant smoke rings need to be described!?!

Made in Oregon

Thanks for the contest, this was fun!!

fear cuts deeper than swords

A bonsai tree honestly seems like your best chance.

You could even start a new hobby with the bonsai. If you want to just purchase one right off, keep in mind the cheaper ones won't be the prettiest. It seems with bonsai, you really do get what you pay for. Here's a great and cheap one on ebay that looks like it might be great for the birdies

So ya, take a look online. Also look around local stores like nurseries and home improvement stores. I know most asian gift shops tend to have bonsai trees too, so you can even see exactly what you'd be getting in person.


Edits with some fun ideas for bonsai trees:

Here's a cool little tire swing! You could definitely put some toys on the tree, then
This tree seems great!

Same with this one

A little trimming, if you're brave enough, and this may be excellent

And another the parrots could hide in without harming the tree or being uncomfortable to your babies

I'm more optimistic than most when it comes to growing bonsai from very early stages, but the truth is most people with less than 10 years of bonsai experience have practically zero chance of succeeding in creating a bonsai from seed. And those with 10 years or more rarely go down that path because of the time it takes to do it right (typically 20-30 years).

I think a lot of newbies think of bonsai from seed as "plant a seed in a bonsai pot and watch it turn into one", a huge misconception that is encouraged by crap like this. I think this is the misconception that the folks here often rail against. This pretty much just won't work.

Even adamant seed deniers like small_trunks would admit that one can, in fact, produce bonsai from seed if you plant many seeds to account for failures, and grow them in the ground for 10-15 years with proper technique along the way (grow, chop, grow, chop, etc). But most folks just aren't up for this kind of project, so it tends to get discouraged.

I have all kinds of experiments going with seedlings that sprouted up in my yard naturally (technically from seed even though I didn't plant them). There's probably not a single one that will be in a bonsai pot in less than 10 years, and most will take longer. Many may not even make it that far, although I have high hopes for at least a few of them.

So while I agree that hun technically made a broad and incorrect statement, in actual practice it was pretty accurate.

Wow, that blows.

It's understandable that you still have feelings for him. He hurt you though, and the only guys who are really worth crying over are the ones that never make you cry ;]

Get with some of your friends, talk about it. Hang out with them and if they are good friends, they will make you feel better.

Do not initiate anything more with him though if he comes crawling back to you. He blew it with you, really harshly too, and for that he should not get a second chance. I normally would say to give people a second chance if the other person was just confused, finding them-self, or having a really hard time with something else going on, but the way he degraded you isn't worthy of that.

To maybe ease some feelings of resentment and calm your still deep feelings for him, simply let it all go, breathe, and be happy that he may have found someone else who he connects more with. True love after all is about letting someone go when they wish. (though he was rather an a$$ about it)

But you're single now, it might be a nice change of pace to go out and look at the positives. You only have to worry about your only troubles now. You aren't tied down by someone else's. You can do more of the things you want to do! Go, go, hang with your gal friends =3 Move on, live on :).

Flowery plant!

Go slowly and gently. Some people like to soak the pot before removing the moss, as it can help make the roots more flexible. Trim any dried out or mushy roots.

My favorite orchid potting medium is made by rePotME: click here for the amazon link. However, consider that your orchid is relatively used to the moss it was originally potted in, so may need some time to adapt. For all of my phalaenopsis rescues, I typically add a little extra new sphagnum moss in each new medium mixture to help with the adjustment.


EDIT: Adding some great advice that was given to me when I first found this sub- Green roots- moist & happy! Silver roots- time to water. Transparent pots are your best friend!

Water your orchid by soaking JUST THE POT in lukewarm or room temp water for about 10 minutes.

Mischief Managed


I wanted to use things that were already on my list to make it a little more interesting...it was difficult and some of the things might be a reach, but it was definitely fun :)

1. I wonder if there's any wine out there that is made out of, or tastes similar to, Beetlejuice?
   
   
   
2. I'd imagine this cherry tree wouldn't require any rakes or brooms when dealing with the leaves.
   
   
   
3. Cowboy boots makes me think of cowboys and their hats. (They are also Christmas ornaments, which makes me think of Santa with his big red suit and hat)
   
   
   
4. I've always been a fan of picture books
   
   
   
5. I bet this metal detector could find so much stuff you'd need something huge to store it in, like a chest or a trunk or something.
   
   
   BONUS: I've just really always liked the way Cartman could pull off the cape look

Oh I love this!

1. Cake related
   
   
2. Simon Pegg is in the new Star Trek movies and I happen to have a bunch of star trek stuff on my list!
   
   
3. I'd love to read this book
   
   
4. I have a lot of eating things on my new UK wishlist but I don't have an address there yet I really hope they hurry up in assigning my room already!
   
   
5. Animal!
   
   
6. Purple!
   
   7.A game!
   
   
7. This isn't just a guilty pleasure, it's like..my everything that is good and right with the world
   
   
8. Nail art tools!
   
   
9. I made so many friendship bracelets as a kid and just started doing it again
   
   
10. Does Team Rocket count as an organizational team? ps.. new and used.
    
    
11. My new hobby is sewing but again that's from my UK list and I don't have an address yet. But my long time hobby is knitting
    
    
12. Pretty much everything on my list is nerdy or geeky
    
    14.Jade is natural right?
    
    
13. This has green in it and I'm dying to own it. I can't find it anywhere!
    
    
14. Something to wear
    
    
15. I think this is so funny looking and I love it!
    
    
16. Beads!
    
    19.Gardening and for my mother
    
    
17. I want this watch so much but there's no way I can afford it.
    
    I think you're picking up these!
    
    And happy cake day!!

OK - Let's see if I am doing this right. Tandem7 has told me to explain my answers here now. Here we go.. (oh god, I made this hard)

1. Something smells like pee is a great book for helping me appear much more sophisticated than I already am.
   
   
2. My beautiful new bamboo flower will brighten up my dorm room and might even help me with my horticulture class.
   
   
3. An iron would help me keep my uniform crisp
   
   
4. I'll get in good with my professors by babysitting their kids and reading them some good ol Muggle Seuss
   
   
5. Can't figure out my homework? No problem! I'll pay off my fellow students to do it for me with Martha Stewart cookies!
   
   
6. And yup... I'm gonna look smoking freaking HOT in a beautiful, flowing red cloak!

Okay. I will do this later tonight or tomorrow. Looks like fun!

fear cuts deeper than swords

Edit: Here is what I have.

1.) Something that is grey. -Like WL

2.) Something reminiscent of rain. - Because it goes in a shower, which is like rain. -College Needs WL

3.) Something food related that is unusual. - They were unsual the first time I had them! -Want WL

4.) Something on your list that is for someone other than yourself. Tell me who it's for and why. - This is for my girlfriend because she can't afford it and, as a college student, it's sort of an essential. -College Needs WL

5.) A book I should read! - I haven't read it yet, so I don't really know that I have a strong argument for you to read it. :] -Want WL

6.) An item that is less than a dollar, including shipping... that is not jewelry, nail polish, and or hair related!

7.) Something related to cats. I love cats! (keep this SFW, you know who you are...)

8.) Something that is not useful, but so beautiful you must have it. -Want WL

9.) A movie everyone should watch at least once in their life. Why? - The soundtrack for this movie is amazing and I think everyone should be able to relate to the traumatizing death scene. -DVDs WL

10.) Something that would be useful when the zombies attack. Explain. - This is a survival tool, so when you need to escape from your house without advance notice you will (maybe) be able to survive! -Like WL

11.) Something that would have a profound impact on your life and help you to achieve your current goals. I just had surgery on my chest a couple months ago and the scars are building up and I would like to go away so I won't have people staring at me. -Medical Needs WL

12.) One of those pesky Add-On items.

13.) The most expensive thing on your list. Your dream item. Why? - I like to watch a lot of movies and play a lot of video games and right now I have a very small tube TV that cuts off most of the screen. -Like WL

14.) Something bigger than a bread box. -College Needs WL

15.) Something smaller than a golf ball. -Smoking Products WL

16.) Something that smells wonderful. -Smoking Products WL

17.) A (SFW) toy. -Want WL

18.) Something that would be helpful for going back to school. -College Needs WL

19.) Something related to your current obsession, whatever that may be. -Want WL

20.) Something that is just so amazing and awe-inspiring that I simply must see it. Explain why it is so grand.

1. When I was about 20, my best friends parents had divorced. Her dad moved about 2 hours away. He took her horse with him to his new home with a huge barn. He invested heavily in horses. He bought some studs and beautiful mares. He even bought some geldings for western pleasure and halter shows. When we visited her dad, the barn was full of horses. There were stable hands there day in and day out to turn the horses out, groom and feed. We thought her horse was in great hands. About 6 months later I was asked to drive down there and pick up her horse because she had not been able to visit in long time and thought it would be best if her horse was where she lived. When I arrived at the barn, all the stable hands were gone. The horses were in stalls that had not been cleaned in weeks/months. The only thing they had to eat was green hay, no feed.
   I was devastated as I loaded her horse up (now skinny and all bones). I had room for one more horse, so I loaded the skinniest, boniest, horse I had ever seen. 6 months before he was one of the best looking horses and now he was a bag of bones. (There was no one there to tell me if it was okay to take him, I just took him)
   I took him home and basically hid him from my friends family. I called animal control and reported him. At the time I knew someone who had kids so I gave him the horse after he gained weight and became healthy again. The kids loved this horse. The horse loved the kids.
   That was over 10 years ago. A few months back I ran into the guy who took the horse. He said his kids had all moved away and were attending college but he still had that horse and would til the day he died. He is feed 2x a day, petted and groomed every morning and is one of the easiest going horses.
   Never felt so good to be a horse thief!!
   (I'm going to have to look through my photos to find a picture of this old boy :) 0
   
   
2. Squash, zucchini, potatoes, and tomatoes thin sliced and baked. Yum!
   
   
3. This would make my week!
   
   hugarabbitday

I would like to nominate /u/dcatalyst because I know it would make him happy to have his mama get something nice off of her list. No sob stories, he's just a great guy and I know his mom would really love getting something special too. I think this would really bring a smile to her face.

Dope ass bonsai trees. Not even joking I bought 2 and for like 10 bucks each I think and they're awesome.

http://imgur.com/J11Irxj
http://imgur.com/8p7uVH1


EDIT: for more info

I bought them here turns out there 13 bucks plus 5.50 for shipping. Also note the pots types vary and I don't think there is a for sure way to tell which one you'll get. A you can see in the photos, one of mine is a clay and very shiny and smooth pot, while the other is just a black plastic pot.

It comes with a little card that tells you when to water them. I water them once every two days and just keep them on my windowsills. Iirc they do come with fertilizer but I could be wrong. Mine have survived since last September. They do survive in the cold. The plant itself is about as tall as a small coke can.

Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually just a stick stuck in the dirt and not an actual live plant. It feels real and I love it so I don't really care. Would recommend 10/10

Although it looks like the quality varies alot from the pics on amazon. The ones that come in the clay pots are really good and the ones that come in plastic are garbage in comparison. I guess I got lucky.

Hey folks! I was recently gifted a Juniper bonsai for my birthday. I love it, and can't wait to care for it. I was hoping to use it to add some greenery to my desk at work. (also my cat seems to really enjoy playing with the little man and his fishing pole, so I have to get it out of the house)

Questions:

1. Light: I have an incandescent/compact florescent (can't remember which) lamp at work. My desk (adjustable) is usually anywhere from 1.5-3 feet from that lamp. would this be a good place for the tree
   
2. soil: I received this directly from amazon, so is there an immediate need to change the soil
   
3. Moss: When i water the soil, it lifts and pours over the side into the dish I've placed under the pot it's in. how can I "plant" moss to have better erosion control?
   
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   thanks!

I just bought two plants (Croton / codiaeum, not flowers, but it could had been either or and are pretty random, also in part because where they will be received maybe they can't have flowers) to give to two dentists who have listened to me.
The first one I've meet three times and so far I haven't paid for that but I don't know if I will be paying for all visits or not, the other one I called at his home and he talked to me for a while. So I figured that was approprate thank you.

Alternatively I want to give them a bigger print of my cat as that's something which have importance for me and maybe they can understand that and see value in that, then again I don't know if they would care and keep it or just throw it away soonish / not bother. Same for plants. Hard to tell.
The plants are this kind: https://www.amazon.com/CROTON-PLANT-CODIAEUM-VARIEGATUM-jmbamboo/dp/B00SCHTI4M
The cat is this one: https://pasteboard.co/ID2BkPU.png
Unsure what they would prefer.


I'm 40 myself. When I was just above 20 I let some cards for two girls. Then again I have never been in any relationship. Or had anything close to one.

an Air Plant is as good idea as any. I know nothing about your sister, so it's hit or miss, but it's a great attempt. Great.

Oh goodness, you should definitely buy yourself Skyward Sword!! That game is wonderful!! :D

For me, how about this sweet bonsai tree! I'd love it so much!

Congratulations on your new job, and thank you so much for the contest!! <3

woop-di-woop :D

I got my friend one for Christmas on amazon! It was only ~$15 and came in great condition!
Amazon bonsai tree

Hey guy's, I got this Juniper Bonsai for Christmas from amazon (Here is the exact product ordered) Apparently it is 3 years old, and I LOVE IT! I have always wanted to get into bonsai and have tried cultivating seeds (failed miserably) so my wife got me this. My office is indoors with no windows, so I bought a grow lamp to take care of it (seen in the imgur pics linked above). But now I don't know what to do. I have the book "Indoor Bonsai for Beginners" by Werner M Busch, but it does not talk at all about Junipers (it has nearly 100 other kinds of trees though). What should I do from here? Shape it with wire? Prune it? Cry softly through the night because I feel so overwhelmed an intimidated by a tiny potted tree? I would definitely like to shape it, but not sure if I should wire it, prune it, or both... Thanks in advance!

i got 2 of these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006QB9B1Q/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details they havent arrived yet but i figured id find some stuff out before hand

You don't have much to go on so neither do we. Maybe you can draw inspiration from my suggestions. Here are some possibilities:

Bonsai for his Desk

Sudoku Puzzle Cube

Brain Teaser

Try this for Gifts for Men under $25

• You should get this plant because you probably won't kill it if you try and girls will think you are committed if it's not dead.
  
  
• I want dis because reasons. (Refer to your #3)
  
  
• You're not pretty. You're ~beautiful~

I'll go look over there tomorrow after work. I checked on Amazon, they don't have any particular one I want (other than this but it has meh reviews):

http://www.amazon.com/9GreenBox-Zen001-Reflections-Juniper-Bonsai/dp/B00K57JJ96/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1407809108&sr=1-1&keywords=bonsai+plant

Thank you!

Here It came with the fisherman as well.

Oh Canada! Can't go wrong with a bonsai tree.

An air plant because it boggles me that a plant can live just off of air.

[MOAR FOR YOUR WALLS] (http://www.amazon.com/POKEMON-POSTER-Amazing-Collage-24X36/dp/B005JZYQGU/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1375436056&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=pokemon+poster)

[Because everyone needs BALLS in their mouth] (http://www.amazon.com/Betty-Lous-Peanut-1-75-Ounce-Packages/dp/B000F6SLM8/ref=sr_1_37?ie=UTF8&qid=1375435365&sr=8-37&keywords=gluten+free+candy) $10~20
[GREEN] (http://www.amazon.com/Hinterland-Trading-Tillandsia-Bromeliads-Houseplant/dp/B0079QE4LE/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1375436281&sr=8-17&keywords=plant)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00K57JJ96/ref=mp_s_a_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1523917273&sr=8-5&keywords=bonsai+tree

A tiny plant that doesn't need soil to grow!

Yup. https://www.amazon.com/CROTON-PLANT-CODIAEUM-VARIEGATUM-jmbamboo/dp/B00SCHTI4M

This cause i always wanted one and since that's cheap This so i don't kill it :P

Chuck Finley

About a month ago. Someone posted this over in /r/TheCheapestOfAmazon and I was intrigued. (Don't worry, I didn't end up buying it.) I really like horticulture, and I've got a lot of houseplants, and bonsai really intrigued me, and wormed its way into my brain.

I've been doing a lot of research since then, and lurking in this subreddit. I don't own any trees yet, and quite frankly, I'm not sure I'll be able to get into it. There are lots of limiting factors (I live in Newfoundland, Canada, and the winters here are seriously harsh. I live in a fairly small apartment with nearly no outdoor space to use -- basically a balcony just barely big enough for a barbecue. I live in a small city that definitely doesn't have a bonsai club.)

This is the first comment I've made here.