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The one fantasy tip I wish I'd heard earlier

dusky-yarrow-45
The one fantasy tip I wish I'd heard earlier

Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested. Photos and details in the replies if people want them.

woven-birch-92

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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wild-birch-334 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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silver-finch-53 more

wild-birch-33 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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gentle-moth-282 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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sunlit-moth-35

gentle-moth-28 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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bright-alder-31

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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slow-fern-858 more

Saving this for later.

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copper-moth-272 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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slow-clover-31

copper-moth-27 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

The official docs are better than they look.

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slow-yarrow-37

Second this.

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gentle-clover-992 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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tidal-clover-791 more

Small correction, but the point stands.

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still-moth-18

tidal-clover-79 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Small correction, but the point stands.

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bright-sparrow-48

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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silver-pine-37

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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rustling-pine-971 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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sunlit-clover-78

rustling-pine-97 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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copper-reed-36

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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still-yarrow-171 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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gentle-otter-12

still-yarrow-17 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Same experience here.

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