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pale-reed-49

Be gentle, I'm new here. Not looking for the perfect answer, just what you'd do.

amber-willow-0

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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pale-thistle-88

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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hollow-reed-21 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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sunlit-hazel-25

hollow-reed-2 wrote:

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

The cheap option was fine for years.
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rustling-willow-85

The cheap option was fine for years.
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woven-willow-251 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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copper-clover-80

woven-willow-25 wrote:

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

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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copper-alder-41

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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wild-birch-46

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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late-wren-667 more

This deserves its own thread.
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sunlit-heron-15

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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mossy-beech-441 more

late-wren-66 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

Good question, following.
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sunlit-hazel-13

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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pale-beech-772 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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sunlit-clover-18

This deserves its own thread.
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copper-alder-91

Second this.
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copper-lichen-34

late-wren-66 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

The official docs are better than they look.
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slow-birch-371 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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dusky-willow-72

Second this.
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pale-thistle-201 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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tidal-sparrow-40

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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still-hazel-634 more

Could you share a photo?
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hollow-reed-391 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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silver-finch-36

hollow-reed-39 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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gentle-rowan-52

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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sunlit-pine-75

The cheap option was fine for years.
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still-finch-241 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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wry-moth-47

Small correction, but the point stands.
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gentle-birch-431 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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misty-lichen-63

Same experience here.
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