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First time trying small, a short report

wild-yarrow-20
First time trying small, a short report

I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck.

mossy-beech-51

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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amber-heron-332 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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misty-reed-14

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

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tidal-alder-27

amber-heron-33 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

Could you share a photo?

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dusky-sparrow-308 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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wild-fern-32 more

dusky-sparrow-30 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Could you share a photo?

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gentle-sparrow-721 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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wild-birch-93

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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mossy-finch-48

dusky-sparrow-30 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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

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copper-hazel-533 more

dusky-sparrow-30 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

The official docs are better than they look.

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pale-alder-42

copper-hazel-53 wrote:

dusky-sparrow-30 wrote:

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

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silver-beech-72

copper-hazel-53 wrote:

dusky-sparrow-30 wrote:

Second this.

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sunlit-thistle-39

copper-hazel-53 wrote:

dusky-sparrow-30 wrote:

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

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still-lichen-142 more

Good question, following.

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gentle-moth-91

still-lichen-14 wrote:

Good question, following.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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misty-lichen-9

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

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slow-beech-931 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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amber-sparrow-48

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

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copper-sparrow-33

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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copper-willow-631 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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sunlit-clover-18

Same experience here.

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wild-thistle-34

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

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pale-alder-621 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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woven-beech-23

pale-alder-62 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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