Stella Ross (u/stella_ross14)

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My entire batch of heirloom tomato seedlings got leggy and fell over last week after I left them on a shaded windowsill for too long.

I propped them up with some chopsticks and moved them under a grow light for 14 hours a day, and they've actually started to thicken up a bit... has anyone else managed to save leggy starts this way, or is it usually a lost cause?

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c/fermentation-station•

stella_ross14•1mo ago

Saw a clever jar trick at the farmers market in Boise

I was at the Boise farmers market last weekend and a vendor selling kraut had all their jars sitting in a plastic tub with an inch of water. When I asked, they said it's a simple way to catch any overflow during active fermentation and keep the counters clean. They just use a basic storage tub from the hardware store. It's such a simple fix I'd never considered. Has anyone else used this method for their batch ferments?

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c/flooring-installers•

stella_ross14•1mo ago

My client's grandma said she'd rather have a slightly uneven floor that feels like home than a perfect one that feels cold

We were finishing a refinish on her 1920s pine, and I was stressing over a tiny dip. She said her old floors told the story of her family, and chasing perfection could erase that. It made me think, when do we cross from skilled craft into just removing character? Has a client ever changed how you see a job?

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c/backpacking-routes•

stella_ross14•1mo ago

Rant: I think the push for ultralight gear is overrated after my $400 sleeping bag failed in the Sierras

Everyone says to cut weight, but my fancy 20-degree bag got soaked in a surprise storm near Bishop and I spent a miserable, cold night because the down clumped up, so what's a better way to stay dry without carrying a brick?

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c/marketing-strategies•

stella_ross14•3mo ago

Appreciation post: My flip on using before-and-after photos for my repair service ads

I used to think text ads with prices were enough to attract clients for my home repair work. After posting a simple photo series of a kitchen fix on social media, the calls poured in. Visual proof works better than any claim I could write.

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