diff --git a/components/feed/home-feed.tsx b/components/feed/home-feed.tsx
index 7a04cb22..54785582 100644
--- a/components/feed/home-feed.tsx
+++ b/components/feed/home-feed.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useWindowVirtualizer } from "@tanstack/react-virtual";
 import { Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { feed, type Post, type UserSummary } from "@/lib/social";
-import { PostCard } from "@/components/social/post/post-card";
+import { PostScrollCard } from "@/components/social/post/post-scroll-card";
 import { NewUsersStrip } from "./new-users-strip";
 
 const PAGE = 10;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function HomeFeed() {
 
   const virtualizer = useWindowVirtualizer({
     count: items.length,
-    estimateSize: () => 460,
+    estimateSize: () => 680,
     overscan: 4,
     scrollMargin: offsetTop,
   });
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export function HomeFeed() {
               style={{ transform: `translateY(${vi.start - offsetTop}px)` }}
             >
               <div className="pb-4">
-                <PostCard post={post} enableFollow />
+                <PostScrollCard post={post} enableFollow />
               </div>
             </div>
           );
diff --git a/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx b/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx
index 217c42e7..c0792113 100644
--- a/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx
+++ b/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function NewUsersStrip({ users }: { users: UserSummary[] }) {
             New to Prabhupāda Says
           </h2>
           <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-            Welcome them — follow the devotees who just joined.
+            Welcome them by sending a follow request.
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/components/social/post/post-card.tsx b/components/social/post/post-card.tsx
index 6757f8cf..5d7cdba1 100644
--- a/components/social/post/post-card.tsx
+++ b/components/social/post/post-card.tsx
@@ -30,18 +30,13 @@ import { UserAvatar } from "@/components/ui/user-avatar";
 import { timeAgo } from "@/lib/time";
 import { PostActionsFooter } from "./post-actions-footer";
 import { PostCardMenu } from "./post-card-menu";
-import { FeedFollowButton } from "./feed-follow-button";
 
 export function PostCard({
   post,
   onDelete,
-  enableFollow = false,
 }: {
   post: Post;
   onDelete?: (id: string) => void;
-  /** Home-feed only: show a Follow / Follow back button in the header for
-   *  authors the viewer doesn't already follow. */
-  enableFollow?: boolean;
 }) {
   const sourceHref =
     hasHighlight(post.source_url) || !post.caption
@@ -99,12 +94,6 @@ export function PostCard({
             {timeAgo(post.created_at)}
           </p>
         </div>
-        {enableFollow && authorHandle && !post.viewer_follows_author ? (
-          <FeedFollowButton
-            handle={authorHandle}
-            followsYou={!!post.author_follows_viewer}
-          />
-        ) : null}
         <PostCardMenu post={post} onDelete={onDelete} />
       </header>
 
diff --git a/components/social/post/post-scroll-card.tsx b/components/social/post/post-scroll-card.tsx
index c312285e..23b72830 100644
--- a/components/social/post/post-scroll-card.tsx
+++ b/components/social/post/post-scroll-card.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/auth-provider";
 import { postSourceHref, quoteCardBgStyle } from "./post-card-shared";
 import { PostActionsFooter } from "./post-actions-footer";
 import { PostCardMenu } from "./post-card-menu";
+import { FeedFollowButton } from "./feed-follow-button";
 import { UpdateBackgroundModal } from "../update-background-modal";
 import { MentionsDrawer } from "../mentions-drawer";
 
@@ -46,10 +47,14 @@ export function PostScrollCard({
   post,
   onDelete,
   onUpdated,
+  enableFollow = false,
 }: {
   post: Post;
   onDelete?: (id: string) => void;
   onUpdated?: (updated: Post) => void;
+  /** Home-feed only: show a Follow / Follow back button in the header for
+   *  authors the viewer doesn't already follow. Off everywhere else. */
+  enableFollow?: boolean;
 }) {
   const images = post.images ?? [];
   const hasImages = images.length > 0;
@@ -136,6 +141,12 @@ export function PostScrollCard({
             </span>
           ) : null}
         </div>
+        {enableFollow && post.author_handle && !post.viewer_follows_author ? (
+          <FeedFollowButton
+            handle={post.author_handle}
+            followsYou={!!post.author_follows_viewer}
+          />
+        ) : null}
         <PostCardMenu post={post} onDelete={onDelete} />
       </header>