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@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote@Heliograph Any idea what they are. I love how they look. 🥰
@Pineywoozle very likely Norfolk pines that's the most prevalent tall conifer around here ☺️ lovely kept aren't they
@Heliograph Very pretty! Have you ever seen a Monkey Puzzle tree? They always look like a Danish modern sculpture to me. They got tired of the Dino’s eating them and evolved massively thick spikey needles to survive. This isn’t my photo but it’s lovely. I’ve only ever seen one in person at Kew, but it didn’t disappoint. #Trees
@Pineywoozle we call them #Araucaria bidwillii or #bunyapine ☺️ they're majestically aren't they
#treesofmastodon
#treesofmastodon
@Heliograph LoL I love Funky trees.
@Heliograph Just looked it up. Those are some huge pine cones lol. They could do a bit of damage if they hit ya. It does look kind of like a Monkey Puzzle tree no wonder they call it a False Monkey Puzzle tree.
@Pineywoozle your dino reference reminded me of magnolias which were around before bees so they had to cater for beetles ☺️
@Heliograph Oh how funny!
D. G. MarshallI once planted some past-their-best parsnips in the garden from the fridge. I figured they'd either grow or compost. They grew. They flowered.
Ants pollinated them. The plants were covered in columns of ants trooping up to the flowers and back down.
Eventually they produced seeds. So many seeds they tried to overrun the whole garden.
Kara Goldfinch@davidtheeviloverlord @Heliograph @Pineywoozle I once ended up with a potato growing in a kitchen cupboard. I completely forgot about it until I felt this shoot sticking out under the door and had no idea what the hell it was. I sort of wish I planted it.
@davidtheeviloverlord @Heliograph @Pineywoozle I guess there was enough soil on the potato for it to get the nutrients it needs. I'm not a gardener.
@KaraLG84 I have planted tomato seeds that have sprouted in the fruit ☺️ not the most spectacular outcome (not good starting conditions) but nice giving it a second shot 😀
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I am attempting this even as we speak. No sign of success yet.
@Heliograph There was a Mexican restaurant in Santa Fe that accidentally grew tomatoes. There was a fence next to the dumpster behind it. There were always a row of birds on the fence facing the always free dumpster buffet. On the other side of the fence…viola tomatoes. 🤣 🤣 🤣 The moral of this story is, if all else fails 😉 buy a bird. @KaraLG84 @davidtheeviloverlord
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We think birds are the reason we have a grapevine. We didn't plant it.
Nazani@davidtheeviloverlord @Pineywoozle @Heliograph @KaraLG84
I know they're the reason why I have poison ivy at my wood line. F--ing berries.😞
I know they're the reason why I have poison ivy at my wood line. F--ing berries.😞
@Nazani 🤣 Awww sorry. You could always put some diced tomatoes in an enticing spot. 😉 @davidtheeviloverlord @Heliograph @KaraLG84
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I'm trying to grow fruit trees & shrubs with various berries, if the deer can be warded off.
I'm trying to grow fruit trees & shrubs with various berries, if the deer can be warded off.
@Nazani Yeah, love deer but the do love tree shoots. Maybe feed them some of the fruit you want to grow lol. @davidtheeviloverlord @Heliograph @KaraLG84
@KaraLG84 One of the easiest things to grow in a kitchen are spring onions. Literally just toss em in a glass in a few inches of water and cut what you need off the top in perpetuity lol Oh and the spud was most likely consuming itself for nutrients. When you plant spuds you quarter them with at least one eye per quarter. 😉 @davidtheeviloverlord @Heliograph
@Pineywoozle @davidtheeviloverlord @Heliograph The potato was eating itself? wtf I didn't know they did that.
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I've planted a potato that was growing in the cupboard.
There are little potatoes growing where the parsnips once roamed.
JulieB@davidtheeviloverlord @Heliograph @Pineywoozle And too many humans would have halted that process with their tools and chemicals and desire for a garden their neighbors would approve of.
Well done letting nature run its course. ❤️