Graham Rawlings

@grahamrawlings
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I’ve hung up my pro agronomy boots, but they come in handy when I cycle to the fruit, veg and flower allotment here in rural East Devon, U. K. Most things botanical 🍃 and invertebrate 🐛will catch my attention🌻. I wear different boots at a workshop by the river where I make all sorts of stuff.
Graham RawlingsJan 22
New beginnings at the allotment! 🌱
After a couple of years unloved by the previous tenant, this 8m x 12m plot has started its transformation. I’ve been battling perennial grass and broad-leaved weeds since October but I’m winning. 👏
Here’s the blank canvas on a damp South West England day 🌧️
I hope to post through 2026 as this overgrown patch becomes productive ground again. Wish me luck !
#Allotment #AllotmentLife #GrowYourOwn #SustainableLiving #Gardening #PlotToPlate #VegGrowing
Graham RawlingsSep 5, 2025
A lovely sight in the bright sunshine. I used the 1959’s ‘looking at butterflies’ book to identify the Small Copper, but L. Hugh fixed me with his descriptions os sub- species 🤔Note to self: Check the underside of the wings 👏
Graham RawlingsAug 31, 2025
I thought I had a decent handle on fungi ( or is it spider? ) ,this one has left me wanting. Close to a crab apple here in East Devon. Any ideas?
Graham RawlingsAug 15, 2024
The second newly transplanted Swiss Chard showed some familiar symptoms. A little digging revealed the culprit; wireworms can be prolific after established grass . #allotment, #vegetables #growyourown #insect #pests
Graham RawlingsAug 13, 2024
This yellow zucchini / courgette variety has sported a half yellow half green fruit. I’ve seen this a few times but never understood the plant physiology. Nice, tho’ #zucchini #courgette #plantphysiology #allotment #vegetables #growyourown
Graham RawlingsAug 12, 2024
Late evening at the allotments. Cool after a hot afternoon. The moon is up, the rooks are heading for their roost and seed sowing is finished for the day. #allotment #flowers
Graham RawlingsNov 6, 2023
The Global Plant CouncilNov 6, 2023

The 5th State of the World’s Plants & Fungi Report, lays out the current condition of the world's plants and fungi globally. Based on the work of 200 international researchers and covering the content of more than 25 cutting-edge scientific papers in its 11 chapters, the new report examines global drivers and patterns of biodiversity as well as critical knowledge gaps and how to address them.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/state-of-the-worlds-plants-and-fungi-report/ via KEW #PlantScience #PlantSci #Plants #Fungi #Science #Research

State of the world's plants and fungi report - The Global Plant Council

5th State of the World's report, lays out the current condition of the world's plants and fungi globally. Based on the work of 200 international researchers and covering the content of more than 25 cutting-edge scientific papers in its 11 chapters, the new report examines global drivers and patterns of biodiversity as well as critical knowledge gaps and how to address them.

The Global Plant Council
Graham RawlingsNov 3, 2023
Our village green continues to play host to a medley of fungi. Is it the residue of hundreds of years the green has been in place, the mixed tree planting or generations of dogs?. #fungus #fungi #toadstool #naturalhistory
Graham RawlingsNov 2, 2023
The Global Plant CouncilNov 2, 2023

Examining the toxins in the common tomato

Regardless of how one says "tomato," they all contain tomatine, a toxin in the plant's green fruit, leaves, and roots. Tomatoes produce the bitter-tasting compound—a major plant-specialized metabolite secreted from the roots—to defend against pathogens and foragers.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/examining-the-toxins-in-the-common-tomato/ via Kyoto University #PlantScience #Plants #tomato #tomatoes #food #agriculture #science

Image: tomato plant. credit: 1195798 / Pixabay

Examining the toxins in the common tomato - The Global Plant Council

Regardless of how one says "tomato," they all contain tomatine, a toxin in the plant's green fruit, leaves, and roots. Tomatoes produce the bitter-tasting compound—a major plant-specialized metabolite secreted from the roots—to defend against pathogens and foragers.

The Global Plant Council
Graham RawlingsOct 31, 2023
On the way to the train station I stopped to photo this fungus. I’m not sure what species it is, but with the spider hanging from it's gills, Miss Muffet certainly wouldn't be interested. #spider #fungus #nurseryrhyme