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brightgnosis · 4 months

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Wild Seed Project

#Wild Seed Project #Seed Shops #Bookshelf #Tumblr Staff Has Ruined Links Now And I Hate Them For It

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kirby-the-gorb · 2 months

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#kirby #daily kirby #my art #digital #hal laboratory #nintendo #my wife and my partner said I can go to the fancy korean bakery nearby and pick out lots of snacks #*and* it's right next to a taiwanese grocery store that probably has a lunar new year candy I've been idly looking for for like. 20 years.#not a joke btw #one year we celebrated lunar new year in school because blah blah white people school with like 2 chinese kids #it was meant as like a cultural exchange thing but it feels very tokenizing in retrospect #but Anyway #there was one specific sweet they brought that I've been wanting more of Ever Since and I'm pretty sure it was candied lotus seeds #but I only pinned that down for relative certain like. this month #and we mostly shop at american korean and japanese groceries #so I had one one time over 20 years ago #and haven't seen them since.#until jessica kellgren-fozard's recent video with her wife about lunar new year traditions #and I was like 'oh dang I probably can actually just look that up now huh'#cuz I remember the shape very distinctly #and I've been kind of looking for it since before I was on the internet lol #so it genuinely didn't occur to me that I might be able to look it up.#point being - a brief break in The Horrors for Snack Excitement :)

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spiralhouseshop · 7 months

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New in the Spiral House Shop!

September 29, 2023

The Long Hidden Friend by John George Hohman Edited and Illustrated by Gemma Gary

Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present by Chris Gosden

The White Deer: Ecospirituality and the Mythic by Melinda Reidinger

Real Alchemy: A Primer of Practical Alchemy by Robert Allen Bartlet

Visual Alchemy: A Witch's Guide to Sigils, Art, and Magic by Laura Tempest Zakroff

How to Deal: Tarot for Everyday Life by Sami Main

Small Magics: Practical Secrets from am Appalachian Village Witch by H Byron Ballard

The Seed & Sickle Oracle Deck by Fez Inkwright

Crafting a Daily Practice: A Simple Course on Self-Commitment by T Thorne Coyle

The Gorgon's Guide To Magical Resistance edited by Laura Tempest Zakroff

#laura tempest zakroff #gemma gary #traditional witchcraft #appalachian witch #small magics #witchblr #tarot #alchemy #real alchemy #history of magic #white deer #witch shop #witch books #seed and sickle

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anipgarden · 7 months

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Collecting Milkweed Seeds - All Facts, All Seeds, No Fluff

(OK but please also consider I'm not an ~expert~ I'm not a ~scholar~ I'm just a nerd on Tumblr who really likes milkweed and wanted to make a fun lil post about it)

[Image ID: a green, leafy common milkweed plant (Asclepias syriaca) with five large, ovalish and bumpy green seed pods. The seed pods are currently unopened.]

It’s fall, which means if you haven’t seen them already, now’s the time that milkweed plants will start producing seed pods! (Well, technically, they’re called follicles, but fuck it they’re seed pods). Each pod has dozens of seeds inside, some species can even have up to 200 seeds, so even collecting just a few can be a good way to boost your pollinator gardening efforts big time! What you do with them then is up to you--adding life to your backyard garden, sharing with friends, making seed bombs--but first you’ve gotta collect them.

The first thing you want to do is identify your milkweed plants--in an ideal world, you’d be able to tell precisely what kind of milkweed you’re collecting from (so you can know precisely what growing conditions that species prefers.) But when they’re dying back, forming pods, and releasing their seeds, it can be hard to tell. It helps to visit sites early, to know what milkweeds are there, and while you’re there you might even find some forming pods.

It can be helpful to band off the pods early! This will keep the seeds from escaping, so you can come back later and collect them! I would only do this for a couple of pods--each pod has a lot of seed in it, so only taking one or two from each plant should still net you plenty of rewards! When I’m doing this in my backyard, I tend to use rubber bands--the size of rubber band you’ll need varies depending on the species. I’ve also seen people use the lacy-looking jewelry bags to a similar effect--if the pod splits open, all the seeds get trapped in the bag!

[Image ID: the first image is of appears to be swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) with about fifteen long, green, smooth and pointed seed pods. Most of the pods have small black rubber bands wrapped around the midsections. The second image is of what appears to be common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) with two large, ovalish and bumpy green seed pods. A white fine mesh bag has been tied over the pods.]

For people who want to get seeds from unopened pods, you have to be very careful not to force open a pod that isn’t ready--otherwise, the seeds inside won’t fully develop. How do you tell if a pod is ripe? There’s a seam in each pod, and it should open fairly easily with minimal pressure if it’s basically ready. If you’re basically prying it open, you’re too early. The seeds inside should be a nice dark color, and be plump in the middle--if they’re creamy colored or light orange, you’re too early. There may be some undeveloped seeds in each pod (I am talking maybe 1 to 3 here), but if the majority of them are ready, you’re good to go!

[Image ID: a tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) seed pod that has been opened at the seam, revealing dark brown seeds and lots of creamy white floss. Four seeds are floating away from the pod on fluffy white comas. The pod is being held between a white person's fingers.]

I’ve also seen people who go late late late into the season, after most of the pods have already fully split off and released their seeds. Some of the seeds occasionally stay in the pod, so they’ll take the leftovers that didn’t get scattered after winter passes. That’s a fair strategy! I prefer to get mine way early on, so I can get a clear ID of what kind of milkweed it is (some will flower and produce pods at the same time), but if you already got an ID early in the season and then come back later this can also work! But…

[Image ID: several dried brown seed pods have opened fully, releasing a cloud of milkweed floss with seeds attached. Some seeds are still in the pods, but many are primed to float away.]

There is, however, one thing that tends to be a bit annoying about collecting milkweed seeds--and that’s the fluff. These fluffy white bits attached to the seed--called comas--function similarly to the iconic fluffy dandelion seed. A milkweed seed’s coma allows it to float through the air and on the water until it (hypothetically) reaches bare soil or an otherwise suitable start to settle down and germinate. If you’re collecting the seeds for later use, though, that same coma can mean your milkweed seeds are traveling through the air and away from where you’re collecting them, or all over your apartment once you get them home. Removing the comas by hand is an option, but tedious, and still leads to a nice pile of fluffy that will get airborne at the first gust of wind. At the end of the day, for many people trying to collect milkweed seeds, the coma is just an annoying part they dread.

Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to collect milkweed seeds without having to deal with the comas long-term!

[Image ID: A single brown milkweed seed floating on a comparatively huge mess of white fibers.]

Method 1

So this is my favorite method because it's honestly one of the simplest and easiest once you get used to it. You open the pod, grip the top part of the middle ‘pith’ section tight, and gently scrape off the seeds into a bowl or bag. This leaves you with almost no fluff in your collection bin, and you can then toss the middle fluffy part--or I’ve heard of people collecting milkweed fluff for spinning! Most of the videos I’ve seen on it use common milkweed or other large milkweed pods as an example--however, I’ve successfully done this with smaller milkweed pods like A. curassavica as well.

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Method 2

This method is one I’ve used in the past. Take the seeds and fluff and put them into a bag (paper or plastic) and add a coin or two. Shake the bag around--a lot. The coin will dislodge the comas from the seeds. The seeds will then drop to the bottom of the container, and the fluff will float around on the top. I’ve also seen this with buckets and blocks, like in the video below!

Method 3

I’ve seen a handful of people discuss burning the floss of the seeds! Apparently the seeds themselves aren’t damaged badly by the fire, though honestly this is a method that I am simply too anxious to try myself.

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Method 4

This was a method I found while I was looking for other methods people have done. Apparently, you can just roll the pod between your hands and it’ll work to dislodge the seeds? I may have to try it next time!

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Hopefully this advice is helpful for you all! I know collecting seeds was a hassle for me before I learned my favorite method. If I had a nickel for every time I got yelled at for releasing milkweed fluff into the house...

If you've got a method that I haven't heard about yet, let me know!! I'm always down to learn more about milkweed, and it can also help someone else down the line!

#milkweed #asclepias #seed saving #seed collecting #pollinator garden #outdoor gardening #gardening #flowers #ani rambles #out of queue #i think this was my first time doing image descriptions??? if they suck ass let me know and I'll Make Adjustments As Recommended #i've seen people talk about spinning the milkweed floss??? but I saw online that it was too brittle to be spun????#but either way if you wanna save the floss and do Stuff with it go for it #did you know. or actually this is me functioning from memory.#but if I recall correctly I believe in either the WWI era or the WWII era #people would pay kids to go around fields collecting milkweed seed pods and pay them by the pound #and then they'd take the floss and use it to fill life jackets for soldiers?#i think this was less of a 'extorted child labor sweat shop' deal and more of a like #'hey kids wanna earn some cash and also be a Patriotic Citizen? go find some seed pods and we'll give you money'#which i guess many people WOULD consider an Extorted Child Labor kinda deal but like #idk seems like a chill deal to me #anyways hope you guys like this post #Youtube

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cameoutstruggling93 · 3 months

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Vibing 🪴☕️✨️

#please excuse my face #girls #nerdy girls #bambi eyes #hazel eyes #coffee shop #coffee shop vibes #seed cafe #pawtucket #breakfast #coffee #iced coffee #so many plants!!#and alt rock!!#im moving in #girls with glasses

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my-anime-goods · 1 month

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Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau (Whisper Me a Love Song) - Pop Up Store featuring goods with new illustrations (Girls Band ver.) at Gamers from 13 to 29 April 2024.

#sasakoi #sasayaku you ni koi wo utau #whisper me a love song #contents seed #pop up shop #official art #anime

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kekwcomics · 2 months

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Spotted recently during a day out...

#nick cave #nick cave and the bad seeds #the birthday party #blixa bargeld #berlin #alt rock #moustache #shop lifting #shoplifting #shoplifters #moustaches #facial hair #theft #crime #true crime

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mycrystalearth · 8 months

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Handmade crystal grids, made by me ♡

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wampabampa · 2 months

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Heeeeyyy guys guess who got a redesign

OUR GORL CHEDDAR 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

Guessing that every critter in Wh has heart shaped paw pads (if not everyone) I gave cheddar yellow paws and changed her pallet from green to white and red!

#squish the goober #welcome home #procreate #my art #welcome home oc #cheddar monterey jack #sona #puppet oc #my oc shit #oc artwork #oc art #my ocs #she is mostly the same!#I can’t remember if I told y’all much about her #but don’t be fooled by her sweet appearance! she’s a theif!#a scoundrel!#there is a reason she’s only allowed into Howdys shop supervised #her bag is usually full of thr stuff she’s snatched up and cheese with the occasional carton of milk #in the show and storybooks she would search through it and give the char their required item for the adventure or lesson of the day!#she’s got Barnaby juggling balls in there #eddies letters (just the envelopes!)#paint brush from Wally #Julie’s flower seeds #franks magnifying glass #poppy’s spoons #Sally’s trusty tape and glue #no one is safe from her paws #like Barnaby she doesn’t wear shoes! she doesn’t like how they compact her toes #she and Barnaby are the reason everyone has a doormat #muddy feet!

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landgraabbed · 3 months

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the three monkeys of bloom valley, a tiny space for locals to enjoy the outdoors

#p #ts2 #sims 2 #sav: bloom valley #i haven't playtested it yet lmfao #i finally decided to fill the 1x1 spaces i had in the map and for once in my life decided to build something myself #i still have a community garden + seed shop to make but that will be a diff time #mayhaps after i'm done assembling the uni hood (landgraab university) with lots stolen from here and there #(i say stolen as in i don't remember where i got all of them but wholeheartedly say are not mine)

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brightgnosis · 3 months

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Botanical Interests

#Botanical Interests #Seed Shops #Bookshelf #Tumblr Staff Has Ruined Links Now And I Hate Them For It

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teapartyeternal · 5 months

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Grief seed 2.0!

I wanted to use thicker wire but I couldn't even get this wire to work without making the bead hole bigger, so I'll make another one with embroisery thread for the cage instead.

Also, this thing is BIG, like, the soul gems and past grief seeds I made have a 12mm bead. This bad boy has a 20mm bead 🦇

#myart #frombambi #grief seed #madoka #puella magi madoka magica #madoka magica #mahou shoujo madoka magica #pmmm #madoka magica fanart #the shop is closed for now but I'll be back on my shenanigans after the craft fair

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strawberry-nia · 11 months

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#ts4 #the sims 4 #the seeds #seeds 6 #postcard legacy #simblr #gameplay #baby shopping #pregnancy tw

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whyeverr · 5 months

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"Hey! Um. Usually... I think the idea is that we set up our wares for trade here, but... well, make yourself comfortable, I guess!"

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"Oooh. Are those cherries?"

#the kangs are *always* here #every time #i don't know why they just really like it i guess #anyway alyss has set up shop 😁#and now we have cherry seeds to plant!#rebuild a city #ts4bacc #2_15 #ts4 #ts4 gameplay #dawson kelley #survivors!

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buffetlicious · 5 months

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Went grocery with mum at Sembawang Shopping Centre and picked up a Cheezy Chicken Burger meal from CHIC-A-BOO Chicken Specialty. The fried chicken is really crispy and drizzled with cheese sauce. The meal itself came with potato wedges and an ice lemon tea for S$8.90.

#CHIC-A-BOO Chicken Specialty #Sembawang Shopping Centre #Cheezy Chicken Burger #Fried Chicken #Cheese Sauce #Cabbage #Buns #Sesame Seeds #Potato Wedges #Set Meal #Takeaway #Packed #Dinner #Western #Food #Buffetlicious

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earthlydispleasures · 2 days

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Feed me, Seymour...

#things with faces #pomegranate #pomegranate seeds #feed me seymour #little shop of horrors #upl

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