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talkingtomyhouseplants · 2 years

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Perlite dust?

You can actually add water directly in the bag and let it dry, but I wanted to show you the dust before and after adding water! 💪🏽

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balkanradfem · 6 months

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Today I found out there's a way to propagate fruit trees that is superior both to grafting and cutting, and I am both mad that I didn't know this before, and crazy excited about trying it out, it's almost like plant magic!

The name of it is Marcotting. It's a great way to save old fruit varieties that are dying! Or if you just have a tree you want a clone of.

So this is what you do. You pick a fruit tree that you want to clone, and you pick a healthy branch, take a knife, and peel a bit of the bark off, only about 1-2cm. Then you take a plastic bag, tape it so it's fastened under the cut, fill it with wet soil, and then tape it again, above the cut. What you did was make sure that the part of the peeled bark is completely surrounded by soil.

You leave that soil bag on the tree for 2 months.

And it will grow roots in there.

Once it grows roots, you can cut that branch off, and plant it. It will grow like a new tree, 100% the same genes, same species, 100% giving you the same fruit.

I'm so insanely excited to try this, most cuttings just die for me, and all trees from seeds either need to be grafted, or will be giving some wild produce, but this is a simple way to gain any fruit tree that you can get away with putting a little bag of soil on for a few months. The varieties that are usually easily propagated this way are citrus, fig, mulberry, and lychee. It takes 6 months for an apple tree to get roots like this!

Here's a link where you can read more about it, and a video where you can see it being done! Go forth and plant those fruit trees. Future generations will prosper from your effort.

#tree propagation #marcotting #where was this information all my life #tree planting #fruit trees #tree marcotting #new valuable information #resources #planting a food forest #this feels like such a magic trick #yes give me more trees #i will do this #air layering

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jensownzoo · 1 month

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So I decided to use up all my old carrot seed this year. The most recent packet is from 2016 which didn't seem so old until I did the math. My oldest packets were from 2004 and so probably won't do anything but add a teeny bit of organic matter given that they're TWENTY YEARS OLD, but why not? I'll get all new seed next year if I need it; until then I'm going to vastly overseed the rows and hope for the best.

I also decided to try the cornstarch slurry method for germinating carrot seed. It's supposed to help keep the seed moist during the longish germination period. It worked really well for getting the seed fairly evenly spaced too.

Anyway the recipe is 2 cups water plus 4 Tbsp cornstarch (for one whole packet of seed), bring to a simmer until thickened, then let cool all the way to room temp. It will thicken up more as it cools.

Pour into a ziplock baggie (I used quart size), add your seeds, zip close and slosh around to evenly suspend the seeds. (I added 3-4 packets of old seeds, so mine will look seedier than normal)

Then snip a tiny bit off of one of the corners (about 2-3x bigger than the seeds) and use it like a pastry bag to draw a line of seed jelly down your row. I recommend doing this in a shallow groove to both contain the jelly as well as allowing you to place a board or something on top (for those of us with hungry wildlife) until germination starts.

This really went so smoothly that I'm going to look up what other surface-sown seed this might be good for.

#gardening #clearing out the old seed stocks #carrots #germination tricks #cornstarch slurry #spring planting #i have enough packets left to make a other planting for fall as I apparently was really overambitious one year re:carrots

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columboscreens · 7 days

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#columbo #season 5 #now you see him #for my next trick lieutenant i will be planting a big wet kiss on your lips. alakazam

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consult-sherlockholmes · 3 days

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What did you do yesterday?

I investigated some plants.

If you can correctly name this plant I will applaud you.

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lxgentlefolkcomic · 6 months

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Trick or Treat! :D

You get: What the hell was IN that salad

#lxgf #ask #trick or treat #lxgf henry wotton #lxgf dorian gray #context for this: between holy water + sacred oil + communion wine + garlic (emulsifier) we realized you could make a Holy Vinaigrette #decided to try to come up with a Holy Salad to go with it #googled lists of sacred plants #and found out that peyote (hallucinogenic) and marijuana were among them #the most absurd thing about this scenario is the idea of lord henry getting excited about free salad #lxgf bonus content #shitposting

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vegan-nom-noms · 1 month

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Streusel Pumpkin Pecan Bars

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shou-jpeg · 6 months

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Trick or treat!🍫🍿🧡🖤

Trick!

Kim contemplating his plant situation from this drabble.

#kimchay #asks #trick or treat shou style #kpdoodles #i wanted to draw even more plants but like #i have dnd in an hour

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bilbosspoons · 4 months

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nick/troy shitpost part 17 PLEASE TELL ME YOU GET IT (why do plants vs zombies fics actually exist anyways i feel so funny rn)

#fearthewalkingdead #feartwd #nick clark #troy otto #ftwd #trick #trickftwd #frank dillane #daniel sharman #alicia clark #madison clark #alycia debnam carey #kim dickens #plants vs zombies

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 7 months

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phone calls my detested

#i had to make a vet appointment and Wow i am not cut out for this whole independent adult thing lmfao #i had to write down a little script for myself...#i feel so bad for the receptionist i was stumbling and 'uhhhhh'ing my way through that call #fuck and when i was supposed to end the call. i didnt realize #I DONT KNOW THE PROTOCOL OKAY #do i hang up??? do i say bye??? she didnt say bye so was there something else i was supposed to say #she hung up so Yay but oughhhhhhh what the fuck #youre telling me people just Know how to carry a conversation? they just Know the routine? sounds fake #i had to rev myself up for the call too #put on a hat. put on sunglasses to trick my brain into thinking we're outside doing things thus fabricating confidence #phone in one hand fidget-dodecahedron in the other. Pacing #my brain is a normal brain that works perfectly fine thanks for asking #absolutely unprompted #i feel so connected to my neanderthal ancestors when i have to make a call #theyre being stalked by a smilodon... i have to talk to a person... same Fear <3 #no but fr whenever i have to talk to someone my thought process shuts down Completely and i forget that im a living human being #fight or flight - neither. freeze and play dead #i think in my next life... i would like to be... a decorative plant #perhaps one of those tall ferns outside a seaside barbecue restaurant #i'd Win at that life. id be so good at photosynthesizing & rustling in the ocean breeze

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talkingtomyhouseplants · 2 years

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Yes, bugs could be hiding!

Use neem oil as prevention for your babies! 💚 I often use a milder solution.

I get the neem oil concentrate and make the solution myself. It gives me the flexibility to prepare my own strength and at the same time it is cheaper.

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snowshinobi · 1 month

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nothing gets me like a character with overt flower symbolism ESPECIALLY self-inflicted

#this post is about #lyney #choosing to use rainbow roses instead of lumi bells for his magic tricks from now on #bc he finds out lumis represent farewells. and rainbow roses represent passion. and he wants to hold onto his connection with #the main character who he's hopelessly gay for (either in the homosexual way or the bisexual way depending on the gender of mc)#but pla tag other characters and ocs and tell me their flower symbolism so i can be unwell about them too #snowswords #Genshin Impact #flower symbolism #i will tag my ocs now #onphora #gets daffodil bc ofc. they are lethal to everyone who isn't (found) family. even then they are stingy w trust/affection ...#tam #tammy #choses lilies bc she holds them at the funeral for a man she hated. flower of fuck you. flower of i do whatever i want especially now #flower of ... doing the right thing. i will mourn you but not bc you deserve it. alsooo lilies can be speckled (: like tam's freckles #elis #hmm i would give elis carnations. white ones w purple dye (: fun n cheap n accommodating n kinda tryhard flowers. but you love em for it <3 #i should assign more flowers to more OCs. i'll add them as i come up w them #OH i assigned #relin #who belongs to #cosmic #magnolias. ancient plants (relin's lineage is important) that represent endurance. that man sure endures ...#OMG I FORGOT I ASSIGNED #senjuro #SUNFLOWERS BC HE IS A SUNFLOWER. HIS LOVE WOULD BE TOO MUCH! HE WAS LEFT IN THE DUST ... and bc he's a sunshiny kid. my poor boy ...

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ravenmoodle · 5 months

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playin' around with some designs- care for a Lotus?

#my art #lotus eaters #character design #really like the lotus flowers growing from the eyes #its pretty over the top and stuff but i was just having fun trying to see how much I could push them #and playing with some background tricks #the plants on their heads can not be removed- they grow through their skulls #epic the musical #greek mythology #Listen- Open arms is my favorite song from epic and i might have it all blocked out in my head. I've ideas.

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peachesnabsinthe · 6 months

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🌿💨I can't do smoke-tricks💗😵‍💫 @hausfaerie (18+nsft)

#sesh with me #smoke sesh #medical marijuana #plant medicine #marijuana #cannabis #weed #stoner #stoner babe #bong #bong hit #smoke tricks #silly goofy mood #personal #digital diary #diaryposting #online journal #personal post #journal

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nihilismtrcit · 1 year

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after talking it over, clem and charlie are both on the same page that they don’t want any more children. between marnie, pets, the farm animals and crops, life is already pretty busy. and with marnie having no desire for siblings between her animals, hobbies, and friends to keep her company, they feel quite secure in their decision ❤️

#oh did u think this was gonna be a trying for number 2 announcement?#tricked ya ;)#clem was an only child and charlie just had a twin sister #so they're used to small family dynamics #bc i cannot handle two kids on this hectic ass farm #it requires so much to not have the plants a rotting mess and the animals threatening to run away #and i also dont have the attention span to follow two kids #bless those of u with big legacy families #ts4 edit #simblr #sims 4 #ts4 gameplay #hart legacy #*clementine

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pathos-logical · 6 months

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is it too late to ask for a trick or treat this is my first time ever

For you, Saint, never!

[ID copied from alt: An Obvious Plant Halloween costume named "Milkshake Duck." It features a smiling child holding a milkshake and wearing a duck costume, and the packaging says, "We regret to inform you the duck is a costume. Includes: Duck costume, Milkshake." End ID]

#sorry i thought it'd be funny to make a trick an obvious plant gag and this was just really funny #described #described by me #asks #saintbleeding #kay talks

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