SlippiHUD

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The Sensory Biology of Plants in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"A Monster Calls" has a very similar premise. Mother, Child, and psychic Tree.

I strongly recommend it.

China has planted so many trees it's changed the entire country's water distribution in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

I'm not sure that's really the take away. Its just that greening an area doesn't always result in local benefits. But that evaporation will eventually come down somewhere. Upwards of 4,000 miles away.

If we all rebuilt historical forests we would all benefit.

It's like if you're a sewage treatment plant, the better job you do, the more you help people down stream, but it still doesn't do anything about upstream problems.

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We've processed the green tomatoes! (lemmy.world)
 

We made 11 jars of pickled green tomatoes and 21 jars of salsa. Jars are Pint sized (≈.5 L). Unpictured is the 4 gallons (≈16L) of blanched and frozen red tomatoes that we'll eventually turn into sauce.

This took a while. Every window in the house was fogged.

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What to do with green tomatoes? (testing.crazypeople.online)
 

We found a recipe for pickled green tomatoes we're trying out. Let you know how it goes.

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Hop Harvest (testing.crazypeople.online)
 

Got nearly 20 ounces, 566 grams for the more civilized.

Also some volunteer Jack-o-lantern pumpkins, I've had to pick them earlier than I wanted because a ground hog has devoured 6-7 pumpkins already.

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Hops! First year. (testing.crazypeople.online)
 

I was given a bine (yes, that's not a typo) by my father in law.

Unsure of the variety, and unsure of what I want to do with them, brewing my own beer is a lot of work and cleaning I dont have time for.

May see if a local brewery wants them.

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Finally, my first Cantaloupe! (testing.crazypeople.online)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by SlippiHUD@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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I tried planting edible landscaping this year, but it's been working pretty poorly. I think I need figure out a better way to communicate the expectations with pedestrians.

So far 2 Cantaloupes have been taken well before ripening, an unripe green pumpkin was taken, an unripe bell pepper was taken, and they aren't touching the ripe tomatos or strawberries. So I'm very confused.

Maybe I'm expecting them to have too high of a base knowledge of garden plants? I may just move the garden inside the fence and build a small pantry instead.

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Pawpaw pollinators (lemmy.world)
 

My pawpaws saplings I planted last fall are still alive!

They have started budding leaves. I know I'm a few years away from fruit production but I am curious if anyone has found good ways to attract pollinators outside of rotting meat. Not sure the city would be very excited about that prospect.

I am considering making a native carion flower plant garden near the trees to make area more attractive to pollinators prior to the pawpaws flowering. Was wondering it anyone else had tried that idea. I've found 3 somewhat promising options in my area of Ohio.

These seem to be an especially symbiotic options https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium_sessile https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillium_erectum

And this could be grown if you have a bog garden https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symplocarpus_foetidus

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Southwest Ohio Native Fruit Garden (lemmy.world)
 

I'm currently hunting down pawpaw trees, Blueberry bushes, black raspberry, and other native fruits for my garden.

Looking for suggestions.

I looked into black cherries, but they get too large and too easily wind damaged for the proximity I'd have to plant them to my house.