It's bulbs are used often in #MiddleEastern cuisine; especially in #Iran where they grow wild in mountain ranges. Its #plant extracts are #medicinal - used to treat fungal & bacterial infections, malaria treatments & anti-dandruff treatment.
It's proven to be #DroughtResistant, once established. One of very few #plants proven to be resistant to air pollution too. I highly recommend this for #ClimateAction#gardening. It's a gorgeous plant too.
First 2024 #apples are growing well. No tent caterpillars problem, yet. We check fruit trees daily. I don't know what kind of apples these are because I'm not knowledgeable about apple types & this tree was here when we bought property a long time ago. They are reddish green when mature & are very large in size - about double the size of an average granny smith.
Large #edible#perennial that needs full sun & no shade. As it's namesake, tolerant of high sodium soil & wind resistant - it depends on winds to pollinate hermaphroditic flowers. I recommend this easy to grow #plant, for coastal food gardens.
#StJohnsWort - I grow them in a separate contained area. I grow false St John's Wort in a different contained area.
The true St John's Wort is a longtime #medicinal#plant. As with all #PlantMedicines, that originate from the wilds, please learn more about each plant & how to properly use it, first. If harvesting in the wild - be responsible with picking.
Trinidad #ScorpionPepper & #CarolinaReaper - 2 of the #HotPeppers varieties that I'm growing this year. I only have 4 of each plant. All are inside my DIY scrap wood greenhouse.
Heading out to Indigenous drumming gathering. Bringing my drum. Getting shown the deer skin that my next gifted drum will be made from during the get together 😊
@CedarTea This was the last handcrafted custom gift made for me by #Wsanec#Tseycum First Nation elder. He makes all the Indigenous regalia for multiple First Nations on South Vancouver Island. He made this spirit animals protection necklace for me, from one single deer antler. He crafted it for me, while struggling with liver cancer treatments ❤️❤️❤️