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.
Picked up my immediate dentures - they look good, will upload vid short later.
After, went for nature walk in a park, with Mom.
Got some weeding in gardens done. Loads of photos are incoming, over next couple of hours.
Having a PBJ sandwich snack now.
#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.
With so many unwanted #pets, staff say things are at a breaking point. People come to the shelter looking to surrender their animals but are turned away daily.
“We have about 45 #dogs on our waiting list to come in, we probably have double that in #cats waiting to come in.”
Great fun, #paddling & drumming in our first races! We did pretty good, considering we've had only 7 practices. We beat a more experienced team that has trained twice/week for a few years in our last race with time of 1:08 minutes!
I'm exhausted & bit sore. Putting ice packs on & then having a long hot bath 🛀
Again, please see pinned posts with videos of #antimasker#police abusing our #HumanRights & #HealthSafety rights - in our own home. After refusing to leave for a strictly #covid#CardiacArrest 911 call. After being told to leave. After being told my Dad has #PTSD from abusive cops in past. After being told, this is a #WarSurvivors family & #cops aren't welcomed unless absolutely necessary & it wasn't necessary.