jblue

futurebird, 7 months ago to random

How do you make up "sacred geometry" with magic and stuff but somehow it's more boring and less fantastic and strange than real geometry?

jblue, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to gardening

Achocha “Fat baby,” Cyclanthera brachystachya

Vines only set fruit when the temps go down in fall. Eaten raw when young, they taste mostly like cucumber and hint of baby peas but less watery. Mature, needs cooking.

Not sure about regrowing. The cucumbers are done so it’s convenient timing for this veg. I would plant it somewhere where the roots could go deeper as they struggled in the portable raised beds.

#gardening #jardin #plantas #plants @plants #organic #vegetable #GrowYourOwn

pvonhellermannn, 7 months ago to random

#ClimateDiary Where we are at

CGraeber, 7 months ago to random

#introduction I'm just going to post here searching for signs of life. Any tips appreciated. So far it feels a little lonely. Help me understand otherwise?

TheSaanichDaily, 7 months ago to random

The new "Save the Children" Convoy camp is currently under construction in Saint Isidore, Ontario. Convoy organizers are billing it as a permanent, year-round “community” and boast that it will be “warm in the winter” with its own ”kitchen.”

Wait...so these "Trudeau is an evil communists" gobbers are starting their own commune?

https://pressprogress.ca/what-is-the-save-the-children-convoy-and-what-do-they-really-believe/

jblue, 7 months ago to gardening

Farmers’ market has Arkansas black.

Very hard, crisp apple, low sugar but still sweet. Also citrusy as if you watered down an orange. It has backend floral notes of jasmine and honeysuckle. But then… smokiness, like smoked apple…

Is this bc of the wildfires this summer?? They were grown in PA.

Cultivar is resistant to cedar-apple rust, fire blight, scab, hot summers and can grow in zone 9 so I’m interested in growing it.

#gardening #permaculture #fruit #wildfire #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary

jblue, 7 months ago to gardening

#ClimateDiary

These are rescued river birch seedlings I found growing in pots with my tropical trees. The two mature trees near our house died from salt water creep and high winds exposure besides being almost 30yo. Those trees were home to Prometheus and Luna moth caterpillars, fed and housed multiple birds.

Not sure where to plant these next spring.

#gardening #trees #hurricane #tropicalstorm #rewilding #NativePlants

futurebird, 7 months ago to random

The Case for Domesticated Ants:

Domesticated bees are useful. They pollinate crops & produce honey. But, what could domesticated ants do?

Ants are stronger than bees & come in a wide range of sizes. They can be kept healthy on an inexpensive a diet of feeder insects & plant sugars. Ants are fastidious & pay attention to details. 1/

levampyre, 7 months ago to gardening German

Does anyone know what's going on at https://pfaf.org/? I had a 503 when I tried to access their website last week already. Now again. I start missing this resource. #garden #gardening #wald #plants

jblue, 7 months ago to Halloween

Polistes fuscatus, dark paper wasp on Passiflora incarnata, maypop

Maypops are starting to turn bright yellow for the fall. 🍂

#InsektenSamstag #insects #insectos #NativePlants #GrowYourOwn #rewilding @plants #fallcolors #fall #Autumn #autumnleaves #wasp #gardening #jardin #plants #plantas #jardineria

jblue, 7 months ago to books

Strongly recommend this book.

Author clearly explains how private equity firms are destroying essential industries, how they avoid legal responsibility for the disastrous consequences, who’s empowering them and how they can be stopped.

Private equity’s #enshittification is to blame for much of the worst aspects of health care, housing crisis, the economy as well as the deepening wealth gap.

#books #bookstodon @bookstodon #PrivateEquity #economics #finance #business #housingcrisis

jake4480, 7 months ago to random

Got my first of 3 strikes warning for YouTube. 🙄 Well, end of an era, I suppose.

jblue, 7 months ago to Bloomscrolling

Check out my wonky viola.

Violas are edible but this one looks angry.

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #fleuristonfil #gardening #jardin #jardineria #flowers

randahl, 7 months ago to random

I have not encountered an account like this on Mastodon before.

Does anyone have any experience with how well moderation works?

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thecalchemist, 7 months ago to random

Yay I’m getting discharged today. Cannot wait to get home

jblue, 7 months ago to Bloomscrolling

Canna flaccida, canna lily

Young seed pods while still green are edible. They taste a bit like green peas. You don’t get much produce though. Roots can be dried, ground and used like arrowroot or kuzu.

(Photo in portrait mode with background faded out and shadows and black point turned up.)

#bloomscrolling #fleuristonfil #florespondence #gardening #jardin #permaculture #flowers #flores @plants #plantas #plants

scientist, 7 months ago to mastodon

People of #mastodon or the #fediverse that live in the #UK, what forms of social gatherings are there for scientists and laypeople alike, who are interested in sustainable development?

I'm thinking of offline social gatherings of like-minded people who regularly think about ecological (environmental) sustainability within an evidence-based framework.

#environment #climate #ClimateDiary #sustainability #SocialTippingPoint #science #politics #economics #ClimateDiscussion #ClimateAction

artem, 8 months ago to random German

@mz4250
Hey MZ, did you try to print a whistle like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NlzT4zKFew

It's a "death whistle" it sounds realy crazy