Heather Gardener

According to the plant ID tool on the Candide app, it’s a type of Erythronium, so Avalanche Lily or Trout Lily.

Really recommend the Candide app for the ID tool alone.

Awesome, well done! 🙌 I’m currently regrowing a new scoby because I got burnt out on kombucha too and all my other Scobys started moulding 🤢. I gotta try your way now to compare. Got some frozen blueberries, I wonder if they would work…if not can always get some fresh fruit next time I shop. 🙂

It’s worth a shot. Did you end up trying it?

I grew mine from a starter bottle, so no experience of growing one from scratch. But fruits do have both natural yeasts and sugars which can be converted to vinegar by acetobacter, which I think are present in kombucha, so I guess in theory it could work? I would love to hear how you got on if you did attempt it.

Nancy Reading wrote:

Heather Gardener wrote: I have spent many happy hours losing myself down various rabbit holes after using the search bar to find all kinds of interesting threads.

The "similar threads" links at the bottom can be pretty dangerous for interesting reads too!

Just this morning I found a v interesting landrace pumpkin pic post on the similar threads listings. There really are some beautiful pumpkins/squashes in the world 🥰

Hi Jana,

Welcome!

There are some really cool people on here that are so helpful and knowledgeable. I have spent many happy hours losing myself down various rabbit holes after using the search bar to find all kinds of interesting threads.

I hope you enjoy x 😊

I am definitely a huggy person when it comes to a partner. With other people people, it really depends on the relationship. I have hugged strangers before now (they were holding a sign that said free hugs lol 😂). It just depends. One thing I really hate though is when people who aren’t my partner try to kiss me on he lips in greeting. I know it’s common for people to do that with their kids, other family members or even pets (ewwwww) but for me that kind of kiss is reserved for partners only.

My partner does not do physical affection at all, which is kinda hard for me. At times it makes me feel like he just doesn’t care. I don’t think that’s true but it’s hard knowing that whenever I’m going through something hard and could really use a hug, it’s never going to come from him. And on the rare occasions it does, it doesn’t feel as comforting as it should because I know that for him it’s not something he probably wants to do, but feels like he should do.

Anne Miller, they look v much like those ornamental cucumber things. I didn’t even know that was a thing. I’d heard of ornamental gourds, which are v pretty, but I don’t get those because I don’t trust myself not to mix up the poisonous ones with the edible but still pretty ones. I got these tiny ones because they’re pretty but I have nothing edible that looks similar.

Greg Mosser I will have to Google that one.

Thank you both 😊

The biggest one, about a couple inches, with my lovely boyfriend as the hand model.

I would agree, tomatoes are a great plant for teaching how to take cuttings. Also mint or succulents. They’re all super easy to propagate.

I guess corn would be good to teach about genetics and basic plant breeding if you use coloured corn, as you could show how each kernel was individually fertilised and is genetically different to its cob mates. Violas or pansies could work too, as they’re supposed to be very promiscuous 😉.

Trying a three sisters planting could teach how plants can be grown together to help each other out.

Beans are fun. They can be used to teach the sprouting on wet paper towels method, about natural fertilisation methods as they fix nitrogen in the soil, and how much variety there is that just can’t get unless you grow them yourself 😊 They only sell the green French beans in my local supermarkets, but I can grow purple, yellow or speckled.

Pretty much any edible plant can teach how much better home grown stuff tastes.

Hi everyone,

Hoping you can help. Does anyone know what these really cool, weird little spiky things are?

I found them at my local garden centre, £1.50 for a small cup. They were near the pumpkins/squashes. I have no idea what they are, I’m assuming some kind of curcubit, but I’d love an ID so I know what to put on the packet when I save the seeds.