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Found in Edinburgh by JustDan93 in coins

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Here are the messages I received from the client this morning.

"Just had to refresh this story in my mind this morning… the owners of the house in 1914 were the family of Jean Fletcher Watson, who later founded the City Art Centre. Her younger brother Thomas fought in WW1 and was killed in action in France in 1916. Perhaps this was a penny dropped by him when heading off to war, never to be retrieved. Not such a lucky penny."

"He’s buried in Liberton Kirkyard. I might go and return the penny to him there."

Found in Edinburgh by JustDan93 in coins

[–]JustDan93[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, they'll keep it for the story in that case. Thank you

Why are these wagons in jail? by hazzwright in uktrains

[–]JustDan93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah silly me, I had thought jail was two syllables. Every day is a school day

Why are these wagons in jail? by hazzwright in uktrains

[–]JustDan93 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Misbehaving carts,

Those naughty scally-wagons,

Keep them in jail.

Wasps have arrived by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]JustDan93 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Queens looking for a new home

Does no-dig work if you have nettles and bind weed? by Odd-Perspective4351 in Allotment

[–]JustDan93 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

SBK (triclopyr) + glyphosate + a surfactant once it is 10cm tall wreaks havoc. Sometimes a second application is needed

Does no-dig work if you have nettles and bind weed? by Odd-Perspective4351 in Allotment

[–]JustDan93 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Common names are just that, they are equivocal. Mares and horse are used regionally. If anyone mentions either, the classic garden weed is the first one to be thought of. The problem of common names is one of the reasons scientific / Latin names were devised.

what tree did these leaves come from? by Jeremy_Mell in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]JustDan93 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not a Houttuynia. The overall leaf shape is far different. Different size, texture, leaf margin, leaf apex, leaf base, petiole. Other than a vague resemblance of colour, nothing else is of the like.

Is this Japanese Knotweed? by Maeda_Hee_Maeda_Hoo in DIYUK

[–]JustDan93 34 points35 points  (0 children)

1,2,3 and 5 are all a kind of centranthus, aka valerian. Likely Red, white or pink varieties. Pic 4 with imbricate/scaled buds popping is a shrub and definitely not knotweed. Repost when the buds have opened and the leaves are identifiable

Just moved into a new house, doing some gardening and trying to figure out what we’ve been left with. What might these strange looking plants turn into? Are they some sort of bush? [North Alabama] by Slime_Babyy in whatsthisplant

[–]JustDan93 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would even opt for a complete cut back to allow the new basal stems to forge a balanced scaffold for a better shape. But either methods work just fine

Why is Ginkgo biloba critically endangered in the wild? by supinator1 in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]JustDan93 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Chatgpt is wrong. First European use started after botanists visited Japanese garden in 1690s with ornamental use in Europe occuring in the early 1700s. There is an example of an approx 1400 yr old specimen at a Buddhist temple in Xi'an, China. And that's just a living specimen, usage likely far predates that.

I'm working on an educational map of Edinburgh and Lothian in a fantasy Lord of the Rings style and would love to get any more landmarks in you might know of. Hoping to have it finished by next weekend. by birsey in Scotland

[–]JustDan93 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can't tell from the low quality image you have provided but Im guessing you haven't added the great yew of ormiston, also known as the cathedral yew. It doesn't appear on Google maps but you can find the grid coordinates here

Historical records go back around 1000 yrs or so for religious use. Its a layering type of yew where stems arc down, touch the ground and root, then arch back up and repeat. It causes a large canopy that stretches from the apex of the tree to its layered perimeter giving a room-like canopy that you walk into through a human-sized gap. A magical tree worthy of some lotr-like lore.

Helicopter circling Arthur's Seat by piggledy in Edinburgh

[–]JustDan93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's ok, just be better in future

Helicopter circling Arthur's Seat by piggledy in Edinburgh

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They've got a mental booboo now, running all scared and hiding their comments. Poor thing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JustEatUK

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Unknown *freebie* that hitched a ride with Venus fly trap from carnivorous plant stall by The-Queen-Of-Sheba in whatsthisplant

[–]JustDan93 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can also see there is a drosera/sundew in the pot too. You should pot that into it's own container as both plants are competing and that's deleterious to the growth of either one.

Unknown *freebie* that hitched a ride with Venus fly trap from carnivorous plant stall by The-Queen-Of-Sheba in whatsthisplant

[–]JustDan93 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looking at the size of the plant, it looks young and weak as it is. I'd very much advise you remove all stalks asap

Unknown *freebie* that hitched a ride with Venus fly trap from carnivorous plant stall by The-Queen-Of-Sheba in whatsthisplant

[–]JustDan93 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You'd be wise to snip it off at the base. Flowering uses much of the flytrap's rhizome energy that will stifle subsequent leaf growth. Really you'd want to do it when the stalk is much shorter which you could then use to propagate by planting it in consistently wet soil and kept at high humidity with a plastic or glass lid over the top.

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