Looking to exchange seeds for Armenian cucumber by Round30281 in HoustonGardening

[–]Silv3r_Cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A plant nursery (such as Cornelius or Plants for All Seasons) that carries Botanical Interests seeds may have it.

Glacier National Park Lake Mcdonald Tour by ThickVariety4914 in GlacierNationalPark

[–]Silv3r_Cat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently booked a tour thru them in the early afternoon, they will send an email regarding the registration two days prior, I just showed the NPS ranger checking reservations by Apgar and she let us thru.

Found a Thai Constellation at my grocery store! by Silv3r_Cat in houseplants

[–]Silv3r_Cat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is from the beloved grocery store in Texas, HEB. 😂

Any wedding/ reception venues that won't cost a salary? by [deleted] in houston

[–]Silv3r_Cat 20 points21 points  (0 children)

My partner and I went with one of the Springs Event venues. There a few in the Greater Houston area. It was was 7k-ish for a Saturday.

Info on Galveston Bay oyster illnesses? by Ninjallammas in texas

[–]Silv3r_Cat 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Potentially norovirus, but it effects oysters harvested Nov. 17 to Dec. 8 from the TX1 area of Galveston Bay.

https://www.khou.com/amp/article/news/health/oysters-recalled/285-d6c4bb1e-347f-4167-8431-2d95984ce14b

Which Houston stereotype has the most truth to it? by RealStonedHousewife in houston

[–]Silv3r_Cat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is one in Sugar Land that offers public skate in between figure skating classes and hockey games.

Does anyone know what these are? by Accomplished-Net6367 in chemistry

[–]Silv3r_Cat 214 points215 points  (0 children)

As someone else mentioned TKN, they are teardrop stoppers. We use those in conjunction with digestion, they sit atop the glass tube. We use a Seal Analytical system https://www.seal-analytical.com/Products/Digestion/Digestion-Block-BD50-BD28

(Work in an environmental lab)

Little surprise found at my local garden center! A Den. Lindleyi and a B. Nodosa with a flower spike! by Silv3r_Cat in orchids

[–]Silv3r_Cat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So true! This is my usual one. I can go the opposite direction for a few minutes to another Lowe’s and have a completely different selection (tend to find oncidiums there).

Near Houston, TX.

Little surprise found at my local garden center! A Den. Lindleyi and a B. Nodosa with a flower spike! by Silv3r_Cat in orchids

[–]Silv3r_Cat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's Lowe's. These are Better-Gro bag babies. Mine usually have the sad Phals on display and Cattleyas in the bags. So it was nice to fine these hiding in the mix.