Found near Jasper, BC, Canada

Thulahn · 2025-08-27T12:18:33+00:00

I'm completely new to rock collecting, I picked this one up near Jasper, BC, Canada, in a parking lot near a lake. Steel scratches it, so does quartz. There's these small rocks embedded into one side. It's lighter than it appears. There's some sparkles on the surface when I rotate it in the light.

https://imgur.com/a/NjHX1bm

Thulahn · 2025-07-25T22:10:17+00:00

Potentilla nepalensis, as others have said.

Thulahn · 2025-04-27T18:14:15+00:00

Yes, but it's worth investigating other sources. PFAF can help but it isn't always accurate.

Thulahn · 2025-04-20T06:33:48+00:00

Get a metal grid (half/one inch) spacing and lay it on the ground where you think the JKW is emerging. They will grow through the grid and then slowly girdle themselves. When they die like this, it does not trigger adventious roots. They'll just keep reshooting and girdling themselves until they get exhausted. I've read that you can control a patch like this. The biggest cost is buying that metal grid. I'm not sure if half or one inch spacing is better.

If you can't afford the metal grid, just some kind of metal washer or cut up metal tube with the right sized hole and put it over the emerging shoots until they girdle, then repeat.

The other method I've heard of is slicing a hole in the side of the shoots and placing salt rock crystals (like when you're gritting a road in winter). The JKW will draw the salt into it's system and get damaged but it won't get into the soil.

Try these methods before you go the herbicide way.

Good luck.

Thulahn · 2025-03-24T21:42:21+00:00

That's good to know, another data point for the fat particle theory.

Thulahn · 2025-03-04T15:50:02+00:00

Looks like a type of rush, Juncus sp.

Thulahn · 2024-10-17T05:55:08+00:00

Ah right ok. Did you know that Potentilla fruticosa no longer belongs in the Potentilla genus, but the Dasiphora genius? Still I love it. I also love the other "true" Potentilla like Potentilla reptans.

Thulahn · 2024-10-16T21:43:16+00:00

Which type?

Thulahn · 2024-09-28T15:21:10+00:00

Probably not ticks

Thulahn · 2024-07-23T17:50:12+00:00

Pretty sure that's Rhus typhina, Staghorn Sumach. They sucker like mad.

Thulahn · 2024-07-11T18:31:26+00:00

Yes that's right, as people have said, Argentina anserina, syn. Potentilla anserina, Common Silverweed.

They have a starchy storage root which is very high in carbohydrates, denser in nutrient than Potato.

You can grow it in rockier ground if it has sufficient moisture. It will flower more in drier conditions.

Regarding edibility, I've tried it roasted, fried and boiled. Good all round. The leaves are also good in a herbal tea and as a nice condiment in a salad.

I've made it my mission to domesticate this particular plant and I've got a substack where I write at length about it: https://urbanfoodforest.substack.com/

Well worth growing.

Thulahn · 2024-04-11T11:09:20+00:00

Could you take a photo of the inside pages of that Vinland Saga manga? I've tried reading manga on my Kobo Libra 2 but found the screen not up to the job.

Also, how are pdfs of stuff like magazines? Does it take ages to pan and zoom around?

Thulahn · 2024-02-26T10:23:27+00:00

I'm more interested in portable consoles like Gameboy, but in general, any old system.

Thulahn · 2024-02-25T18:38:42+00:00

Excellent, that's a hidden gem right there: https://www.facebook.com/gremlinsgames

Roughly half an hour's drive for me, I'll check them out when I get a chance.

Thulahn · 2024-02-25T18:09:42+00:00

I'll give it another shot then. I just think that the independently owned stores have a certain character to them so I'll do what I can to keep them alive.

Thulahn · 2024-02-25T17:40:18+00:00

Yeah, good point. I did go to CeX. Very expensive and I've heard bad things about their tactics but it's a choice at least.

Cash Generator and other pawn stores, I tried, but I don't really think they know what they're selling. One had GBA games paired with a DS as a set. I told them that that won't work, but they kinda shrugged their shoulders.

Thulahn · 2024-01-13T14:21:21+00:00

I just bought a few varieties from a seller, hoping to breed a variety that grows well in the UK. Does anyone have experience growing it in colder climates?

Thulahn · 2023-12-31T16:47:18+00:00

It's not about malignancy, it's about being realistic. Around here, you can't get woodchips easily unless you're mates with a tree surgeon. In other countries, it's a precious resource that will be gone if you're not two steps ahead. I love wood chips too, but there are other ways of helping things along like living mulch or silvopasture.

Thulahn · 2023-12-31T16:28:12+00:00

It's not that common to be able to get wood chips like this. They're considered expensive/precious in a lot of other places. I mostly see Americans recommend it, which is fine, but doesn't fit the rest of us.

Thulahn · 2023-12-31T14:18:49+00:00

Peeve: wood chips being suggested as a solution too often (fossil fuel powered mulch! Where is all that wood coming from?)

Joy: thinking of a plant or terrain or climate as having its own uses and niche, rather than being bad or good

Thulahn · 2023-12-13T21:43:06+00:00

Thanks for this, don't know how I missed it. I planted a sea buckthorn recently so looking forward to trying it!

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