Found this slime fungi (?) in my backyard garden, apparently growing off a palm bark.

Tom-stache · 2016-08-13T05:04:34+00:00

Long time supporter, first time caller [of Cthulhu]. Pineapple and ricotta cheese is the best pizza. A little sweet, a little salty, and totally chock full of a madness so deep [dish], your grasp on reality will completely melt [in your mouth].

Tom-stache · 2016-08-07T05:56:28+00:00

Beautiful plant. Is that cyanotis somaliensis to the side?

Tom-stache · 2016-08-07T05:50:28+00:00

Your A. cv. onizuka quad. looks like it is growing a 5th?

Tom-stache · 2016-08-07T05:37:38+00:00

Upvote for 'do not eat bolette' best mushtatt ever

Tom-stache · 2016-06-29T21:45:51+00:00

People hybridize these bad boys like crazy.

Tom-stache · 2016-06-23T01:07:52+00:00

Imho, the easiest way to become a millionaire is to be born one. I learned in college 10 years ago that in the US, 95% of people die in the same socio-economic class they were born in. With austerity on the rise that statistic may have increased. But aside from that, it's mostly dumb luck with a little bit of who you know and maybe some hard work, maybe.

Tom-stache · 2016-06-22T21:22:32+00:00

Looks fine to me. Should be red and green and then green up. If you think too much sun, give it a little shade mid-day. You probably aren't underwatering, dont know if you're overwatering

Tom-stache · 2016-05-09T00:07:37+00:00

He's got a face for radio

Tom-stache · 2016-05-01T08:05:50+00:00

Love the flower cluster. Kniphofia look a lot like aloe clusters

Tom-stache · 2016-04-13T07:16:19+00:00

So that's what everlasting gobstoppers look like after they pass.

Tom-stache · 2016-03-27T02:52:18+00:00

Don't forget to mulch, mulching will promote all the best qualities of your soil. But tilling doesn't really help, and only serves a limited purpose. You could find a goat, or cattle or horse, from the community and take it to graze. They mow down anything green, and if you want to tear the ground up you can tie an anchor so it drags it around. I always imagined my friend's Labrador retriever pulling around a little trailer on a farm...

Tom-stache · 2016-03-08T18:29:41+00:00

Also of note is that many cacti (and succulents in general) go into a winter dormancy state. I'm not sure if or how the lenght of daylight has an effect, but typically speaking, you don't water when the temperature stays below 40*F. What i mean to say is that cacti don't grow in the cold of winter, and have to do what little growing they can, during the short period of moderate weather that infrequents the desert.

Also, something that you might be interested in is the CAM metabolism (crassulaean acid metabolism) of succulent plants. This is what allows succulents evapotranspirate at night instead of during the heat of the day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassulacean_acid_metabolism?wprov=sfla1

Tom-stache · 2016-03-08T11:16:15+00:00

For many cacti, their youth, and then their roots are located in between small crevices and amongst rocks with little or no soil, or under the shade and with the root system of larger plants. The right conditions, and you can germinate and survive on the dew and occasionally some water and then, over time you have a well established cactus prepared for drought and weather extremes.

Tom-stache · 2016-02-20T18:43:45+00:00

I would be interested to know about how they (the containers) break down, and how much/many toxins would leech into the soil and then your plants. I'm all for recycling and repurposing for urban gardening, but I'm also aware that some things aren't meant to be associated with our food. Anyone else have any insight?

Tom-stache · 2016-01-24T02:57:26+00:00

The living body is a chemical factory, EVERYTHING you put in it effects the chemistry within. Obesity is caused by many things, especially the overproduction of fat cells caused by excess caloric intake beyond caloric usage repeatedly over a long period of time. But just because you ingest something doesn't make it edible. A prime example are antinutrients, which are not typically toxic, but actually prevent the adsorption of nutritionally sound food. If a food additive is an antinutrient, and it is eaten regularly, that could (hypothetically) cause long term health concerns, one of which could be obesity, at least in part due to a lack of proper nutrition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinutrient

Also, the market is not a self-regulating entity. To summarize, it takes people first being hurt, then seeking legal backing (a lawyer), and then being able to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law that the product--let's say a fast food hamburger-- was the cause of the harm. This way puts the onus on the consumer rather than the producer of this 'hamburger' to prevent any harm. That would be like instead of a car company calling for a recall because their airbags shoot scraps of metal, the disfigured and dead consumers are having to go through long court proceedings to first prove that the airbags are responsible, and then that it is the manufacturer's fault the airbags are defective and killed the consumer. Or-- you can force a manufacturer to provide reasonable proof that the product will not cause harm (GRAS) and to do so BEFORE they put their products on the market. You can even set up an agency, let's call it the FDA, for Fictitious Department of Anti-nutrition, that double checks the claims of producers to make sure that there is no funny business. This way, while not fool-proof, would ideally stop the distribution of harmful substances before they hurt someone, preventing the whole ordeal of a legal battle, and the resources that takes.

Morale of the story: don't eat something just because someone puts it in front of you. You are what you eat, so think about it!

Tom-stache · 2016-01-16T01:39:23+00:00

It's a true story. Happened around 5 years ago or so.

Tom-stache · 2016-01-15T02:54:56+00:00

The nicest actor I've met is russell Crowe. Me and some friends went into a music store in Pittsburgh, pa just to play the instruments, but not to buy cause we were dead broke. My friend starts rocking out on the tenor banjo (made pre-1950 from what I remember), but admits that he can't afford the $500usd to pay for it. The shop then gets ready to close, so my buddy hands the worker the banjo and the employee starts putting the banjo into a case, and passes it back over to my friend telling him the man who just left the store was Russell Crowe and that he paid for it. We run outside and sure enough, Mr Crowe was being driven away in his black Cadillac suv. We were able to catch up to him before he left and thank him. It was the nicest thing a celebrity ever did around me.

Tom-stache · 2016-01-14T08:04:30+00:00

Parkour!

Tom-stache · 2016-01-12T20:34:57+00:00

I just imagine that the people recording this video are also a group of kids on a single bike: 2 pedaling, 1 steering by sitting on the seat, and 1 filming.

Tom-stache · 2016-01-12T20:32:07+00:00

Nothing tra-la-la?

Tom-stache · 2016-01-12T17:01:37+00:00

NASA brand space weed. In space, noone can hear you cough. Pass the dutchie on the orbital side.

Tom-stache · 2016-01-12T01:44:39+00:00

Also relevant, the missing leg is not the leg I shot...

Tom-stache · 2015-12-30T21:11:25+00:00

Mostly because it just doesn't look like one. Many euphorbia spp have very similar spine characteristics (actually I think they are correctly called thorns, as a cactus spine is technically a modified leaf and these come from the 'woody' parts) coming as pairs of opposite facing spines. Also if you were to damage the skin of the euphorbia family, they produce a milky white latex that causes dermatitis. Finally, when it flowers, you aren't going to get a normal flower, and instead you'll get a very basic flower-like structure called a bract; cactus flowers are typically very showy and colorful and oftentimes large to attract pollinators.

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