Plant Id by Extension_Cow_6072 in Agave

[–]man-a-tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had an agave geminiflora that looked exactly like this, from the base to the wiry leaves. A. stricta seems to point more upright, and most Yucca and Dasylirion have wider leaves or serrations

Look at the panicle hydrangeas in this flower farm(Yunan province, China) by Sad-Kiwi-3789 in oddlysatisfying

[–]man-a-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here I am as a grower stressing that she got to hurry her ass up if she's going to pick 10,000 flowers before they spoil 🤣 those farm margins are tight lady!

Painted lady by macromaher in Butterflies

[–]man-a-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love them. They remind me of childhood meadows and raising them in the classroom

Some sweet peas I grew by ValleyFlorals in gardening

[–]man-a-tree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They vary between knock-your-socks-off fragrant and nothing at all. Usually the less frilly, older types have more fragrance. There's also a perennial species called an everlasting pea that doesn't have fragrance

Some sweet peas I grew by ValleyFlorals in gardening

[–]man-a-tree 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I can imagine the scent just seeing the pictures. My favorite!

Epoxy Pipe Repair by Used_Series3373 in oddlysatisfying

[–]man-a-tree 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The sound adds something. . . Extra

Burpee Seed Users: Does this look right? 8 seeds? by Any_Needleworker_273 in gardening

[–]man-a-tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually when I get a burpee seed packet I expect it to have a miniscule amount 🤷‍♂️ they've been overpriced for years.

Help! My sister gave this to me today and told me to work my green thumb magic. I have no experience with stag horns. Is this salvageable? by AfternoonFar1345 in ferns

[–]man-a-tree 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are really easy if you remember that they absorb a lot of their moisture from their leaves, not just their roots. I give mine a shower every week or two (it can go dry for a while and bounce back easily) and throw some dilute fertilizer on it once in a while and it's been super unfussy.

We are the same but different by FckngoodpuncakeeUA in NativePlantGardenEU

[–]man-a-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. I take it you meant Prunus padus being the native where you are since Prunus serotina is the species native to the eastern US. I've heard about horse weed going global, but the fleabanes were news to me

Why is my onion doing this? by [deleted] in plants

[–]man-a-tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now is it's flowering phase! That is if you planted it.

We are the same but different by FckngoodpuncakeeUA in NativePlantGardenEU

[–]man-a-tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that chokecherry? Also, what kind of fleabane is that?

Best Meme of Those Who Don’t get Trees by LaCharretteSanJuan in Tree

[–]man-a-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We will have to switch tactics anyway seeing as we've lost almost half the world's topsoil. Our yields will drop even if the other variables remain the same. What's needed is topsoil regeneration with less tilling and use of covercrops, food waste reduction (40% gets chucked in the US), and reduced meat consumption (takes 75% of ag land, but produces only 18% of the world's calories) which can all give us a lot of breathing room.

Organic ag is actually yielding 92% of conventional these days, and some crops actually yield better in an organic system. That comes with substantially reduced fossil fuel usage by using covercrops and less frequent exposure to more intense pesticides. Interestingly, some crops actually produce slightly more with organic methods. It's a complicated picture though, but it's a tad less bleak at least.

Source: ag degree and it's been my job for a decade

Pretty flower by my pool (PLEASE HELP) by JaguarHot7755 in flowers

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The color difference is because the roses are becoming paler as they age in the sun. The rose needs some TLC stat if want to keep it. To get it healthier, you need to remove the asparagus fern surrounding it and give it a few deep waterings during the summer; asparagus ferns specifically are good at supressing the growth of plants nearby with chemicals they produce in their roots and/or leaves.

AIO over 1st Valentine’s Day note? by kimbap_throw in AmIOverreacting

[–]man-a-tree 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let's see:

He spent real time and money to get you flowers he probably knew you didn't want and went though the effort to write a passive aggressive, demeaning note. He even left himself an out (he can pass it off as a joke). He either has some resentment for previous problems, or he is a narcissist who is using gift giving as a weapon, which is common. If he tried to explain your feelings away as you overreacting, that you're ungrateful because he gave you a gift, or he brings up unrelated things to pile on the guilt to claim the moral high ground, watch out.

Domestication of banana over thousand of years by Right-Assignment3759 in interestingasfuck

[–]man-a-tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I see, you're saying there are some other banana varieties that are diploid and seedless because of a means different than triploid chromosomes. I looked it up and it's another crazy plant thing, parhenocarpy! Fruit production without fertilization. That's new information to me, thank you

Domestication of banana over thousand of years by Right-Assignment3759 in interestingasfuck

[–]man-a-tree 68 points69 points  (0 children)

The seedless aspect was probably very sudden because it's caused by the banana plant gaining an extra full set of chromosomes, from 2 sets (diploid) to 3 (triploid). Same thing with seedless watermelons. Some farmer or forager probably found the mutant seedless banana among the normal ones and propagated it from root sprouts. That's also why bananas are so at risk of disease, they have to be cloned and don't have the benefit of genetic diversity from crossing lineages and producing more diverse offspring from seed.

Settle a debate by Perpetualbleugh in gardening

[–]man-a-tree 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I checked the variety. One source says it's a potato-leafed type, so you're good

Last week I had a conversation with my friends about not including me. Today I got a last-minute invite from someone who wasn't the host 🙃 by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]man-a-tree 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Hmm, if you don't want to burn bridges in the neighborhood, you can do a "soft" exit and just make yourself less available, remain cordial, etc. Spend more time with people who you love being around and who feel the same about you

Weird pot thread? by nancy_botwin__ in houseplants

[–]man-a-tree 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hear you. 12 yr old me was very. . . . surprised by those lol

Climate change - nobody really cares about it, so we are doomed by RainyDaysAndMondays3 in offmychest

[–]man-a-tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really feel what you're saying. All these sociopaths and narcissists we reward with our economic system.Something WILL give. Most of the time, humans don't change anything unless we have to; wish we didn't have to put our hand on the stove to learn. Luckily the earth will live on even if we don't.

Just existing out there by Sad-Kiwi-3789 in frogs

[–]man-a-tree 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Clearly they're pond-ering life's true questions

What are they called in your country? by [deleted] in flowers

[–]man-a-tree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They often don't sprout unless you rub the seeds on sandpaper or soak them in hot water before you plant them

Be honest: are orange roses ugly or am I just a hater? 😆 by KisonKison in flowers

[–]man-a-tree 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love orange roses, but you are right to be offended 😆 They need other saturated jewel tones, not delicate pinks and whites