#Plant information

[star-strung-oasis]

#lady nature #into the oasis #plant information #plant app

[thehelpfulheathens]

Rhubarb -Plant profile

Rhubarb, an overlooked powerhouse of the garden. Find out how to plant it, what to plant it with and what to do with it once ready to harvest

Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is a versatile and hardy perennial plant that can thrive in a permaculture system. Known for its tart flavor and vibrant red stalks, rhubarb offers not only culinary delights but also various health benefits. In this article, we will explore in detail how to grow rhubarb in a permaculture garden, discuss its health benefits, share some delicious recipes, and highlight…

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#companion planting #edible plants #gardening #healthy eating #Nutrition #permaculture. #Plant information #recipes #Sustainability #Sustainable living

[faethfulrabbit]

🌱 Basil Genovese // Plant Information !🌱

✨Ocimum basilicum - Lamiacae; herb of the mint family !

Care Information

Bloom Time: Late Summer

Height Range: Up to 24 to 30 inches

Space Range: Stretches out about 12 to 18 inches

Lowest Tolerable Temp: Around 40° to 50°

✨ Planting * takes 5 to 10 days to germinate, though I’ve been luck enough to get it in 3 !

Garden - Does best being planted in late spring/early summer.

Indoor - Basil enjoys a well aerated and roomy pot!

✨ Lighting * direct lighting is needed !

Minimum Hours - 6 to 8 hours

Maximum Hours - Around 10 hours

In my experience basil seems to enjoy being warm.

✨ Soil and Watering

When to water - New seedlings need steady watering for a few weeks, 2 to 3 for those who enjoy specific details ! Afterwards, its best to water when you notice it drying out or shivering.

Humidity - Humidity can be a great way to help in basil’s growth, keeping it between a 40-60% humidity level is best. However its not a need for planting, I’ve done well growing them without a humidity box!

Best type of,, dirt - A light, nutrient packed, and well drained soil.

✨ Fertilizing and Pruning

Feeding - Just like a humidity box, fertilizer is not a constant requirement for basil but it does help! A 10-10-10 or 12-12-12 ratio of a NPK mixture (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) is considered best. Basil should be fed every month or so.

Pruning and harvesting - Use. Sharp. Clean. Tools. I know some people prefer to pinch leaves off, but using tools can minimize the chance of damage. When harvesting basil, make sure to do so from the top down- a good rule of thumb is to never take more than half of what it has to offer.

✨ Uses & Warnings * dont take my word alone, I highly urge you to do your own research to find out what is safe for you.

Cooking ; Basil is most commonly used in cooking ! Especially italian dishes. Both the leaves and flowers are edible, however the flowers hold a more packed basil flavor. Warning; Basil is safe to eat however in non-food quantities it can be very unsafe. Especially for pregnant people, people nursing, and toddlers/babies. Basil oils/extracts may also interact with medications.

Herbal Infusions/Teas ; The same warning as cooking remains, be conscious of the quantities you consume, and the medications it can interfere with. That aside however, brewing basil or even its flowers in hot water can be great !

Burning or Incense ; You can dry leaves in a window sill or upside down in bundles. Make sure you’re using a fire safe container to hold and catch the burning ashes. Be careful to avoid inhalation and only burn it in a well ventilated space.

Plant Buddies

✨ Good - These dynamics benefit each other! Plant them together for different effects.

Asparagus ; Basil and asparagus can attract ladybugs, which may help in controlling aphid infestations. Basil can also be used to protect asparagus from asparagus beetles.

Borage ; Improves the flavor and growth of basil ! Borage is a great edible plant that aids in repelling pests of other plants, but also assisting other plants develop better disease resistance. On top of all of that, it’s a pollinators favorite !

Chamomile ; Enhance basil’s essential oils, and by extension its taste.

Tomato ; Basil is great with deterring the tomato hornworm, but on top of that, both plants have been shown to better each other’s taste and yield.

Peppers ; Peppers and basil share the same bond as tomatoes and basil. Not only do they enhance each other, basil is great for protecting peppers from hungry pests.

Root Vegetables ; While this dynamic is only one way, its good to know that basil helps protect the leafy tops of most root vegetables when planted around them !

Marigolds ; Both work together to create an effective pest repellent using aroma.

Anise ; Just like chamomile, anise helps basil produce essential oils and with it better taste.

✨ Bad - Not exactly friendly with one another.

Cucumber ; Because cucumber is a plant that contains a high content if water, anything it’s planted with will affect its taste. Basil is known to make cucumber taste unsavory.

Fennel & Rue ; Both fennel and rue are notorious for stunting the plants near them.

Mint ; Mint is a selfish plant.

Thank you for reading through this post ! I’ll be posting the second half with Spiritual History and Correspondences soon as well !

Sources

🌱 My Garden Life

🌱 The Spruce Eats; Basil Flower Uses

🌱 Masterclass; Basil Companion Planting

🌱 Seeds & Grain; Companion Planting

🌱 RxList Basil Uses and Side Effects *this may be about “Holy Basil” however i still consider the information important knowledge.

#plant information #botanical information #plant babies #witchcraft #witchcore #cottage aesthetic #small buisness #small biz #nature #aesthetic #home garden #gardening #garden #garden ideas #witch #green witch #basil #genovese basil #sweet basil #herbal life #herbalism #herb garden #medeicinal herbs #herbology #herbalist #botanical #botany

[winslowat3am]

✧*。Flowers & their charm ✧*。@Cardthartic

#had to add my favorite: sunflowers 🌻 #love this site so much! so informative & beautifully made #flower cards #cards #art #cottagecore #aesthetic #naturecore #plants #nature #bloomcore #moodboard #flora

[courtingwonder]

The Tallest Trees in the World

#infographic #chart #nature #science #trees #educational #informative #today i learned #learning #biology #botany #plants #interesting #fascinating

[dogearedfriends]

they're trekking for real (EDIT: made the damn comic, you can see it here!)

#might make this into like a comic or something we'll see #as in: i had so much fun making up alien plants now someone (Spock) need to relay that information to the viewer #star trek #tos #fanart #the premise #k/s #spirk #my art #?

[balkanradfem]

Today I found out there's a way to propagate fruit trees that is superior both to grafting and cutting, and I am both mad that I didn't know this before, and crazy excited about trying it out, it's almost like plant magic!

The name of it is Marcotting. It's a great way to save old fruit varieties that are dying! Or if you just have a tree you want a clone of.

So this is what you do. You pick a fruit tree that you want to clone, and you pick a healthy branch, take a knife, and peel a bit of the bark off, only about 1-2cm. Then you take a plastic bag, tape it so it's fastened under the cut, fill it with wet soil, and then tape it again, above the cut. What you did was make sure that the part of the peeled bark is completely surrounded by soil.

You leave that soil bag on the tree for 2 months.

And it will grow roots in there.

Once it grows roots, you can cut that branch off, and plant it. It will grow like a new tree, 100% the same genes, same species, 100% giving you the same fruit.

I'm so insanely excited to try this, most cuttings just die for me, and all trees from seeds either need to be grafted, or will be giving some wild produce, but this is a simple way to gain any fruit tree that you can get away with putting a little bag of soil on for a few months. The varieties that are usually easily propagated this way are citrus, fig, mulberry, and lychee. It takes 6 months for an apple tree to get roots like this!

Here's a link where you can read more about it, and a video where you can see it being done! Go forth and plant those fruit trees. Future generations will prosper from your effort.

#tree propagation #marcotting #where was this information all my life #tree planting #fruit trees #tree marcotting #new valuable information #resources #planting a food forest #this feels like such a magic trick #yes give me more trees #i will do this #air layering

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 15 March 2024

In this front garden Exochorda × macrantha 'The Bride' (pearlbush), the deciduous shrub, has been pruned to create an informal hedge. The arching branches will soon be covered in short racemes of white flowers complimented by the fresh green emerging leaves.

Jill Raggett

#Exochorda #pearlbush #white flowers #hedge #informal hedge #front garden #plants #horticulture #gardens #garden #deal #kent #spring flowers #path #deciduous #shrub

[they-thespian666]

Slight redesign to my character Marcy (she/her) :]

#art #my art #oc #ocs #original character #my ocs #oc: marcy #hulder #huldra #for those out of the loop on this character (and also new information i added on): #this character is a hulder with an interest in plants and gardening #also her gender is dyke :]

[our-lord-satanas]

WITCHCRAFT INFO

BEGINNER WITCH RESEARCH LIST:

• The history of Witchcraft.

• Different types of Witches.

• Types of magick.

• Types of spells.

• Types of divination.

• Talismans vs sigils

• Seals.

• Altars.

• Closed/open religions.

• Lucid dreaming and astral projection.

• Spirits.

• Basic Witch supplies.

• Symbols and symbolism.

• Basic Witch supplies.

• The elements.

• Grounding and energy work.

• Herbs and their magick.

• Crystals and their powers.

• Sabbaths.

• Moon phases.

• Energy.

WHAT TO PUT IN A BOOK OF SHADOWS/GRIMOIRE:

• Start a lunar diary.

• Keep a dream diary.

• Write your spells.

• Astrology meanings.

• Write your rituals.

• Record rituals.

• Tarot meanings.

• Magickal correspondences.

• Crystal meanings.

• Your natal chart info.

IDEAS FOR YOUR BOOK OF SHADOWS:

• Herbs.

• Deities.

• Crystals.

• Recipes.

• Faeries.

• Elements.

• Mediation.

• Moon phases.

• Casting a circle.

• Full moon names.

• Wheel of the Year.

• History of Witchcraft.

SPELL TIMES

DAWN: spells of study, business, employment, healing, and travel. Preform rituals of purification and to bless new beginnings.

NOON: spells of strength, courage, protection, success, opportunity, and money issues.

SUNSET: spells for release, letting go of illness, heart break, and failure. Banish misery and pain. Perform rituals for breaking addictions and negative habits.

NIGHT: spells for enhance self development. Psychic dreams, awareness, divination, spirituality, love, peace, healing of old wounds, and releasing stress.

PROTECTIVE SYMBOLS AND ITEMS:

• Pentacle.

• Solar cross.

• Mars symbol.

• Hamsa.

• Eye of Horus.

• Triquetra.

• Pentagram.

• Bindrune.

• Hexagram of Solomon.

• Crossed spear.

• Black obsidian.

• Clove.

• Black pepper.

• Rosemary.

• Dragons blood incense.

• Garlic.

• Cinnamon.

• Basil.

• Black candles.

• Tourmaline.

• Bay leaf.

#fyp #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #fypage #fyppage #tumblr fyp #witchcraft #witch #beginner witch #fire witch #earth witch #water witch #air witch #white witch #crystal witch #forest witch #cosmic witch #hedge witch #plant witch #grey witch #divination witch #chaos witch #hereditary witch #green witch #lunar witch #solitary witch #eclectic witch #death witch #occult #information

[mellific]

i have a little comic about decomposition and ferns up in the ShortBox Comics Fair which runs through the end of october!

#cannot emphasize enough how this is not an educational comic #NON-informative. BAD for conveying information #hopefully some nice plant vibes though!

[captain-lovelace]

one thing that having fish and looking up fish advice online has showed me very tangibly is that if you love something but you know nothing about it and don’t learn you will hurt or kill it in trying to do something good for it. So many people over-feed their fish to death because their fish “look hungry”, or prevent their tank from cycling fully because they’re doing 100% water changes every week and end up with fish dying of ammonia or nitrite spikes, or love their pet fish but have no clue that it’s actually going to grow up to be a foot long and will need a much larger tank, etc etc etc. And obviously a good many of these are neglect or poor assumptions about fish as pets and most could be solved with looking shit up, but there are always some cases where the person in question loved the fish but was woefully misinformed, or panicked, or thought they were much more prepared than they were, or any number of things, and they’re devastated by the fact that they’ve hurt something they care deeply about. Often, though, I see these cited as either cases of “loving them too much” or “not loving them enough” or with a veil of “anyone who really loved this animal wouldn’t do this to it” and I think that’s… incomplete? Because the problem isn’t how someone feels or whether they care, the problem is how much work they put in to finding and filling the gaps in their knowledge. The problem isn’t loving something too much or not enough because the love isn’t relevant. Someone can NOT love their fish and take amazing care of them, and someone who loves their fish desperately can be a TERRIBLE fish keeper. I don’t know how generally applicable this is as a theory or even a metaphor but I do think the problem of knowledge vs emotion does extend further than fish.

#Keep seeing a poem quote like ‘I loved a plant so much that I over-watered it to death’ #With the implication being that the issue is like #Too much love #love has nothing to do with stuff like that #Not knowing or following care instructions is the issue #I’m also of the opinion that love can be genuine and also not come with a desire to learn more information #I’m tired of people acting like ‘true’ love inherently comes with that desire. You have to work for it #Idk what do I know. I’m new to keeping fish.

[anipgarden]

The Secret Other Thing: KILL

This is my eighth post in a series I’ll be making on how to increase biodiversity on a budget! I’m not an expert--just an enthusiast--but I hope something you find here helps! 

KILL, TEAR, RIP, MAIM. 

You may have seen this sentiment a few times on gardening and wildlife blogs and been incredibly confused. Isn’t killing things the opposite of what you should be doing to protect habitats? In some cases, it really is necessary!

Invasive Plants

Invasive plants can do more harm than good, taking up space and nutrients and providing little in return to local wildlife--while spreading and choking out the native plants that would provide the most to our native fauna. Learn how to identify invasive species in your area and how to properly dispose of them, and do so whenever you have the opportunity! You may even be able to find volunteer groups/events where you can join up with like-minded people to remove a specific plant from an area.

(This image refers to the United States specifically--these plants aren't invasive or native everywhere!)

Pro tip, though; if you take out an invasive species and leave empty soil where it was, it’s likely another quick-growing invasive species will just move in. We don’t want that! Try to plant something in its place! If you’re going out on a mission to take out invasive plants, try to keep some native flower seeds or seedlings on your person while you do this work.

Different plants are invasive in different places, so be sure that the plant you're targeting is actually invasive to where you are. You don’t want to rip out a beneficial plant because it’s invasive somewhere else! Social media sites like Instagram and Tumblr are great for spreading information about invasive plants, but they can often be a bit… US-centric. Even I'm guilty of this, plenty of times! Plants like garlic mustard, kudzu, butterfly bush, Amur honeysuckle, wild radish, and Japanese knotweed are high-profile invasive plants that I hear about all the time here in America--but they came from somewhere, and are a part of the environment in these places! Likewise, many plants that are branded as pollinator-friendly and biodiversity boosters here in the states can be awful invasive species elsewhere. Even plants and animals that aren’t invasive in one part of a country or continent can be detrimental in another--Canadian waterweed is native to North America, but it’s actually invasive in Alaska.

(Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) vs Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) vs the yellow variety of Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens))

Be sure you’re taking out the right plant--be very confident in your ID before you take any action! Amur honeysuckle and Japanese honeysuckle, for example, may be invasive in the US--but coral and northern bush honeysuckles are native and key species in their environments. You don’t want to do harm while trying to do good--double check your IDs. Being certain with your IDs can also prevent you from doing harm to yourself and others--some plants produce toxic smoke when burned. Stay well-read on how to dispose of the invasive plants you’re targeting. 

(Garlic mustard pesto! Can't say I've ever had it, but I've heard good things about it online!)

With that being said! Some invasive species can be eaten. It’s free food! And you’re helping the environment? Win-win! Try looking up recipes that use these plants, or see how you can substitute something else for them! Foraging guides and blogs would likely be extremely helpful for this.

A super easy way to help curb the spread of invasive plants is to not grow them yourself! Double check any plant you’re considering buying or growing from seed--some sold in stores like butterfly bush are often touted as great plants to add to a pollinator garden, but in reality are an invasive species that eagerly displaces native shrubs here in the states.

POV: you're working the garden center at the Blue Big Box Store, you care about the environment, and every day you watch people buy Butterfly Bush and can do jack shit about it asides from try to gently steer them towards something else (but the other next best option was also Invasive Tropical Milkweed because its easier for Big Box Store to sell) I have a personal vendetta against people who grow Butterfly Bush (I live in The States) (If you didn't know Butterfly Bush was invasive in the US before now you're valid but also please god consider replacing it with an alternative ASAP)

Invasive Animals

POV 30 to 50 feral hogs are running into your yard within 3-5 minutes while your small children play

Invasive animals and insects compete for resources, take over habitat, and can even spread disease--all while pushing native species out or dwindling their numbers. Keep track of invasive animals you see and report them. Depending on the severity of the situation, killing them can be necessary and even encouraged. Do be sure it’s an invasive species and not a look-alike. If you’re unsure, take pictures, do research, and take action the next time.

Some high-profile invasive species in the US are spotted lanternflies, cuban tree frogs, hammerhead worms, feral swine, zebra mussels, lionfish, asian carp, burmese python, and others. Again, do make sure you’re targeting species that are invasive in your area; I doubt Asian carp are considered invasive in Asia, for example. Similarly, the American bullfrog is native to the eastern US and Canada, but is quickly becoming an invasive species around the rest of the world. Not to mention, the racoon problem in Japan… 

Some invasive species can be eaten as well! Some of them taste awful, and some can even be dangerous to eat or handle without caution. I would do a good amount of research online before trying to cook up just anything.

Doing it Right

If you’re trying to handle invasive species, you do have to ensure you’re doing it properly. As you do your research, you’ll likely see if the species should be photographed and reported and to what channels. Also in some cases, going about destroying them incorrectly could unintentionally help them spread--some plants spread quickly through rhizomes into disturbed soil, and hammerhead worms can actually regenerate from pieces into fully-developed new worms when you try to cut them up. Some invasive species are even actively harmful to humans, so I cannot emphasize enough that you need to be sure about what you’re dealing with and be careful about it. Giant Hogweed, for example, has toxic sap that’ll cause severe skin inflammation and painful blisters if it contacts skin and is exposed to sunlight. The blisters last for months, and the skin may develop long-term sensitivity for sunlight. 

If you’re unsure about how to handle an invasive plant, or are unsure of it’s identity, try contacting your local university co-op extension service if you’re in the states. They can tell you how to remove it safely and effectively. I can't say for sure what other channels would be the best option for someone living outside the states, so if anyone knows, feel free to chime in!

Pets

POV: ur little outdoor kitty Firestar is destroying the balance of your local ecosystem plz keep him INSIDE

Please keep your pets inside, or at least on a leash. An outdoor cat can do a lot more damage than one might imagine, as well as unrestrained dogs.

That’s the end of this post! And... technically, the last post in the series! My next and final final post is gonna be basically a giant list of all my sources that I used to make this post! I hope this post series was informative, helpful, interesting--anything of value, really! Feel free to reply with any questions, your success stories, or anything you think I may have forgotten to add in!

#biodiversity #solarpunk #gardening #invasive species #ani rambles #out of queue #the biodiversity saga #i wasn't sure where to add this in on the post but not all non natives are invasive and some native plants have sorta invasive-y habits #i dont remember the proper term that isn't just 'invasive-y' but yknow. #with that being said I tend to do a quick google search to make sure a plant I wanna buy isn't invasive before I add it to my garden #with that being said fuck big box stores STOP SELLING INVASIVE PLANTS I SWEAR TO GOD I DONT CARE IF THEY'RE POPULAR STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT #someday I will go on an entire unhinged rant about tropical milkweed #ive already done it before but I'm willing to do it again fuck it #anyways!!!! this is the last post if you don't wanna read Collection Of Links: The Musical so uh #hope this was a nice series with helpful information!! love yall byeeee

[volivolition]

suggestion do you have... any wants? like obviously you do but like? suggestion my guy my ourple boy. both the easiest and hardest to write. you need a skill to say something to move conversation along but it doesn't fit any skill in particular? about 80% of the time you can have suggestion say it and it will make sense. but like actually characterizing him... how do i define you dude... what makes your character tick... urgh. i dont get you yet. im trying to understand but you are difficult.

#chemi chats #there are some skills that i just dont understand yet and that just means i have to work on their character study chapter #im reading his bio and i think suggestion is a good manipulator and it's instinctive and he tries not to feel bad about it? #he's clever!! charming!! friends with savvy and drama. planting seeds in the mind and coaxing them to grow towards him like he's the sun. #a crude oil reservoir lying beneath a carefully laid flower bed. taps into the roots. the plants don't know any better than to drink. #he's great at sensing what makes people tick and uses that to his advantage. he needs goals to look forward to so he knows how to best #pull the strings to get them there. otherwise he's a bit aimless. he likes being useful. and since influencing others is helpful #he just keeps doing it? because it's what he's good at. and he tries to convince himself its fun and cool and just cuz hes charming and #it's his role as a skill and manipulation isnt thaaaat bad because it's helpful to them after all... but he does feel bad sometimes. #oh im listening to his voice lines and i just got to ''brother you should have put me in front of a firing squad'' and im sad about him now #but what do you want for short term little guy?? probably for people to like him. he likes chatting with people. i bet he'd like genuine #conversations with no strings attached but there's always some part of him filing information and tidbits away that he can't turn off #subconsciously figuring out things he can hold over them or how he can nudge them into thinking someth-/wait.../ no. no he's just talking. #he's /supposed/ to just be talking stop analyzing them stop falling back into that just have a normal conversation!! but he can't help it.. #hm. this is all really helpful for his chapter. he and empathy are very alike but also different. very interesting... #task: swept up #okay good talk everyone i think i understand him a little better now lmao?? still gotta figure him out some more hes not fully there but ye #also i think he goes by whatever pronoun you think he'd use. just ''oh what do /you/ think i am hm?? what /would/ i use; do you think?? :)' #funny fella. i love you.

[catwafers]

i've been rotating postcanon knives in my mind for several months at this point, but i don't think i'll be able to draw his story beyond what i have already. so here's a glimpse of what's taken over my mind

(no romance included)

#trigun #trigun maximum #trigun fanart #trigun spoilers #trimax spoilers #artists on tumblr #millions knives #knives saverem #should i tag anyone else... idk #he's very sad. please give him a beverage #the “somebody” is livio btw HAHA #knives may or may not have a relationship with livio as well but i'm not as sure on the specifics so i didn't include him. sorry livio fans #“a series of circumstances” = i know what they are but i don't feel like explaining sorry SLKFJDSKLF #oh how i wish we got more information about what the world looks like postcanon #like is the plant dome accessible to the public? or did knives have to sneak in there LOL #<- unclear details like this are why i don't want to fully draw out this story #suicide cw #my art

[rithmeres]

my son nicotine who has every lung disease

#trigun #trigun stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #i’ve come to believe that since there are no regular plants in trigun the cigarettes must be made out of worms #do with this information what you will #smoking cw #wherefore art thou