#fertility of the earth

[sidewalkchemistry]

"Despite the belief that leaving leaves will suffocate the lawn and leave them patchy, this isn’t the case.

According to The Farmer’s Almanac blogger Robin Sweetser, “pound for pound, leaves contain twice the mineral content of manure,” making it more powerful than the normal fertilizer and mulch that homeowners purchase each year.

By using leaves, homeowners are saving money on fertilizer and mulching that leaves will naturally do for free.

Environmentally, rotten leaves also act as food, shelter, and nesting or bedding throughout the winter for wildlife, bugs, and microorganisms. Moths and butterflies are known to winter in leaf litter, with birds and toads hiding beneath the leaves or picking through them in search of food.

This far and away beats the alternative of placing leaves in landfills, which FoodCycler warns can produce methane gas (CH4), which is 25 times worse for the environment compared to CO2 and traps atmospheric heat."

#txt #earth stewardship #eco #gardening #autumn #autumn leaves #fertilizer #mulch #mindful consumption #eco conscious #slow living #soft living #rewilding #conservation #wildscaping #raking leaves #holistic leveling up #leveling up #that girl #green juice girl #ecofeminism #sustainability #sidewalkchemistry

[ghost-bxrd]

I want Fae!Dick to scare Deathstroke, or Jason using his "scary big brother privileges" 🥺

Omg literally can you imagine tho!?

Like, I don’t know much about Deathstroke, only that he’s apparently had a phase or two where he’s obsessed with Robin and making him his apprentice.

And Dick? Oh boy did Slade bite off more than he could chew with that particular sidekick.

Dick is amused.

When Slade tries to threaten him? Well, sure. Okay, he can play along. He’s got his gimmick with the titans right now and Bruce isn’t here to lecture him on morals. So, bring it, old man! And Slade? Totally convinced he scared the kid into submission? He’s in for a nasty surprise, because he was expecting an angry, terrified kid who was gonna fight him every step of the way. Someone he’d have fun breaking and molding into his version of a good soldier.

He’s not prepared for Dick “several rows of teeth” Grayson, for Robin “you should really work on leaving so many loopholes in your instructions” sidekick to Batman, for Richard “I am about to make you regret the day your mom and dad had their first kiss” Grayson-Wayne.

And Slade does. He regrets it so, so much. By day seven he’s ready to throw in the towel when he once again wakes up in the middle of a swamp with Robin splashing through the murky waters like it’s a day at the beach, animatedly talking to a something that looks like an alligator but has way too many eyes and feathers to be one.

“What? You only said not to move anywhere with trees again. We’re in a swamp!”

“This counts as the woods!”

“You said trees tho” :))))

“There ARE trees!!!!”

“They’re mangroves, jackass. God, read the room. They’re real sensitive about being called trees.”

(Slade will forever deny that he sheds a tear out of sheer relief when Batman comes to pick up his weird af kid)

And I’m afraid Jason would never actively have to invoke scary older brother privileges. It’s more of a “Dick, I know I complained about my maths teacher one (1) time, but please don’t have the deer eat her.”

Dick, who was totally about to tell the deer to eat her: “… Not even a nibble?” 🥺

#the swamps mentioned above are inspired by parts of the Everglades #because that’s honestly also like it’s very own micro world #very beautiful #and very terrifying #in a different way to the swamps I have at home #a yippee to the diversity earth’s nature has to offer #also a yay to fae dick being an absolute menace without even trying #fae dick grayson #I’m sorry but literally I think Jason (and all the other batfam members) would have to hold dick back from lowkey vicious #with any minor inconvenience #dick would jump straight to violence if he thinks someone is hurting his precious family #meanwhile Jason: it was literally just a B for my English essay #dick: so does that mean I get to use her as fertilizer for the soil? #Jason: N O wtf is wrong with you? #dick: :(((((( #Bruce: *headache* #jason todd #batfamily #dick grayson #batfam #robin #Nightwing #fae #the other things from the woods

[dailyadventureprompts]

I was wondering if you could do something of a Monsters Reimagined for Luthic. It always struck me as odd that even though she is a deity of childbirth and fertility and motherhood she is evil simply because she is an ORC deity.

Monsters Reimagined: Luthic, Cavemother

There are no easy births: it always a matter of blood and broken bones and shit and curses and pain in the desperate hope of getting through it alive and maybe bringing something good into the world in the process. It would stand to reason then that the god who claimed birth as her domain would have to be strong, hopeful yes, but tough as old boot lather and not afraid to get her hands dirty.

Luthic is that god, who lends her strength to those who bear life as the process threatens to rip them apart, who councils with midwives, grannies, bonesetters, and village witches who keep the hardwon knowledge of the fever-herb and staunching poultice.

It is said that before she took her current form Luthic was a god of the dark and secret places of the earth, who first encountered mortals when they sheltered in her caves from the bickering of other gods and their aims during the primordial dawn age. The mortals were new, not yet knowing the design of thier own bodies, and when it came time for the first generation to give birth to the second, someone had to step up and help them through it. Like any mother Luthic encouraged them through their explorations, as playing with sticks led to spears and tools, and painting on stone walls led to art and language. When they were ready, she brought them blinking into the light, and then retired to a well deserved state of distant reverance as her adopted children took their place in the world above.

Adventure Hooks:

Like the great bear that is her crest, the cavemother likes to keep to herself much of the time, unless some idiot stirs up enough of a ruckous to wake her from her hibernation. This time it's some upjumped priest king that's convinced that if he can just impregnate the right woman he can sire a word redeaming chosen one. The only problem is that he's not giving the "right woman" much of a choice in the matter, and has decided to invade the party's homeland to search for and capture her. Luthic isn't going to stand for it, and appears to the party in the form of a local medicine woman to set them on the right path and patch their wounds along the way. Once they've earned her trust, she'll put an ancient bone knife in their hands sharp enough to cut through an army of zealots and imply that they should use it to feed the priest king his own cock. Something about a lession in not sticking it in where it's not welcome.

The caves marked off as sacred to Luthic are wellsprings of primordial power, resounding not only with the wisdom of previous generations but the energy of creation itself. Its said that if you pilgramage into their dark depths one might emerge remade, free of illness or debilitation, or reborn into a body more fitting of who they truely are.

Seeking the holiest of holy places to consummate his marriage to his longtime rival and off again on-again flame, an orcish champion has sought out a long-abandoned mountain temple dedicated to the Cavemother. His dreams of altartop honeymooning has been shattered however as he's discovered that the temple and surrounding highlands are overrun by the brood of Shub-Nuggrath and her cultists. Having perhaps bitten off more than he can chew, he requests the party's aid in ousting the "goatfuckers" from the region.

Titles: Cavemother, She of the Bitter Roots, Bellycarver,

Signs: Unnatural darkness, Rumbling in the mouths of caves, clawmarks in stone, particularly angry bears.

Symbols: The Orcish rune for cave entrance, The Cavebear, or the Jawbone of one.

Despite not being one of the more widely published deities Luthic has been one of my most requested gods to rework, and after I published my take on Gruumsh my inbox I got even more. Normally I won't go into the racial sub-pantheons more often than not because of how conceptually thin most of the entries are, but the asker (and a few others) rightfully noticed the oddness of having Luthic be marked out as an evil goddess despite her domains being centered around fertility, birth, healing, and the earth... all classic mother goddess stuff we could imagine any good aligned druid talking about.

It took me a little while to understand that Luthic's evil was strictly rooted in the idea that she was helping more orcs be born, orcs being a primary enemy of all good people and thus contextualizing a wholly unselfish and natural action as something counter to the forces of good. Remember kids, dig too deep into d&d and you WILL find genocide apologia waiting somewhere under the surface. The same goes for her healing aspect, which is repeatedly brought up as being crude and inferior to the medicine of other races (Her priestesses carry dirt to rub into the wounds of those they care for, because even though it's healing it needs to be gross and inferior because they're orcs and orcs are a standin for anyone the writers subconsciously think are gross and inferior).

That said, removing the one conceit that Luthic is evil ( and all the misogyny baked into her original writeups) we're actually left with a very interesting addition to our pantheon: A goddess who presides over the unpleasant and frequently gruesome process of pregnancy and birth, a fact of life for the historical-ish settings that most d&d campaigns but one that is seldom touched upon. I can easily imagine Luthic's acolytes being the ones to hand out herbs that deal with unwanted pregnancy or to be called for in the difficult case of a breach birth. Luthic likewise being the god who presides over caves because most of the more well-known deities that deal with the underground are specifically mining related, and there's a delicious tension there between between places below the earth that exist to be exploited, and others that exist as sacred, liminal spaces that we merely visit.

Art

#deity #orc #divinity: fertility #divinity: earth #divinity: healing #witch #cave #cultists #warfare #seeking healing #temple

[princess-of-morkva]

i see merlin trending, i wanna post something.

no but seriously how did that happen. not that i'm complaining

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #anyway did you ever ask yourself why were there druid camps in camelot even twenty years into the purge? #like why would they stay #soo i think i have a theory #remember perilous lands? #they became this dead wasteland because magic was being continuously sucked out of it #so what if the same thing could've happened to camelot #and druids knew it obv #so they continued camping on camelot's soil and performing magic rituals #to support the magic of the land #so it doesn't die completely #however there were some signs anyway #like i believe they had less harvest than before #the soil had become dryer and less fertile #and than merlin came to live in camelot #and started unknowingly feeding his magic to the earth #and some people probably freaked out over abnormal grain reports that year

[gaiastruth]

#gaia goddess #gaia #gaia diety #gaia alter #gaia statue #gaia worship #gaia aesthetic #greek mythology #ancient greek mythology #greek goddess #ancient greece #nature lover #nature #mother earth #earth #fertility #femininity #treelovers #trees #dirt #green witch

[blueiskewl]

Two Statuettes of Demeter Discovered in Turkey

Two statuettes of Demeter, the Greek goddess of earth and fertility, were discovered in a cistern in the ancient city of Aigai in western Türkiye’s Manisa.

Aigai, also Aigaiai was an ancient Greek, later Roman, city, and bishopric in Aeolis. Aegae is mentioned by both Herodotus and Strabo as being a member of the Aeolian dodecapolis.

It was also an important sanctuary of Apollo. Aigai had its brightest period under the Attalid dynasty, which ruled from nearby Pergamon in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. The remains of the city are located near the modern village Yuntdağı Köseler of Manisa Province, Turkey.

The excavation team, led by Professor Yusuf Sezgin, head of the archaeology department at Manisa Celal Bayar University, is actively working in Aigai.

Sezgin, who found a cistern near the road to the “sanctuary of Athena” in the city, said that they made some unexpected discoveries during the excavation.

“The cistern we excavated this year is quite different from others in both its form and the artifacts found within. For example, we discovered a figurine specially placed under what we call the “cistern bracelet,” a recess at the entrance of the cistern. Normally, we don’t find such figurines inside cisterns. This one, specifically placed or laid there, depicts the goddess, Demeter, as we know from Greek mythology.”

“Another interesting point is that this wasn’t the only Demeter figurine; we found another one inside the cistern, also shown in the same posture. The third discovery, which might not be very clear because it’s broken, is a piece of a decorated vase. On its fragments are sheaves of wheat, which we know are associated with the goddess Demeter,” he added.

Sezgin also shared: “Demeter was the goddess of agriculture. She was the one who provided the earth’s fertility and productivity. At the same time, she was the protector of plants. In rural ancient cities like Aigai, she was one of the most important goddesses. Considering how difficult it was to farm on rural land, Demeter was given significant importance. In this regard, there was a very strong cult of Demeter in Aigai.”

Special festivals and rituals for gods and goddesses were common in ancient times. Archaeologists recently discovered a cistern about 50-60 meters away from the Atena sanctuary in Aigai. This cistern might have been used for these rituals.

The cistern’s proximity to the sacred area suggests it may be associated with Demeter festivals. This cistern is unique in that more figurines were discovered inside than in any other cistern.

By Oguz Kayra.

#Two Statuettes of Demeter Discovered in Turkey #ancient city of Aigai #Greek goddess of earth and fertility #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #greek history #roman history #roman art #greek art

[elizabeth-halime]

#history #goddess asherah #asherah goddess #earth goddess #canaanite goddess #gods and goddesses #goddess #Goddess Asherah of the sea #Athirat #canaanite mythology #Mythology #Asherah #asherah #Motherhood goddess #goddess of fertility #Moon goddess #Ocean goddess #Wife of god #My favorite #My edit

[nostalgia-tblr]

you would think that i, with my Many Experience of writing fanfiction, would have foreseen the obvious trickiness of writing threesome porn where all of them are the same person and two of them have the same name and same pronouns and i have drawn attention to the fact that they look the same as each other but -

#“but why did sylvie change her name?” SHE DID IT TO MAKE THIS TASK EASIER AND I AM APPROPRIATELY GRATEFUL #making the other Loki use they/them did occur to me but plural-they is obviously in heavy use here so am not sure it'd help at all #anyway all-in-all this was a foolish plan but now i have several paragraphs and am thus deeply into Sunk Cost Fallacy land #or given the context perhaps it's a phallusy? #...i'm sorry i'm so sorry #YES OF COURSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LINE ABOUT THEM COMPARING IDENTICAL DICKS WHY WOULD THERE NOT BE??? #WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU THINK I'D HAVE THE SENSE AND DECENCY TO RESIST THAT VERY OBVIOUS TEMPTATION???? #if i can get past the identification issues (and the logistical ones) this is FERTILE GROUND for both selfcest puns AND dick jokes #the spare loki lives in an AU where he got away from thanos's influence so he stayed in NYC and opened a swingers club #(someone please tell me if 'swingers' means the same in america as this doesn't seem like something i want to ask google) #fic related

[queen-susans-revenge]

Ever since finishing Journey I've been restless, without a creative focus, and without even many mundane demands since my kids are all in school now.

It's a real trip, by the way, going from a decade-plus spent as a 24/7 on call caregiver with barely the time to form a full coherent thought, to... a pampered housewife with few demands on her time.

I keep asking Sam if I should get a real job. Our "deal" -- which was only ever the deal that I proposed, and clung to, throughout those hard years when even being by myself in the shower felt like a snatched luxury...the deal was, that after the crunch was over, I'd get two years to write and market a novel.

Well. Journey took five years to write, and hasn't been sold yet. But it's still useful for me to be home and flexibly "on call" for childcare in case of illness or Sam having an out-of-town conference or whatever, and also I do still cook every night. I'm not entirely useless. Just...mostly.

One day not so long ago Sam came into the bathroom in the middle of the day, when I was having a luxurious candlelit bubble bath soak. "Should I...get a job?" I asked weakly.

"Nah," he said. "You're fine. You do plenty."

But I objectively do...not that much. I have SO MUCH time in the day now, I have hella time, and I'm not even writing. Journey is in the slush pile with Baen and I don't have a current project. I'm getting itchy and restless with it. It's like I'm retired at 47.

I don't have a conclusion for this. It's just where I am. It's not a bad place by any measure; no, I'm incredibly lucky. I've always been so fucking lucky.

#I don't even think it was ever my luck #I think it was Sol's #so I should not count on it going forward but I'm so glad he has it because he really needs it #and the thought that I'll be here for him so long as he needs me is very comforting so I'll continue to believe it #I know that I'm smart and I know that I'm a good writer but also I know that mostly I'm lucky #even back in college my bff called me a wild irish child with the luck of the fairies #it's obvious to anyone around me that I have poor judgment and worse impulse control and all the luck under heaven #I don't even believe in astrology or w/e but that one time I was in Seoul and a friend of my dad's paid for a star chart analysis #they were like 'well she's doing her best to kill herself but she won't succeed because the universe won't let her' #and I have to admit that has in fact been my experience #anyway yeah Sol is my fairy gift (conceived on Midsummer's Eve in a fertility ritual that was MEANT TO BE FOR MY GARDEN) #spill your seed on the fertile earth I said to Sam #no we won't use any other contraception bad for the magic I said #I don't think you get to call a child a surprise that's conceived in a midsummer fertility ritual in your backyard #but I MEANT IT FOR MY GARDEN #to be fair the tomatoes were great that year #and now I have a Strange son and I believe the luck was always for him

[bisayawa]

i like to think bruce has this forest fire of romantic love in his chest that he is trying to put out with a pail of water & it isnt working

#thinking abt superbat 🥰🥰🥰 & bruce suffering because of love he cannot rein in 🥰🥰🥰 #hes drowning in love quotes as we speak #'what is a friend? a single soul in two bodies' SPLASH 'we are only human and the gods have fashioned us for love' SPLASH #'how does he love me? with adorations. with fertile tears. with groans that thunder love. with sighs of fire' SPLASH SPLASH #superbat #clark: hi bruce ! #bruce internally: viola was right when she said that she should live outside her love's residence & write loyal cantons of contemned love & #sing them in the dead of night until even the air & earth know the names of the one who has caught her affection. #what he says: hm. #blub.

[motheyesofnight]

(from “The Willow”) They despised my roots that swallowed fertile earth. Saying my being was from the body that swallowed a sordid, vicious secret.

#poetry #willow #leaves #beetle #lightness #fluttering branches #crowd #sordid secret #vicious secret #fertile earth #branch

[jjjjedith]

#fertilizer #reptilian #hollow earth #folk music #indie folk #runoff #drum n bass #watershed

[earthjournalbyawildrose]

Happy spring Equinox .:. 🍃

#nature #spirituality #artists on tumblr #art #fine art #abstract art #earth #my art #abstract painting #bohemian #spring equinox #love #fertility

[gaiastruth]

#gaia #gaia diety #gaia alter #gaia statue #gaia worship #gaia goddess #greek mythology #ancient greek mythology #greek goddess #ancient greece #nature lover #nature #mother earth #earth #fertility #femininity #water #ocean #sea

[lethimfertilise]

Slow-Released Fertilisers

Good morning!

It appears that the Indian tender is imminent, and the market has paused while awaiting further directions. Thank you for all your comments on my previous article about fertilisers.

While we wait for the DOА to send official invitations, I'd like to share some thoughts on slow-release fertilisers.

Yes, I believe that the consumption of mineral fertilisers could and should be decreased in favour of more sophisticated applications.

The Case for Slow-Release Fertilisers: Enhancing Crop Growth and Environmental Sustainability

In the world of modern agriculture, the choice of fertilisers plays a critical role in determining crop yield, soil health, and environmental sustainability. Among the various types of fertilisers available, slow-release fertilisers are gaining increasing attention for their numerous benefits.

Slow-release fertilisers, also known as controlled-release fertilisers, are designed to release nutrients to plants gradually over an extended period. This gradual release mechanism offers several advantages compared to traditional fertilisers:

1. Enhanced Nutrient Efficiency: Slow-release fertilisers deliver nutrients to plants in a more controlled manner, reducing the risk of leaching and runoff. This ensures that plants have a consistent supply of nutrients when they need them, promoting optimal growth and development.

2. Long-Term Nutrient Availability: Unlike conventional fertilisers, which may require frequent applications to maintain nutrient levels in the soil, slow-release fertilisers provide nutrients over an extended period. This reduces the need for frequent reapplication, saving both time and resources for farmers.

3. Environmental Protection: The controlled release of nutrients from slow-release fertilisers helps minimise nutrient loss to the environment. By reducing nutrient runoff and leaching, these fertilisers help protect water quality and prevent eutrophication of water bodies, which can have detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems.

4. Reduced Environmental Impact: Slow-release fertilisers can contribute to a more sustainable agricultural system by reducing the overall environmental impact of fertiliser use. By minimising nutrient loss and runoff, these fertilisers help conserve resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with fertiliser production and application.

5. Cost-Effectiveness: While slow-release fertilisers may have a higher initial cost compared to traditional fertilisers, their long-lasting nutrient release can ultimately result in cost savings for farmers. With fewer applications required and reduced nutrient loss, farmers can achieve higher crop yields and lower input costs over time.

So, slow-release fertilisers offer a promising solution for enhancing crop productivity while promoting environmental sustainability in agriculture. By providing a more efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional fertilisers, slow-release fertilisers have the potential to play a significant role in shaping the future of sustainable agriculture.

#fertilizer #fertilization #agriculture #urea #agribusiness #Agriculture #farming #earth #crop top

[corvianbard]

#5842

Down to the realm below You shall now go To meet your spouse Of the gloomy house, Yet full of gold, silver and copper, Full of vibrant gems altogether. The earth must now rest, And you must invest Fertility into every land For the next spring to be grand.

#my poem #poem #poetry #realm #spouse #house #gold #silver #copper #gem #earth #fertility #land #spring #5842