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 71 
 on: June 21, 2023, 08:04:15 PM 
Started by Seed Collector - Last post by BubbleCat
I just happened to pass by it and took a bad picture in a rush. My guess would be Asparagus Officinalis. This would prompt the question how it got there. Could that happen by seed in central europe, zone 6 ?

Edit: Sorry for sideways and all that. I think I'll want to get the rhizome another day.

 72 
 on: June 19, 2023, 02:48:40 AM 
Started by GrowerAndaShower - Last post by GrowerAndaShower
Sure, I’d love some motherwort! I will say I don’t know much about the plant, but if you wanna send me a little with some care directions, I’ll do my own research on its uses 😁

 73 
 on: June 17, 2023, 05:51:26 AM 
Started by GrowerAndaShower - Last post by Sunshine
Heya, I see you have mugwort on your wish list. Are you you also interested in motherwort? I have a bunch that grows wild around me and would be happy to send some seeds if you're interested. 😊

 74 
 on: June 15, 2023, 03:43:08 AM 
Started by GrowerAndaShower - Last post by GrowerAndaShower
Hey all! I was an active member like... 5-6 years ago
I figure I should reintroduce myself and say hi!

My name is Alice, I'm a trans woman living in Indiana; Some of you may know my old name due to trading messages in the past; I've been growing bioactive(Medicinal or poisonous) for around a decade. The majority of my collection at this point consists of echinopsis cacti I've grown from seed(Misplant's genetics), and a few datura varieties(Inoxia, wrightii, and strammonium collected from various locales and traded)

I'm currently unemployed, but the goal is to make it to Denver and start growing mushrooms with the recent decriminalization.(Here's hoping I get the starbuck's job I applied to!) I currently grow shiitake and lion's mane mushrooms, and have several years experience preparing and inoculating substrates and spawn.

I forage mushrooms and edible plants, and have access to elderberry starts if people want some!

 75 
 on: June 13, 2023, 05:51:02 PM 
Started by Greenmystery - Last post by Pollinator
Those look fantastic Greenmystery, thanks for sharing those photos.
Thats odd about the link not working. Can you post it in the shoutbox for now? I wonder if it will show up there

 76 
 on: June 12, 2023, 09:03:23 PM 
Started by Greenmystery - Last post by Greenmystery
Site doesn't seem to let me upload link🤷🏼‍♂️

(Now edited to inclue link in original post)

 77 
 on: June 12, 2023, 08:59:12 PM 
Started by Greenmystery - Last post by Greenmystery
Can be done on most plants and  the end result is a exact replica of the plant taken off and  months or years ahead of something that would have been grown from seed.
Here's a link that got me started.
I've been using it  with great success on Mimosa and Caapi
Give it a try ....
*Added another pic today
Here I got 2 clones off of one branch with this technique

Air Layering Youtube Link

 78 
 on: May 28, 2023, 02:24:42 PM 
Started by BubbleCat - Last post by BubbleCat
I wonder if one could come up witg hydroponic equipment designs that lend themselves to production employing these methods and rival ease and cost efficiency of things like punching holes in cable channels.

 79 
 on: May 22, 2023, 05:46:18 AM 
Started by BubbleCat - Last post by ONandONandON
This is helpful link thanks! i've started saving plastic about a year ago, still planning to melt it in oil and set in molds.
it's easy just heat up used motor oil on a fire and melt in plastic bottles etc. then cast the goo into wooden molds.
after some searching found this video of similar idea..

you can also mix sand or whatever into the hot goo.

most plastics are made from petroleum oil, when they are heated enough, they turn back to petro oils..
So distilled plastic = flammable oil.. useful in an end of the world situation.



 80 
 on: May 20, 2023, 01:43:52 PM 
Started by BubbleCat - Last post by BubbleCat
So I've stumbled across this:
http://preciousplastic.com/index.html
Despite having reservations I might dable in it for a bit, after all my opinion might aswell change.
I'm all for recycling and the grass roots approach. But there is a few things:

Keeping things acessible is great. But that doesn't mean dumbing down everything beyond what is reasonable or safe. While the superficial descriptions on the site do make a distinction it mostly feels like an invitation to mash together just any sorts of plastics, bring them up to a temperature where most of them enter a plastic state and mold whatever you want. That is beyond amateurish and might actually deprive commercial recycling where the focus lies on purity of products of its raw materials, while at the same time producing inferior products.

I'm not sure if those folks care about extraction. Some plastics, especially when indiscrimminately (see above) brought to high temperature, do emit volatile organic compounds and nasties in general. Again, an industrial plant, where the material would have otherwise ended up, is very likely subject to some regulation that mandates capturing airborne nasties and also has plenty incentive to do so anyways.

Then there is the issue of the economy of scale. While its cute and merry, small scale processes usually lack the efficiency to compete. This again can lead to entirely missing the original goal of being sustainable and environment-positive very fast.

What do you guys think ?

But im really curious if there is an image recognition training set of plastic waste items and their respective weights and materials out there. If anyone knows about such thing do tell and link pls.

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