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Search results for tag #plants

[?]Dragofix » 🌐
@Dragofix@veganism.social

The missing plants that could transform cities for people and nature phys.org/news/2026-08-cities-p

    [?]Peter Sketch » 🌐
    @petersketch@toot.wales

    If you ask for photos of for then you're clearly going to get lots of Wild Carrot. If there's a better seed head among the UK species list I've not seen it.

    A seed head formed from lots of small stalks which had supported a large, flat display of flowers. the stalks have curled up into a ball, surrounding the seeds.

    Alt...A seed head formed from lots of small stalks which had supported a large, flat display of flowers. the stalks have curled up into a ball, surrounding the seeds.

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      [?]GREEN YOUTH MOVEMENT » 🌐
      @greenyouthmovement@masto.nu

      We have been happy with the flowering of our beans ,unfortunately they are being affected by hot sunshine that may reduce the harvests if we don't receive enough rainfall very soon.
      However, this is not the end of everything as we have to fight against hunger in any possible ways .

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        [?]Ma Quest :ablobjam: » 🌐
        @MaQuest@mastodon.green

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        @MaQuest@mastodon.green

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        [?]Jason Robinson 🐍 🍻 🚴 » 🌐
        @jaywink@jasonrobinson.me

        Some recent comics I've read.

        "Kali" (2022)

        I loved the visual elements of this dystopian comic by Daniel Freedman and Robert Sammelin. Lots of revenge driven action with bikes, guns and explosions. The story unfortunately lacks depth, and kind of ruins it a bit.

        https://openlibrary.org/books/OL36977544M/Kali

        Itämisen ihme (2023) [Finnish]

        Cute book by Jiipu Uusitalo celebrating plants, and specifically growing your own edibles. Somewhat lacking in story otherwise though. But it's cute, and plants are great!

        https://openlibrary.org/books/OL62486399M/It%C3%A4misen_ihme

        Kanerva ja yks juttu (2007) [Finnish]

        Comic by Petteri Tikkanen features Kanerva, a child whose grandmother is dying. Unable to accept this, Kanerva, and their friend, aim to make the grandmother's remaining days memorable and worth living.

        Dealing with a sad topic, I think this book does well in focusing on the joys of having someone precious around you while you still can.

        https://openlibrary.org/books/OL62486401M/Kanerva_ja_yks_juttu

        Pitkän sodan lyhyt historia (2025) [Finnish]

        Translation from Ukrainian, original title Коротка історія довгої війни, English translation A Brief History of a Long War, by authors Mariam Naiem, Julija Vus and Ivan Kypibida, tells the history of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine through hundreds and hundreds of years, while focusing on the current Russian invasion between lessons of history.

        While I'm definitely of course on the Ukrainian side, I have a slight allergy to books that draw on a nationalistic narrative, being somewhat of a "there should be no borders at all" kind of person. It's obvious the history of Ukraine is a topic of persecution, injustice, cultural subjugation and pure genocide. But even defending against such crimes can easily go into the glorification of the nation or culture under attack.

        All that said (because the above is largely unrelated to Ukraine or Russia), the book is very well narrated and drawn, and I fully recommend it, both from the view on history in the region, but also the suffering of the people in the region now.

        https://openlibrary.org/books/OL62486402M/Pitk%C3%A4n_sodan_lyhyt_historia

        #books #jasonreads #comics #dystopia #plants #family #war #ukraine #russia #nationalism

          [?]Sharon Cummings Art (Back Up) » 🌐
          @SharonCummingsArt@mastodon.social

          [?]Roots » 🤖 🌐
          @roots@stefanbohacek.online

          Brassica oleracea convar. botrytis var. botrytis (cauliflower plant). images.wur.nl/digital/collecti

          A drawing of a plant's root system from the linked website.

          Alt...A drawing of a plant's root system from the linked website.

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            [?]GREEN YOUTH MOVEMENT » 🌐
            @greenyouthmovement@masto.nu

            RE: masto.nu/@greenyouthmovement/1

            We have spent this whole week without any donations to our land fundraiser yet we need to grow food to support vulnerable families and also training more young people.
            Kindly consider donating any amount to our link this weekend or else boost for potential people who can support.

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            [?]GREEN YOUTH MOVEMENT » 🌐
            @greenyouthmovement@masto.nu

            Thank you to everyone who has supported our land fundraiser. We’re now at 7%! We haven’t received any donations this week, yet so much remains. More families need food, and young people need training. Please give any amount or boost this post to reach more communities.
            gofund.me/8da0ff4a0

                [?]Ms. Que Banh » 🌐
                @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

                Some of my green shiso plants have started flowering. I'm saving their seeds to share.

                Diptych of two close-ups showing flowering shiso stalks with small purple flowers, surrounded by textured green leaves.

                Alt...Diptych of two close-ups showing flowering shiso stalks with small purple flowers, surrounded by textured green leaves.

                  [?]Environment | The Guardian US » 🤖 🌐
                  @theguardian_us_environment@halo.nu

                  [?]The Chatty Gardener » 🌐
                  @thechattygardener@mastodon.online

                  Signs of autumn in the garden already though bits of summer are still hanging on.

                  The roses and canna have had their best year while perovskia (I still can’t think of it as salvia) is a real star.

                  Just relieved we’ve finally had rain.

                  Autumn cyclamen flowers.

                  Alt...Autumn cyclamen flowers.

                  Purple aster flower.

                  Alt...Purple aster flower.

                  Blue flowers on perovskia bush.

                  Alt...Blue flowers on perovskia bush.

                  Peach rose flower.

                  Alt...Peach rose flower.

                    [?]World news | The Guardian » 🤖 🌐
                    @theguardian_world_news@halo.nu

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                    [?]Ms. Que Banh » 🌐
                    @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

                    I'm sad but this magneta dahlia's natural
                    beauty helped me to smile, today 💗

                    A vibrant magenta dahlia flower with pointed petals in bloom, its center tightly furled, set against a backdrop of green leaves, our stucco exterior house wall, and a wooden fence.

                    Alt...A vibrant magenta dahlia flower with pointed petals in bloom, its center tightly furled, set against a backdrop of green leaves, our stucco exterior house wall, and a wooden fence.

                      [?]SunnJax 🪴🏳️‍🌈 :Fire_Pride: [he/him/they] » 🌐
                      @SunnJax@tech.lgbt

                      Evening walk after a brief, but most welcome, rain shower. I stopped by the gardens at the nearby research greenhouse to see what’s growing. 🌺🌵☔️

                      Closeup of a blanket flower blooming in a field of wildflowers, with a beautiful gradient of yellow-orange-red coloring the petals arrayed around the puffy, dark red center of the flower, with other blooming blanket flowers, some post-bloom flowers, and a few seed heads among the greenery in the background.

                      Alt...Closeup of a blanket flower blooming in a field of wildflowers, with a beautiful gradient of yellow-orange-red coloring the petals arrayed around the puffy, dark red center of the flower, with other blooming blanket flowers, some post-bloom flowers, and a few seed heads among the greenery in the background.

                      A patch of very prickly, prickly pear cactuses growing near the ground in gravelly red soil. The green cactus paddles with their long, white spines are contrasted beautifully with a few, dark red cactus pears growing at the tops of several of the paddles.

                      Alt...A patch of very prickly, prickly pear cactuses growing near the ground in gravelly red soil. The green cactus paddles with their long, white spines are contrasted beautifully with a few, dark red cactus pears growing at the tops of several of the paddles.

                      A pretty, magenta-pink blossom with a longish, tubular shape, blooming on the stem of a desert willow tree, with other decaying blossoms and dried seed pods nearby, plus thin, green, spearlike leaves on the stem below the flowers, with other greenery and cloudy gray skies blurred in the background.

                      Alt...A pretty, magenta-pink blossom with a longish, tubular shape, blooming on the stem of a desert willow tree, with other decaying blossoms and dried seed pods nearby, plus thin, green, spearlike leaves on the stem below the flowers, with other greenery and cloudy gray skies blurred in the background.

                      A torii-style pergola with orange metal support columns and wooden slats on top, serving as a gateway at the entrance of a research greenhouse, surrounded by trees and other plant greenery, with a hint of evening sun shining through clouds and illuminating the gate.

                      Alt...A torii-style pergola with orange metal support columns and wooden slats on top, serving as a gateway at the entrance of a research greenhouse, surrounded by trees and other plant greenery, with a hint of evening sun shining through clouds and illuminating the gate.

                        [?]Tywyll Seren » 🌐
                        @TywyllSeren@spacey.space

                        For I have learned that every heart will get
                        what it prays for
                        most.

                        —Hafiz

                        2/2

                        White flowers shaped as a five pointed star, dark pink in the center with light pink tips.

                        Alt...White flowers shaped as a five pointed star, dark pink in the center with light pink tips.

                        Flowers on tall supports up to the ceiling, against a window.

                        Alt...Flowers on tall supports up to the ceiling, against a window.

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                          [?]Ma Quest :ablobjam: » 🌐
                          @MaQuest@mastodon.green

                          Lawn Alternatives
                          "ground cover options that not only reduce maintenance but also enhance your garden’s beauty and ecological value."
                          wildlybountifulgarden.co.uk/wi

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                            [?]Ma Quest :ablobjam: » 🌐
                            @MaQuest@mastodon.green

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                            [?]GREEN YOUTH MOVEMENT » 🌐
                            @greenyouthmovement@masto.nu

                            Happy Sunday .
                            I believe each of you is enjoying the day,as we look forward to make more impact in our daily lives.
                            On my side, community empowerment through sustainable food production and environmental conservation comes before everything else.
                            What about you?

                              [?]Mark » 🌐
                              @paka@mastodon.scot

                              Thai basil, Chinese cabbage thriving in

                              Everything from to is being grown at UHI Orkney, as part of an innovative experiment in vertical

                              Dr Creissen reckons have grown between two & three times as fast as they would in a normal

                              You can grow pretty much anything in this system if you have the space

                              orcadian.co.uk/thai-basil-and-

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                                [?]Ms. Que Banh » 🌐
                                @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

                                [?]dotomnivorous » 🌐
                                @dotomnivorous@mastodon.world

                                A tree aeonium in my back yard and the spider who lives there.

                                Datk purple-red rosetted leaf heads on a tall succulent, looking dusty and covered in webbing. Some aloe can be seen in the background, as well as a building wall. Underneath the plant is a patio and a stack of red bricks.

                                Alt...Datk purple-red rosetted leaf heads on a tall succulent, looking dusty and covered in webbing. Some aloe can be seen in the background, as well as a building wall. Underneath the plant is a patio and a stack of red bricks.

                                Close-up of red succulent leaves with webbing and a smallest yellow spider just hanging out.

                                Alt...Close-up of red succulent leaves with webbing and a smallest yellow spider just hanging out.

                                  [?]pokarim » 🌐
                                  @pokarim@mastodon.social

                                  Close-up of delicate white and pink petals of a wilted hydrangea flower against a dark, blurred foliage background.

                                  Alt...Close-up of delicate white and pink petals of a wilted hydrangea flower against a dark, blurred foliage background.

                                    [?]Wendy » 🌐
                                    @wendythedruid@thistleandmoss.org

                                    Two tablespoons of dry lentils in a quart jar. Cover with water overnight, drain, then rinse and drain twice a day. Lay the jar on its side, out of direct sun.

                                    Three or four days later you have a jar full of food. Cost: pennies. Equipment: a jar, a square of cheesecloth or a scrap of window screen, a rubber band.

                                    Nothing in the produce aisle in February is fresher than something you grew on the counter and ate the same hour. No yard. No sun. No landlord's permission. A bag of dry lentils keeps you in greens for a month.

                                    There's a particular light that comes into a kitchen where somebody decided to feed themselves well on purpose. This is the cheapest way I know to switch it on.

                                    What's the first thing you'd grow on a windowsill?

                                    Today's issue → https://thistleandmoss.com/p/new-letterhead-same-fuckin-leash-a-rebranded-cure-an-all-caps-siege-with-a-limp-dick-and-water-gives#the-nurturing-food-as-medicine?utm_source=PixelFed&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

                                    #FoodAsMedicine #Sprouts #Cooking #FoodSovereignty #Gardening #GardensOfMastodon #BloomScrolling #Herbalism #Photography #Nature #Frugal #Plants #Kitchen #Druid
                                    https://liberapay.com/wendythedruid/?utm_source=PixelFed&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica

                                    A glass jar filled with mung bean sprouts is covered with black mesh, sitting on a wooden surface. In the foreground, a bowl of green mung beans and several spilled beans are scattered across the table.

                                    Alt...A glass jar filled with mung bean sprouts is covered with black mesh, sitting on a wooden surface. In the foreground, a bowl of green mung beans and several spilled beans are scattered across the table.

                                      [?]Ms. Que Banh » 🌐
                                      @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

                                      A pretty ❤️
                                      May it help to uplift part of your day 🙌

                                      A close-up shot of a single, dark orange sunflower with a black center in an outdoor setting with a blurry background of suburban houses and trees.

                                      Alt...A close-up shot of a single, dark orange sunflower with a black center in an outdoor setting with a blurry background of suburban houses and trees.

                                        [?]Ms. Que Banh » 🌐
                                        @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

                                        Harvested a bunch of older Thai lemon mint & Vietnamese coriander from our repurposed bathtub planter. Allowing new growths to come up & fill the bathtub planter again.
                                        I never grow these in ground - only in controlled containers.

                                        A white bathtub filled with soil and green  Thai lemon mint plants on the left and a Vietnamese coriander plants on the right, with rocks and dry soil in the background.

                                        Alt...A white bathtub filled with soil and green Thai lemon mint plants on the left and a Vietnamese coriander plants on the right, with rocks and dry soil in the background.

                                        A large bunch of freshly harvested Thai lemon mint and Vietnamese coriander are overflowing from a white plastic tub, resting on a weathered wooden surface.

                                        Alt...A large bunch of freshly harvested Thai lemon mint and Vietnamese coriander are overflowing from a white plastic tub, resting on a weathered wooden surface.

                                          [?]Colin » 🌐
                                          @colinstu@birdbutt.com

                                          What is this plant?
                                          PlantNet is thinking it’s Frost Aster or Tarragon mostly… which is it? Something else? (In WI, USA)

                                          It's mid-Aug and still no buds or flowers on it? I would've shared it / tried to determine months ago but this plant has been weird and still looks nearly the same..

                                          A thin green tall plant with small thin leaves and stems etc. 

No flowers yet?

                                          Alt...A thin green tall plant with small thin leaves and stems etc. No flowers yet?

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                                            [?]My Wildlife Allotment » 🌐
                                            @MyWildlifeAllotment@mastodon.online

                                            One of my favourite wild roses is Rosa glauca which has wonderful blue-green leaves, pink flowers in spring and bright red hips in late summer and autumn. It is very easy-going, drought resistant and just needs sunshine and well-drained soil.

                                             Rosa glauca with bright red hips

                                            Alt... Rosa glauca with bright red hips

                                              [?]Grease the Subtle » 🌐
                                              @grease@universeodon.com

                                              As much as I don't like Miracle-Gro (for reasons? Better, less mass manufactured options out there?), we did pick up some of their water soluble fertilizer today because it was on such deep discount on the clearance rack. The boxes had gotten wet, but the product inside was fine. Hopefully this will give our garden the mid-late season boost it needs to keep trucking til the end of the growing season.

                                              A yellow squash flower surrounded by big green squash leaves.

                                              Alt...A yellow squash flower surrounded by big green squash leaves.

                                                [?]SunnJax 🪴🏳️‍🌈 :Fire_Pride: [he/him/they] » 🌐
                                                @SunnJax@tech.lgbt

                                                I was struggling to pinpoint an odd smell inside my home. I didn’t realize that one of my dracaena plants was blooming. It’s very pretty, but also slightly smelly (and sticky). 🪴

                                                A blooming stem of an indoor dracaena plant, with multiple small white flowers up and down the stem. Each flower has thin white petals, with some of them curling back toward the stem like curled ribbon to expose the delicate stamens in the center. At the base of the flowers and near the stem, there are clear droplets of sticky liquid from the flowers. There are a few tall, dark green, spearlike leaves of the dracaena plant itself blurred in the background behind the flower stem as well as the top of a terra cotta pot with another plant.

                                                Alt...A blooming stem of an indoor dracaena plant, with multiple small white flowers up and down the stem. Each flower has thin white petals, with some of them curling back toward the stem like curled ribbon to expose the delicate stamens in the center. At the base of the flowers and near the stem, there are clear droplets of sticky liquid from the flowers. There are a few tall, dark green, spearlike leaves of the dracaena plant itself blurred in the background behind the flower stem as well as the top of a terra cotta pot with another plant.

                                                  [?]ig 🏳️‍🌈 » 🌐
                                                  @ignova@sunny.garden

                                                  i made a few major decisions to one of my Portulacaria afra trees. i think of this tree as secondary, because it's not quite as nice as my other P. afra.

                                                  the tree was getting too tall, so i took off the apex, and i think this improved things. i also trimmed some moderately large branch sections.

                                                  eventually i plan on removing the lowest two branches, as right now i think the silhouette is a bit too much like a Christmas tree. but for now they're doing the job of thickening the lower trunk.

                                                  A moderately small Portulacaria afra succulent, growing in an oval blue bonsai pot. The plant is trained in the shape of a miniature tree.

                                                  Alt...A moderately small Portulacaria afra succulent, growing in an oval blue bonsai pot. The plant is trained in the shape of a miniature tree.

                                                  The same picture of the P. afra bonsai as before, but with the two lower branches roughly blacked out, to illustrate what the tree will look like once those branches are removed.

                                                  Alt...The same picture of the P. afra bonsai as before, but with the two lower branches roughly blacked out, to illustrate what the tree will look like once those branches are removed.

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                                                    [?]ig 🏳️‍🌈 » 🌐
                                                    @ignova@sunny.garden

                                                    my 'Kiwi' Aeonium is looking nice right now; the full outdoor sun is bringing out the yellows and pinks in the leaves. a few days ago i adjusted its position in the pot, as it was starting to lean. i also raised it up a bit, which is why the base of the root flare is darker than the rest of the trunk. i hope it will eventually bleach to a similar colour as the trunk.

                                                    looking at the picture, i think i will trim some of those larger leaves before our club show this fall. i left them on because they were insurance against dieback, when the new rosettes were still forming.

                                                    (this tree probably doesn't count as a real bonsai, but i think it is at least an interesting enough plant that it can serve as an accent.)

                                                    A small 'Kiwi' Aeonium in a round blue pot, which has been trained using bonsai pruning techniques. The plant sort of looks like a little tree, with a canopy of leaf rosettes. The leaves are a gradient of yellow, green, and pink.

                                                    Alt...A small 'Kiwi' Aeonium in a round blue pot, which has been trained using bonsai pruning techniques. The plant sort of looks like a little tree, with a canopy of leaf rosettes. The leaves are a gradient of yellow, green, and pink.

                                                      [?]DeeAnn Little » 🌐
                                                      @chillicampari@layer8.space

                                                      (edit- mystery solved! It's the radicle). This is a water germination for a 2025 Venus Flytrap seed harvest and most everything looks correct as best I can tell for the seeds in the first picture (seed sprout and what appears to be mycorrhizal fungus filaments) but the second picture shows something I can't identify (the pink thing with fuzzy legs). Seed size is about 1cm. These are the best pics I could get from my setup. Does anyone recognize this?

                                                      Venus Flytrap seed germination with what appears to be mycorrhizal fungus filaments forming a network.

                                                      Alt...Venus Flytrap seed germination with what appears to be mycorrhizal fungus filaments forming a network.

                                                      Same glass as prior picture but with a small pink something attached to a seed end and seeds appear unsprouted.

                                                      Alt...Same glass as prior picture but with a small pink something attached to a seed end and seeds appear unsprouted.

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                                                        [?]dotomnivorous » 🌐
                                                        @dotomnivorous@mastodon.world

                                                        hello! i'm back to mastodon on a new instance after an extended social media break. looking forward to a fresh start.

                                                        i like and a bunch of other stuff.

                                                        i'm hoping to keep my experience on the lighter side this time around, so i'll be following more selectively than before. i will be checking news, politics, etc., here, but probably not wanting it on my feed.

                                                        see you around and !

                                                        branches of a mature oak tree, undulating horizontally in front of a backdrop of green foliage.

                                                        Alt...branches of a mature oak tree, undulating horizontally in front of a backdrop of green foliage.

                                                          [?]DoomsdaysCW » 🌐
                                                          @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social

                                                          This is pretty cool...!

                                                          Scientists Think One of Earth’s Simplest Organisms May Work like a Giant Brain

                                                          One of Earth’s oldest plants appears to pass electrical messages through its dense green mats.

                                                          By Darren Orf, Aug 10, 2026 2:00 PM EDT

                                                          "Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:

                                                          - While form vital substrates that allow more complex plant and animal life to move into new ecological niches, the plants themselves are often seen as simple lifeforms.
                                                          - A new study complicates this picture with evidence of electrophysical communication in mats of rutabulum, a rough-stalked feather moss found throughout Great Britain.
                                                          - Although future studies will be needed, this research shows that one of the oldest types of plant life on Earth may have a secret means of communication."

                                                          Read more:
                                                          popularmechanics.com/science/a

                                                            [?]FrugalGamer » 🌐
                                                            @FrugalGamer@snug.moe

                                                            Do you want to see pictures of bees? Of course you do! I've got another picture post on my blog, with some of the flying friends who have been visiting me lately.

                                                            www.thefrugalgamer.net/blog/2026/08/10/bee-parties-and-greenery

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                                                              [?]Ms. Que Banh » 🌐
                                                              @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

                                                              Every fellow gardener & farmer I know - grows a lot of 👩‍🌾🧡😃

                                                              Close-up of a bright yellow marigold flower, partially bloomed, with a green bud underneath, surrounded by lush green foliage in soft focus.

                                                              Alt...Close-up of a bright yellow marigold flower, partially bloomed, with a green bud underneath, surrounded by lush green foliage in soft focus.

                                                              A bright yellow, unfurling marigold flower with ruffled petals and a textured center, blooming in a garden with blurred green foliage in the background.

                                                              Alt...A bright yellow, unfurling marigold flower with ruffled petals and a textured center, blooming in a garden with blurred green foliage in the background.

                                                              A bright orange marigold flower in full bloom.

                                                              Alt...A bright orange marigold flower in full bloom.

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                                                                [?]GREEN YOUTH MOVEMENT » 🌐
                                                                @greenyouthmovement@masto.nu

                                                                In our world currently affected by several social problems like hunger and environmental degradation and others ,we should train and teach them to be problem solvers such that they can be winners of the next generation.

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