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Post by tompas on May 16, 2024 13:59:36 GMT -5
Early cherries are here:
The redder ones can be eaten now, and the paler ones need a bit more time to ripen.
I planted a Japanese kaki apple last October, and I thought it died because all the other plants had leaves out in April and this one was bare. But it got its leaves out only a week ago!
Elderflower tree flowering, good for making syrups and teas. Do you guys have those trees where you live?
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2024 14:21:01 GMT -5
tompas Yes, Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) is native here and easily found in wooded areas
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Post by greysrigging on May 24, 2024 16:05:43 GMT -5
This is a pretty drive through the ranges only an hour north east of Melbourne.   |
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Post by Babu on May 26, 2024 5:12:28 GMT -5
Just found this horsechestnut growing in a flowerbed next to an apartment building. I didn't know that tree was even able to produce offspring this far north, but it seems ridiculous that someone would decide to plant a tree in a location like this.  |
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Post by nei on Aug 17, 2024 22:49:38 GMT -5
not sure where to put this
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Aug 18, 2024 11:41:23 GMT -5
Don't get how that is sad. The Midwest's fertile soils feed the nation and even the world. Much more useful, albeit less attractive, than an untouched prairie. |
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Post by nei on Aug 18, 2024 12:13:23 GMT -5
Don't get how that is sad. The Midwest's fertile soils feed the nation and even the world. Much more useful, albeit less attractive, than an untouched prairie. do you care about nature at all? or realize some people do? or are you really just incapable of understanding other people's perspective? |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Aug 18, 2024 18:40:13 GMT -5
Don't get how that is sad. The Midwest's fertile soils feed the nation and even the world. Much more useful, albeit less attractive, than an untouched prairie. do you care about nature at all? or realize some people do? or are you really just incapable of understanding other people's perspective? 1) Doesn't care unless it's parched oak savannah or some Californian or Levantine landscape. 2) Incapable of understanding how it is sad (apparently). |
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Post by Steelernation on Aug 18, 2024 18:57:55 GMT -5
do you care about nature at all? or realize some people do? or are you really just incapable of understanding other people's perspective? Only cares about muh money |
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Aug 19, 2024 17:05:36 GMT -5
Seems that there is a lot of misunderstanding surrounding my post. I was simply making the point that the corn and soybeans that the region produces are vital, and ultimately more important than the native tallgrass prairie. nei 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 Steelernation do y'all not realize that without the Midwest used as agricultural land, millions of people would starve? It is called the breadbasket of the country for a reason. The native vegetation there is prettier, I agree, but we need to farm fertile soils to feed our growing population. |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Aug 19, 2024 17:23:33 GMT -5
Hyperbole at its finest.
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Post by nei on Aug 19, 2024 20:33:31 GMT -5
Seems that there is a lot of misunderstanding surrounding my post. I was simply making the point that the corn and soybeans that the region produces are vital, and ultimately more important than the native tallgrass prairie. nei 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 Steelernation do y'all not realize that without the Midwest used as agricultural land, millions of people would starve? It is called the breadbasket of the country for a reason. The native vegetation there is prettier, I agree, but we need to farm fertile soils to feed our growing population. you're not clarifying anything, still can't understand why it might be sad to anyone. yes, obviously agricultural land is important, it's still sad to see the original natural state gone. and just because food is important does that mean 99.9% of land must be cultivated so none of the native ecosystem remains? |
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Post by fairweatherfan on Aug 19, 2024 21:25:34 GMT -5
Seems that there is a lot of misunderstanding surrounding my post. I was simply making the point that the corn and soybeans that the region produces are vital, and ultimately more important than the native tallgrass prairie. nei 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 Steelernation do y'all not realize that without the Midwest used as agricultural land, millions of people would starve? It is called the breadbasket of the country for a reason. The native vegetation there is prettier, I agree, but we need to farm fertile soils to feed our growing population. you're not clarifying anything, still can't understand why it might be sad to anyone. yes, obviously agricultural land is important, it's still sad to see the original natural state gone. and just because food is important does that mean 99.9% of land must be cultivated so none of the native ecosystem remains? The North China plain was entirely cultivated and none of the entire native system remained, yet there were still regular famines. Today the world grows more than enough food to feed itself, Most of the corn and soybean grown in the Midwest goes towards animal feed, It's amazing that we've finally figured out how to feed ourselves, Can't we leave something for the other 9 million species on Earth? |
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Post by Ethereal on Aug 23, 2024 21:28:36 GMT -5
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