Prairie Moon Nursery
Jan. 11th, 2021 02:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithI have completed another of my goals for the year:
* Finish at least two catalog orders for spring plants by the end of February.
The second order, which went out yesterday, is from Prairie Moon Nursery. This place specializes in native species for grassland, savanna, or woodland. They sell seeds, bare roots, and plants.
If you are bored with ordinary plants, and want more of a challenge, here it is. A 2-page spread describes the sometimes elaborate methods required to sprout some of these seeds. There's a code for "plant directly in spring" and another for "plant directly in fall" but most of them relate to periods of dormancy or tricks to wake up seeds that would prefer to keep sleeping. Wildflower seeds will come out if and when they damn well please. In particular, I call your attention to the question mark code. That means nobody has really discovered a consistent method for sprouting those seeds. The staff would love to hear if you discover how. Mad science gardening, why the fuck not.
I am reminded of a friend's remark from college: "We have yet to replicate these results without a Druid."
* Finish at least two catalog orders for spring plants by the end of February.
The second order, which went out yesterday, is from Prairie Moon Nursery. This place specializes in native species for grassland, savanna, or woodland. They sell seeds, bare roots, and plants.
If you are bored with ordinary plants, and want more of a challenge, here it is. A 2-page spread describes the sometimes elaborate methods required to sprout some of these seeds. There's a code for "plant directly in spring" and another for "plant directly in fall" but most of them relate to periods of dormancy or tricks to wake up seeds that would prefer to keep sleeping. Wildflower seeds will come out if and when they damn well please. In particular, I call your attention to the question mark code. That means nobody has really discovered a consistent method for sprouting those seeds. The staff would love to hear if you discover how. Mad science gardening, why the fuck not.
I am reminded of a friend's remark from college: "We have yet to replicate these results without a Druid."
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Date: 2021-01-11 09:59 pm (UTC)This made me laugh most of the way home from work today.
Yes ...
Date: 2021-01-12 02:27 am (UTC)Some wild species respond to prayer, some to a higher level of ambient magic than the modern world typically has, and some have obscure fluctuating needs that may only be detectable with magic or with Sufficiently Advanced Technology.
If you're trying to sprout rare wild species of plants, and conventional methods don't work, it is well worth trying the unconventional stuff.
Re: Yes ...
Date: 2021-01-12 11:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-01-12 04:05 am (UTC)You're welcome!
Date: 2021-01-12 04:15 am (UTC)