panamark
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Post by panamark on Apr 18, 2014 19:29:40 GMT -5
And another neat article about the "A plant that last flowered when woolly mammoths roamed the plains is back in bloom" Read at newscientist-link
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Post by jamesp on Apr 19, 2014 3:55:02 GMT -5
Mark, these are lotus seeds. They were found in Egyptian tombs and successfully germinated at estimated age of 6000 years old. If you leave the hard protective shell intact they last a long time. If you breach the shell using a grinder and soak them in water they germinate in 3 days. And if planted one seedling can cover 10,000 square feet of swamp in one Georgia growing season. Seeds to left w/shell breached. Seeds to right swelling after 48 hours soaking. Seed germinated after 72 hours. Three seedlings planted and 6 months later
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 19, 2014 6:04:16 GMT -5
James, those are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
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Post by jamesp on Apr 19, 2014 20:17:03 GMT -5
James, those are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! The roots are a delicacy in some countries Donnie. They taste like balsa wood. And requires strong jaws to chew them. Delicacy did not seem a good description
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 19, 2014 20:21:46 GMT -5
James, one thing for sure is your love your plants & they sure love you right back! I have not forgot about you, btw. I still plan on doing a cab for you & one for your wife, wrapped. Still thinking on how to cut that big one & just enjoying looking at it every time I walk past it. Boy that is one gorgeous hunk of coral!!!!!!!
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Post by jamesp on Apr 19, 2014 21:26:11 GMT -5
James, one thing for sure is your love your plants & they sure love you right back! I have not forgot about you, btw. I still plan on doing a cab for you & one for your wife, wrapped. Still thinking on how to cut that big one & just enjoying looking at it every time I walk past it. Boy that is one gorgeous hunk of coral!!!!!!! The plants are demanding and require attention. It is a fair trade as I am rewarded. They are my primary source of income Donnie. We will anticipate the wraps, believe me. Glad you like the coral. Hope it works out for a source of many more cabs.
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Post by panamark on Apr 20, 2014 9:36:30 GMT -5
Mark, these are lotus seeds. They were found in Egyptian tombs and successfully germinated at estimated age of 6000 years old. If you leave the hard protective shell intact they last a long time. If you breach the shell using a grinder and soak them in water they germinate in 3 days. And if planted one seedling can cover 10,000 square feet of swamp in one Georgia growing season. Seeds to left w/shell breached. Seeds to right swelling after 48 hours soaking. Seed germinated after 72 hours. Three seedlings planted and 6 months later Yes, I have read of the lotus seeds. Amazing. The plants in this story are in the carnation family. It seems they couldn't/didn't germinate seeds directly, but took tissue from seeds and propagated the plants from this. Pretty amazing the tissue from these tiny seeds was still viable after 30,000 years. 30,000 years frozen......maybe that roast in my freezer really is still edible.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 20, 2014 11:53:02 GMT -5
Tissue culture opens doors to stubborn plants. amazing subject Mark. Could be Jack and the Beanstalk..
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Post by Pat on Apr 20, 2014 13:08:22 GMT -5
jamesp said: The roots are a delicacy in some countries Donnie. They taste like balsa wood. And requires strong jaws to chew them. Delicacy did not seem a good description
James, I'd like to hear the story of how you know what balsa wood tastes like!
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Post by jamesp on Apr 20, 2014 19:42:37 GMT -5
George Washington used to brush his teeth with the end of a shredded Poplar stick. Does that count for anything ? If Poplar is good for George then hopefully Balsa is good for James....
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 20, 2014 20:41:08 GMT -5
James, I think you have been fraternizing with beavers too much, lol!
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Post by Pat on Apr 20, 2014 23:55:09 GMT -5
George didn't have wooden teeth. This was in the news last week: A forensic anthropologist from the University of Pittsburgh came to the dental museum, which is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, to supervise laser scans on one of the four known sets of Washington's dentures. The dentures are made from gold, ivory, lead, human and animal teeth (horse and donkey teeth were common components). Yep! I agree with Jean!
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