Hello! I live in British Columbia and have gotten really into berry picking. From the berries I pick salmon berries are first to ripen, followed by red huckleberry, salal and then thimbleberries. Why do different species ripen at different times? Is it to do with who eats them? Or is it temperature? A mix? I've also noticed that different berries from the same bush will ripen at different times, what is the benefit of this? I'm sure the amount of sunlight hitting certain spots would affect ripening times, but sometimes berries on the same bunch are even at different stages! submitted by /u/s ..read more

This got me right across the face while hiking. submitted by /u/savesthedashboard [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I have some questions on ways to possibly eat ground cherries i have a plant or 2 in my yard and i was wondering if i have to wait a few days after collecting for the fruit to be good and ripe after falling off the plant and maybe how I could eat then. The one I've tried has a real similar taste to tomatillo so i was wondering if it could be added to salsas or mexican style foods. Also I'd like to know if i can grow this plant like a would any other tomato like plant. submitted by /u/Fluffy-Walrus-3263 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

hi all! are there any comprehensive botany databases out there that have good photographs of the parts of each plant? i can study the plants in my area but i'm finding it difficult to find visuals of plants that aren't found here. tia! submitted by /u/b33t0l [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi! I recently got into journaling herbs and flowers as a measure to try and curb my axienty, I’m disabled so I have a lot of free time, but that dosent work well with axienty in my case, and most places are not wheelchair accessible. I’m wanting to have dried leaf and flower samples to go along with what I’m learning about. I’m 99% sure I cannot just rip a single leaf off plants in my local botanical garden, which sadly also happens to be pretty much the only place that’s wheelchair accessible. I also don’t think it’s ethical/ to take the leafs off in stores. I have been growing some plants ..read more

Basically title, it's summer and we're all enjoying these tasty treats! I wondered when you cut in a watermelon, the seeds are spread around. Granted there are more in certain areas but... When I cut in a honeydew, cantaloupe, cucumber, & pumpkin, all the seeds are in the middle where you can easily slice them out. Just wondering if anyone's noticed or if there are other melons like the watermelon. Have a nice summer! submitted by /u/Bigmtnskier91 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Let's say I buy a pack of F1 hybrid pepper seeds and save the seeds, then the following year grow peppers from those saved seeds. They are not true to the hybrid but one plant produces peppers that I like much more than the hybrid. So I save the seeds from that one plant. Does it not stand to reason that the following year those seeds would produce the same peppers from which I saved the seed and will continue to do so from generation to generation of seed? [assume no cross pollination occurs at any stage] If not, why not? submitted by /u/toolsavvy [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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I’ve been collecting petals and resining them. I tried to resin a tiger lily petal but it appears the black spots disappear by the next day. Does anyone know why this happens? I’m thinking perhaps they wouldn’t disappear if dried first? Lmk botanists ? submitted by /u/Kindly-Rub6197 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

As the title says, could plants evolve to where carnivorous plants could live in places with zero sunlight, and survive off of blood? I'm trying to make something cool for like an alien planet project type thing, and seeing if plants theoretically could live in caves with no light, and survive off blood. submitted by /u/Alpha_Wolf65 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more