tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post8425107706714875738..comments2023-10-21T05:24:35.398-07:00Comments on MucknMire: Fun Plant Facts from "Live Science"Kihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-8248246731833371842008-03-13T06:46:00.000-07:002008-03-13T06:46:00.000-07:00Hi Nicole,I didn't think anthuriums were poisonous...Hi Nicole,<BR/>I didn't think anthuriums were poisonous but we heard lots of scary stories of oleander, mainly people dying when they usedthe nice straight sticks to skewer wieners to roast over a fire. Probably an urban legend but it made a big impression on us kids.<BR/><BR/>Interesting idea planting two tomatoes together. I wonder if the fruits though more numerous will be smaller? Let us know. Thanks for stopping by.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-31328003439449496952008-03-12T08:26:00.000-07:002008-03-12T08:26:00.000-07:00That was a fun post, esp to learn I have two of th...That was a fun post, esp to learn I have two of the top ten poisonous plants-oleander and anthurium. <BR/>I actually tried planting 2 tomato plants in on hole this year, since I read California growers do this to make the plants compete for nutrients, and thus send out more fruit.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-46551755424746244502008-03-11T18:17:00.000-07:002008-03-11T18:17:00.000-07:00I wish the deer and squirrels would eat the poison...I wish the deer and squirrels would eat the poisonous plants and leave the tulips and crocus alone. We planted a whole slope of both and the deer eat the tender tulip leaves and the squirrels dig up the crocus bulbs or chew off the new growth. I'm getting the hot pepper sauce out. Where's the bottle of Dave's Insanity sauce? That'l make you diabolical, muuuaaahahaha.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-68391835415374929812008-03-11T11:49:00.000-07:002008-03-11T11:49:00.000-07:00Love the factoids! I was amused to see that I grow...Love the factoids! I was amused to see that I grow nearly all of the poisonous plants listed...I don't FEEL diabolical! ;-)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-16560952028697509712008-03-10T19:08:00.000-07:002008-03-10T19:08:00.000-07:00Isn't that the truth Annie. Gosh how many more fac...Isn't that the truth Annie. Gosh how many more facts can my brain absorb. This is on the order of "too many notes Mozart".<BR/><BR/>I guess that's the end of the homily "like two peas in a pod" eh?<BR/><BR/>------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>I do too Jenn. Unfortunately my mind is a sieve so I don't remember much after a few days or sometimes even a few hours ;(<BR/><BR/>But, sometimes that's good. Things are constantly new! Hey isn't that what the Zen aspirants want to achieve? View everything with a fresh mind? Ahh, Satori.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-52324717799379457192008-03-10T16:17:00.000-07:002008-03-10T16:17:00.000-07:00I love knowledge.I love knowledge.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-45226057650017729792008-03-10T11:17:00.000-07:002008-03-10T11:17:00.000-07:00Just what we need, Ki - more stuff to read and che...Just what we need, Ki - more stuff to read and check out! <BR/><BR/>The twin peas seeing each other as aliens was very interesting. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-28369450811928917722008-03-08T17:34:00.000-08:002008-03-08T17:34:00.000-08:00Hi Benjamin,Wasn't that a fascinating article. I w...Hi Benjamin,<BR/>Wasn't that a fascinating article. I wonder how the plant knows that wind blown seeds weren't successful? Do they send some kind of signal or communicate in some way that we don't know about? Or, does the plant sense there's a lot of pavement around it somehow and realizes the wind blown method wouldn't be successful? That would point to some kind of cognitive ability wouldn't it?<BR/><BR/>----------------------------------<BR/><BR/>Hi Melanie,<BR/><BR/>I don't know how they came up with this top 10 but there are other common plants that are as poisonous such as dumb cane Dieffenbachia, all parts of the Hellebore, etc. My grandfather used to eat the petals of a certain kind of chrysanthemum saying it was medicinal so chrysanthemums can't be that poisonous since he lived to be 83. And we drink chamomile tea which flowers are a cousin of the chrysanthemum and within the same family Asteraceae. Still a fun and entertaining read and an eye opener since I didn't know rhododendrons were toxic. Thanks for your comment.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-29603090393630529992008-03-08T14:47:00.000-08:002008-03-08T14:47:00.000-08:00Hey, this was a great post. I loved the top 10 poi...Hey, this was a great post. I loved the top 10 poisonous plants, people always ask me about that and now I will have an answer.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to Blotanical!Melanie Chopayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985844123815086844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-35209755191623457182008-03-08T13:06:00.000-08:002008-03-08T13:06:00.000-08:00Great stuff! Thank you so much for posting! I espe...Great stuff! Thank you so much for posting! I especially like the bit about city plants evolving--I keep reading how evolution takes millenia at least, but for this one plant, maybe not.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.com