Charlotte's Controller 195 Posted January 23, 2021 I had a similar gift, Chilli seeds they came with a coconut based media to plant them in. Subsequently I have found out that ground coffee residue is a similar medium for the growth. I'm drinking so much coffee in lockdown and I do like chillies. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoneySavingExpt 43 Posted April 24, 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56865812 Biden is coming to the UK in June Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,084 Posted June 15, 2021 Each to their own. But you cannot even eat or smoke the fucker. Single houseplant sells for £14,000 after frenzied online bidding war (msn.com) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 18, 2021 On 15/06/2021 at 03:54, Bentrovato said: Each to their own. But you cannot even eat or smoke the fucker. Single houseplant sells for £14,000 after frenzied online bidding war (msn.com) Interesting, seeing as you’d be unable to sell living things on eBay or other auction sites here in the US. That wasn’t the case about 18 years ago when I bought 6 plants of the world’s hottest pepper for my garden. But the next year I went to get more and the policy changed. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,694 Posted September 18, 2021 https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/sequoias-wrapped-knp-complex-fire-trnd/index.html General Sherman (ca. 700 to 300BC-), world's largest tree and one of the oldest trees has been wrapped in aluminium foil to protect it from the KNP complex fires. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,084 Posted September 25, 2021 200-year-old palm comes down in Edinburgh Botanics renovations - BBC News Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 2, 2022 A long-protected pecan tree, which predates Georgia becoming a state, will soon be cut down. The town of Braselton announced Monday the 300-year-old tree at Mulberry Park has died and has been deemed a safety hazard. Work to remove the tree will begin the week of February 14. Town Manager Jennifer Scott said the Braselton Visitors Bureau Authority will plant a new pecan tree in its place with a Arbor Day ceremony on April 29. "Maybe the town won't make the same fucking stupid decision in the year 2322." SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 16, 2022 A man in his 60s has died after apparently eating a toxic gloriosa bulb, which resembles a Japanese mountain yam, the Miyazaki Prefectural Government announced on April 14. It is the second gloriosa poisoning death in Japan since 2012. About half of people poisoned by toxic plants in the country are aged 60 or older. The health ministry warned people not to eat plants that they cannot absolutely confirm are edible. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted December 27, 2022 The Hardy Tree has fallen. Named for the author Thomas Hardy, who, as an architects assistant, organised gravestones to be moved to the base of said tree, when the graveyard of St. Pancras' Old Church was destroyed to accommodate the extension of the Midland railway. It was undermined by a storm earlier in the year, and had been fenced off after being attacked by a fungus in 2014. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 6, 2023 A 2-year-old child was killed in the Sonoma County community of Occidental on Wednesday by a falling tree. The toddler was one of at least two people who died in the storm that hit Northern California this week. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 8, 2023 A woman died after a tree fell on her Saturday evening, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. The woman was unhoused and living in a tent when the tree fell on her. Apparently being homeless wasn’t bad enough. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 22, 2023 A woman has died after a 20m tree branch fell onto her car as she drove on the Illawarra Highway in NSW. The woman was driving at Burrawang in the Southern Highlands about 4.30pm on Saturday when she was killed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted February 24, 2023 Woman is hospitalized in serious condition after smelling goat pepper, had cardio-respiratory arrest and has cerebral edema she has asthma https://g1.globo.com/go/goias/noticia/2023/02/22/jovem-internada-na-uti-apos-cheirar-pimenta-passara-por-nova-tomagrafia-para-acompanhar-edema-cerebral.ghtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted March 16, 2023 More than 100 trees felled in Plymouth city centre for reasons which escape me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted March 23, 2023 On 16/03/2023 at 14:28, time said: More than 100 trees felled in Plymouth city centre for reasons which escape me. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/23/plymouth-council-leader-quits-after-approving-110-trees-being-cut-down 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 24, 2023 14 hours ago, time said: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/23/plymouth-council-leader-quits-after-approving-110-trees-being-cut-down Good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 22, 2023 An arborist has died after a tree they were working on fell in Christchurch’s Hagley Park. The person, who was working for Treetech, is understood to have been high up in the tree when it fell at about 9.50am on Monday. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GEMINEYE 206 Posted September 28, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66947040 The famous tree at Sycamore Gap in the North East of England, a local landmark which has featured in films such as Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, has been deliberately felled overnight. 4 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted September 28, 2023 I am irrationally angry about this tree - it’s an absolutely mindless thing to do. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,434 Posted September 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: I am irrationally angry about this tree - it’s an absolutely mindless thing to do. As with far too many things these days, the mindless cruelty is the point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,384 Posted September 28, 2023 What sort of cunt do you have to be to look at that beautiful tree in all its majesty and think “yeah, I’m gonna fuck it up for lols”? FFS. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 925 Posted September 28, 2023 A 16 year old kid has been arrested. I don't know, what is this world coming to? I think that's the first time I've non-sarcastically used that phrase. Must be getting old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted September 28, 2023 49 minutes ago, BuffaloPhil said: A 16 year old kid has been arrested. I don't know, what is this world coming to? I think that's the first time I've non-sarcastically used that phrase. Must be getting old. Pound to a penny he's fuck-all to do with it, or a best (worst?) a minor player. No way a 16 year old kid has done that on his own (or of his own volition). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted September 28, 2023 Can Bryan Adams account for his whereabouts on the night in question? Every tree I fell, I fell it for you… Eye for an eye - whoever did it should be chainsawed above the ankles as punishment. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites