Nature Mermaid

17/11/2024

Guttation happens at night when plants close their stomata (pores) in their leaves because of the cool temperatures, but the flow of water left over from the transpiration is still in force. There are special overflow valves called hydathodes at the ends of the veins that can release the water pressure. This results in evenly spaced drops along the leaf margins. It is not the same as dew, which is a condensation of water in no particular pattern on the plants when the dewpoint is reached with the right combination of temperature and humidity.

Read my Transplanted Gardener article, “Water science and gardening,” for more details on how plants and water interact and how gardeners can take advantage of this knowledge. http://www.sky-bolt.com/garden/waterscience.htm

07/05/2023

Morning Musing with Mamma Mango. What does the pink color in her leaves communicate?

07/05/2023

06/05/2023

Energetics, Properties and Applications are in the comments 💛🥭💛

30/04/2023

28/04/2023

Calotropis procera
Apocynaceae - Asclepiadaecae
Puftan- Wolof
Swallowort, Milkw**d, Apple of S***m
Ushaar - Arabic
Madar - Hindi
Rakta Arka - Sanskrit
Sweet, bitter
Hot, pungent
Deep penetrating hot
Leaves are an effective topical antinflammatory as a fomentation
Purgative, emetic and counter-poison.
Cardio-Toxic
Contains a white Latex that can cause serious eye problems and blindness on contact with eyes.
Traditional spiritual uses, plant carries a cultural presence.

28/04/2023

The origin of the term "Tree hugger"
The first tree huggers were 294 men and 69 women belonging to the Bishnois branch of Hinduism, who, in 1730, died while trying to protect the trees in their village from being turned into the raw material for building a palace. They literally clung to the trees, while being slaughtered by the foresters. But their action led to a royal decree prohibiting the cutting of trees in any Bishnoi village. And now those villages are virtual wooded oases amidst an otherwise desert landscape.
Not only that, the Bishnois inspired the Chipko movement (chipko means “to cling” in Hindi) that started in the 1970s, when a group of peasant women in the Himalayan hills of northern India threw their arms around trees designated to be cut down. Within a few years, this tactic, also known as tree satyagraha, had spread across India, ultimately forcing reforms in forestry and a moratorium on tree felling in Himalayan regions.
Photo: The village women of the Chipko movement in the early 70's in the Garhwal Hills of India, protecting the trees from being cut down. - Avantgardens
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28/04/2023

Ancient ingenious irrigation.

Join Geoff as he tours the ancient falaj irrigation system of Misfat al Abriyeen, located deep within the Oman Mountains. This ingenious system has a long hi...

27/04/2023

Beauty and wonder is ever at our feet. Mistaken oversights of the wayward gems so often deemed w**ds. 💚💜💚

Bugle (Ajuga reptans) on my mind. Perhaps its the name that blows a sour note, but most people, even if i recommend this herb, never consider it. The ancients adored it, the moderns ignore it. A creeping semievergreen perennial groundcover, with showy purple blossoms midspring, it will make a good cover where other things like grasses refuse to grow, it is drought and deer resistant, and will even grow under pines and walnut. But nobody says "hey, I grew bugle and it solved my landscape problem. And nobody says "hey, try a hit of my bugle tincture, its the best thing to calm your nerves or if you happen to have been slashed by a sword recently, I'm ready with this extract to help close the wound." Nobody says that. Of course, a certain faction of unfortunates are quick to jump on the "invasive" word which I always remove from the comments. Yes, I've reviewed all the other common names. Sicklewort starts with sick. Carpetw**d ends with w**d. None of them fit! If I had the power to do so, I'd rename this powerful ally "Bravewort."