• Zo Clark
  • 18 Feb 2023 1:00 AM
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Wildflowers.

  • Zo Clark


    today 

    Daisy 

  • Zo Clark

    If this isn’t strange I don’t know what is

    I took a chickweed seedling out and put it in my insect shelter it Barely has any soil underneath only some on the right away from it and the chickweed seedling grew and flowered

  • Zo Clark
    It had no flowers when I put it in
  • Peewit

    In reply to Zo Clark:

    Love your Daisies Zo

    Do not understand why your chickweed seed flowered either. Must have liked where you put it. Shows how resilent they are.

    Regards

    Kathy and Dave

  • Zo Clark

    Iv moved the sticks and stuff off the seedlings roots and they are definitely clever. It did in fact root itself with little to no soil at all but the shelter was mainly half closed for most of the winter until I put the seedling in but I still didn’t really open it to expose much light after that for the rest of the winter. Believe it or not there was also a worm in there but here’s the seedling

    This is the roots 

    Its is cloudy and the flowers have closed though I don’t know if it’s in response to that  I left the lid open to let some sunlight in yesterday  before putting it half closed and leaving it like that cause the weather went cloudy 

  • Peewit

    In reply to Zo Clark:

    Interesting how the plant changes when you move it about a little and left the lid open

    Regards

    Kathy and Dave

  • Zo Clark
    I think What’s even more interesting is that the roots are barely attached to anything at all it simply had some small log like things ontop of it
  • Peewit
    I think though correct me if I am wrong chickweed seedlings remind me of when you like your pulses and lentils - if you if you are vegetarian or vegan.

    Chickweed is edible, but used in tea. I would not touch it and leave it to the experts. It is the way it grows that fascinated me in comparison with Lentils

    Lentils sprout, swell up and create tails if you sit the seeds in a plastic colander with no soil, and they grow with no soil and they are really tasty on a salad if you are into health foods. A lovely nutty taste.

    Regards

    Kathy and Dave

  • Zo Clark

    In reply to Peewit:

    The roots are just attached the floor of the shelter if you look at my close up of the roots you might see one that’s spread out
  • Zo Clark

    In reply to Peewit:

    Sorry. I didn’t see your comment until some time after I replyed