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Comment by Joan Denoo on January 19, 2013 at 5:27pm

Thanks Sentient Biped, I like this site:

Mushrooms: Your Garden’s Best Friend

Comment by Sentient Biped on January 19, 2013 at 3:35pm

Why Mushrooms might be your garden's best friend - from central Texas garden blog.  This ties into Joan's post about mycelium, as well.  

I don't know if the garden has ONE best friend - I think there are lots.  Mushrooms and other fungi are there, but so are beneficial insects, birds that eat harmful insects, frogs, lizards, and some snakes.  I do like that we look at gardening as a more and more complete picture, as opposed to just sticking things into dirt and adding chemicals to make them grow.  This past year I  have definitely thought more about mushrooms and other fungi, than before.  

Comment by Idaho Spud on January 19, 2013 at 3:22pm

That's beautiful corn Annie.  I may buy some seeds.

Joan, that's a neat looking bug.  At least it looks like a VW bug.  I used to have several of them.  Would be fun to drive that way, what with all the stares & comments it would get.

Comment by amer chohan on January 19, 2013 at 12:02pm

Loved the car Joan. She herself seems to be happy with her present than the past.

And the corn too. Its beautiful.

Comment by Annie Thomas on January 19, 2013 at 11:17am

Sentient-  I can't remember the specifics, but I don't think it is edible.  I thought I would give it a try. If anyone has any tips on growing corn, I'd love to hear them!

Joan- The photo of the green car made me smile!  Thanks for sharing.

Comment by Joan Denoo on January 19, 2013 at 12:40am

Green car

Comment by Sentient Biped on January 18, 2013 at 10:02pm

Annie,

That's the first I've seen of that corn.  No wonder there is high demand - that's beautiful!

Comment by Annie Thomas on January 18, 2013 at 6:54pm

Hello All!

Perhaps you remember photos of beautiful multi-colored corn in gorgeous shades of blues, pinks and yellows going around the web.  The corn is called "Glass gem" and has been on back-order for the seed bank that produces it.  I just received an email (I signed up to be alerted when seeds would be available) and they are in!  I just ordered some.  Since there is such high interest (5,000 people on the alert list) and a limited number of seeds, they are limiting purchases to one package per customer.  In case any of you are interested in giving this corn a try, you can purchase seeds here:

http://shop.nativeseeds.org/products/ts363

Although you do not need to be a member to purchase from the Native Seeds seedbank, you do need to sign up and have a user's name.

Comment by Idaho Spud on January 17, 2013 at 8:10am

I used to love climbing trees when I was young, so I've been checking-out the gnarly bark on the African tree to determine if it could be climbed without a rope or ladder.  Looks like it could be :)

Comment by Idaho Spud on January 17, 2013 at 8:06am

Thanks Dominic & Sentient.  I love trees also, but can't comprehend them that old.  Those trees with multiple trunks fascinate me and that tree with the huge girth is just amazing.

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