tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post5227226800134010901..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Grab bagmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-35256302379490194662014-07-17T21:42:42.415-07:002014-07-17T21:42:42.415-07:00I was at a party once where someone brought a jack...I was at a party once where someone brought a jackfruit. After having butchered it, it was clear there were seeds inside. There turned out to be something like forty of them, maybe 1.5" in diameter. Recklessly, I asked if I could have the seeds to try to germinate them, figuring maybe a few might come up and I could see what a jackfruit seedling looked like.<br /><br />I had a 100% Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75087367188410633272013-11-24T09:31:06.451-08:002013-11-24T09:31:06.451-08:00Anonymous:
Weirdly, there weren't any trees p...Anonymous:<br /><br />Weirdly, there weren't any trees particularly close, as far as I remember, though that area got hit by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Week_2006_Tornado_Outbreak_Sequence" rel="nofollow">the tornado in 2006</a>, which wound up removing a lot of trees. It could be that there are some oak remains in the vicinity.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-73042885414798676022013-11-24T08:40:04.316-08:002013-11-24T08:40:04.316-08:00If this fungus was growing near an oak, my guess w...If this fungus was growing near an oak, my guess would be a hen-of-the-woods, Grifola frondosa The one that I saw looked just like the one in your photo, not as gray as the ones seen on Wikipedia and Google imagesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-2198680487631441852013-10-29T10:45:20.199-07:002013-10-29T10:45:20.199-07:00I love fresh jackfruit from the Philippines but in...I love fresh jackfruit from the Philippines but in the absence of it Canada, I settle for the canned variety. I put a few pieces into a spring roll wrapper with a thin-ish slice of raw plantain, sprinkle it with a bit of brown sugar, roll the wrapper, then deep fry it at a low/medium temp -- this ensures that the plantain gets cooked through before the wrapper burns. This is a filipino dessert/AnnadlC from Torontonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-48324967697295386282013-10-24T20:02:40.517-07:002013-10-24T20:02:40.517-07:00Today was the first time that I noticed a very lar...Today was the first time that I noticed a very large bud on my Stapelia Gigantea. It was "hidden" at the back of the plant next to the window. So looks like my plant is also lagging behind on blooming. I bought the plant mid-Nov 2 yrs ago and there were only about 3-4 "stalks" on the small plant but it had a single, beautiful flower. It's taken 2 yrs to bloom again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-89606198876751911542013-10-24T14:01:51.348-07:002013-10-24T14:01:51.348-07:00I bought a jackfruit once. It tasted similar to j...I bought a jackfruit once. It tasted similar to juicy fruit gum with a hint of pawpaw/guananabana/anything in the annona family...as in not at all fruity and kind of icky. I don't plan on buying it again.Tomhttp://midwesternjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13381872129690219492013-10-24T04:46:40.089-07:002013-10-24T04:46:40.089-07:00Jackfruits are really common back in India where I...Jackfruits are really common back in India where I''m from. When ripe, the seed pods inside are quite sweet and fragrant (in a good way, unlike durian). And in the raw form, its cooked and eaten. Its a good thing that you didn't buy that one though. Between the seedpods and the skin there's a thick layer of white sap that almost feels like gorilla glue and requires quite some botaniedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906803340206948729noreply@blogger.com