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submitted 1 year ago by loopy@lemm.ee to c/diy@beehaw.org

I now live near a pine tree and don't know what to do with all of the pine cones. Decorations? Just burn them in a fire pit? Any ideas welcome.

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[-] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 1 year ago

Fire starters. We collect them all from our property ahead of winter too help with starting the fire.

[-] gilarelli@jlai.lu 15 points 1 year ago

Twisted firestarter (hey, hey, hey)

[-] brisk@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Do they have to be open for this or is closed fine?

[-] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

I only really collect the ones that look like they’ll burn, so I can’t really say.

[-] e0qdk@reddthat.com 21 points 1 year ago

The seeds from some kinds of pine are edible. e.g. pine nuts are used as an ingredient in pesto.

[-] brisk@aussie.zone 20 points 1 year ago

Chuck them in an open fire then get out your paraglider for a quick ascent

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 11 points 1 year ago

We used to pretend they were hand grenades and huck them at eachother.

[-] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago
[-] Squibbles@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

JustInTheTrees on youtube has a good video about making pinecone syrup like that. Looks good!

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

If you have access to a wood chipper or similar, they're great for mulch, and as substrate component for some orchids.

[-] megopie@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Depends on the type of pine tree. Lot of the uses mentioned by others are dependent on the type. If you can identify the type, I’d try searching it.

In addition to the uses some have mentioned, some have medicinally useful compounds that can be extracted by alcohol.

[-] nettle@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Use them to predict the weather! Their scales close when its humid (predicting rain) and open when its gonna be sunny.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

I think that pine trees find them useful for dispersing seeds :P

[-] riskable@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

I'm pining for an answer to this question myself.

[-] petrescatraian@libranet.de 2 points 1 year ago

I'm using them as Christmas tree decorations, but you can use them in multiple ways. You can hang them by a string, you can spray paint them and/or put them in a terrarium, etc.

[-] pauldrye@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Organic enemas?

[-] Davel23@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

Dip them in water and watch them close up tight.

[-] swab148@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago
[-] lnxtx@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Foot massage.

[-] DearMoogle@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

Make a scented potpourri? Idk, I’ve never done that. But it seems easy to do!

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