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Lotus Seed Sprouting in c/gardening@lemmy.world
[–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago

See, it's a good question! I looked it up, but didn't find a firm answer. As far as I could figure, they:

  • eventually freeze, crack open, and thaw
  • get stepped on by a heavy animal (they are eaten by ducks & beavers)
  • clunking around the bottom of a river/pond, letting the sand wear it down.

All conjecture, but I don't know!

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    Lotus Seed Sprouting (i.postimg.cc)
     

    Heya! In addition to terrestrial plants, I keep a pond. And you know what looks amazing? Lotus.
    So I have myself some lotus seeds. They have quite hard shells that need to be exposed to water & light without hurting the delicate endosperm inside. To open the shell it seems most of the lotus growing guides have you:

    1. Dremeling
    2. Filing or Sanding
    3. Sawing
    4. Drilling
      And it looks like a LOT of work. With room for finger injury.

    So anyway, there's this one guy online that's like "I just lightly hit them with a hammer" and I'm 100%, SOUNDS LIKE VERIFIED FOLK WISDOM.

    So here we are, a week later, with lightly smacked lotus seeds, and by golly they are all sprouting.

    lotus seed picture
    Went for a walk. Saw a lotta buns in c/bun_alert_system@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Went for a walk. Saw a lotta buns in c/bun_alert_system@lemmy.sdf.org
    Spherical Bastard in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
    [–] 19 points 2 months ago

    I mean, moving the whole solar system just makes sense at a certain level of energy expenditure - if you are already generating enough power to do interstellar travel, might as well take the whole house with you. Sucks if you live here and don't like the new travel direction of the system though, I guess. Find a new solar system to live in at that point?

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    Grow for Others, Then for Me (thelemmy.club)
     

    Hello, /c/gardening! It has been a solid little while since I posted, or in fact grew anything.
    Life dealt me a really harsh hand of cards at the end of last year and I'm finally getting going again.

    What broke the seal for me was someone else needed plants, and I was like 'don't buy those, I'll grow you some'. And then of course, why not start some for me.....?

    And here we are! I hope your gardens are thriving.

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    A series of cups with herbs growing in them
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