Comments | sd_sheep_killer: The Plants Must Die!

sd_sheep_killer

The Plants Must Die!

Jan 10, 2009 15:42

I potted 135 seedlings yesterday. It took me two hours. I wanted to burn them all by the time I finished. Which, seeing as they're GM seedlings, is actually what's going to happen eventually - I just wont have the pleasure of doing it myself. It wasn't just the repetition that got to me, it was the way the roots were all tangled together so that I ( Read more... )

phd, warwick

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missyvortexdv January 10 2009, 16:28:04 UTC

Just make sure you never rip any parsnip leaves up...not that it's likely to have GM ones.

sd_sheep_killer January 10 2009, 20:14:36 UTC

Now I'm curious! what happens if you rip up parsnip leaves? or are you just very protective of them? :p

missyvortexdv January 10 2009, 20:25:37 UTC

The juice from parsnip leaves/stem (especially from the wild ones) supposedly reacts with sunlight (even a small amount, on overcast days) and can cause nasty burns.

sd_sheep_killer January 10 2009, 20:36:08 UTC

Wow! That's a pretty amazing defence strategy. For a parsnip.

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fififolle January 10 2009, 22:38:07 UTC

*laughs* Oh my, dirt :) Poor you. Actually, I'm with you, that would have driven me mad.
I think you're talking hundreds for a piano, yeah? No one sells 'real' ones any more, hardly. No point.

sd_sheep_killer January 10 2009, 23:04:51 UTC

*gasp* Sacrilege! I only want a keyboard because a proper piano would be ridiculous in my room.
Yes, sadly as far as I can tell it's at least £200-300 for a good (aka non-beginners) quality one. I need to do more research though.
Thanks for the dirt solidarity lol. I'll admit I broke out the nitrile gloves for the compost-mixing part!

fififolle January 10 2009, 23:09:13 UTC

ROFL! You never! *g* I don't mind dirt sooo much, but plants are too much trouble :) I liked studying them though, I guess you have to start at the beginning...meh.

sd_sheep_killer January 10 2009, 23:18:47 UTC

*is embarrassed yet defiant* I have three words for you: 'insect larvae' and 'fingernails' ...so there! :p
This is the first plant stuff I've done since AS-level, and I agree they are far too much trouble! There was this weird purple mould growing over some of them, and a bright orange mould and a white fluffy mould...

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