Most Nothing Project Ever Posted

[AlecF]

My tenement stairwell pondlet. Just a bowl with some bog plant I forget the name of, and bog cotton (no 'cotton' yet), which I am fond of as I grew up with it, some hornwort, floaters, and alongside the outcome of some 'hydrocotyle' seeds I got from China, that are something boring and not quite the pennywort I expected, but some kind of cousin. It helps confirm my eccentricity to the neighbours and needs no upkeep. Proud to post the most modest project yet on UKAPS.

 

[simon_the_plant_nerd]

Good to see you back! Now show everyone the rest of the stairwell.

 

[megwattscreative]

This is gorgeous! I am deathly afraid of bog cotton - a childhood trip to the inner Hebrides wearing mesh trainers will do that to you...

 

[AlecF]

This is gorgeous! I am deathly afraid of bog cotton - a childhood trip to the inner Hebrides wearing mesh trainers will do that to you...

Surely the midges were more scary? I never thought I'd meet someone feart of bog cotton. It always makes me think of nature's chemist. Simon here's a pic of the stairwell, though it's always rather hard to show it all. The parsley, spinach and okra seedlings are up. The avocados march onwards.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Surely the midges were more scary?

An island, the end of May and fairly windy.

I never thought I'd meet someone feart of bog cotton.

It wasn't the plant, it was where it grows. One member of the party was aware of the "boggy bits", but failed to tell the other members of the group.

cheers Darrel

 

[AlecF]

Hi all,

An island, the end of May and fairly windy.

It wasn't the plant, it was where it grows. One member of the party was aware of the "boggy bits", but failed to tell the other members of the group.

cheers Darrel

In that case I think the tussocky bog cotton is to be thanked for knitting together the peaty ooze a little and ensuring survival. I await someone posting an aquarium based on the peat bogs of North Uist.

 

[PARAGUAY]

Reminds me of a fishing trip on Forestry commision land years ago, not to far off Hawick The land was also used as a shoot in season , where the hillsides planted with conifers with huge trenches hidden by the conifers ,even Chris Bonnington would struggle. My memory of this is the battle against midges especially as the sun came out

 

[simon_the_plant_nerd]

The avocados march onwards.

I still need to take an avocado from you. I reckon it would thrive in my south facing kitchen.

You’re right, the photo doesn’t do your plant collection justice. It’s like a secret, indoor garden.