Apparently a decision was made to landscape the area where the Trapped Cactus was growing. At first glance I thought the cactus had been totally removed.
Closer look, the Trapped Cactus is stilling growing sandwiched between the chain linked fence and the reed privacy fence.
What a resilient plant! What a relief that it still lives.
The plant looks dangerous, but is it toxic? According to Wikipedia it is.
Solanum pyracanthum on Wikipedia.
The plant contains toxic tropane alkaloids in its leaves, stem and fruit and therefore should be considered dangerous to humans.
Did I purchase it? Nope. I like the idea of plants with thorns, but I do not like to work around them.
Images of Hibiscus trionum Life Cycle
This afternoon I went food shopping because I had a hankering for a simple lettuce and tomato salad.
I washed and prepared the lettuce. Washed the tomato. Cut the tomato. Placed some of the tomato on the lettuce. Then noticed something odd.
2018 November 15 Afternoon
On closer look, it became clear that several tomato seeds were sprouting inside the tomato.
2018 November 15 Afternoon
Apparently, I was under the mistaken notion that tomato seeds cannot sprout inside the fruit.
2018 November 16 Morning
2018 November 16 Morning
College Of Agriculture, Health And Natural Resources Extension
Vivipary happens when the hormone controlling the seed dormancy is exhausted or runs out, letting the seed grow in the moist environment inside the fruit.
B. Rosie Lerner, Purdue Extension Consumer Horticulturist
In tomatoes, cool temperatures coupled with low light conditions (such as in refrigeration) is thought to inhibit that particular PGR (plant-growth regulators), thus allowing the seeds to germinate inside the moist, warm environment of the fruit, when brought back to room temperature.
The sprouts of tomato seeds are toxic, so you should not eat the fruit.
Since I had tossed some of the cut tomato into my salad I removed it and rewashed the lettuce.
What should I do with the rest of the tomatoes that I purchased?
Outrageously Fresh? Sure they could be. Perhaps what could have happened–the tomatoes
were chilled between harvest and the shelf in the grocery store.
If I don’t slice the tomatoes could the seeds sprout and emerge through the skin? That would be very cool.
What should I do with the sprouting seeds? Plant them?
No guarantee what I might get if any of the seedlings survive.
I noticed a lot of damage to this plant, but couldn’t find the culprit.
Until Wednesday. How could I miss this caterpillar?
Since I am not sure who he is, decided to leave him. To wait and see. Pretty sure he is a moth of sorts.
The plant is probably a Plectranthus. I purchased it on a whim from the neighborhood grocery store.
It is a fast grower. Easy to propagate by snapping off a piece and either placing the piece in a small amount of water or popping it directly in soil.
There are some amazing candidates that have given me hope that our country can overcome the cruelty of the current administration.
Their truthful words and positive messages have already changed our country.
The current administration assaults our country, other countries, and the people who live in our country and those who live all over the world. The assaults occur multiple times a day, every single day.
Stacey Abrams, “We must cease being participants in our own oppression.”
Beto O’Rourke, “At the moment that [these children] finally thought they had reached safety, refuge, were going to petition for asylum, they were taken from their parents, and are now in Tornillo with no idea of when or if they will see their mothers or their fathers on this Father’s Day again.”
Andrew Gillum, “I’m not calling him a racist. But the racists believe he’s a racist.”
Stacey Abrams quote can be found on the Black Enterprise site.
Beto O’Rourke quote can be found on Politico.
Andrew Gillum quote is from a recent debate. Can also be found on several sites including the Washington Post.
I posted this image of a variegated Brugmansia in September. That was prior to caterpillars made it their home.
The caterpillars look so much like the Brug leaves and stems they are often difficult to find.
Caterpillars Removed This Morning
This evening I found three more.
Planted a box of wildflower seeds. Should have been a mass of colorful flowers; but the result was just a few random plants.
Weren’t the seeds viable? Or… were they a nice snack for the birds, mice, and squirrel?
Other Four Plants/Flowers
