Seedpods Unknown Plant
October 10, 2016 Seedlings from Unknown Plant Seedpods
October 31, 2016 Plants from Unknown Plant Seedpods
Month: October 2016
What Happened?
I was looking through some work in progress and thought this looked odd.
The last time I saw this piece the stitchwork background was completed. The plan was to add another layer of stitchwork with fiber and seeds with the code, A Fragment of Memory.
When I opened the graph paper I found this–
And this–
So what caused the damage?
Casemaking Moths.
I have a weird fascination with the critters. They totally creep me out. And yet they are rather interesting the way they become active with a bit of light. And how they carry their shelter with them.
It is frustrating to have work destroyed. Even if it is work in progress.
This is a image of the damaged alpaca lace piece and a piece that is stitched with bamboo.
They were on the same shelf, right next to each other. Does this show a fiber preference? Or maybe the difference was the alpaca piece was partially inside of a piece of folded paper. That would make for a darker more protected environment for the casemaking moths.
I have written about casemaking moths in the past here, here, and here.
The first time I wrote about casemaking moths was March 2012, the last time was in September 2014, well until now.
Unknown Seed Pods
I like the challenge of growing plants, shrubs trees from seed and cuttings. Sometimes I am successful, sometimes not so much.
A couple of months back, a friend gave me a small plastic bag filled with potential plants.
She said that she had saved them years ago, but could not remember what they were. I looked at the pods. They looked vaguely familiar, but I could not identify them.
I planted them 19 September. I placed the pot on the back of a shelf in my greenhouse.
This image was taken 24 September.
It did not occur to me that the seed would respond so quickly to a bit of soil, warmth, and water. I was surprised to see growth so quickly. Unfortunately the seedlings are leggy.
I moved the pot to the front of the shelf. After a few days of morning sun, I moved the pot to a protected location amongst some potted plants.
Over the weekend I noticed the plants developed their second set of leaves.
Now I wait for the plants to reveal their identity.