#Nightshade Family of Vegetable

[at-the-sign-of-the-fox-n-phoenix]

I appreciate how angry you are that people are scamming folx.  Your kind heart made my day.  AND!  You are SO RIGHT that some education is needed here! Taking your advice, I used Google and Google Scholar for this research.

WHAT I LEARNED:

1. The fucked up wellness influencers are often, though not always, neofascist girlies (of all genders) trying to get people with chronic medical problems that are UNDER INVESTIGATED & UNDER TREATED to feel appreciated as a recruitment tactic.  It’s a Problem.  And we all know a fascist Loves a GOOD GRIFT.

2.  The stuff that isn’t about vaginas and shit is actually about stuff that is UNDER INVESTIGATED & UNDER TREATED.  3.  Personal note on the subject of GETTING OUTDOORS AND TOUCH THE GRASS:  Most of the consequences of having under investigated and under treated invisible disabilities like the various types of arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and many others limit how much and what kind of outside time you can do.  How much gardening you can do, for example.  I am in CONSTANT pain that varies in intensity.  My hands sometimes stop working altogether.  Me trying to prune a bush in my garden is not practical.  Me trying to weed my garden, or harvest there isn’t always something I can do.  This year, I couldn’t harvest my radishes in time due to a pain flare, so now i have the most BEAUTIFUL radish flowers!  Enjoying them, too.  So pretty!  So yeah, many of us who need some of the things on your list of scams the wellness influencers were making up really do feel very disconnected from Earth BECAUSE OF OUR INVISIBLE DISABILITIES. 

4.  NOW TO THE GOOGLE LINKS! 4a.  AIP is the AutoImmune Protocol used to identify what is making someone with an autoimmune illness unwell and here is what the CLEVELAND CLINIC (not a ‘fraudster’) says about it. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/aip-diet-autoimmune-protocol-diet/ Autoimmune diseases are horrible and most people tell people who have them that we just want ATTENTION.  No, we just don’t want to die because our body think our body is THE ENEMY.  Quite often the result is INFLAMMATION and CHRONIC PAIN which varies in intensity and location in the body.

4b.  The MAYO CLINIC’s thoughts on those annoying gluten free people (i’m one of them, alas!): https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/celiac-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20352220

4c.  There is clearly some debate among medical researchers about how valid the nightshade allergy might be as an across the board thing: (apologies, that these are behind paywalls)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10620-023-07955-9 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-88473-4_3 4d.  LINK TO THE TOMATO ALLERGY SEARCH I JUST DID ON GOOGLE SCHOLAR:  https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C48&q=tomato+allergy&btnG= apparently some people WILL die of eating a tomato, trust me I was surprised, too. 4e.  LINK TO THE DIETARY TRIGGER NIGHTSHADE VEGETABLES SEARCH I JUST DID ON GOOGLE SCHOLAR:  https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C48&q=dietary+trigger+nightshade+vegetables&oq=NIGHTSHADE+VEGETABLE

and nightshades seem to be causing inflammation issues all over the place which is one of the hallmarks of many autoimmune disorders.

5.  ON THE VAG NONSENSE - You’re right that stuff is a scam and it can make your body unhappy if you use them. 

6.  In case you want reliable, experiment and research based understandings of herbs as used in Germany - you can read:  https://shop.elsevier.com/books/the-complete-german-commission-e-monographs/blumenthal/978-0-9655555-0-0

which is THE COMPLETE GERMAN COMMISSION E MONOGRAPHS.  This book relates all the science done on each of 300 herbs commonly used by German herbalists.  Helpful.  Very science.  Much research.  COOL.  7.  LINK TO THE GOOGLE SCHOLAR SEARCH FOR ‘AMERICAN HERBAL MEDICINE RESEARCH’  https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2022&q=american+herbal+medicine+research&hl=en&as_sdt=0,48 8.  FINAL THOUGHTS Hope that helps everybody understand some of the stuff that is REAL that is still being researched and discussed and debated by actual medical experts and researchers.  

I know and deeply appreciate that you didn’t intend to throw disabled people without proper access to doctors who give a shit under the bus.  

Those of us with these oddball autoimmune diseases are overwhelmingly not taken seriously by doctors.  We are objects of intense interest to RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, so if we catch one of THAT SORT’s EYE we are guinea pigs.  

We spend a lot of time on Google Scholar finding everything to do with our WTF is wrong now experiences and then we bring that full ass note book to the doctor, who says 'oh you really want attention don’t you’ and how he knows best and won’t even talk to the authors of the study to see if your situation and the ones they’re investigating are a match.  It’s horrid and common.  ESP FOR WOMEN, and even more so for women of color.  

The wellness industry sprung up at first to serve those of us that the medical people generally don’t take seriously.  And then it morphed into a money grab by icky sorts.  Nothing more horrifying than watching people trying to heal while enduring medical neglect get coopted into weird toxic delusional shit.

i hate you alternative wellness natural chemical free vegan non-GMO herbal intuitive whole foods healing raw high vibrational plant based cleanse gluten free superfood supplement blend bullshit!!!! You're not healthier and more balanced and connected to the Earth because your smoothies are full of unidentifiable green and brown powders you got from a subscription box to ✨URTH-CRUNCH VAGINAL ENLIGHTENMENT✨!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[strixhaven]

eggplants are a species whose origins are shrouded in mystery but delectable and wonderful all the same in the modern day

[fates-theysband]

anyway look at my little sister. shes potatoes

[leewritestoomuch]

Hello! Small request here~ can you possibly do a Dr,stone headcanon where reader has severely bad memory? They’re memory is so bad to the point they would start to call everyone by fruits, vegetables, plants. You name it. Just so they could remember their faces properly? This has been in my mind for so long..but of course no rush and always take care of urself! <3

Idk if you take emoji anons, but can I be 🌒 or 🪻anon? You can choose which one if both are free!

Hi🪻anon (I picked this one cuz I like flowers and it’s different from the emojis I already have anons for, hope that’s okay) (oh and this request is about plants so it fits!)

I decided to do Senku, Gen, Tsukasa, and Hyoga. (I’m finally writing for Tsukasa, THE WORLD REJOICES)

Senku Ishigami

You called him a Leak.

He’s confused, but then looks in the mirror and… holy shit you’re right.

He’s offended, but like brushes it off.

“Focus” he says, turning you back to your work.

He thinks it’s strange thought when you don’t call him by his name even to others.

Eventually, he realizes you must not remember his name.

He couldn’t care less tbh. Maybe you are bad with names? Thats common enough he really doesn’t dig.

Gen Asagiri

You called him “nightshade”

It’s his favorite flower so he’s not fazed.

Oh, not the mention it means “liar.” And he’s the world’s best.

Eventually, while watching you, he realizes you don’t call him anything but it, so he subtly tests you.

He works to push you towards saying his name, and you really just don’t seem receptive.

Eventually, he’d subtly pry your reasoning out of you when he notices you call everybody plants and vegetables.

He finds out that the amount of different plants in the nightshade family reminds you of his two faced nature and helps you remember him.

He finds it interesting.

Tsukasa Shishio

He was confused when you called him “Rosanne”

Did you think he was a woman…?

From Gen, he finds out that you might be referring to a Rosanne Brown Lisianthus since you call everybody by plant names.

Gen says he doesn’t know the reason and shrugs, shaking his head as he walks away.

You later tell him it looks like a rose and it’s got a beautiful brown color sometimes.

He gets it now… his hair color!

Takes it as a compliment because the flower sounds pretty the way you describe it.

Hyoga Akatsuki

You called him “cauliflower”

He’s confused?

He’s not… a vegetable?

Are you calling him as weak as a mere vegetable? He’s not, so???

Genuinely, he’s confused.

Takes it the wrong way.

Gives you an eye smile and nods, but then straight up walks away from you.

He over hears somebody talking about your odd nicknames for every one and it clicks that you must be remembering him that way. Cauliflower is white… so is his hair. Okay…

[mooredanxieties]

Chinese Herbal Silkie Chicken Soup

A popular immune-boosting elixir

Most often, a main ingredient of this soup is the Chinese Yam, a recommendation substitute for potatoes (a Nightshade vegetable) for those with autoimmune disorders because of its anti-inflammatory properties

Hannibal notably left out this ingredient in the soup he gave Will.

Treatments for Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis:

Immunomodulatory/immunosuppressive therapies

Anti-seizure medication

Autoimmune Protocol Diet (AIP): a diet tailored to reduce inflammation, pain, and other symptoms caused by autoimmune diseases

Of the 5 ingredients Hannibal listed, 4 of them are potentially harmful for those with autoimmune disorders:

Wolf berries ("Goji Berries") - A 'Nightshade Vegetable', recommended to avoid if you have an autoimmune disorder

Red Dates ("Chinese Dates" or "Jujube") - The extract has been found to interact with some seizure medications

Ginseng ("Ginseng Root") - Studies have shown it can boost the immune system and exacerbate autoimmune diseases at the same time

Star Anise - Recommended against, according to the official AIP diet for people with autoimmune conditions

Hannibal enjoys creating situations where Will feels compelled to seek comfort (whether physical or emotional) from him, because he enjoys when Will needs him. He enjoys providing Will comfort, and he feels no guilt causing Will to need that comfort.

His actions are always multifaceted.

Giving Will a comfort food that often holds friendly/familial/romantic connotations and ALSO causes Will to be more dependent on him is a 'killing two birds with one stone' plan.

Sweet and cruel in equal measure

[neeksparksg]

A Moonlit Memory

On 0001 Cemetery Lane stood the Addams mansion, looming in eerie grandeur against the dim light of a misty morning.

Y/n, stepped into the living room. "Ghoulheart, my love," she purred, wrapping her arms around Gomez, who was engrossed in his model trains. "are we letting the locomotives roam free today?"

Gomez chuckled, his mustache twitching with excitement. "Absolutely, Amore mio! All aboard the Addams Express!" He turned to face her, planting a kiss on her lips.

Just then, Morticia entered, her elegant gown flowing as gracefully as ever, her presence enough to capture everyone’s attention. "Beautiful as always, my beloved Nightshade," Y/n greeted her, giving a subtle but intimate kiss on Morticia's cheek.

Morticia’s lips curved into a smile. "And a lovely morning to you too, my love." She reached for Gomez, pulling him into their embrace.

Their moment was interrupted by Uncle Fester, bursting into the room. "Gomez! Y/n! Morticia! Guess what I've invented? A train track that changes its form automatically!" he declared, dragging in a desk covered with a blanket.

Gomez’s eyes lit up like a child’s on Halloween. "Fester, you’ve outdone yourself! Let’s give it a whirl!"

"Boys and their trains," Y/n whispered with a smile as she watched Gomez and Fester excitedly pull the blanket off the table to reveal an built-in train track.

As Fester and Gomez fiddled with the setup, Morticia turned to Y/n. "There will be a beautiful full moon tonight, my dear. Perfect for a moonlit stroll."

A smile crept across Y/n’s face at her wife’s suggestion. "Absolutely perfect, my love. Let's ask Lurch and the kids if they’d like to join." She pulled on the rope hanging from the ceiling, ringing the large bell that echoed through the house.

Lurch’s tall, looming figure appeared silently from the shadows. "You rang?"

Y/n looked at him with a grin. "Lurch, my dear, ominous friend, would you accompany us on a moonlit stroll tonight?" Lurch answer was just to give a solemnly nod.

Just then, Grandmama shuffled in from the kitchen. "A stroll, eh? Just remember to watch out for werewolves!"

"Don’t worry, Mamá," Y/n replied. "I’ll be sure to pack a snack for them."

The sound of scampering feet announced the arrival of Wednesday and Pugsley. "Morning, Mother, Mom," Wednesday greeted, looking up at Morticia and Y/n. "We've been working on a potion to turn vegetables into bats."

Pugsley added, "It’s not working yet, but it makes great slime!" He held up his hands, covered in a gooey mess.

Y/n chuckled. "Still that is Impressive work, you two."

As the morning melted into afternoon, the family went about their usual activities. Morticia tended her garden; Y/n rested in the living room, listening as Lurch played the piano; Gomez and Fester tried to outdo each other with in a explosives battle, and Wednesday and Pugsley enjoyed their break in the playroom after finishing Grandmama’s lessons.

As night fell, the family gathered in the garden, bathed in the soft glow of lanterns. Before setting off, Y/n turned to the kids. “Did you remember to leave food for Aristotle and Homer?”

“Yes, we fed them earlier,” Pugsley replied. Fester chimed in, “And I gave Kitty Kat some meat. You know how much that cat eats—wouldn’t want him sneaking out to hunt.”

“Good thinking,” Y/n nodded approvingly. “Poor thing wouldn’t last a second out there.” With everyone ready, they began their moonlit stroll, arms linked.

“It truly is a remarkable night,” Morticia murmured, resting her head on Y/n’s shoulder.

Gomez grinned. “Absolutely. A brilliant idea to come out tonight!”

The stars twinkled above, casting long, shifting shadows across the garden. Pugsley and Wednesday glanced up at their parents, curiosity lighting their faces.

“Mom, Dad… Mother,” Pugsley began, “how did you three meet?”

Morticia’s lips curled into a nostalgic smile. “Ah, well then, gather ’round, and we’ll share a tale from the days of our youth.”

Gomez leaned in, his eyes gleaming. “It was a night much like this, many moons ago. Your mother and I were young.”

Morticia continued, her voice soft and melodic. “We’d heard whispers of a peculiar circus in town, one promising oddities beyond imagination. Naturally, we thought it would make for an unforgettable date.”

Gomez chuckled, his enthusiasm infectious. “The circus was like no other—a strange blend of performances and macabre wonders. But amid it all, we spotted something special.”

Morticia gently brushed a stray lock of Wednesday’s hair. “A curious sign caught our attention: ‘Gaze into the Spirit Veil and Communicate with the Beyond.’ We were intrigued, drawn in by the mysteries it promised.”

Y/n’s eyes sparkled as Morticia spoke. “We entered a tent adorned with mystic symbols and deep velvet curtains. In the center, a figure cloaked in shadow awaited. She stepped into the light, revealing the most captivating girl I’d ever seen.”

Pugsley leaned forward, wide-eyed. “You were part of the circus?!”

Y/n chuckled softly. “Yes. I had a gift—connecting with spirits—and the circus… well, they exploited it. People would come to speak to the beyond through me.”

Wednesday’s curiosity deepened. “What happened next?”

Gomez’s gaze softened, a nostalgic smile spreading across his face. “As I looked into Y/n’s eyes, it felt like the world around us disappeared. We were drawn to each other like moths to a flame.”

Morticia’s voice held a touch of mystery. “It was love at first sight.”

Y/n’s smile was tender. “We spoke without words; it was as if our souls connected in that single moment.”

Gomez’s tone turned mischievous. “We knew we had to help Y/n escape the circus and its clutches.”

Morticia nodded, her eyes reflecting a boldness from her younger years. “With a plan as daring as it was risky, we orchestrated a grand escape. Beneath the watchful gaze of the moon, we whisked Y/n away into the warmth of our love.”

Pugsley’s eyes sparkled with excitement. “And then you got married?”

Gomez laughed, ruffling Pugsley’s hair. “Exactly, my boy!”

Y/n let out a soft laugh, watching her family fondly. “Well, it wasn’t quite that simple, but yes, that’s how it all started.”

[booksbeansandcandles]

Kitchen Witch Recipes: Balsamic Glazed Porkchops

Not only are these chops delicious, the ingredients are magical too. First the recipe then what the ingredients do

2-4 large pork chops

1 large zucchini, sliced thinly

4-6 red or Yukon potatoes

3-4 cloves garlic

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/4 cups balsamic vinegar

1/2 cup chicken stock

Salt & pepper to taste

Pre-heat oven to 450°

Wash and dice the potato's and the zucchini, finely chop the garlic

Toss the zucchini and potatoes in the oil, salt and pepper, cook in the oven for approximately 30 minutes/ checking after 20 minutes to not over cook

Pat pork dry, salt and pepper both sides, heat the oil on medium heat, cook chops for 8 to 10 minutes, turning half way through. Do this while the vegetables are cooking

Remove the chops, then add the chicken broth, garlic, brown sugar and vinegar to the skillet, bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer till reduced by half, add the chops back, cook for a few minutes so they absorb some of the glaze if desired.

Cut the chops up, add vegetables, coat with sauce, serve while hot

Now the magical portion:

Pork: Element is fire, used for strength, fertility, and luck

Garlic: Planet is Mars, zodiac is Aries, Goddess is Hekate. Good for bansishing, protection and breaking curses. Good for lowering cholesterol, cardiovascular health, and stabilizes blood sugar

Zucchini: This veggie is ruled by Jupiter, helps with abundance, honor, and prosperity.

Balsamic vinegar: Is ruled Mars, this is a fire energy, good for protection, purification, and renewal

Potatoes: Ruled by the moon, it's element is earth, this vegetable is part of the nightshade family and was once considered poisonous. This is good for grounding, protection and stability.

Salt: Ruled by Venus and the moon. Good for protection, absorbs negative energies, and prosperity

Pepper: This is a fire element and is ruled by Mars. Use it for protection, cleaning, energy and passion

[sannyo-appreciation-posts]

What Exactly Is Sannyo Smoking?

Well of course it sucks Mamizou, don't you remember what she said it's made of?

Now, an herb you can smoke that can grow on a mountain. The first, most obvious, initial guess would be marijuana. It's a weed after all, it can grow basically anywhere. Plus, let us be honest, it would be a little funny.

marijuana can definitely grow on mountains, it even grows on mountains in Central Asia

Plus, it is apparently spreading over northern Japan right now as a weed. They used to grow it for hemp material, not to smoke, it would probably not do much, but that wouldn't stop Sannyo if she wanted to give it a shot.

(Except I'm deliberately teasing)

There is a very, very obvious reason why it's not marijuana.

Marijuana has no nicotine, even though you can smoke it, it's not by any stretch of the imagination "tobacco"

Even if we imagine a world where this is the only thing Sannyo ever smoked, Mamizou smoked it with her and just said it was bad tobacco, not to mention Mamizou has recently been to the outside world and would probably know weed in seconds. (Which, although hypothetical, would have made for a hilarious Mamizou thought bubble)

We are looking for "tobacco" after all, we need nicotine, not just anything you can smoke, but it's a weed and a popular joke, so I obviously had to tease.

I could go through every variant of wild Nicotiana, tobacco was even imported to Japan by Portuguese sailors in 1542, and it's cultivation was legalized in 1625. The Hakurei barrier was formed in 1885, that's actually plenty of time for actual wild tobacco to spread.

But it might not work either.

While we might find some enthusiastic and previously cultivated tobacco growing as a weed that spread up to the mountains, it's not going to be unique enough. It'll be growing all over the place by the time it gets up a mountain. And the village would be smoking that exact same thing.

But most importantly, it's no fun.

Truth be told, there is a genus of Nicotiana that would work well in mountains, furthermore, Portugal actually had some at the time as an import from the Americas. But thats no fun, so I'll just return to this later when I inevitably run out of exotic options.

After all, if its tobacco made from "herbs" it would boarder on cheating to just use nicotiana, regardless of the form it ends up in.

Thankfully, there are other herbs and weeds beyond nicotiana that actually have nicotine, it really would be worthwhile check one of those.

And I've got a fun one. A whole family in fact.

Just above the Genus: "Nicotiana" is the Tribe: "Nicotianeae" and above that we find the family Solanaceae.

The Solanaceae, also known as the potato or deadly nightshade family

Nicotine is a naturally produced alkaloid in the nightshade family of plants

It contains everything from eggplants and other vegetables to the infamous Deadly Nightshade. (Atropa belladonna)

And of course, like I said, further down the family, it even has nicotiana itself. All of them contain nicotine to some greater or lesser extent. (Yes, hilariously even eggplants, a little bit)

Solanaceae consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species. They grow naturally in more parts of the world than wild Nicotiana.

But we are just going to be looking through the nightshade variations, maybe some fruit, but no potatoes today. And these are coveniently famous for their narcotic effects.

And some varieties, such as the Datura stramonium (occasionally called the Devil's Trumpet) had its leaves smoked in pipes and cigarettes, so much they were traded by the East India Company in the 18th century. And since it was popular for traditional medicine, some people might have even planted it.

But that type is not native to Japan, so it's got the same problem as the nicotiana. Not to mention, even though its an invasive weed, and can survive a little below the freezing point, in its current state, it probably doesn't like mountains. It probably wouldn't last a full winter on one.

This might be definite enough to just say it can be some hypothetical, wild, non specific variation of nightshade with the right combination of alkaloids and nicotine and presumably, relatively non deadly in the form Sannyo uses it.

Or maybe it is just better adapted to mountains form of imported of the Datura stramonium I just mentioned. I doubt even if it spread like a weed, that anyone but Sannyo would bother to figure out you can smoke that type of plant as tobacco.

But we are mostly just having fun at this point.

I doubt we could possibly think Zun cared up to this point, and definitely not beyond this point, we are just doing a fun overanalysis after all. Zun almost always seems to go for extinct species anyway, so it wouldn't be fun to follow that train of thought regardless..

[But if we just want a probable canonical answer Zun thought up. He might have just meant some non specific extinct variation of nightshade, since if there is at least one native version then that's enough to claim there could have once been others,

Besides, it's even possible zun just imagined she could possibly even mix her favorite flowers somehow, which while she probably could not, it would definitely be cute. ]

But we are going to take this further anyway to see if we can find something real and possible that currently exists today.

The simplest thing to think of native to Japan is just Japanese belladonna (Zun's proof of concept for an imaginary extinct nightshade if he really wanted a hypothetical one)

Scopolia japonica, also called Japanese belladonna. It's about as dangerous as the name implies. If eaten by mistake it can cause hallucinations. And while it no doubt contains at least some nicotine, it also contains the alkaloids Scopolamine

And more hilariously Hyoscyamine, known for helping the colon or bladder...

yes, you can use this extract to help you poop or pee if you want too.

Which is even funnier than the marijuana joke i made earlier.

And the only other species in the Scopolia genus is pretty similar and in Korea.

So we'll want to find something different.

But we are trapped. We only have imports left.

And the Datura genus we'd likely want is stuck in the Americas so we can only really consider a variety that came from those possible 18th century imports of Datura stramonium.

They are pretty perfect, tbh, spread widely to the Old World early where it has also become naturalized, and since it was already a weed that could endure dry climate and fairly cold environments. It could probably spread up a mountain.

They are our best bet for something you can smoke for recreation, with nicotine, outside the nicotiana genus that only Sannyo would use. If smoked people used its properties for recreation but you can also use it for anesthesia. Inject it's primary ingredient Atropine and you can use it for all sorts of weird stuff. (Though I pretty much resigned myself to having Atropine in the plant the moment I decided to run up and down the nightshade family).

Though in truth, she's probably just smoking wild tobacco that has lost a lot of flavor while struggling to adapt the mountain. So I'll move on to the most likely answer.

Portugal's more early tobacco is Nicotiana rustica, also called Aztec tobacco.

It is pretty tough and would probably adapt to a mountain pretty well.

I'd like to think it's the Datura stramonium since it's cooler and weird though.

In overview:

The simplest, best answer is just wild imported Aztec tobacco (Nicotiana rustica) from Portugal. Which had trade with Japan open up extremely early. Its honestly perfect for this

Followed by the more provocative option of Devil's Trumpet (Datura stramonium) imported later in the 18th century.

and the funny option. The only one actually native to Japan

Japanese belladonna (Scopolia japonica)

But it's almost definitely just that Aztec tobacco. (Nicotiana rustica)

We could just imagine she mixes flowers or herbs into it to validate her "herbs" comment if we want (which again, would be cute)

[thedawningofthehour]

Hello Fai,

I created a sort of mini comic for chapter five the most recent book.

Drawing of Poison Table and Mushroom Patch:

Also the min fanart:

Which is for this scene:

“Is the table back here for all your purple plants?”

“They are not all purple, but segue,” Galois gestures to the table. “The mushroom patch and this table especially, not safe. This is where all our poisonous plants are grown.” He waves his hand. “I mean, roughly. We have tomatoes and potatoes too which are part of the nightshade family and their stems and leaves are poisonous, but we don’t use them as poison. And most of the fungi is perfectly safe, but it can be very difficult to tell sometimes. I would rather you didn’t risk it.”

“These are all poison?” Raphael moves closer to the poison table. “Man, this flower is so pretty.”

“That is the adenium obesum, otherwise known as the desert rose. It’s native to Sahelian Africa and hunters would use them to poison their arrowheads.”

Raphael snatches his hand back.

“It’s actually quite lucky that we have that, most Yokai who hail from the African continent come from the miombo woodlands and the Barotse floodplain, which…I believe are both in Zambia now, so it’s thrilling to have specimens from farther north. Anyway, oleander is another one of my favorites, incredibly beautiful and will cause you to shit blood. Oh, those berries that look absolutely delicious? Belladonna. Don’t even touch any of these without myself or my father present, some of these plants are toxic even to touch.”

“...Why does Draxum have so many poisons?”

“My father is a botanist. And many of these plants have positive effects as well, if you know how to use them.”

“It’s poison.”

“You know what my father does, Raphael. Poisons are a necessity.”

Raphael is entirely silent for far too long. Galois clears his throat.

“Now!” He turns on his heel and marches forward. “On the other side here are all the other non-tree fruits and vegetables. Which is all incredibly exciting, I know, but if you bear with me we will get to the experimentals!”

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lmao I love how you wrote POISON like the Pokémon type. Gale probably would label shit like that, just to annoy his dad.

I never did finish Draxum's house in the Sims 4 but I did build the greenery. Let me see if I can find my pics...

Did I seriously not take pics of the remodel? Ugh. So this was the first work-through. In the second I expanded both the greenery and Draxum's lab, and adjusted things to fit the in-story descriptions. The flowers at the back of the second pic should be up on a table. I don't have the Sims installed on this computer, but I have the save file and mod folder so when I get around to reinstalling it should be pretty easy to pop them back in and load up the house. One of these days I'll get around to doing that. It's only been like a year.

Oh! And the flowers Gale mentions:

The Desert Rose

Oleander

and Belladonna! Not bad on your renditions!

Beautiful, aren't they? Women used to pour belladonna juice into their eyes to make their pupils look bigger. Which also rendered them blind, but that's historic makeup for you.

Anyway. I love Gale's skeptical eyebrow waggles. He doesn't have time for this personal crisis shit. He's got places to be.

[turtlesandfrogs]

Seed Starting for Beginners- another class I taught Pre-pandemic, edited down for posting here. 

Seed Basics:

Anatomy: seeds basically consist of seed leaves (aka cotyledons), an embryo, and a seed wall. The cotyledons are food storage, and usually the first leaves that emerge and photosynthesize*. Seeds are dormant, but they are still alive and they are still exchanging gas (breathing) and using up energy stores. Ideally, most vegetable seeds are stored somewhere cold and dry. The colder and drier a seed is kept, the slower it’s metabolism, and the more vigorously it will sprout once conditions are correct (though, as this is biology, there are plenty exceptions- pawpaws come to mind). I keep my seed packets in a closed glass jar with a silica packet in my freezer. If you want to nerd out, here’s a link to a pretty famous seed vault, where seeds are kept below 0 degrees fahrenheit: https://www.croptrust.org/our-work/svalbard-global-seed-vault/ 

Sprouting/germinating/breaking dormancy: For most vegetables, all that is needed for seeds to sprout is warmth and moisture. Some will germinate better in the dark, some will germinate better with light (the package will tell you what is needed). For fruits, herbs, and flowers, sometimes they will need additional steps, such as cold stratification, or breaking the seed wall. 

Basics of Seed Starting:

Step one is to decide what you want to grow- vegetables, herbs, flowers?

Important questions:

What do I actually (want to) eat? (Ie, don’t just grow radishes because they’re easy- will you actually eat/enjoy it?). What would I eat more of if it weren’t so expensive? Make a list. 

What grows well here? What Hardiness/heat/climate zone are you in? Do you have microclimates to account for? What are they? Connect with your local extension office (in the US) to find out what grows well where you are and keys to success

Step two: Figure out when to start your seeds:

First, check the seed packet/website description and find your last frost date. Some plants, like broccoli, have a wide general time range to plant them in, but some varieties are meant for spring, or summer, or to overwinter. It’s best to get the specific variety’s information if possible.

If not that, then using a seed starting calculator like Johnny’s is next best. 

Or, go to a regional planting chart like Tilth’s. Or find your local extension office, they probably have a planting calendar.

Keep track of which ones are sown indoors, sown directly, and when the switch happens. For example, you can sow cucumbers a week or two before your last frost indoors, or a week after the last frost directly into the ground. Also note when plants started indoors should be transplanted outdoors

Consider the “winter sowing” technique- Basically, sowing seeds in mini greenhouses (aka, cloches), usually made from used plastic containers, and letting the seeds come up when they will. Makes very sturdy plants, might not get as early as a start.

Step Three: How?

Containers: Please use standard plastic tray, newspaper pots, peat plugs, used food containers, etc. that have a decent amount of space and adequate drainage.

Why not egg cartons/eggshells? Because they a) do not have enough space for seeds to do much more than sprout and b) the egg cartons tend to dry soil out very quickly.

Medium: Seed starting mix, potting soil, whatever, do NOT use garden soil without killing the weed seeds first. If you use a seed starting mix, keep in mind that it won’t have enough fertility to support the seedlings for very long. It is meant to be used to germinate seeds, and then have those seedlings transplanted into a richer mix to grow on. Also, I recommend NOT using coffee grounds as part of your seedling mix, because they have been shown to inhibit germination.

Which do well with transplant, which do not: (paper pots are great for those that don’t like transplanting)

Take well to transplanting: brassicas (think broccoli family), nightshades (tomato family), leafy greens

Fussy and need help to transplant well: Squash, cucumbers, melons, etc

Just don’t: carrots, beets, other root crops.

If they don’t transplant well, focus on direct sowing. The above IS NOT an exhaustive list.

Light: Give them as much as possible, a south facing window, or indoor grow lights. If you’re using a light, look for one that says full spectrum, daylight, or says it is over 5000 kelvin.

The warmer you keep the seedlings, the brighter the light they need. Warmth determines their metabolism, and light is their fuel/food, so you can keep them from etoliating/stretching out by keeping them at cooler temperatures. Slower growth at the same light intensity yields sturdier seedlings. Keeping seedlings at cooler temperatures can help you get stocky, sturdy, vigorous plants. This is a really big key, so pay attention. A lot of people struggle with weak seedlings that have stretched out in their search for light, and that can be avoided if you match temperature to light levels.

Actually doing it:

Fill your container(s). Tamp down soil- movement of water depends on capillary action, which depends on the soil particles being close enough together. Consult package on depth, or use 3x diameter of seed. Plant. Water. Wait. 

Watering: keep evenly moist, do not let them dry out. Not so much that it’s soggy though- so after you water they shouldn’t be sitting in a puddle of water an hour later. I prefer to bottom water. To do that, put your container in a tray of water, and let it soak up. If you’ve tamped it down properly, you’ll see the surface moisten. 

So they’ve sprouted, now what? 

If you’re using a peat or commercial seed starting mix, it likely doesn’t have enough fertility to support growth beyond the first few true seed leaves. That means that as soon as you see true leaves coming out, you have two choices: either use a water-soluble fertilizer, or gently transfer the seedlings to a more fertile soil mix. 

The big day: planting outside! 

Harden off first! The wee ones have been indoors, in very gentle conditions, and need to adapt to the outdoors environment before you transplant them out there. If you don’t, the cold can harm them, and they can also get sunburnt, or even damaged by wind. Acclimate them by putting them outdoors for an hour the first day, a few hours the next, gradually increasing the amount of time they spend outdoors until a week or so has passed. DO NOT transplant out frost tender plants (nightshades, squashes, pumpkins, cucumbers, etc) until the danger of frost has passed (unless you have a tunnel or greenhouse).

Transplanting, general: Water plants well the day before. Pick a moderate time of day if it’s been hot. Prepare the hole- bigger than the pot was, and deeper if tomato or brassica. If it’s one that needs extra fertility, thoroughly mix in some compost (I use one to two shovelfuls of rich compost). Loosen the plant in the pot by gently squeezing or tapping, make sure the roots aren’t circling (if they are, gently tease them apart), and put in hole. Back fill hole and press down. Water thoroughly.

For sensitive plants: all the above, but “mud in” the plant, that is, water enough that water sits on the surface for at least 15 seconds. Cover- if it’s hot, a cardboard box or light sheet to shade, if it’s cool a bucket to hold in extra warmth. 

Success through the summer: 

Provide fertility: some plants, like potatoes and kale likely won’t need much additional fertility beyond what’s already in your soil. Some crops, like corn, squash, and broccoli need a lot more fertility to make a decent crop. Either way, if you notice your plants aren’t growing very well, it’s likely a matter of fertility- or watering. 

I prefer to provide this fertility through composts & cover crops. You can also just use a balanced fertilizer,  but look into mycorrhizae before you decide how to go about it. Whether it’s organic or not, it’s generally a good idea to follow the package directions for best results. It’s just as easy to over fertilize and burn your plants as it is to under fertilize and get stunted growth.

Learning More:

Visit community gardens, visit the Master Gardener demonstration gardens, your local extension office for local information, here’s the link to Washington States: http://gardening.wsu.edu/

Facebook groups can be very helpful, gardening forums as well. 

Useful websites in General:

https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/seed-planting-schedule-calculator.html seed sowing date calculator- put in your last frost, get general dates for everything. Honestly, poke around their growers library in general, they've got some cool stuff. 

https://davesgarden.com/guides/freeze-frost-dates/#b for last frost dates (and a lot more).

https://garden.org/apps/frost-dates/Olympia%2C+Washington/ another last frost date site

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515111628.htm Gardening in a polluted paradise: Is it safe?

Seed Companies I use:

Based in Western Washington:

Uprising Organics (All Open Pollinated)

Based in Western Oregon:

Adaptive Seed (All Open Pollinated)

Territorial Seed

Nicole’s Garden Nursery

Based in B.C.:

West Coast Seed

Based elsewhere:

Fedco Seeds (Co-op)

Johnny’s Selected Seeds (Employee Owned)

There are, of course, many more, but those tend to be my go-to.

 

*Some seed’s cotyledons stay in the soil, and the embryo is the part that emerges. Examples include snow peas, beans, and corn. Others have their seed leaves emerge as their first leaves, e.g., broccoli and sunflowers.

[catparent94]

@thedawningofthehour 

I made FanArt for the Profile in Quicksilver, or book three of Dawning of the Hour, specifically Chapter 5. Specifically the poison plants scene. I kind of made this section into a mini comic. Hope you like it.

“Is the table back here for all your purple plants?”

“They are not all purple, but segue,” Galois gestures to the table. “The mushroom patch and this table especially, not safe. This is where all our poisonous plants are grown.” He waves his hand. “I mean, roughly. We have tomatoes and potatoes too which are part of the nightshade family and their stems and leaves are poisonous, but we don’t use them as poison. And most of the fungi is perfectly safe, but it can be very difficult to tell sometimes. I would rather you didn’t risk it.”

“These are all poison?” Raphael moves closer to the poison table. “Man, this flower is so pretty.”

“That is the adenium obesum, otherwise known as the desert rose. It’s native to Sahelian Africa and hunters would use them to poison their arrowheads.”

Raphael snatches his hand back.

“It’s actually quite lucky that we have that, most Yokai who hail from the African continent come from the miombo woodlands and the Barotse floodplain, which…I believe are both in Zambia now, so it’s thrilling to have specimens from farther north. Anyway, oleander is another one of my favorites, incredibly beautiful and will cause you to shit blood. Oh, those berries that look absolutely delicious? Belladonna. Don’t even touch any of these without myself or my father present, some of these plants are toxic even to touch.”

“...Why does Draxum have so many poisons?”

“My father is a botanist. And many of these plants have positive effects as well, if you know how to use them.”

“It’s poison.”

“You know what my father does, Raphael. Poisons are a necessity.”

Raphael is entirely silent for far too long. Galois clears his throat.

“Now!” He turns on his heel and marches forward. “On the other side here are all the other non-tree fruits and vegetables. Which is all incredibly exciting, I know, but if you bear with me we will get to the experimentals!”

I tried drawing the tension in this scene. Also, I put the split in Galois/Donnie's sentences to show that they are the same person. Hopefully that showed through well. Also, this was my first time drawing Raph and wow. He is really hard to draw. 

Drawing of the Poison section for the Poison Table and Mushroom Patch in the Faniction:

I tried to draw the different plants. Through looking for references, I learned that adenium obesum as plants to put in the house. Also, I made fanart of a scene.

Thank you.

[origiinis]

i mentioned in my last post that i had a hefty hc i planned on dropping and thats this babyyyy let's talk about adam's death, and no i'm no talking about that one time in hell. i'm talking about when he was a mortal. what if i told yall his death was caused from something he ate,,,,

“Cursed is the ground because of you;     through painful toil you will eat food from it     all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you,     and you will eat the plants of the field.

when adam and eve got kicked out of eden, they both got punished. even though adam didn't eat the fruit of knowledge, and he was extremely mad at eve for doing so, he still stood up for her. and because of that he was guilty by association. his punishment was that he actually had to work. he had to provide for his family or what was left of it thanks cain so for hours he'd be out in the fields actually putting in the work to bring home something. but you gotta remember, this is the first time he's ever had to do anything like this so he was learning as he went. so his gardening skills weren't the greatest ( still arent but thats on purpose and we'll get into that later on ). if he could grow it, he gave it a go. which ended up being the end for him.

By the sweat of your brow     you will eat your food until you return to the ground,

unbeknownst to him, he had accidentally grown deadly nightshade ( fun fact another name for DN is ' the devils berry ' 👀 ) he thought it was just another berry, and after being out there in the sun for fucking hours, he took it upon himself to treat himself. and if you don't know, it takes anywhere from 8-10 berries or a single leaf to kill a grown adult. and this dude ate an entire branch worth of berries. it's a miracle he survived for as long as he did after eating that much. he lived for an entire 7 days ( get it?? ) after consumption, before he had passed away. he started feeling the symptoms about an hour after eating the berries, it wasn't unbareable at first. the first symptom was dialated pupils, second being dry mouth, and then throughout that week he continued to get worse and worse. and adam is a fucking baby when he's sick, always has been always will be. but this was by far the worst he's ever been. two of the more extreme side effects to deadly nightshade, is delirium and hallucinations. both of which he experienced, often times forgetting what he was saying, or doing something completely out of the ordinary but he refused to admit something was wrong. this whole time he thought he was completely fine, but he was far from fine. the majority of his hallucinations were flashes of cain and abel. a bloody cain, and a deceased abel. with no head. on the 7th day, he went about his daily routine. and it was during that walk to " work " where he passed. he died at 930 years old.

    since from it you were taken; for dust you are     and to dust you will return.”

emphasis on the dust. when his body had finally gave in on itself, paralysis -- another symptom, his body literally disintergrated into dust ( coughcoughthinkthanossnapofdisintegrationcough ). he just...poofed. no body, no trace. there is no grave. no one knows where exactly he died, not even he entirely knows. he has an idea, but he can't point you to the exact location. all he knows is that he didn't make it to his field and that he felt insanely hot ( hyperthermia, yet another symptom ). he remembers closing his eyes, just for a simple blink, and when he reopened them he was blinded by a bright white light and hearing someone yap away about " wElCoMe To HeAvEn We'Re So GlAd YoU'rE hErE 😅" ( a lie ) and the first thing adam said was " what about my family? "

and that my friend is why you don't see adam eating fruits or vegetables. 😎

also bc he just doesnt like either. boring and bland asf but thats all there was back in the day

[officialclangen]

"The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae."

- Wikipedia page for Potatos.

GUYS WE ARE GETTING THE AMERICAN CATS UPDATE!!!!!/J

on a serious note i think we're getting a underground camp/ an event that takes place underground?

We've already got both of those ;)

[warriors-rewritten-chaos]

Warrior Cats Prefixes- P

I had a WC Name Generator on Perchance that I made but I don't seem to have access anymore, so I'm remaking it here as just a simple list. The definitions used are the ones that Clan cats have for those things, and thus are the origins of the names. Definitions used are whatever I found when I googled it.

Pale-: "[adj] light in color or having little color"

Pansy-: "[noun] a popular cultivated viola with flowers in rich colors, with both summer- and winter-flowering varieties"

Panther-: "[noun] a black leopard"

Panthercap-: "[noun] a species of fungus found in Eurasia with poisonous and psychoactive properties"

Parsley-: "[noun] a biennial plant with white flowers and aromatic leaves that are either crinkly or flat"

Parsnip-: "[noun] a long tapering cream-colored root with a sweet flavor; [noun] the widely cultivated Eurasian plant of the parsley family that yields the parsnip root"

Partridge-: "[noun] a short-tailed game bird with mainly brown plumage, native to Eurasia"

Patch-: "[noun] a part of something marked out from the rest by a particular characteristic"

Patched-: "[adj] having multiple patches"

Pea-: "[noun] a spherical green seed that is eaten as a vegetable or as a pulse when dried; [noun] the hardy Eurasian climbing plant which yields pods containing peas"

Peace-: "[noun] freedom from disturbance, aka tranquility"

Peach-: "[noun] a round stone fruit with juicy yellow flesh and downy pinkish-yellow skin; [noun] the tree which bears the peach fruit"

Peak-: "[noun] the pointed top of a mountain"

Pear-: "[noun] a yellowish- or brownish-green edible fruit that is typically narrow at the stalk and wider toward the base, with sweet, slightly gritty flesh; [noun] the tree which bears the pear fruit"

Pearl-: "[noun] a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk and highly prized as a gem"

Peat-: "[noun] a brown deposit resembling soil, formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter in the wet acidic conditions of bogs and fens"

Pebble-: "[noun] a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand"

Peony-: "[noun] a herbaceous or shrubby plant of north temperate regions, which has long been cultivated for its showy flowers"

Pepper-: "[noun] a capsicum, especially a sweet pepper"

Perch-: "[noun] a common freshwater fish"

Peregrine-: "[noun] a powerful falcon found on most continents, breeding chiefly on mountains and coastal cliffs"

Periwinkle-: "[noun] an Old World plant with flat five-petaled, typically bluish flowers and glossy leaves"

Persimmon-: "[noun] an edible fruit that resembles a large tomato and has very sweet flesh; [noun] the tree which yields the persimmon fruit"

Petal-: "[noun] each of the segments of the corolla of a flower, which are modified leaves and are typically colored"

Petrel-: "[noun] a seabird related to the shearwaters, typically flying far from land"

Petunia-: "[noun] a plant of the nightshade family with brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers"

Pheasant-: "[noun] a large long-tailed game bird native to Asia, the male of which typically has very showy plumage"

Pigeon-: "[noun] a stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having gray and white plumage"

Pike-: "[noun] a long-bodied predatory freshwater fish with a pointed snout and large teeth, of both North America and Eurasia"

Pine-: "[noun] an evergreen coniferous tree that has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for their soft timber"

Pink-: "[adj] of a color intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon; [noun] pink color, material, or pigment"

Pipit-: "[noun] a mainly ground-dwelling songbird of open country, typically having brown streaky plumage"

Plover-: "[noun] a short-billed gregarious wading bird, typically found by water but sometimes frequenting grassland, tundra, and mountains"

Plum-: "[noun] n oval fleshy fruit that is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed pit; [noun] the deciduous tree that bears the plum"

Plume-: "[noun] a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display; [verb] spread out in a shape resembling a feather"

Poison-: "[noun] a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed"

Pollen-: "[noun] a fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone"

Pond-: "[noun] a small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking"

Pony-: "[noun] a horse of a small breed"

Pool-: "[noun] a small area of still water, typically one formed naturally"

Poplar-: "[noun] a tall, fast-growing tree of north temperate regions"

Poppy-: "[noun] a herbaceous plant with showy flowers, milky sap, and rounded seed capsules"

Possum-: "[noun] a marsupial with a naked prehensile tail and opposable thumbs, an opossum"

Potato-: "[noun] a starchy plant tuber; [noun] the plant of the nightshade family that produces the potato tubers on underground runners"

Powder-: "[noun] fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance; [noun] light, dry, newly fallen snow"

Prickle-: "[noun] a short, slender, sharp-pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant, a small thorn"

Primrose-: "[noun] a commonly cultivated plant of European woodlands that produces pale yellow flowers in the early spring; [noun] a pale yellow color"

Privet-: "[noun] a shrub of the olive family, with small white heavily scented flowers and poisonous black berries"

Promise-: "[noun] a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen; [verb] assure someone that one will definitely do, give, or arrange something, or undertake or declare that something will happen"

Proud-: "[noun] feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated; [noun] having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance"

Ptarmigan-: "[noun] a northern grouse of mountainous and Arctic regions, with feathered legs and feet and plumage that typically changes to white in winter"

Puddle-: "[noun] a small pool of liquid, especially of rainwater on the ground"

Puffball-: "[noun] a type of fungus featuring a ball-shaped fruit body that (when mature) bursts on contact or impact, releasing a cloud of dust-like spores into the surrounding area"

Pumpkin-: "[noun] a large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind, edible flesh, and many seeds; [noun] the plant of the gourd family that produces pumpkins, having tendrils and large lobed leaves"

Purple-: "[noun] a color intermediate between red and blue; [adj] of a color intermediate between red and blue"

[vanilla-cigarillos]

How I Practice Self Care (As a Disabled Witch)

As someone with fibromyalgia, persistent depressive disorder, and chronic fatigue, taking care of myself can be one of the most challenging things in the world (on top of everything else I have to get done). I still have days where I struggle, but I wanted to list out what helps me in hopes that maybe it’s able to help someone else in a situation similar to mine.

Make Myself Move

One of least surprising difficulties of having chronic pain and fatigue, is that getting yourself up and moving can be almost impossible some days. However, low-impact exercise is one of the best things for your body, especially as someone with fibro. Doing pilates, yoga, and going for daily walks are simple ways to get yourself moving. Pilates and yoga can both be done at home with a simple mat if you have an aversion to the public gym, and both can offer that gentle movement that fuels your body while also minimizing the drain on your energy. 

Eat Good Foods

Research into foods that cause potential fibro flare-ups is important. Processed sugars and carbohydrates have been noted to potential cause fibro symptoms to worsen, increasing fatigue and pain. Focusing on protein intake alongside fruits and vegetables (avoiding the nightshade family) is one of the best ways to fuel your body towards feeling even just a tad bit better. 

Putting Energy Into Yourself

You can’t just give all of your energy into working, especially if you have depression. It’s important to make the daily effort to try doing things that bring you joy, even if just momentarily. For myself, my most consistent moment of doing something just because it makes me happy is doing fun makeup in the morning. It makes me feel more confident about myself, but it also is a short-lived artform that feeds into my creative side without the stress of permanent mistakes and performance pressures from more traditional mediums. 

Sleep, Sleep, Sleep!

Alright, admittedly this is one of my worst habits I have yet to break. Getting adequate sleep is one of the best ways you can serve your body, and I have a horrible habit of staying up until 1 a.m. in hopes of relaxing without the pressure of the daylight-seeing world. Your body can’t function without proper rest, and if you have a chronic illness getting sleep is all the more critical. 

Practice My Faith

Giving myself permission to openly practice my witchcraft and faith at college was a decision that opened a floodgate of serotonin. I find so much safety and comfort in my practice, so I try to engage with it whenever I can. 

[raid3r-r4bbit]

Ok I was gonna reblog, but then I realized that might make the post too long.

Tatos are Eggplants

OKAY

I know literally nobody cares but being extremely interested in agriculture and farming, I care.

So frequently tatos are referred ro as a potato-tomato hybrid, or often just considered just... tomatoes.

In the universe, they're described as a 'slightly ketchup flavored starchy vegetable with the texture of wet cardboard.'

The only thing they really have in common with either potatoes or tomatoes is looking similar to a tomato, and being a starchy vegetable. (And tasting kinda like ketchup)

Technically 'tatos' are a real thing and they're crated by grafting potatoes and tomatoes together, but they look like this:

However here are more reasons why i think Tatos are a type of eggplant and not a mutant potato tomato hybrid.

-the plant itself-

Looking at the way the plant looks, it is significantly less dense than a normal tomato plant. This isn't a great point cause apocolypse and admittedly the leaves more so resemble the aforementioned irl tato graft. However, the twiggy bark of the stalk resembles an eggplant stalk more so than either potatoes or tomatoes. (All three are also part of the nightshade family, so leaves are kinda whatever but they match the same wavy diamon shape of all three.)

(Eggplant plant:)

-the flowers-

Tato flower:

Tato flower^

Potato flower ^

Tomato flower^

Eggplant flower^

Okay that's all thank you