#plant business

[houseplant-hub2023]

#supervivium #jadeplant #houseplants #crassula #crassulaovata #succulents #succulentsandcacti

[proxycrit]

I interrupt my zelda posting with caitvi because Arcane changed my brain chemistry

(ight, now i go back on hiatus! If you want to see my sketchbook which I WILL be posting until the day I wither, check out patreon! Now excuse me as i crawl back into my warm little den)

((Im also currently significantly more active on my instagram posting commission work, if you wanna see it :0))

Edit: ah dang it the hyperfixation’s set in.

[not-rab]

*during a prank*

James: What do you think Sirius will do for a distraction?

Remus: He’ll probably make a noise or throw a rock. That’s what I would do

*classroom explodes and several students start screaming*

Remus: ... Or he could do that

[8irdies]

ziggy zaggy doodley embroiderbuddy!

[prinsomnia]

✶ solitude of profession ✶

☕️ my ko-fi

[sultrydxrling]

PLANT PEOPLE/FREE USE SOCIETY/X/AFAB! READER <3

This odd plant creature kidnapped you yesterday.

He made you walk through the forest barefoot and naked; your limbs being held together tightly by green, vine-like tentacles.

The leaves and twigs around you bore small cuts and scrapes across your sensitive skin. The creature didn't seem to care for the first hour or so, but he must've grown sick of your whimpers because when he extended his hand to the path's sides, the plants around you moved away from the two of you.

He stopped in a clearing and stepped through the vein carefully, then used his vines to carry you in behind him. You were placed back on the ground, but a small vine slipped around your neck and squeezed tightly.

He let go of every other limb and led you through a small archway of trees.

You could see sunlight up ahead and small, white buildings. They looked almost paper-mache-textured, so you assumed they were mud or clay buildings.

Many other plant creatures wandered through a townlike area. Small stone walkways between buildings were visible, and the closer you looked, you began to see naked humans, like yourself, walking alongside them.

the creature leading you seemed to hold you up, fixing your poor posture as he showed you off to the others. Soon, two other, what looked like males smiled smugly at the plant man.

"Look who finally got a pet- Pathetic. The only good thing about it is they're cute-"

"Kill yourself."

He muttered under his breath to the other. They continued to harass him, calling him names and making fun of him for being weak and a late bloomer.

They even pushed him around some before deciding he was no longer entertaining enough. The creature adjusted how he was carrying himself to what he felt was cool and collected.

He took you up and across various paths that laced hills and valleys to the outskirts of the village where he lived. His hut was a little tattered and the walls were too thin, almost letting the breeze sift through the cracks.

He carelessly tossed you onto the bed and you were mentally stuck as adreniline pumped through your arms. You wanted to run, and get away from that place.

But you weren't sure just how dangerous they were. The creature muttered things to himself.

"I'm not pathetic. Humans are."

He wheeled on you and slapped you, causing you to whimper and fall back on the soft moss cushion beneath you. Your eye and cheek stung with the ringing pain from the slap.

"Stupid- pathetic holes, that scream in ungreatful anguish even when kept fed and comfortable."

His eyes darkened as memories likley apeared before them. had he done this before? Or possibly seen it.

He took a deep breath and walked into whatt was supposed to be a kitchen area, a running water pipe with a bowl beneath. He picked up a fruit from a wooden bowl on the counter, and washed it. then, he sliced it inhalf and offered it to you.

You didn't know what it was, but it resembled a dragon fruit. You had seen him cut it open, so you trusted it enough to soothe the aching in your stomach and thirst, quenching the walls of your throat.

You sank your teeth deeply into the meat of the frruit and sighed softly at the quick relief of your thirst. He watched you and raised an eyebrow.

"You're quite hungry aren't you?"

You didn't answer. Of course you were - he'd dragged you through miles of forest.

"Nothing to say? Usually, the humans we collect scream and thrash. Why are you so calm?"

You hadn't figured that out yourself, and you wanted to say that it was because you felt frightened. Regardless of circumstances, this species was clean and lived in a very beautiful area.

His green, velvety skin shone in the light. From where you were, looking closely, his skin was textured similarly to the stem of a weed or flower. The small, soft, white hairs standing out against the dark green.

"What are you looking at? Miss me pushing you around already?"

He practically spat these words and approached you slowly.

"I can change that.~"

<sneak peak, will likley make a full fic of asked to :3>

[thinginthedirt]

pumpkin patches

shop

[mildlyamusingdwdfacts]

Despite the fact that absolutely no snakes eat plant matter on purpose and are strictly carnivorous, Bushroot is very scared of snakes. This is likely emotional holdover from before his mutation.

[gooseisamenace]

Just a lil doodle bc I’m now convinced that Kaladin would be a gardener in another life

[ilrococo]

“Folks need to slow down and smell some herbs…”

[amandaherzman]

It's been a long long time coming, but all four volumes of the herbologist zine are now in stock! Each zine collects together a year of my patreon plant and fungi rewards. In each book you'll find a year of my exploration, illustration, folklore and scientific facts about the wonderful botanical and fungi filled world around us!

Thanks to the wonderful @mushroomyhouse - who helped me turn this print run into a reality! I could not have done it without them!

Shop link 🌟💖

[euphoricnyctophilia]

“I wouldn’t touch anything if I were you”

Translation: Zelda doesn’t know what the heaven Hilda’s growing in there.

[julianplum]

🐟 🐦‍⬛ 🌸 🍄 🌱 ✨ It's time!!

Happy spring equinox everyone, here is a little shop drop I have been working on for ages now!! There are new shiny fish stickers, new prints, and posters!!

shop over here!

[reasonsforhope]

"A company in France has developed genetically-enhanced houseplants that remove 30 times more indoor air pollutants than your normal ficus.

Paint, treated wood, household cleaners, insulation, unseen mold—there is a shopping list of things that can fill the air you breathe in your home with VOCs or volatile organic compounds. These include formaldehyde and other airborne substances that can cause inflammation and irritation in the body.

The best way to tackle this little-discussed private health problem is by keeping good outdoor airflow into your living spaces, but in the dog days of summer or the depths of a Maine winter, that might not be possible.

Houseplants can remove these pollutants from the air, and so the company Neoplants decided to make simple alterations to these species’ genetic makeup to supercharge this cleaning ability.

In particular, houseplants’ natural ability to absorb pollutants like formaldehyde relies on them storing them as toxins to be excreted later.

French scientists and Neoplants’ co-founders Lionel Mora and Patrick Torbey engineered a houseplant to convert them instead to plant matter. They also took aim at the natural microbiome of houseplants to enhance their ability to absorb and process VOCs as well.

The company’s first offering—the Neo P1—is a Devil’s ivy plant that sits on a custom-designed tall stand that both maximizes its air-cleaning properties and allows it to be watered far less often.

Initial testing, conducted by the Ecole Mines-Telecom of Lille University, shows that if you do choose to shell out the $179 for the Neo P1, it’s as if you were buying 30 houseplants. Of course, if you went for the budget route of 30 houseplants, you’d have to water them all.

The founders pointed out in an interview done with Forbes last year that once they settled on the species and fixed the winning genetic phenotype, the next part of the process was just raising plants, the same activity done in every nursery and florist in every town in Europe."

Deliveries for the P1 are estimated for August 2024.

-via Good News Network, November 6, 2023

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Note: I'm not a plant biologist, but if this works the way the company's white paper says it does, holy genetic engineering, Batman.

(Would love to hear thoughts from anyone who is a plant biologist or other relevant field!)

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Did the fungi of the land during the Ordovician period get excited when the first plants started colonising the beaches? Did they get excited about the prospect of having an all new trade partner? Did they immediately welcome their alien friends with water and nutrients? Did the plants make the first move in the relationship? Were the plants glad to find that there was already someone there, to greet them? How did they make it work?

[lunasapphire]

Y’all I made my first ever salve yesterday!😁