Category: Environmentalism

Growing Fritillaria Imperialis Failure or Success?

Will 2026 be the year that I get Fritillaria imperialis to bloom and experience the skunk smell?

Justice For Peanut and Fred AI Images

I asked AI to make me a Meme or banner I could use to replace my Twitter Background saying “Justice For Peanut and Fred” No AI would do it.

Giant Puff Ball Mushroom

10/11/2024 We discovered a forest of Giant Puff Ball Mushrooms on the 6 acres of property behind our house. Calvatia gigantea Just in time for Halloween More of them exist but I could get them all into one photo. This is the largest one to show scale and another appears nearby in the corner

2023 Land Restoration Report

Progress report two years into my land restoration project.

Free Seeds for Pollinators

The Missouri Department of Conservation was giving away free seed packages to help pollinating insects. Here is my review of those seeds.

Pink Balloon Flower

The Balloon Flower come in purple and pink, but are mistakenly labeled as blue or white. One of the few blue flowers is Asiatic Day Flower. Notes on Growing Balloon Flowers and Spiderworts.

Creating a Habitat for Wildlife

This post is about what needs to be done to restore habit land for animals, plants, birds.

Progress Report Land Restoration

Removing aggressive and non native trees to help the good native trees.

Clearing Native Land of Invasive Non Native Plants

Clearing out native land to create a healthy environment for plants animals and pollinators.

Buttercup Ivy

Buttercup ivy can not take winter cold and has to be green house grown. I got mine from The Glass House in Ohio and now its a rare plant.

Composting with Coffee Grounds

In 2015 Starbucks was giving away coffee grounds. They stopped because of Covid. Hopefully they will start up again. How to keep composting without coffee grounds.

Keeping a Poinsettia Alive

I kept my Poinsettia alive for two years after Christmas. Here are my tips.

Shade Loving Plants

About Buttercup Ivy, Hostas, Coral Bells, Coleus, and Begonias.

Plants That Poison Book Review

Plants That Poison : An Illustrated Guide to Plants Poisonous to Man by Ervin M. Schmutz Book Review of a 70s botany book. A time capsule look inside.