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doofy wrote:

Omelet wrote:
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Don H3 wrote:


I've seen Chia growing in the wild.

Might be best as an outdoor plant?


Urkle. (Removing foot from mouth)

I misconstrued the question as a sneaky advertisement for the "brand"
name CHIA, and had no idea there is an actual plant by that name...
(Californian I am not)


You mean you missed the "chia pet" craze? :-)
Mom had a pottery lion with the ridges for the chia seeds forming the
lion's "Mane". It was really cute and she'd just trim the sprouts for
salads.

Predating the Chia Pet craze by decades,

That ancient? eg

I remember, in the late 50's,
having a pottery head of Alfred E. Newman, the Mad Magazine character.
There was a hole in the top of his head, to add water I guess,

Yes, mom's Lion had a hole in the top of his head.
Generally, chia pets were glazed except where the ridges for sprouting
were. The seeds are mucilaginous so stick to where you plant them when
they are wetted.

and there
were grooves all around where his hair would be, to put the seeds in.
Don't know what seeds were supplied.

Chia. g

Mom had her chia pet in the late 60's, early 70's.
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