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"Martin" wrote in message ... On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:31:48 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: "Martin" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:45:19 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: "Alan Welsh" wrote in message ... Leptobryum pyriforme particularly likes to grow on garden soils. It is a seedless non-vascular plant and reproduces by growing spores. Although it's chiefly used to give a growth 'spurt' to oilseed rape, the actual method of spore propogation is rather unusual.... It is *always* recommended to leave this kind of moss in-situ rather than habitually destroying it which is most gardeners instinctive action. I don't grow oilseed rape, so what good does it confer on my garden? How would I recognise Leptobryum pyriforme? Is it a particularly uncommon moss? I ask because unless I looked badly, it is not listed in the book "Grasses, Ferns, Mosses & Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland" by Roger Phillips. Google finds it http://www2002.stoke.gov.uk/museums/...ion/keystage/c ontent/moss-keystage_4.htm and http://www.nps.gov/mora/notes/vol17-1-2e5.htm "Leptobryum pyriforme (L.) Schimp. known as the Long-necked Bryum, is a beautiful form recognized by the long-necked capsules and slender leaves. It frequents moist places along the Nisqually River Trail." Thanks for the links. I now know more than before. But I am still baffled about Alan Welsh's recommendation that this moss should be left in situ on my garden soil. I was hoping you would tell me the location of Nisqually River Trail. It doesn't pass through your garden does it :-) A change of topic. Did you ever eat prickly pears Franz? Yes, frequently. Do they taste good? Yes, if they are decently ripe. The flavour is delicate and slightly sweet. I watched somebody on German TV this evening in a documentary about Tenerife showing how to pick them without getting prickles in your fingers. He also showed how to open up the fruit, but nobody tried eating them. The silly idiots. Do be exceedingly careful when peeling them. Once the prickles have penetrated your skin, it takes days to get rid of the irritation. I handle them with a knife and fork. Hold it with the fork while you top and tail them, then make a longitudinal slice through the skin and use the knife to open it wide enough to get your fingertips in, and force the skin off. If the pp is ripe, the skin comes off cleanly. A word of warning: The pips are somewhat slow to be digested, so never eat more than six at one go if you want to avoid being constipated. They do occasionally get into the supermarkets. I always keep an eye open for them But what is the connection between prickly pears and moss? {:-)) Franz |
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