Question. Have any of you successfully grown a baobab tree in Joburg or seen one in Jozi?
In my seed shopping spree I included a few baobab seeds as well. Dawned on me this morning that I've never seen one in Jozi...besides as bonsai
Also got some acacia seeds coz they remind me of the bush and Limpopo. Apparently growing acacias is easy as pie, they become fully grown trees in just 20yrs and they look good whatever garden design you have (bushy, grassy or minimalist)...problem is their deep roots. 😓
Wanted an awning but I have old skeletons from my old static gazebos. Wanted a creeping plant to climb them. Decided to get hops seeds for that. If you give them enough leverage and support they creep like this...
And yes, I'm gonna use them to try brew things at some point 😁
Got loads of other seeds. Sowing them in germination trays tomorrow. Will list them as well and do a time lapse of the changes to my garden over the next few months. 😁
Oh, a few weeks ago I asked if you knew nurseries that sell medium and fully grown trees. Drove around visiting the places yall suggested. Best place I found (and they deliver the plants to you via truck if you need) is Nicola's Plants in Northriding, near the dome. It's huge
Baobab bonsai trees. Hmmm🤔🤔
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Day 3 of fighting Covid whilst living with a comorbidity. Thank you for all the support and kind words...and mountains and mountains of medical advice. 😣
I'm sticking with the meds given and recommended to me by my Dr and pharmacist. So far I'm doing well. ♥️🙏🏾
One of the drugs you're given as part of the cocktail of meds to combat this is called prednisone. It's a steroid. One side effect is that it increases your blood glucose so high you could go into a coma as a diabetic. So it's been a balancing act of insulin and eating right.
I test my blood oxygen regularly throughout the day with an oximeter, test my blood sugar about 5 times a day, spend as much time in the sun with my dogs and moving about in my garden when I can, I write and create content to keep my mind busy. Even making vids. I'll be ok. ♥️✊🏿
A thread on the most expensive spice in the world.
At between R14 000 to R140 000 per kg, Saffron is spice gold. #LesFoodFacts
What is saffron? The small "threads" that make up the spice are the stigma from the flower that grows from the Crocus Sativus plant. Each flower produces 3 stigmas. Those red threads in the middle of the flower #LesFoodFacts
To produce just 500g of saffron spice you need to pick the stigma from 75000 flowers...by hand.
It is time consuming and back-breaking work. #LesFoodFacts
Check out the Dirty Money episode ON Netflix that details Malaysian corruption under it's previous Prime Minister. He had his son being the front of most of the Billion dollar scams. Most of the money was taken from government agencies and departments 👀
He fired Ministers and did cabinet reshuffles when too many questions were asked. 👀👀
He still gave small rallies, had supporters who say it's all a conspiracy, others were telling him things were better under him and there was a corruption trial after he left office. 😂
Fascinating to see how old tech toaster ovens and convection ovens have been reimagined and changed to "airfryers" and given sleek designs.
Must be one of the greatest marketing transitions ever.
The tech hasn't changed, its decades old, its just how it's presented now.
My mom was big on the Weigh-Less programme in the 90's. She had to get all the gadgets recommended by it and one of them was a convection oven.
Remember these? They're the same tech as what people call "airfryers" these days. A convection oven. #LesFoodFacts
How does a normal, standard oven work? By heat radiation from elements in the top and bottom of the oven. In professional kitchens our ovens also have fans which circulate the heated air, this allows for a more even heat distribution. #LesFoodFacts
Ok, let's start at the most obvious question. Why are nuts so bloody expensive? You need to understand what nuts are and how they grow and how they're processed.
The price is based on processing and also on market demand. Let me explain those 2 points first #LesFoodFacts
Let me start with the most expensive nut in the world. The Macadamia nut.
Origin? Queensland, Australia. Eaten by Aborigines for centuries and called "Kindal Kindal" until the colonisers landed and renamed them after one of themselves. Some dude called Macadam #LesFoodFacts
Had our Bosch training today. In summary, the Internet of Things is here to stay.
Smart kitchen, the new range of appliances can be controlled via your phone. Your fridge has a camera inside as well, whilst you're shopping you can check what's inside it and what you need to buy.
Can get your coffee machine to start making your morning coffee whilst you're still in bed.
Get your stove and oven to teach you new recipes and get it to cook them for you. 🔥
Oh, and the coffee machines can be programmed to remember every person's favourite coffee. So if you have a special date, just tell it to remember her/his style of coffee & it will make it the same every time. Got a group of friends over? You can save each person's style as well