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Im lovin' lichen - Magoo - 11-04-2022
Most people treat lichen and moss as they would a noxious weed or dose of the clap.
they hate it.they try to rid themselves of it.
i embrace it.
i think its grand.
New Zealand is the lichen capital of the world, and has more species of lichen than anywhere else on earth.
More than 2000 differing types.
i have a lovely drift of it growing on my driveway, and ive got the mailbox right where i want it.
isnt it gorgeous?
this side has blooms
total coverage
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Oh_hunnihunni - 11-04-2022
It is beautiful stuff. And there are some really stunning rare ones in the strangest places. I love it too.
We should stop treating it like a bad thing.
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Oldfellah - 11-04-2022
Ummmmmmm Lichen Wine
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Zurdo - 11-04-2022
Roll it into a joint...see if you get a good hit off it. Could be some good money in it for you.
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Olive - 11-04-2022
I remember watching a Rick Stein episode about Indian food in (I think) Madurai, and a particular lichen was used as a flavouring in a meat dish. He said it tasted a bit like cinnamon but more musky. I've since then gazed at lichens with greedy eyes, never been confident of finding the right one.
This is it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmotrema_perlatum
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Oh_hunnihunni - 11-04-2022
Intriguing stuff, botanically. A melding of life forms. Back in the day I used some varieties as dyestuff, but then I got older and more eco educated. So now I just admire...
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Magoo - 12-04-2022
lichen is a very interesting creature.
its actually a symbiotic relationship between a host, which i think is fungal and an organism to feed it.
they can shut down for years in drought and reactivate later on.
they develop different chemical defences against parasites and the environment so there is much to be studied that might help us. some lichens are resistant to air pollution
along with DMT (used to make those nasty 'synthetics') whose properties are both psychoactive and physical.
which is derived from acacias and silk trees etc it is a field that we have barely scratched the surface of.
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Oh_hunnihunni - 12-04-2022
Bit like us really, we'd all be dead meat without the work of the host of creatures sharing this body with us.
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Lilith7 - 12-04-2022
There's lichen on my letterbox too; its quite old & battered but still serves its purpose so it - & the lichen - stays. its on the top, where there's a small dent so it gets water when it rains.
Some of my fruit trees have a bit of lichen too.
There's also the odd toadstool or three in the front lawn as well; might have to mow it, or around it, we'll see.
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Oh_hunnihunni - 12-04-2022
Corporate landlords do not appreciate these little miracles.
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Magoo - 12-04-2022
(12-04-2022, 06:12 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Corporate landlords do not appreciate these little miracles.tis oft maligned
this magic mantle draped
across my mail box
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Lilith7 - 12-04-2022
I like moss as well & every winter when its wet, a patch arrives on the damp, shady bit by the fence. I read somewhere that to get it to grow, put a bit of yogurt down & spread it around.
Haven't tried it yet but maybe this winter.
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Oh_hunnihunni - 12-04-2022
The theory is you grab a clump of flowering moss, bung it in a blender with some yoghurt, whizz it up and paint that onto a damp dirted up surface, and keep in the shade for a few months.
Try it and report back...
RE: Im lovin' lichen - Lilith7 - 12-04-2022
(12-04-2022, 07:09 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: The theory is you grab a clump of flowering moss, bung it in a blender with some yoghurt, whizz it up and paint that onto a damp dirted up surface, and keep in the shade for a few months.Bugger that - my food processer's temperamental enough now, I hate to think what it might do if I put moss & yogurt in it!
Try it and report back...
Probably do an exorcism all over the kitchen, spewing moss & yogurt merrily everywhere.
