David(nutsaboutplants)Paterson
davetheplantnut.bsky.social
David(nutsaboutplants)Paterson
@davetheplantnut.bsky.social
Gardener but have a particular passion for Orchids,Cyclamen,Crocus,Iris.
Love hiking and just being in Nature.
And finally I am a proud socialist.
Yesterday on a local football pitch taken with my phone
January 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
My silver wedding anniversary present, I'm so happy.
Galena,white calcite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite
January 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Mark wants to make racism great again.
January 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Huernia piersii doing its thing #succulentsunday
January 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My piece of azurite,malachite and shattuckite
January 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
More still in flower
December 1, 2024 at 6:37 PM
In flower in my orchid tent at the moment
December 1, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Today’s poem takes the form of a series of “Uninspirational Quotes”.

#mondaymotivation
November 25, 2024 at 9:06 AM
My favourite white complex,
Paphiopedilum White Lady
November 26, 2024 at 7:50 AM
@000hlala.bsky.social just a few from my collection
November 26, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Some more Miltonopsis
#orchids
#flowers
#miltonopsis
November 21, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Miltonopsis orchids in my collection(not flowering at the moment) and a Miltonia
November 21, 2024 at 7:24 AM
A little late seen as it's Thursday but here are some pics from the summer
#rosewednesday
November 21, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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Narcissus deficiens is doing a nice job of brightening up the local landscape at the moment.
November 17, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Leaf variation of Cyclamen hederifolium ln my garden
November 17, 2024 at 11:07 AM
A fantastic piece of work
Super cool new paper in
@funecology.bsky.social led by Emily Magkourilou showing how plant pests influence the movement of fungal-acquired nutrients & plant-fixed carbon through mycorrhizal networks - we were really excited by what we found! Check it out here: doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🧵(spoilers)
Plant pests influence the movement of plant‐fixed carbon and fungal‐acquired nutrients through arbuscular mycorrhizal networks
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
doi.org
November 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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At Plantlife we are proud to be accredited as an Evidence Champion by Conservation Evidence, and pleased to see the publication of this paper - resulting from conversations between a large group of conservation organisations.
November 15, 2024 at 1:45 PM
A few orchids in flower at the moment
November 15, 2024 at 5:44 PM