I'm telling y'all, it's important to just hang out with the plants in the garden and look at them.

I was just spending time with the vanilla vine whose flowers I've been attempting to pollinate, feeling bad that the pollinations seemed to not have stuck. I was looking at the withered flowers wondering if they would fatten up or what? (because some of the flowers fell off, but some withered and stayed on the plant.) when I realized that some of the withered flowers were actually attached to green tubes!

So in pic 1 below, here's what's happening:

It's an inflorescence (I think that's the word) where flowers come in one or two at a time. So the bud at the left and top have not yet opened. On the right behind my hand is a flower that I recently pollinated and that's withering. Most of the yellow-green "sticks" are places where flowers used to be, but have fallen off. Then at the bottom, you see three pods that look like fresh green beans, and I believe these are pods that have gotten pollinated and are growing! The pod in the middle still has a dried flower at the bottom.

Once I realized what I was looking at, I realized there were a bunch of other pods on the plant (see pic 2).

So I looked up when they should be harvested and it turns out they get harvested before they dry on the vine: https://vanillery.com/ripe-green-vanilla-pods/

The pods are so sneaky! They totally look like the rest of the vine, so a dumb predator (like me) wouldn't notice they were there, allowing the pod to mature and release its thousands of tiny seeds. Such a smart plant.

So yay! If I hadn't just been spacing out, standing in the garden, looking at the plant, I might not have ever noticed

#plants #gardening #nature #hawaii #vanilla #orchids @plants

♫ Otra canción que me gusta en Spotify ►«a) STRA (Illusions Of My Childhood-Part One) b)You Keep Me Hanging On c) WBER (Illusions Of My Childhood-Part Two)» de «Vanilla Fudge» en su album «Vanilla Fudge»
https://open.spotify.com/track/4mTBTy1SAnJKoHxnbAcMeT #music #spotify #Vanilla Fudge

TIL that Vanillin can be synthesized from Guaiacol, which is also a part of the Capsaicin molecule . Now I'm obsessed with the idea of very spicy vanilla is flavoring agent.

I think it's a good thing that I didn't become a chemist , and don't have access to a laboratory. Also my wife does not allow me to use her pastry chef equipment .

Vanilla flowers seem like they're almost fully open.

I'm watching videos on hand pollination: https://youtu.be/1RdoTcDD2EU?si=2j5k6eb7f_BMdD6M

Not sure if I can pollinate before the flower fully opens but I'll wait just in case. Why am I nervous lol??

Looks like this vanilla vine might be flowering soon. This is exciting because it's almost in reach and I will try to hand pollinate. Every other time I've seen vanilla flower, the flowers have been 30 feet up in a tree

Time to watch some videos on hand pollinating vanilla.

Vanilla planifolia at Sakuya Konohana Kan, Osaka, in May 2023. OM-1 + M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro.

new #vanilla album. don't know how they keep making them this good

https://youtu.be/uApM4TvvxNc?si=c3iQRUULYfQqvaye

#Vanilla Bean #Cheesecake with a top layer of whipped sour cream on a #chocolate (gluten free) crust. Topped with a simple fresh #strawberry topping.

Made this variant instead of the large version because I need company over to actually eat the large one before it spoils. This one I can eat in time with some help from nesting partner(s)

Some bonus pictures included.

If you put “roasted in Canada” in the centre, I suspect you fear not everyone considers you Canadian anymore. #coffee #Vanilla #Brazil #French #Ottawa Foodbasics

Consumers value domestic vanilla when informed, research shows

(... but, they think artificial vanilla tastes better!)

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-consumers-domestic-vanilla.html

Christinien

Wenn auch Du auf meinem #Minecraft #Server spielen möchtest, kontaktiere mich.

Wir spielen #Vanilla #Freebuild #Survival, ohne extra Farmwelt. Man kann den eigenen Bereich mit einer Goldschaufel claimen und sichern. Ansonsten gibt es noch einen Bahnhof auf der Netherdecke. Teleports oder /home gibt es nicht. Wie gesagt, wir spielen Vanilla.

Wir spielen bereits auf der 1.21.4 (#Java Edition). Es gibt also alles, was das (Creaking-) Herz begehrt.

Wenn Du mit uns zusammen spielen möchtest, kontaktiere mich. Ich muss Dich dann freischalten. Aus Sicherheitsgründen, ist de Server nur auf #whitelist.

I re-started this azolla/water spinach pond in a kiddie pool, and it seems to be going well.

I set these vanilla cuttings in the water, to keep them wet till I picked a spot for them. And it turns out they kind of like it! Who knew...

9am ago #vanilla compromised my #account. A dangerously potent, probably Russian #hacker is preying on anything with #resist... and #Ukraine. Check your systems, contact the CEO #CEO @jay.bsky.team @aellalabrys.bsky.social @n3ll41.bsky.social

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3qwbuj4v4rln64olfdrw5py2/post/3lglopfys722t

sniffer.on.computer катарина Vor 9h hat #vanilla meinen #Account kompromitiert. Ein gefährlich potenter, wahrscheinlich russischer #Hacker macht Jagd auf alles mit #resist... und #Ukraine. Check eure Systeme, wendet euch an die Geschäftsführerin #CEO @jay.bsky.team!

катарина (@sniffer.on.computer...