I don’t want to end up coming across like a dick myself. But, when I see what are obviously screencaps of other posts on my dash, with all credits chopped off and no context offered? I have to do a quick search to see who’s the OP.

(Spoiler: So far, that’s never seemed to be the same blogger posting the cropped screenshots.)

Ripping off other people’s posts is a real jerk move.

saintawesome:

simplywitchery:

ladyofdragonstone:

shanzsway:

WARNING!!!!

People, please be careful. There are also people tracking children and people and putting bids on them based on their profile pictures on whatsapp, tracking and kidnapping them. Especially young children, so please be cautious, especially parents who have their children as their profile pictures.

Please pass this on to everyone so that they are aware of the danger. I don’t how it is all around the world but I know it can’t just be here so please please spread the word. Thank you.

I keep getting these like twice a week. Please reblog! 

I get these constantly good to know my instinct to block them were good ones

Like the vast majority of these fear-mongering posts, this is confirmed fake by Snopes. The text message just wants you to download a shitty social media app. It has nothing to do with sex trafficking or installing a tracker on your phone.

Of course, you shouldn’t be clicking random links sent to you by people you don’t know, because that’s a good way to get viruses. But there’s apparently nothing more sinister than shitty promo here.

Nasturtiums

samiholloway:

pacificnorthwestdoodles:

rooted-and-reaching:

pacificnorthwestdoodles:

pacificnorthwestdoodles:

Nasturtiums are my favorite flowers. I had 5  varieties growing in my yard last year! They’re a great cool weather plant for the beginning gardener. They are a low care plant. Nasturtiums are some of my favorite flowers because I’m not able to do a lot of garden care most of the year.  The seeds germinate quickly and the plants don’t take a lot of time to establish themselves.  If you plan on having this along with vegetables, you may need to trim your nasturtiums back once in awhile.

A neighbor of mine planted nasturtiums in her raised bed and was surprised how quickly the spread. They’re very easy to remove. All parts of the nasturtium plants are edible. I make jelly with the flowers. Some people enjoy them in salads

They’re a great all around plant. In this photo they’re being used as companion plants to a vegetable plot at a local community garden:

My neighbor’s nasturtiums growing in their raised bed

Nasturtiums growing up a mesh trellis at a community garden

Common Nasturtium Varieties

Ladybird Cream

Empress of India (my photo)

Alaska Mix (my photo)

Links

Nasturtium Overview from Garden.Org

Information on Trailing Nasturtiums from Fine Gardening  (Tropaeolum majus)

Information Bush Nasturtiums from Plants for a Future : (Tropaeolum minus)

Information on Tuberous Nasturtiums from Planting Flower Bulbs.com : (Tropaeolum tuberosum)

Edible Landscaping by Charlie Nadozzi

PDF Guide to bush Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum minus) from Log House Plants

Great Grandma Grew Nasturtiums from Debbie Teashon

Planting Nasturtiums in Planters from Time with Thea

Children in the Garden from Colorado State University

@kihaku-gato: I forgot I wrote this. Oh man, this is at least a year old.

Thanks for bringing this back! I gotta bookmark it. These were my mother’s favourite and I want a lot of them next year at the school.

Someone necro’d this 2 year old post.

Useful. Most photos are mine.

Educators are welcome to use my photos.

I had some growing in a kids’ bucket from a dollar store a few years ago and the leaves for HUGE. Also they were pretty and yummy.