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>Also I can’t imagine getting a box of seeds in the mail (unsolicited) and thinking to myself, “I should plant these and see what comes up!” different strokes
by notatoad 6y ago
>Also I can’t imagine getting a box of seeds in the mail (unsolicited) and thinking to myself, “I should plant these and see what comes up!”
different strokes for different folks i guess, but that is absolutely something i would do. or would have done if they'd arrived in may, planting in august is kinda pointless where i live.
- londons_explore 6y agoYeah - I'd totally plant them... In fact, I have. My seeds arrived about 2 years ago, from China, entirely unannounced, and directed to my address in London, but with no name. They turned out to be strawberries. Nothing unusual about them as far as I can taste... They inspired me to make a service for other people to get random gifts from China... [1] [1]: https://erraticpacket.com https://erraticpacket.com
- 1996 6y agoCan you make it be about seeds? There's something fun and magic about not knowing in advance what you will get. The examples you give like a bike repair kit are not really enticing.
- londons_explore 6y agoEaster egg: Put "seed" after your surname on the sign-up form and it'll use a seed whitelist I just made.
- Firerouge 6y agoI believe this now makes you the cheapest subscription monthly order seed service. You might have some trouble marketing this angle though, what with the hysteria over seeds from China right now.
- 1996 6y agoCan you please recommend other similar services? I only need that from spring to summer. My greenhouse isn't setup yet.
- Firerouge 6y agoI'm afraid I can't, I haven't used any of them. From googling there appears to be quite a few, both curated and otherwise, what I saw ranged from $3 per shipment to $15+
- Scoundreller 6y agoI find a lot of the Chinese eBay sellers have a... bizarre... assortments of items for sale. I fear, one day, I'll order some USB cables, and get stuck having to explain to someone why child-sized lingerie has been shipped to my name. So far, the only gross error I've had was a getting sent hairclippers instead of a Dreamcast controller. Could've used the clippers, but wrong voltage :(
- 1996 6y agoSame. I can't believe the FUD that's going on. What's the worst that can happen with a seed?? It will not open a portal to another dimension! A plant will just grow out of it. You keep it inside and take a picture and you will know if you will get nice flowers, or vegetables, or...nothing. Just leaves. As a kid I loved to plant seeds in plastic cups and see what grew out of it, and trying additives to see if they could help the plant grow. Once I grew a little tomato, and ate it. I didn't drop dead from tomato consumption. It's innocent and safe. The government should have no business regulating what people do with seeds.
- kvothe_ 6y ago"Ignorance is bliss." You are either a chinese shill or very ignorant.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y agoThere's no need to be rude or accusatory.
- dang 6y agoYou can't post like this here. Please read the rules: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
- xzel 6y agoInvasive species are mostly bad for ecosystems. They introduce a lot of unknowns. There is nothing safe for neither humans nor wildlife about possibility introducing invasive species.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoImagine they’re Asparagus asparagoides. Oops! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus_asparagoides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus_asparagoides
- klipt 6y agoOr Dendrocnide moroides: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrocnide_moroides#Toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrocnide_moroides#Toxicity
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoNasty! Keen to try it though.
- amelius 6y agoDon't try this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchineel
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoI wonder if the toxins have been screened for usefulness for humans, either as pesticides or medicines etc?
- amelius 6y agoThere's probably still some untapped potential, but Wikipedia says: > A gum can be produced from the bark which reportedly treats edema, while the dried fruits have been used as a diuretic.
- catlifeonmars 6y agoIn the photos, those look like morning glory seeds.