Post #1288169
2026-04-06 17:31 UTC
@juliette
In the 1990s they dug a cable trench through the former medicinal herb garden of Mariefred Monastery. They turned the earth, put the cable down and backfilled the trench.
The following year, a neat line of henbane grew on top of the cable. The seeds had been waiting for 450 years to get back to the surface.
#gardening #archaeology #medieval
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@juliette@mastodon.green 2026-04-06 17:33
@mrundkvist so there’s hope for my sunflowers! My garden shed 🤝 Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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@CynthesisToday@sfba.social 2026-04-06 17:47
@mrundkvist @juliette This takes on so many more nuances after reading the Wiki article for henbane... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoscyamus_niger