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  • I’m really sorry but that’s straight up misinformation.

    B12 is synthesized by certain bacteria. Plants do not create B12. Water does not somehow randomly contain B12. It’s ONLY synthesized by bacteria.

    I’m not even saying it’s disgusting. I say it’s easy to supplement. I’m not sure what’s going on, but there seems to be a wild misunderstanding.

    If Wikipedia is not for you, here’s a random paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29216732 Please. It’s not in water. It’s not in dirt or floats around in outside air. I’m not saying it’s disgusting. Quite the opposite, in fact. I’m just saying it has to be considered and vegans are more at risk in this particular way, that’s easily treatable.


  • Nono, I’m refering to the properties of B12 itself.

    Its oral absorption is just very poor. Apparently only ~1%. So the doses must be immense. But humans only need miniscule amounts. The solution I use has 20,000% MRV. And most supplements have insanely high doses to solve this problem.

    On the other hand: B12 is also available through dairy products or in egg-based foods. So it’s usually only a problem if one is completly vegan and, as stated, easily subverted.

    But you have to be aware of it. Because it’s not “always absorbed in tiny amounts” just because you eat something. To quote Wikipedia:

    Vitamin B12 is […] the only vitamin that must be sourced from animal-derived foods or supplements.

    Also, cool hack:
    It’s also bright red and can color drinks. That’s cool.



  • Luccus@feddit.orgOPtoHouseplants@mander.xyzCherimoya Fruit!
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    27 days ago

    Funnily enough, it’s my least troublesome plant.

    I got it as a impulse purchase. But the novelty only lasted a few weeks, so I pretty much dismissed it and put it in the bathroom to get more space for plants I liked better. But it endured for a entire year, thanklessly and without a single complaint. No pests, no fertilizer issues, no water problems, no rot or anything. And then it put put it’s first flowers aswell.

    This one really clawed it’s way back into my heart and I consider one of my favorite plants by now. It really earned it.


  • Luccus@feddit.orgOPtoHouseplants@mander.xyzCherimoya Fruit!
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    27 days ago

    It’s currently in my bathroom, which is clean but still not very sighty. And I’m currently trying to kinda trellis it as it has become quite unwieldy and I can’t really move it much without risking it.

    But I’m planning to relocate it after pruning next spring. As soon as the leaves have grown back, there will definitely be pictures! :D






  • Luccus@feddit.orgtoHouseplants@mander.xyzAdansonii suggestions
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    1 month ago

    I had something similar with my monstera.

    Personally, I aim for the biggest leaves I can. So I air-layered it at the newest node, and when I was sure it had enough roots (so it wouldn’t get shocked), I replanted it with a plank.

    I really underestimated how much roots the plant needed, but it has since caught on, is throwing out nice new leaves and is climbing well.

    I also made a few single node cuttings that I will probably have to give away at some point.