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  • Matt Hall401matthall@mastodon.xyz
    Nov 1, 2026, 3:45 AM

    @sundogplanets @papperlapapp

    I swear I'm not an idiot. I've been aware of rose hips _forever_... But I've never seen them before.

    I assumed most 'commercially' sold roses were clones and didn't bear fruit.

    Mayhaps, some are in fact clones, but the reason they don't bear fruit seems to be the number of petals and their density prevents pollinators from actually _pollinating_ the plant.

    So... I dunno if I knew any of that but I feel like I should've.

    ... Am I just makin' shit up here?

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  • Matt Hall401matthall@mastodon.xyz
    Nov 1, 2026, 3:54 AM

    @ShiitakeToast

    Here's hoping, I'm mostly frustrated that I wasn't able to work out on my own how the fruiting process worked because I had some weird lingering belief that the roses I buy in the supermarket are the only roses in existence and... I _know_ better.

    Brains are f'ing weird. If f'ing _seen_ rosebushes before. <sigh>

    Anywho... I am looking forward to seeing the rose fruits given the chance.

    Thanks for going on this silly brain journey with me! <3

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  • Matt Hall401matthall@mastodon.xyz
    Nov 1, 2026, 11:15 AM

    @grb090423 @sundogplanets @papperlapapp

    <3

    ... The experience of having an idea about how a biological _thing_ works and finding you've transposed and fuzzed a random conversation without evidence and treated as truth in your brain is _wild_.

    Previously, I've chastised people for not understanding basic biology. 👀

    Now I'm the ass. 🫏

    I don't care for it. I'm literally setting aside time to re-read about flowering and fruiting plants because I've obviously forgotten or missed something.

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  • Matt Hall401matthall@mastodon.xyz
    Nov 1, 2026, 11:22 AM

    @grb090423

    You're very kind. I've found being the first one through the manager's door saying, "Hold on! I definitely screwed up! There'll be a delay because of it but I'm actively in the middle of resolving it with new information, I'll update you in twenty minutes," creates the kind of understanding and trust I want in my world.

    This just feels the same.

    Also, it really is a fascinating experience to briefly feel a little dizzy as you realize something you've believe is true simply isn't.

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  • Cllr Sam Easterby-Smithsamsterby@mastodon.green
    Nov 1, 2026, 7:43 PM

    @401matthall @grb090423 @sundogplanets @papperlapapp I have a theory and absolutely reasonable reason why you might not have appreciated the existence of hips on ornamental roses: that many gardeners will religiously dead-head them as soon as the petals drop, resulting in no hips.

    Does that tally?

    I am a lazy gardener and my rose bushes are covered in them 😅

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  • Matt Hall401matthall@mastodon.xyz
    Nov 1, 2026, 9:00 PM

    @samsterby

    It does for _me_, yes. I'd assume that's a practice on the dozen roses I can buy in a fridge at WalMart or some other chain store.

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