That's so good to know our butterflies are not endangered after all. Some of the ones here are born deformed (I give them a couple of nice days being hand fed and then euthanise them - the humane way is to put them in a container in the fridge for a while and then the freezer btw). So I was a bit worried.

It's been a few years since capsicum here has come down to a price point I can really justify buying them except as a special treat, but my partner was able to grow some in pots from seeds of an old one last year!

I think kids learn a lot from gardening. How veges are "made", cause and effect, patience, and the role of luck and the weather...

[–] Dave 2 points 1 year ago

Growing from seed is amazing! My mum has a capsicum plant (capsicum-like? it grows those little ones) that survived from last year and is fruiting. I couldn't believe it, at our place the frosts smash them.

Kids definitely enjoy it, and learning where food comes from is great. Plus you can teach them not to waste food because it took all that effort to grow, so we need to plan our meals and only make what we will eat, etc.

Sometimes when growing veggies I wonder how the commercial growers ever manage to get them so consistent (I try not to think too hard tough because the answer is probably some spray cocktail).