Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


Very nice, is that your space?.


What do you make?.


Ha ha ha ha, do you pee on the trees of your friends to help them grow? (helping the trees i mean, not your friends :)

I have been taking off the rotten dead cherries.
It is worse than I feared about 90% loss.
There are still a few buckets of good cherries to be picked, man these two trees produce a lot.will be ripe in a about a week :)

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Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


I will look for it, it might have a different name here.


I have never grown anything that needed them.

History / The Celts in Poland. [71]

I have always felt welcome here by Polish people, well for the most part :)

I like the way I had the bit about the pre-Celts in Ireland on this thread now.
Our histories are much more diverse and interesting than our present preconceptions.

And I think worth exploring a little more :)

And this is only a few thousand years, we are the result of a much much older people :)

History / The Celts in Poland. [71]

The Ślęża group disintegrated eventually within the local population??.
They mixed, nothing "disintegrated" about that, adding to a diversifying gene pool ;)
wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more... :)

"Among the most significant Celtic finds in Lesser Poland are the extensive and wealthy settlement in Podłęże and its associated cemetery in Zakrzowiec, both in Wieliczka County, and a multi-period settlement complex in Aleksandrowice, Kraków County. The Podłęże site was occupied from mid 3rd century BC on and yielded many metal objects, coins and coin blank molds, large collection of glass bracelets. The Zakrzowiec Celtic graves have the form of large (several meters long) dugout rectangular enclosures containing the ashes and grave offerings, such as pottery and personal ornaments. Graves of the same type but of a later period, 1st to 2nd century AD, are also found around Kraków, which demonstrates continuation of the Celtic tradition even after the arrival of Germanic tribes in the area. The Celtic burial site investigated in Aleksandrowice contains a rich 2nd century BC assemblage of funerary gifts including iron weapons and decorative elements. The unique fancy decorations, including a sheath with a recurring dragon motif, relate the findings only to the Celtic settlement area in Slovenia and western Croatia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_in_Antiquity

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


Is it easy?, how much work does it take?
Do you use insecticides, pesticides and other things to keep the bugs at bay?.

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]

Do you have a garden z_darius? or do you grow anything?.


:)
I was shocked when I was travelling Ecuador.
I was trying to take photos but they all looked like Ireland, lush green fields, with hedges and milk cows :)
But as you say up close it is very different.

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I think most of the plants of Ireland and Poland are similar.
Ireland has all year round hedges and all other plants, that don't "sleep"/"die" in the winter.
So the regular grass in Ireland is green all year round but most deciduous trees loose their leaves.
Ireland has palm trees.

Poland has much warmer summers so the fruit plants bear more, I think?.
I am a city boy and i have not seen cherries, grapes and peach trees, grow in Ireland the way they do here in Poland.

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]

My tasty beautiful cherries are half destroyed.


I know this was for apples but I imagine that I should also pick these rotting cherries off so they don't breath disease?.
The heavy rain must have drowned the poor plants causing them to rot?.

But on the other hand the grapes are coming along nicely :)
I hope to have my first bunch this summer :)

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News / Flood situation worsens in southern Poland [119]


I remember 07 was far worse south of Krakow.

Today is the June 29 09, it would appear this is an annual weather event and Poland is ill equipped to handle it.

History / The Celts in Poland. [71]

Back on topic, here is a link to Wikipedia about Celts in Poland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_in_Antiquity#Celtic_peoples

Travel / Recommendations for Krakow and Myślenice [80]


Interesting read:


Ah, yes thank you.

Travel / Polish Architecture [147]

The face only a mother could love? :)

I have walked by this building in Krakow, across from hala targowa, and with all the badly brightly coloured commercials, only noticed it yesterday.
I spotted this very interesting sculpting half way up the building, on it's corner.
One of the charms of Poland, are the almost hidden gems.

One thing I want to do in future to this thread is involve the apartment blocks, it is part of the picture.

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Travel / Recommendations for Krakow and Myślenice [80]


Thanks, I really thought nobody read this but someday, someone might.

I know this is a forum and people like to argue and spin things and I don't know how to turn this in to a debate and it is more of a monologue, it is supposed to be (a) view(s?).

In that respect it should get better because I would like to show places I think are really cool.


I took these photos yesterday, while shopping.
I have bags of the stuff in front of me :)

Travel / Recommendations for Krakow and Myślenice [80]


Yeah ha ha ha, I know how it reads.

I was almost going to put this in to the literature competition, that's why I went a little off what I was saying.

I like writing on here because it is just me, it has nothing to do with my work and i think I would like to read something like this when I look up some country or place.

Now all the obvious tourist stuff is out of the way, I can post about places I like.

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]

In the bottom left of your computer screen (where you switch off your computer), in the start menu.
Click "programs", then click "accessories", then click "paint" then click "flie" (top right) then open your picture.

Then go to "image" and "resize" it to 25% vertical and Horizontal.
Then save it on your desk top (save as.) and attach it on here.

Come on WildRover, you can do it!.


This is a very popular crop here and it's great with butter for barbecues :)


Nice, allotments or small vegetable patches are very popular here.
The builders I work with, usually want to get home before sunset, so they can work on their vegetables.


:)


Straw must be one heck of an obstacle course for the slugs and snails.

The heavy rain and local floods have (drowned?) damaged the cherries.
Half of them have rotted.

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Travel / Recommendations for Krakow and Myślenice [80]

One of the most exciting places for me in Poland are the farmer Markets.
In almost every city, town and village there is at least one and Krakow and Myślenice are not exceptions.
My favourite one in Krakow's city centre is stary Klapearz.
maps.google.pl/maps?q=Rynek+Kleparski+in+krakow+map&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=pl&ei=CsY7Sp3aKYL5_AaK99xZ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1

(Click here for map)

There are several new shopping malls that have sprung up all over Krakow in recent years and the inevitable mall rats culture has sprung up with them.

These monsters of metal, glass, escalators and elevators, make happy consumers happier, apparently?.
The homogenisation of cultures to one, unidentifiable from another.

Although this Americanisation is happening all over Europe, you must remember it was only 20 years ago since Poland had it's first semi free elections from communism.

When the shops would be empty of goods, row after row of empty shelves is a common image of bad times during communism.

But a short 5 minute walk from Galleria Krakowska (beside the railway station) is stary Klapearz, a completely different experience.
Stary Klapearz is an open air fresh produce farmer's market.
I can't put into words the smell and colours of the vegetables and fruits.
I remember being in a Tescos in London, I was shocked that the carrots were all exactly the same size, exactly the same angle of cone, a strange carrot colour and wrapped in plastic.

These markets excite all your senses
Home made cottage cheeses, every species of European fruit and veg plus a few more, meats and a whole lot more.
I never buy vegetables at the super markets here, even the fresh food is imported and doesn't taste.
And the smell of freshly baked bread wafting out of the "Piekarnie" (bakeries) hhhmmm.

Also learn a bit of Polish and have the craic with the babcie (grannies). They should be running the country ;)

So if you want to see something a bit more down to earth and you feel like cooking up some fresh food go take a look.

And by the way the food is inexpensive.

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Love / What to wear when trying to pick up girls in Poland? [58]


Your never fully dressed without a smile :)

Travel / Polish Architecture [147]

On the corner. Karmelickiej i Batorego you can find Teodor Talowski's house Kamienica Pod Pająkiem, ( Grand old building under the spider).
I know I did this before but it is an amazing building.

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Travel / Polish Architecture [147]

Thanks for that, very nice song too.
I have not been to £ódz, yet.
I see it has the grid system town plan, I have not seen that before in Poland.
And the architecture at the beginning, before the renovated factories, could easily be from Vilnius in Lithuania.

Here are four snap shots from around the centre of Krakow.

I love that doorway guarded by dragons, simply exquisite.

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Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


Like Dat's photograph on the PF photo contest, very poetic :)

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


Do, please.

There is something very cool about having a vege patch, eating the fruits of your labour.


I often think that the blocks of flats here would look a million times better with arched trellis' out the front, so you can walk through it, with a grape vine all over them.

It'd take away from the square concrete look and it doesn't cost the moon.
I know the climbers can weaken mortar in walls, so a special structure would do well.


Those trees are lovely when older, they are the tall thin ones, aren't they?.
A very pleasant natural boarder :)
I am going to plant almost a thousand of them around a project I am doing here in Poland.

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


There are lots of bee keepers around my area, small bee farms of about 20 each.

I see that your friend grows plastic bottles, I always wondered where they came from:)
What are the plastic bottles for?.
I presume that the bottoms are cut off and they are protecting something while germinating but why and what I don't know.


As opposed to wild sour cherries?.


Nice tulips, so this is what you look at while having a cigarette :)


I'd be interested to see the grapes when they are ripe.
I never had grapes before now.
The climbers here, look completely dead (hibernate) during winter, minus 15 will do that to most plants.
What's in the green house?.


What are they filming for?, not that filming your good side would not be enough of a good reason :)


Pick a few and put them on, shrinking photos gets easier with practice.

Travel / Travel by Motorcycle in Poland (cost, distance, risk?) [47]


It's true ;)
I always think the factory must look funny, with Buffalo in lab coats, peeing on each blade of grass before it goes in :)


Really? that is very popular here, they have several names for the drink mix, including Szarlotka (apple pie) and Tatanka (from the film dances with wolves).

it is a big hit with everyone who tries it, I don't like it straight though.


I don't know the place, I live in the south.

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


I hear it is very beautiful there :)


Sounds nice, a little piece of paradise.

Have you any house plants or know anything about plants?.
I know next to nothing, so any information would be appreciated.

Travel / Travel by Motorcycle in Poland (cost, distance, risk?) [47]

Hello Kerchew, Białystok (translated means white slope) is where they make Żubrówka vodka. Which is delicious when accompanied with apple juice.

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


What about yourself me old flower? do you garden much?.

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


Nettle Tagliatelle recipe, wow, thanks, I will.
That sounds a lot nicer than soup.

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


They ought to but it depends.


You'll see "Kwiaty" and a load of plants in the windows, easy to spot.
I think flower shops are much more popular here than in Ireland.

Potted flowers and seeds are easy to come by though.
These flowers, hiacynt po Polsku, are great for the flat, they come in many colours and give a nice fresh smell.


Come on WildRover, keep on trying :)

Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


Which one do you recommend the most?.

Here are some plants that I know nothing about, except the fist one, yesterday I was told it is used as a tranquillizer. Looks like a daisy flower.

The last two photos are of the same flowering plant, just photographed it too late this year.

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Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


A rose by any other name would smell as sweet!.


In future, could you post a few photos to give us a better idea, please. I am google imaging these now.


And the willow is hugely popular here also.
They are important trees in folklore in Ireland.
Also they have many different medicinal properties which is similar to aspirin, if you know what your doing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow


Ok The first two photos will be of some of the forest around here. Hhhmm, i am just after checking and I am surprised that I don't have more of the forest in Autumn, the colours are glorious.


There are lots of orchards between Radom and Warsaw and around Lublin.
Around here there is mainly forest and mountains, with a mix of coniferous and deciduous.
There is no heavy farming but smaller holiday huts and some allotments here. Maybe that is why there are so few crows and pigeons, so they don't eat up all the cherries?.


Yes, they form the boarder of my plot.
I had tree surgeons around, they said it needed to be done.


Could you post photos of these,please.


I am not going to pick mushrooms without an experienced mushroom picker, which a lot of adults here are:)


Because I am interested in this and it is good when people of similar interest discuss a subject.


Why do you think that Ironside?.


Yeah :)
Those cherries look delicious :)

Ok, so the last two photos are of the common Broad-leaved Dock and the last one is of nettles.
I put these two together because it seems they always grow together, is there a symbiotic relationship between them?.
When I am stung by the nettles I rub the juices of the dock leaf to neutralise it.
I am going to get a recipe for nettle soup, just to try it, full of iron apparently.
Nettles Medicinal uses and food (Wiki)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinging_nettle#Medicinal_uses

cool :)

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Life / Polish plantlife and similar flora where you live. [81]


So no boobs? ha ha ha thanks :)


Black cherries?, what's the difference in taste?.

I am showing my true colours now, i am a city boy.
I want to learn, this is my first attempt and so far so good.
Well I did live in the country for a bit but my knowlege is lacking.


Any simple straightforward books for dummies you could recommend would be appreciated.


Do you know a good way to cut evergreen trees about 2 metres lower?.
The trees trunks are too slim for their height, they have been in competition for too long.
Last winter the heavy snow, made a lot of them sag and I had to cut them because they were hanging on the power cable.

They are in a line along my garden, about 40 of them, next to the forest that goes on for miles and miles, as does wildrovers, he mentioned it before, i think?.

But any plants you could tell us about would be appreciated :)
And mushrooms, tell us about the mushrooms, when time comes.

I am happy youz are into this:)