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1. tangle tangle-three (tangleofsnakes@spinster.xyz)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 01:59:41 JST tangle tangle-three
   My mom brought me a cantaloupe and I smelled it and now my upper lip is on fire? :blobwaitwhat:
   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 01:59:40 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @tangleofsnakes Does she save her own seed or buy fresh every year?

     Any weird reaction to a cucurbit makes me worry about cross-pollination with a poisonous variety.

   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 01:59:40 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @Flick @tangleofsnakes poisonous curcubit cross pollination? :scared:
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 02:00:54 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @tangleofsnakes I wonder if some kind of capcasin based spray was used to deter pests.
   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 02:16:44 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @thatguyoverthere @tangleofsnakes Oh yeah, you need to be aware of it if you save seed. Some of the ornamental gourds are poisonous, and it’s an incredibly promiscuous family.

     If you’re at all suspicious (say if it doesn’t look quite how you expect), lick a piece of the raw fruit. If it’s bitter, don’t eat it.

     It won’t kill you, but it can make you very sick and have weird side-effects like hair-loss.

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   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 02:43:14 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @thatguyoverthere @tangleofsnakes A couple of years ago, one of the main UK seed suppliers had a contaminated batch of courgette seeds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-53402497.amp

   • HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 02:43:14 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @Flick @thatguyoverthere @tangleofsnakes I had no knowledge of this!

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   • Flick 🇬🇧 (flick@spinster.xyz)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 03:20:52 JST Flick 🇬🇧

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     @HebrideanHecate @thatguyoverthere @tangleofsnakes I’m frankly astonished, given how I bang on about it at the slightest opportunity!

   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 03:20:52 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @Flick @HebrideanHecate @tangleofsnakes I didn't either, but I remember tasting a mustard flavored broccoli and you mentioned brassicas being promiscuous too