Not legal? WTF? Why?
Feeling major #Ribes envy
These plants (including one of my favorite fruits of all time, blackcurrant) are not legal to grow in many states in my country, including my home state, North Carolina.
If theyβre not legal in the state nostr:npub1jrx2fk666k5nt8vgak9xwyxlgcwh8fl9rvpwvvcpdthuqkcnptrqdfhtaq and I eventually settle in, Iβll be working to change that.
#gardening #legalize #grownostr nostr:note10vg9fqnc8ew2ax2vwzanhfm2hax9xmchv2y8m2l8mw6ar7a2apmqm76kyh
Discussion
Ribes sp. can host a rust fungus that attacks white pine. The forestry industry is very protective of the pine and got laws passed.
Nowadays, there are cultivars that are safe to grow around pine, but the laws still exist in many states. Despite this, there are sometimes wildized populations (and a native blackcurrant species) growing where they are legally prohibited π
Of places I have considered living permanently as an adult, Ribes are still illegal to grow in North Carolina, New Hampshire, and West Virginia, but legal in Tennessee.
One man I would like to emulate got the laws overturned in New York and now has a blackcurrant farm:
nostr:npub1klj98ahaaduuegwcd7lscjeqa0h2680f75r82gnr35pua8ls36xqh9t938 here you have the reason π«π
