Erica H
@deadscreen.bsky.social
Biology PhD student 🌱 video game player 👾 book reader 📚 greenhouse grower 🪴
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Erica H
@deadscreen.bsky.social
· Dec 13
I’m a plant scientist by day, critiquing plants in video games and reading books at night. Let’s talk plants, gaming, books, and where they intersect!
Spying on my squash this morning…. I hand pollinated at least five more flowers as well! #portland #oregon #gardening
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Spying on my squash this morning…. I hand pollinated at least five more flowers as well! #portland #oregon #gardening
Snakes are garden friends! Encourage snakes to live in your garden by offering lots of hiding places, sunning spots, and water sources. #gardening #portland #oregon
September 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Snakes are garden friends! Encourage snakes to live in your garden by offering lots of hiding places, sunning spots, and water sources. #gardening #portland #oregon
These baby delicatas look like cucumbers, haha. They’re all related! #gardening #squash #portland #oregon
August 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
These baby delicatas look like cucumbers, haha. They’re all related! #gardening #squash #portland #oregon
August 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Doing my part today to snag incoming freshmen for biology and the plant science club. #portland #oregon #portlandstate
August 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Doing my part today to snag incoming freshmen for biology and the plant science club. #portland #oregon #portlandstate
In more glowing plant news, some Chinese researchers have published their studies on injecting phosphor particles into succulents. Interesting! #science #plants #research #botany
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Glow-in-the-dark houseplants shine in rainbow of colours
Succulents become rechargeable night lights after injection with tiny phosphor particles.
www.nature.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In more glowing plant news, some Chinese researchers have published their studies on injecting phosphor particles into succulents. Interesting! #science #plants #research #botany
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Two days of growth post pollination. These winter squash really grow fast! #gardening #vegetables #portland #oregon
August 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Two days of growth post pollination. These winter squash really grow fast! #gardening #vegetables #portland #oregon
I made a short video on how I perform the hand pollination of my firefly petunias. This is all self pollination, no crossing for now!
youtube.com/shorts/gMSMS...
#botany #plantscience #gmos #gardening #portland #oregon
youtube.com/shorts/gMSMS...
#botany #plantscience #gmos #gardening #portland #oregon
Hand pollination of firefly petunia
YouTube video by dedscreen, Plant Scientist
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August 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I made a short video on how I perform the hand pollination of my firefly petunias. This is all self pollination, no crossing for now!
youtube.com/shorts/gMSMS...
#botany #plantscience #gmos #gardening #portland #oregon
youtube.com/shorts/gMSMS...
#botany #plantscience #gmos #gardening #portland #oregon
The shape of the ovary on female squash plants reflects the final shape of the fruit. Here’s one of each of the varieties I planted. Can you guess which one is the Hubbard? #botany #gardening #plantscience #portland #oregon
August 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The shape of the ovary on female squash plants reflects the final shape of the fruit. Here’s one of each of the varieties I planted. Can you guess which one is the Hubbard? #botany #gardening #plantscience #portland #oregon
This weekend I went with a lab mate to observe some Lupinus Lepidus in the field up at Mt Hood’s White River Sno Park. It was beautiful! #botany #research #nativeplants #biology #oregon
August 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This weekend I went with a lab mate to observe some Lupinus Lepidus in the field up at Mt Hood’s White River Sno Park. It was beautiful! #botany #research #nativeplants #biology #oregon
The next generation of my glowing petunias has been identified!
August 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The next generation of my glowing petunias has been identified!
Another great slide from Dr Cloyd on why pesticides might fail before blaming resistance. #horticulture #entomology #botany
August 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Another great slide from Dr Cloyd on why pesticides might fail before blaming resistance. #horticulture #entomology #botany
Aphids! They don’t need males to reproduce, and quickly develop insecticide resistance. Just how quickly can their populations grow? Dr Cloyd shared this scary slide in his talk today… #horticulture #insects #entomology #botany
August 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Aphids! They don’t need males to reproduce, and quickly develop insecticide resistance. Just how quickly can their populations grow? Dr Cloyd shared this scary slide in his talk today… #horticulture #insects #entomology #botany
Farwest advertised a focus on internships and what we got was posterboard postings where the companies advertising weren’t even near this corner. Not very welcoming. #tradeshow #farwest #horticulture
August 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Farwest advertised a focus on internships and what we got was posterboard postings where the companies advertising weren’t even near this corner. Not very welcoming. #tradeshow #farwest #horticulture
Farwest advertised a “resume review station”, “scholarship station”, and financial aid help…. And here they are. Unmanned fliers with barely helpful links. #horticulture #farwest
August 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Farwest advertised a “resume review station”, “scholarship station”, and financial aid help…. And here they are. Unmanned fliers with barely helpful links. #horticulture #farwest
Farwest has been deeply disappointing from an early career and college student perspective. There was a lot of talk this year about “career boulevard” and a focus on students but it’s hard to be TOO underwhelmed with their efforts.
August 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Farwest has been deeply disappointing from an early career and college student perspective. There was a lot of talk this year about “career boulevard” and a focus on students but it’s hard to be TOO underwhelmed with their efforts.
Farwest always has a lot of new plant varieties on display. Here’s the first one I’ve seen: a new petunia. #flowers #horticulture #portland #oregon
August 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Farwest always has a lot of new plant varieties on display. Here’s the first one I’ve seen: a new petunia. #flowers #horticulture #portland #oregon
Oregon Flowers uses recycled and steam sterilized media in their cut flower production, cutting down on waste and saving money. It was really cool to see this in action! #flowers #horticulture #recycle #portland
August 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Oregon Flowers uses recycled and steam sterilized media in their cut flower production, cutting down on waste and saving money. It was really cool to see this in action! #flowers #horticulture #recycle #portland