This is the center of a persimmon seed, taken from a persimmon grown right here in central Indiana. There is a tiny spoon-shaped core there. Do you see it?
Do you see it now?
It means the winter will be cold and snowy, according to folk wisdom. Apparently if you cut open a seed and find a little knife, that foretells a winter with cutting wind and ice. If you find a fork, it predicts a mild winter. But a spoon? AKA snow shovel? That means the persimmon tree is feeling the white stuff coming our way.
SkillShare presenter Kay Grimm (see her video here) says these pips don't lie, so dig out your snow boots now, folks. Because if it starts blizzarding on Nov. 7, that's no excuse to miss the SkillShare. Kay will share how to save seeds for the next growing season, and if you're lucky, she might also share more of her vast repertoire of plant wisdom.
Photo credit: Quay Kester of Evoke Communications.
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