Wow. "Plant-yukkuri" series is rather brutal, isn't it? And those are burned bottoms. Torturing koyukkuris is more fun while their sisters are forced to watch, methinks.
After the babies on the stem looked like it's almost completed growing, you can start harvesting them. As the skin of the babies are still rather thin, make it a note not to use too much strength when picking them, in order to avoid breaking them or depressing the yukkuri.
Bottom right: Reimu: YUYU!! Used too much strength... *sweats* Bottom left: Alice: Yuuuu~ Alice is hurt~ Face hurts~
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After the babies have grown enough, please harvest them as soon as possible. If you didn't and allow them to drop off, they might fall to their deaths, or causes various problems. Paper-chewing Alice: *Chew* *Chew* Dead Reimu: Yu... Crying Reimu: Yuaaaa~ Reimu's sister! Smirking Reimu: Is mister an easy person? Hurt Alice: Alice is hurt~ Eating Reimu: It's sweet~ Eating Alice: Very city-sect~ Hopping Alice: Yuhaha~
Slipped my mind for a moment, and the yukkuri babies messed up my table.
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*After harvesting, please consume them as soon as possible in order to keep them fresh and tasty.
For this demonstration, the babies had been doused in yukkuri-use sleeping agent, checked that they're all asleep before being harvested.
Reimu: Take it easy... Alice: Mama...Do rubrub easy...
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Eating the yukkuri after using the sleeping agent is the more professional way of consuming them, and usually are used at shops or parties etc. If sleeping agents weren't available at the time of harvesting, and that you want the yukkuris to not fidget for easy consumption, simply burn the legs just a little would do. Noisy they might be, but their sweetness increases with fear.
You_gonna_get_eaten Marisa: Yuaaa!! Don't eay Marisa!! Shocked Marisa: Marisa! Let go of Marisa!! Crying, eyes closed Alice: Stop it mister! Alice is scared! Crying, eyes opened Alice: Yuyu!! Stop it!! Crying Marisa: Yuaaaa!! I want to take it easy!! Near-tears Alice: Yuwa~ Marisa~! Near-tears Marisa: Don't come near me mister, just eat Alice~
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With these procedures, you can also easily make a yukkuri snack bonsai, as long as you follow the steps correctly, gave the mother enough nutrients periodically, and took note of the important tips and cautions~ The Yukkuri Bonsai will become one of your long lasting snack resources!
Feel like trying? Well go ahead and start one yourself!
(Common example of failed cases beginners would encounter)
Added too much of the sweet liquid nutrients, causing them to all store at the bottom, thus making the entire pot of plan rot away.
And with that, I'm done. Not a bad idea, actually, a Yukkuri snack bonsai.
^ Though i think you may be commenting on the wrong pic there, i do agree with you.
This series has thrown up some interesting things, though also a bunch of 'wtf?' questions. And because it's me, thinking too realistically into shit, I wonder what sort of health regulations there are on yukkuri sold as food in stores?