Heart-shaped leaves?

No. More blade-shaped leaves, like this:

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I wouldn't have even have hazarded a guess except for the fact that the soil had washed away from the bulb/root and I noticed that the root system was growing out from the bulb in a suspiciously familiar manner. Which confused me, since I thought ginger was a sub-tropical plant. I couldn't even find reference to it in my Northwest Herb Lover's book.

You need the Sunset garden book!

I almost bought that one at Costco the other day! Instead, I do have the American Horticultural Society Northwest Smart Garden Regional Guide. Which seems well-organized for idjits like me.

Seriously, for a Virgo, I am the LEAST earth-inclined/intuitive person I know.

Man, we're seeding the back yard (LARGE bare patches thanks to uneven grade/heavy dog frolicking/too much rain), and it is a LOT of work. However, we're finally getting to bust out the compost from the bottom of the bin, and it is gorgeous stuff. I can't believe it used to be food.

Off to the store for more seed.

The actual plant:

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And the root system that had me thinking ginger.

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Could it be Iris?

Okay, yeah, I guess it could. I know I have other irises growing around the yard in various places because they're already flowering, but nowhere is the root system exposed like that. And it makes a lot more sense than ginger.

Huh.

I suppose I need to cover the roots up though.

Seriously, for a Virgo, I am the LEAST earth-inclined/intuitive person I know

Hahahah! You've met me.

I shampoo maybe once a week, but I have frizzy/curly dry hair, and the only reason I tend to shampoo is to get rid of product build-up, which gets gross (yet somehow doesn't manage to retain enough that I can not use product...)

NPR? Did all of this come off of Natalee/IO9's idea to do a TV Tropes story, or is Fast Eddie suddenly marketing himself?

Vortex - I was just coming in to mention that. One of my friends was listening to BEZ in Chicago and heard it and phoned me. Was it part of All Things Considered? (That's just started here in DeKalb.)

ita - I heard it was an interview with one of NPR's regular tv guys talking about tropes in Soap Operas and then moving from there to TV Tropes and a discussion of that website and the founder.

Any link yet?

I feel like I should be hiding all my sensitive stuff. Or changing my screen name.