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Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · 8d

I know it's uncouth to make fun of people's bodies, but I do love seeing a bad BBL in the wild.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Sep 11

You can tell a lot about a person by whether or not they are a fan of Jimmy Fallon and when those periods start/stopped.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Aug 18

Updated #pollinator #garden. Had to do a refresh mid summer after wave, after wave, after wave of spider mite pressure.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Aug 17

Side note: I'm also going to need Americans to stop going into wild spaces and foraging.

It's cool to have some survival skills or whatever, but unless you are in a survival situation... And let's be clear, you're an American so highly unlikely... Leave the vegetation alone.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Aug 17

There is usually a very good reason why agriculture moved away from the variety, such as days to maturity, production rate, transportability, fungal resistance, climatic tolerance, taste, and uniformity.

There is also no legal definition of heirloom in agriculture. That tells you everything.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Aug 17

I get really annoyed by people who assume heirloom varieties of vegetables are somehow intrinsically better than other varieties.

They usually aren't.

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Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Aug 3

I am a miracle worker.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Jul 29

If you're feeling sad about something... Just go through your photos and put googly eyes on something.

But please, stop looking at his headgear.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Jul 15

When the abundance is right out your door, you can always spare some extras for inside.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Jul 10

These Aurora zinnias are not disappointing.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Jul 8

So Kesha dropped a new album (Period)... and it's quite good.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Jun 30

Just an update after a week of rain, RIP sunflowers... You will be re-planted.

#Pollinator #Garden #Containergardening #nolimits

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Jun 9

Been making it a habit to buy myself flowers. Here are just a couple of bouquets I've made myself.

As someone who grows flowers, but I've got some time before my summer annuals come in.

#cutflowers #florals #florist

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Jun 3

If you want to tear up your front/backyard and plant a scraggly, unmaintained "food forest", be my guest.

But don't go all crunchy granola saying crap like "this is the solution to conventional agriculture."

It's just simply not, but it beats the hell out of a lawn.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · May 24

#pollinatorgarden #upgrade

That gross mat of a plant you see is sphagneticola trilobata. It's quite the aggressive non-native and I am pretty sure it is wickedly invasive.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · May 21

As someone who works for a company with their HQ in France, this is 100% truth.

Side note, they enjoy 6 weeks min vacation with some having up to 8 weeks due to seniority.

Meanwhile, the US employees have 20 days regardless of seniority. They set PTO policy.

youtube.com/shorts/Atduo...

French people in May be like #france #french #usa #american #cultureshock #corporate #funny #work

YouTube video by Roya

youtube.com

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · May 20

I think it's kind of funny when corporates so that they won't be raising prices due to tariffs but "options may change."

This is basically just removing the low-cost option. Sure you didn't technically increase your prices, but the customer still experiences rising costs.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · May 14

#Pollinatorpatch first install. In this economy, plants are cheap and bring tons of joy and benefits... Splurge baby splurge.

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Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · May 4

I would like to know why #Youtube is showing me #advertisements that are completely misaligned when using #Chromecast than my normal mobile viewing.

It's creepy, and I don't like it.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · May 4

Hello, my little friend.

Working on another pollinator patch. It is important to remember that floral resources are not just about nectar. Providing different flower shapes, heavy pollen producers, and host plants for munching on.

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Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is not surprising out of UC Davis, which is a major ag sciences school that receives significant grant money from DING DING big-ag.

What would be a novel study would be determining the feasibility of cattle ranching in an increasingly arid West on existing land.

phys.org/news/2025-04...

Novel study calculates the cost to cattle ranchers of an expanding wolf population

Motion-activated field cameras, GPS collars, wolf scat analysis and cattle tail hair samples are helping University of California, Davis, researchers shed new light on how an expanding and protected g...

phys.org

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Apr 24

#GardenTube is strangely obsessed with how to grow and care for tomatoes.

Am I missing something about tomatoes being difficult to grow?... Because I feel they are kind of easy going plants.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Apr 21

Nothing is more boring to me than a garden full of boxwoods, hydrangeas (excluding oak leaf), and a big lawn.

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Apr 21

These are the #best #jalapeno #potatochip on the #market. You cannot convince me otherwise because I've tried them all (except the ones containing milk -- which is basically just Mrs. Vickies).

Fabby @fabdan.bsky.social · Apr 8

#UnpopularOpinion I don't like tonic water and far prefer club soda.

Tonic water is trash, and I refuse to endorse tonic based beverages.