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Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Aug 18

"Mega-Ass" (*authentic botanical term ™) Quercus alba listed in the land grant metes n bounds, Mills River NC #bigtrees

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Aug 13

A triumph for us, our 1st garden Gladiolus, what would be a cull in the cut flower industry. I love it. ✌

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Aug 12

This year's Candy roaster yield, w the #wncmtnstatefair entry on top (not a PR). From 300 ft² under nursery fabric + homegrown #compost and homemade activated #biochar #seedkeeping #hierloomseeds #seedkeeper

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Aug 2

I don't always find noxious weeds just commuting around, but when I do I report them! #eddmaps #noxiousweeds #purpleloosestrife

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Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Jul 29

I wish you luck! Establishment Ds are yanked so far right of center they're basically '90s Rs. I've heard the 2 parties described as the offensive line and the defensive line, they both play for the same team and want the same goal. Too bad, playing games with people's lives makes us all losers!

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Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Jul 29

I've pruned, fertilized, netted, harvested 5 times (~3 kilos each time). Now tired of the bird battle, we remove the nets to let everything have a bite. There are still so many that the birds can't eat them all, come glean if you want.
#blueberries #summer

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Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Jul 29

I wouldn't mind not seeing another green bean for a while..... about 5 months from now would be alright.
#gardening #growyourown

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Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · May 8

Taggin along electrofishing for presence of wild Brook Trout in Tuxedo NC. Found nutthin but stocker bobos! #brooktrout

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Apr 28

Out guiding the curator and staff of The National Native Azalea Collection onto some Rhododendron vaseyi specimens, tagging for Winter seed collection. www.ncarboretum.org/plan-a-visit...

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Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Apr 10

o Haaay good green mornin to ya
Aneides aeneus

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 27

We're not Code Red as in awesome like a novelty Mtn Dew
We are Code Purple as in what you get if you hold your breath too long

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 26

If cots in an old gym aren't your cup of tea, we have a spot. It's even really close to the evac center, where other resources will likely be available. Please share

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 25

Pinus echinata
shortleafpine.org/

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 19

"it's not a problem plant"
is a matter of perspective I reckon
Aerial view of escaped #bradfordpear trees, this time of year they can be detected easily from above

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 14

If you are being mindful of what you stick in your earholes, consider listening to those who practice quietness

open.spotify.com/episode/6YQ2...

39 Ways to (Nonviolently) Overthrow a Dictator, with George Lakey

Thee Quaker Podcast · Episode

open.spotify.com

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 11

Hey #geologists does this look like #serpentine I'm on a Low elevation Basic Glade (NC Cedar Cliffs Polk Co.) inspecting wildfire effects. Rock is greener irl than this Winter light phonecamera pic. Occurred as a vein included in these large exposures with what looked like mica or biotite.

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Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 6

Slow yer roll all you Homo

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 4

This is Pisgah, have you met us?
'Cuz we see you

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.

www.whitehouse.gov

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 1

Catch a fire
#defendpisgah
& y'r gonna get burned
IGD at the forest gate, stand up and be counted

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Mar 1

Catch a fire
#defendpisgah
& y'r gonna get burned

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Feb 28

Action alert to protect The Pisgah

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Feb 19

Not exactly a local secret, but a dern good deal. Choosing locally adapted varieties from a trusted local source means much better chances for success in growing the yumyums.

Transylvania County Extension Small Fruit Plant Sale Fundraiser

NC State Cooperative Extension, Transylvania County Center is offering small fruits and asparagus for sale to raise funds to support our programs in the community. Read more here about the varieties o...

transylvania.ces.ncsu.edu

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Feb 19

Finley Cove Road Henderson County NC 2.18.2025 (still) a Helene landslide originating from a road+utilities corridor+kudzu patch. Collective amnesia of Storm Helene has set in deep

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Feb 19

Finley Cove Road Henderson County NC 2.18.2025

Torry Nergart @torrynergart.bsky.social · Feb 13

I gu- I gotta touch grass, mang
No no that <-grass,>-that grass
WNC sod farms have some remnant Canebrakes, which send rhizomes straight into the heavily fertilized ag product. On the edges where the farm equipment turns, rhizomes get exposed, making propagation easy.