Capt Gary K
@captgaryk.bsky.social
Retired after 32years working with the state on environment protection. Then 20years as a boat caption and maritime instructor. Now gardening, tulips, and small orchard. Enjoy outdoors hiking, fishing, and bird watching in northern wisconsin for 30 years.
Well the outdoor gardening season has come to a close.But our indoor grow bags are doing great. Should have potato’s by mid feb. 🌱 #vegetablegardening #gardening
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Well the outdoor gardening season has come to a close.But our indoor grow bags are doing great. Should have potato’s by mid feb. 🌱 #vegetablegardening #gardening
Well it looks like we are done preparing the garden for spring for now. Seven” of the white stuff plus single digit temps. now it window ledge gardening.
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Well it looks like we are done preparing the garden for spring for now. Seven” of the white stuff plus single digit temps. now it window ledge gardening.
Sand dunes in Colorado.They are must larger then they appear in this video. Well worth seeing. Cross the river, walk towards them. Be aware they are a lot farther off than you think. #colorado
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sand dunes in Colorado.They are must larger then they appear in this video. Well worth seeing. Cross the river, walk towards them. Be aware they are a lot farther off than you think. #colorado
fruit threes in a bad need of pruning. First thing this January.
#gardening 🌱
#gardening 🌱
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
fruit threes in a bad need of pruning. First thing this January.
#gardening 🌱
#gardening 🌱
Indian Blanket, an annual flower. Brought it in after the first several frost. Sitting in window self, doing well and flowering. One hardy plant. Interested in seeing if it can be replanted in spring. #gardening #flowers 🌱🥀
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Indian Blanket, an annual flower. Brought it in after the first several frost. Sitting in window self, doing well and flowering. One hardy plant. Interested in seeing if it can be replanted in spring. #gardening #flowers 🌱🥀
Brought i our kohlrabi before the heavy frost. Doing well in the basement. We may actually get a nice harvest. Indoor container gardening does work. 🌱🥀 #vegetablegardenimg #gardening
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Brought i our kohlrabi before the heavy frost. Doing well in the basement. We may actually get a nice harvest. Indoor container gardening does work. 🌱🥀 #vegetablegardenimg #gardening
shallots in for a rude awakening. planted several weeks ago, they are sprouting justin time for 23 degrees and snow. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
shallots in for a rude awakening. planted several weeks ago, they are sprouting justin time for 23 degrees and snow. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
Snowy mountains flying from LA to Denver
November 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Snowy mountains flying from LA to Denver
Peeping Tom, our neighborhood crow
November 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Peeping Tom, our neighborhood crow
Indian blanket with friend. 🌱
October 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Indian blanket with friend. 🌱
Putting the tulips to bed before fall snows. Bulbs are placed to trays with compost, placed in the bed, covered with 6” of dirt then mulch. Done just before the cold weather. First freeze is late this year.🌱 #gardening
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Putting the tulips to bed before fall snows. Bulbs are placed to trays with compost, placed in the bed, covered with 6” of dirt then mulch. Done just before the cold weather. First freeze is late this year.🌱 #gardening
Summer shallots are now dried for soups, etc. They taste like fried onions. Planting about 50 cloves now the soil cooled for next summer harvest.
October 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Summer shallots are now dried for soups, etc. They taste like fried onions. Planting about 50 cloves now the soil cooled for next summer harvest.
Temps dropped into the 40’s. Bees slowed down and stopped moving on flowers until it warmed up.Could of petted them, but thought better. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
October 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Temps dropped into the 40’s. Bees slowed down and stopped moving on flowers until it warmed up.Could of petted them, but thought better. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
Apple time visited 4 orchards as our apples did not produce. Making apple crisp, when done needed a lot more apples per pie. Spouse made first taste. so one more visit for more apples to freeze. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
October 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Apple time visited 4 orchards as our apples did not produce. Making apple crisp, when done needed a lot more apples per pie. Spouse made first taste. so one more visit for more apples to freeze. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
Ready to plant three types of garlic plus shallot, elephant garlic. just waiting for cold weather. soil is still at 70 degrees. May need to with to Nov. here in Wisconsin . soil needs to be 50 degrees or less. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
October 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Ready to plant three types of garlic plus shallot, elephant garlic. just waiting for cold weather. soil is still at 70 degrees. May need to with to Nov. here in Wisconsin . soil needs to be 50 degrees or less. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
prairie primrose seeds for next year planting. Surprised about the amount of seeds. 🌱 #flowers #wildflowers
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
prairie primrose seeds for next year planting. Surprised about the amount of seeds. 🌱 #flowers #wildflowers
to many apples? try apple butter. Apples in a slow cooker for 10 hrs with sugar, brown sugar but leave out the cloves. then a food mill to remove any skins. great on toast, waffles etc 🌱 #gardening
September 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
to many apples? try apple butter. Apples in a slow cooker for 10 hrs with sugar, brown sugar but leave out the cloves. then a food mill to remove any skins. great on toast, waffles etc 🌱 #gardening
Trying our hand at fall planting kohlrabi. Planted in our bucket with a mix of compost and manure. If it freezes we move it indoors as this is 60 day maturity. Nothing lost for trying 🌱 #vegetablegardening
September 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trying our hand at fall planting kohlrabi. Planted in our bucket with a mix of compost and manure. If it freezes we move it indoors as this is 60 day maturity. Nothing lost for trying 🌱 #vegetablegardening
coral honeysuckle still blooming into fal. covering our archway 🌱#gardening.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
coral honeysuckle still blooming into fal. covering our archway 🌱#gardening.
Elephant garlic spring planted. Yes not as big as fall but not bad for the first try. Several will have 4 cloves. 🌱 #vegetablegardening #gardening
September 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Elephant garlic spring planted. Yes not as big as fall but not bad for the first try. Several will have 4 cloves. 🌱 #vegetablegardening #gardening
Started the master gardening course. looks like a lot of fun but it’s like going back to college 50 years ago. Already changing our raised beds and tilling up yard for fall planting garlic.
September 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Started the master gardening course. looks like a lot of fun but it’s like going back to college 50 years ago. Already changing our raised beds and tilling up yard for fall planting garlic.
Fertilizer! Getting gardens ready for fall, I suggest getting your soil tested. ours is very high in calcium and phosphate. Why? suspect the new soil came off a heavily fertile farm field
If getting new soil delivered, ask where it is coming from and have it tested.
Be safe test your soil!
If getting new soil delivered, ask where it is coming from and have it tested.
Be safe test your soil!
August 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Fertilizer! Getting gardens ready for fall, I suggest getting your soil tested. ours is very high in calcium and phosphate. Why? suspect the new soil came off a heavily fertile farm field
If getting new soil delivered, ask where it is coming from and have it tested.
Be safe test your soil!
If getting new soil delivered, ask where it is coming from and have it tested.
Be safe test your soil!
First peaches from our Wis trees. Not the biggest but they are good. had to spray for leaf curling and moths.
August 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
First peaches from our Wis trees. Not the biggest but they are good. had to spray for leaf curling and moths.