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I grow food and pollinator plants from seed in zone 10a.
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I usually dread growing cosmos. As much as I love their flowers, it’s like trying to grow wet noodles 😂 but this shot has made the trouble almost worth it ❤️🌱
Two long and skinny seedlings, each in its own cell, adjacent from the other. The stems are intertwined in a single loop, against a backdrop of distorted reflection caused by foil which lines the wall.
April 14, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Told my wife I’m going to “Home Depot” to “pick up” some mulch 😬🌱
Pine needles raked into a pile in front of a Home Depot parking lot. Rake leaning against pine tree to the right, red work glove on the pile, big square blue plastic bag filled with needles on the left.
April 8, 2024 at 5:51 AM
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Well… 😔 I guess it’s not all success. Here’s my first attempt at growing microgreens. I’m not an expert, but that don’t look good. 🌱
Close up shot of seedlings on black soil growing fungus Lots of seedlings on black soil covered in white fungus
March 30, 2024 at 12:48 AM
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Yea, so I just live outside now 🤷🏼‍♂️ not sure how I’m gonna tell my wife, I don’t imagine she’s gonna take it well.

I should put a zoom meeting on her calendar to discuss, I know how busy the inside world can get.

🏬🏦🏢🌳🪴🌱🥕🧑🏼‍🌾🏡
High angle shot of the corner of a garage. On the left wall is a plant growing station with an enclosed reflective area with seedlings and plants inside, an LED light panel hanging from a structure above it. On the right wall, a table with black trays and garden supplies, as well as a laptop and tablet. A chair with a sweater on it is in front of the table. Cabinets and tools on the walls. An enclosed area with reflective walls and base containing seedling trays with small seedlings, as well as medium and large plants on the far end of the enclosure. In the background, you can see a table with a laptop and tablet on top. A garden with flowering plants on the right, and rose of plants on the left. The first row is full of flowering strawberry plants, the second and third row are mostly empty, and the final row is covered in green grass and clovers. On the nears side of the shot, you can see a little concrete, with some seedling trays on top that have small plants emerging. A close-up shot of a MacBook, with Bird droppings on part of the screen, the joint, and the base.
March 28, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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I let a friend of mine plant her Dutch tulips in an empty space in my garden 🌷now all my other flowers have insecurity issues lol

Seriously though, these flowers are almost too beautiful, it’s hard to notice anything else 🌱
Long smooth green leaves shooting out of the dirt next to a concrete walkway, in front of a brown wooden fence. One red-orange rose-shaped flower and several yellow flowers of the same shape. Side angle of smooth green leaves shooting out of the dirt next to a concrete walkway, in front of a brown wooden fence. One red-orange rose-shaped flower and several yellow flowers of the same shape. Close up picture from above an opened tulip with red orange petals and bright yellow stamen Side angle closeup of bright yellow with petals folded, on a long slender green stem surrounded by a few smooth long green leaves, in front of a wooden fence.
March 28, 2024 at 1:59 AM
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Tell me I’m crazy. I had an impulse to fill most of a tray with paper, let it soak, then cover in soil for my microgreens 😬

This way I can use the fancy-pants Happy Frog soil without throwing out a couple bucks with each tray 💵

Also, it’ll give my paper a head start before composting. Thoughts? 🌱
Black tray filled with recycled paper Black tray filled with recycled paper soaked in water Black tray filled with recycled paper soaked in water, and a hand wearing a black glove is covering the paper with soil Black tray filled to the top with dark soil, covered in medium sized white white seeds. To the left of the tray is another tray with a tray stacked on top.
March 27, 2024 at 9:04 AM
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For those of you wondering, “Why do I need to attract pollinators? Why don’t I just buy self-pollinating plants?”

The strawberry in my hand has technically been successfully pollinated, but to achieve the classic heart shape, all the seeds need to be fertilized.

That’s where bees come in 🌱🐝
Holding one small, deformed strawberry by two fingers in front of two perfect shaped strawberries. All 3 are light green and unripe.
March 27, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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Step into my office 🌱
A garden with parallel rows that are mostly empty, except for the first row of strawberry plants. The last row has light green grass growing around a white cover, and in front of the rows is a collection of flowering plants. In the center of it all is a wicker loveseat with a light purple seat cushion and patterned couch, as well as a small folding desk.
March 26, 2024 at 2:04 AM
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The Great Wall of Snap Peas is fully underway 🌱🫛
Small vines with small leaves pinned against a wooden fence by green string, growing out of dark soil, a black hose running alongside the plants, a small wooden label stuck in the soil, the angle is from in front of the row and low to the ground
March 23, 2024 at 2:23 AM
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I know there are many more eye-catching, ornate flowers with vibrant colors and elegant curves… but there’s just something about the strawberry flower that makes me stop and admire it every time.

Maybe because each one looks like a tiny sun ☀️ but whatever it is, it always grabs my attention 🌱 🍓
Close up of flower with 6 white triangle petals and a yellow pistol, surrounded by green leaves Strawberry plant surrounded by straw with one flower Front angle of a row of strawberry plants surrounded by straw Angle from top of a staggered row of 5 strawberry plants surrounded by straw with a few white flowers
March 23, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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🥀🪻🌼🌸 My pollinator buffet is now ready for spring!

2 hummingbird plants
2 butterflies
2 bees
3 different heights
6 different colors

Can I get you guys anything else? Maybe some jalapeño poppers for the table? 🌱
March 18, 2024 at 5:27 AM
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So I turned an old cornhole set into a grow station, and I remember thinking, “This should be more than enough room for all the 🌱 seedlings I’ll be growing over the next few years…” 👌

Well I didn’t account for myself becoming a compulsive proplifter anytime I see a potential cutting 😂
A collection of seedlings in different container types and sizes all gathered within a reflective enclosure under a grow lamp
March 13, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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I know it’s hella naive to say this, but at this point, I feel like I’ve grown every tomato 🍅 San Marzano, the Cherokees, the Rainbows…

And yet, nothing comes close to these two 🏆 B.K. is a vigorous shade/cold-tolerant heirloom with notes of thyme and oregano 🌱 and Sungold needs zero introduction.
Closeup of two cells in a seed tray filled with soil, each with a wooden label, one says “Sungold tomato” and the other “Black Krim tomato”
March 13, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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Oh, and one more thing about the Calla Lily 🥀 I mean look at this thing! I’ve never seen petals so elegantly chaotic before 😮 it looks fake and expensive at the same time 🌱
Low angle shot of black vase with dark reddish purple spiraling flowers with long stems protruding in front of a backdrop of white ceiling High angle shot of black candle and black vase with dark reddish purple spiraling flowers with long stems protruding, on a glass dining table with a wooden base High angle close up shot of black candle and black vase with dark reddish purple spiraling flowers with long stems protruding, on a glass dining table with a wooden base Close up shot of reddish purple spiraling flower with long stems protruding from black base on glass dining table
March 12, 2024 at 10:21 PM
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Could I BE more excited? (R.I.P.) I found every obscure seed I need from a single place. And the artwork 🥹 As a designer, my goodness, just stop it. But also, please keep going.

All-star lineup of microgreens 🌱 tomatoes 🍅 and zucchini 🍆

They don’t pay me btw, just a good, honest U.S. company!
Two bags of seeds, one is sea foam and the other light tan, with watercolor and ink style artwork depicting flowers and vegetables Packets of microgreen seeds of different sizes on the floor, on a green and white checkered rug Hand holding packets of seeds with watercolor and ink style artwork depicting flowers and vegetables
March 12, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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I’ve been using Calla Lily essential oil as the base note for my candle scent, and finally got one! 😍

One of the few flowers that likes being indoor or out, pot or ground, can tolerate 40-110°F, and produces jaw-dropping cut flowers that can stay fresh for 2 months!

👨🏼‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants 🥀 lilies
Closeup of flowering plant with wine-colored pitcher-shaped flowers, growing out of small gray stones in front of a blue sky in a residential area
March 11, 2024 at 5:57 AM
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Ok so, kabocha likes soil temp >60°F and honeydew likes >65°F…

My soil? 24-hour average of 54.8° with a low of 48° 🥶 let’s see what happens I guess 🤷🏼‍♂️

Humbling reminder that you can’t control nature or predict its conditions with ideal accuracy.

👨🏼‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants 🎃 squash 🍈 honeydew
Work light illuminating garden rows in the dark with equidistant orange flags stuck into the ground 3x5 seedling tray with kabocha squash seedlings, resting on the grassy ground at night Single kabocha seedling over dark soil Single honeydew seedling on a small bare soil mound surrounded by short grass
March 9, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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Today is the day 🙌🏼 the seedlings are ready to move out and grow into my Super Sugar Snap wall.

I’ll be using screw eyes and garden twine to construct the trellis they will grow on. Let’s see what 2-3 hours of sun will buy me 🤞🏼

👨🏼‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants 🫛 peas
8x5 seedling tray full of pea seedlings Long, skinny row of grassy soil with holes dug every foot Single seedling removed from try and held by a hand wearing a black glove Closeup of pea seedling in the ground at night
March 8, 2024 at 3:30 AM
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So I finally tried what the cool kids are doing and didn’t bury my seeds, instead I sifted my potting soil to make it soft, then put the seeds on top, and covered in perlite.

Well the results blew me away 😳 these seedlings have only been growing for 8 days!

👨‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants 🫛 peas 🍈 melons
8x5 seed tray of sweet peas sitting on soil, tray sitting on cardboard Tray of sweet pea seeds on soil being covered by perlite, a hand smoothing out the perlite over the tray cells Two covered seed trays under a grow light suspended by a metal structure in a reflective enclosure Two seed trays, sweet peas and melons, on a heating pad, showing 2 inch seedlings in most cells
February 28, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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Two months of nonstop rain 🌧️ then today, I finally found a short window to get (somewhat) caught up. But I did not expect this heavenly view 🌈

🧑🏼‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants ⛅️ spring
Four garden rows, the left a row of strawberries, the rest grass, below an overcast sky with a clear rainbow
February 20, 2024 at 2:39 AM
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Alright friends, I need some inspo. This is my bench for the upcoming season, I could use some help assembling my starting lineup 💪🏼

Some seeds I’m definitely running back this year after a great 2023: Honey Orange honeydew, Lebanese squash, Super Sugar snap peas.

👨‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants 🌻 seeds
Large plastic container of seed packets Close up of seed packets Close up of handwritten seed packets
February 2, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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I’ve been avoiding this day 😬 I love this Ethiopian pepper plant so much, had a great first year, and the fruit was perfection.

But now it’s time to reset it in preparation for spring, so this is my first attempt. Soil mix is 50% natural, 25% perlite, 25% peat moss.

👨‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants 🌶️ peppers
Distressed pepper plant leaning, growing right next to a drip irrigation line Pepper plant cut down to short stems and removed from the soil, being held up by a hand wearing blue garden glove, showing stems and roots Hand with blue garden glove mixing soil and small white rocks Trimmed pepper plant in pot, outside on concrete, other potted plants in background
January 29, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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I can’t stress enough, stick a thyme plant in the ground and forget it. When it gets 1ft tall, harvest the top half. Wash, dry, peel off the leaves, dehydrate at 105F until crispy.

Easily my favorite herb, packs a perfect Italian punch, and you can’t buy it like this!

👨‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants 🌿 herbs
Handful of thyme leaves over a metal bowl of thyme Small glass jar half full of thyme leaves with black label Portrait shot of thin crust pizza with sauce, mozzarella, and thyme
January 21, 2024 at 9:37 AM
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If I only had room for one pepper plant, I would grow the Ethiopian Berbere Pepper.

It’s hardy, productive, and the fruit has a perfect medium heat, with a distinct smoky flavor and notes of paprika and cacao. Versatile too, great for sauces, frying, or eating raw.

👨‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants 🌶️ peppers
Ladybug tucked in between stems of a pepper plant with ripe brown peppers all around Two foot tall pepper plant with dark green leaves and many ripe brown peppers Metal bowl filled with ripe brown peppers Brown pepper on a cutting board chopped into thin slices, which have been arranged into the shape of a pepper, knife and whole peppers nearby
December 30, 2023 at 11:47 PM
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💡 Why is it important to always have something growing in your soil? Because roots serve as a network for a thriving ecosystem.

This is my winter cover crop, meant to prep the soil for spring. The 2nd image is where my patch of snapdragons didn’t make it last spring 😳

👨‍🌾 gardening 🌱 plants 🪨 soil
Thick row of grass Patchy row of grass
December 7, 2023 at 8:57 PM