❄️🌱I winter sowed my squash seeds in March, in covered plastic water jugs, I’m definitely doing this again next year. This variety is called Gelber Englisher Custard. Have you grown a patty pan variety before?🥰#kitchengardening #gardentotable #mygardentoday #squashlife #squashplant #wintersowing
🪰This is the first time I spotted a cicada nymph! I think they are super cool looking. I was able to identify it by using the Picture Insect App ✨. I had no idea they shed their skin as nymphs and then turn into the winged adult we hear in the summer!! 🤯‘Cicadas are incredible creatures: a tremendous source of food for other insects, birds and mammals (even humans), you can ID them by song and there’s a rich variety in their song. The adults lay eggs on tree branches and the young hatch and fall to the ground, burrowing in to feed on the sap of tree roots. Different species stay underground for different periods. I’ve read the dog day cicadas take three years to develop into a winged adult—and then live about a week in that form. Some species can be underground for over a decade, think the 13 year cicada or the 17 year cicada.’ Here a little snippet from a great blog I read about them if you want a little geek out here’s the the link 👉 http://www.birdchick.com/blog/2021/1/23/cicadas Have you seen one before?👇#beneficialinsects #cicadas #cicada #insectsoftheworld #insectlovers
If are limited with your growing spaces, lettuce can be grown in a small container like a solo cup on your patio or decking. Water regularly and make sure it has regular sun. I’m loving how easy this is!!......#containergardening #lettucegrow #smallgarden #mygardentoday
🕵🏻♀️👉Who doesn’t like a good plant experiment? 🚴🏻♀️🌱🌸I’m amazed they sprouted. I hope we get some rose plants!!💐. What do you think?🤞👇🙏......#gardenfun #gardenexperiment #plantsarecool #natureisrad #inspectorgadget
How I’m growing cucumbers this year from soil and pine trees I foraged from our new land in 10 gallon grow bags.
Im not planning on cutting off any suckers 🤪. Do you have any thoughts on this subject?
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If your not into brewing stinky compost teas, chopping and dropping leaves is such a wonderful way to both mulch and feed your soil!
When the plants I’m using, like these comfrey plants, have really thick stalks I like to mow them to shred them up. This process literally took me five minutes. You can do this with many beneficial plants like milk thistle, borage, evening primrose etc. I also love to use YARROW!! More on this plant later ✨🌸🌱.
Are you a chopper and dropper? 😂⬇️👊
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#chopanddrop #feedyoursoil #permaculturegarden
🪴✨HOMEMADE CELERY SALT✨🧂
Do you love celery like we do? (I know some of you can’t stand it 😂) We make celery salt a few ways but this is one of the most flavorful ways. The leaves are PACKED full of flavor.
You can also pop the leaves into a dehydrator if you have one.
🗂️RECIPE:
1) Preheat oven to 325F
2) Chop up your celery tops and leaves onto a parchment lined cookie sheet
3) Bake for 15-20 minutes until they are dry
4) Blend into a powder in a slice blender with a little bit of sea salt
5) Garnish your favorite soup or simply add into an entire batch of soup for a deep rich flavor
🪴SAVE this recipe and follow for more kitchen gardening inspiration 🌱✨
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#eatwhatyoulove #kitchengardening #growyourownfood #growingfood #ediblegarden #gardengirl #cookwhatyougrow #organicgardening #mygarden #backyardgarden #gardeninspiration #gardeninglove #eatrealfoods #inmykitchen #eattherainbow #celery #celerysalt
As a gardener I pay a lot of respect and attention to my weather reporters. I miss you Lonnie. @lonnie.q @cbsnews
Part One: How we are growing mushrooms in our woods✨🌲🍄
It’s recommended to soak logs in water that you are trying to inoculate with mushroom plugs, it just rained for one week straight, so I was happy to get the plugs into these logs.
Any questions drop me a comment ⬇️🍄✨.
👉 Follow for more gardening inspiration ✨
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#mushrooms #growingmushrooms #growingfoodathome #kitchengarden
✨🌸🌱PITTMOSS💡🌲✨
👉 I wanted to trial out Pittmoss before recommending using it and I am seriously impressed with it’s ability to make terracotta pots more water efficient. We are continuing to experiment with all our flowers and vegetables in both grow bags and terracotta pots. I love that this is a peat free product as well!!
If you want to learn more about how Pittmoss is made and how it works check out Joe Lamp’l @joegardener awesome podcast, ‘Getting to know Pittmoss episode #259’ with Dr. Charles Bethke a horticultural soil and nutrition consultant.
If you are interested in giving Pittmoss a try, or purchasing again, head over to their website and save 10% by applying the discount code BWGRDNS at checkout.
Have you tried using Pittmoss before?
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#pittmoss #peatfree #regenerativegardening
✨PIPING PLOVER✨
We came across these little birds on our walk today and were startled to learn they are endangered. They are so cute!!
✨’There are roughly 8,000 piping plovers in the entire world. To put that in context, birders often get really excited to see a rare bird like a snowy owl. But there are about 28,000 snowy owls in the world, three times the number of piping plovers.’✨ if you want to read more : source: https://northforker.com/2023/05/its-nesting-season-for-piping-plovers-heres-what-you-should-know/
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#pipingplover #endangeredbirds
🌱UPCYCLING BREAD FLOUR BAGS🌱
I started planting flower cuttings in my bobs red bread mill bags a little over a year ago. I have particularly loved doing this with geranium cuttings. Geranium repels a wide variety of insects. Grown in a garden, they can be helpful to repel mosquitoes, giving you a break on your morning or evening, garden walks or chores. Geranium extract is also said to repel mosquitoes and is a popular ingredient in many natural over-the-counter insect repellent sprays. I had them in the garden all last summer and brought them inside to overwinter in our kitchen since they are frost sensitive.
By upcycling and planting in bread flour bags, it eliminates the need to buy new pots for my cuttings and also allows me to move the plants around with little to no stress, wherever I want, inside or outside. I’m in the process of starting many more!!
How to reuse a plastic flour bag to plant flower cuttings:
1) Turn bag inside out and give it a rinse
2) Poke four drainage holes in the bottom of the bag
3) Fold the top over inwards one inch and staple down (optional) - gives the top a nice clean look
4) Fill almost all the way full with pre-moistened potting soil
5) Plant rooted cutting of choice in the middle of the bag and then backfill soil around your cutting to keep firmly in place
6) Water in place and add more soil if the top level sinks
✨What upcycling garden hacks do you love to use? I’d love any new ideas to incorporate into our gardening world✨⬇️
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#upcyclingideas #reusing #geraniums #gardenideas #diygarden #plasticrecycling #gardentipsandtricks
