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Apropos of nothing, this week I put about 30 potatoes that had sprouted into soil, and I& #39;m trying to germinate some clover, basil, bee balm, stinging nettle, and white mulberry. So far zero success, other than the potatoes. 
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Oh now we& #39;re getting some action.
Other signs of life. Two pics of clover and another of garlic that a squirrel(?) thoughtfully put in a sheltered spot.
Everything has finally sprouted/rooted.
My first batch is potatoes, basil, clover, stinging nettle, and bee balm.
My first batch is potatoes, basil, clover, stinging nettle, and bee balm.
Blackberries scarifying and then what I had before I put them in cold storage waiting for a place to plant them. These are basically just blackberries I ate and then spit the seeds out, let my saliva and warm water do scarification. Don& #39;t know if they& #39;ll germinate at all.
My basil is looking good. :D
A couple of shots of compost that I think is in good shape, and some new seeds I think might be cool >_>
more signs of life around the yard
And my crimson clover is still doing just fine
And some garlic! I can& #39;t remember if I planted this or if a squirrel put it there.
Ramps!
Not pictured: creepily burying them in their pile under moonlight.
Not pictured: creepily burying them in their pile under moonlight.
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Just some more green happening!
1. mint
2. I dunno but the leaves are pretty
3. dandelion
4. crocus
1. mint
2. I dunno but the leaves are pretty
3. dandelion
4. crocus
Some more!
1. Potato plant that reeeeeeally needs a new home
2. Groundcover hardy perennial from last summer that didn& #39;t get planted yet
3. Some free seeds from a perhaps misguided "re-meadowing packet"
1. Potato plant that reeeeeeally needs a new home
2. Groundcover hardy perennial from last summer that didn& #39;t get planted yet
3. Some free seeds from a perhaps misguided "re-meadowing packet"
Some more!
1. bee balm, milkweed, nettle, and something I forget
2. some of my moss sending out sporophytes
3. probably queen anne& #39;s lace
4. mystery salad green. i tried a nibble a couple days ago and it was tasty. clearly something else has also been nibbling :D
1. bee balm, milkweed, nettle, and something I forget
2. some of my moss sending out sporophytes
3. probably queen anne& #39;s lace
4. mystery salad green. i tried a nibble a couple days ago and it was tasty. clearly something else has also been nibbling :D
Yay!
Planted today with the help of the toddler:
Grecian Windflowers
Whorled Rosin Weed
Prairie Dock
Prairie Pussytoes
Compass Plant
Cup Plant
Rosin Weed
Prairie Smoke
Nodding Onion
Canadian Goldenrod
Queen Anne& #39;s Lace
Grecian Windflowers
Whorled Rosin Weed
Prairie Dock
Prairie Pussytoes
Compass Plant
Cup Plant
Rosin Weed
Prairie Smoke
Nodding Onion
Canadian Goldenrod
Queen Anne& #39;s Lace
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Some more green:
1) radish
2) same radish but a couple days bigger
3) daucus carota volunteer - I had a single one last year. I churned the flowerheads in soil on warm day mid-winter, also seeded a few hundred in yard
4) oasis - the very back corner of my place - mulberry voluntr
1) radish
2) same radish but a couple days bigger
3) daucus carota volunteer - I had a single one last year. I churned the flowerheads in soil on warm day mid-winter, also seeded a few hundred in yard
4) oasis - the very back corner of my place - mulberry voluntr
More green!:
1) Hydrangea budding nicely
2) Either Iris or Squill. Neighbor& #39;s yard so don& #39;t know. They are brilliant
3) not really green per se, but planted with toddler: wood sage, hosta, comfrey
4) bulb we planted a month ago breaking out - I believe this is gladiolus
1) Hydrangea budding nicely
2) Either Iris or Squill. Neighbor& #39;s yard so don& #39;t know. They are brilliant
3) not really green per se, but planted with toddler: wood sage, hosta, comfrey
4) bulb we planted a month ago breaking out - I believe this is gladiolus
unattractive (right now) but productive green!
1) just some food stubs rooting
2) planted the butter lettuce, some celery, and a bok choy - the whole raised garden w/ lots of nitrogen-fixer clover mixed in
3) seeds from sweet peppers - just dropped em in
4) wheat grass w/ toddler
1) just some food stubs rooting
2) planted the butter lettuce, some celery, and a bok choy - the whole raised garden w/ lots of nitrogen-fixer clover mixed in
3) seeds from sweet peppers - just dropped em in
4) wheat grass w/ toddler
A few tweets of things my toddler asked me to take pictures of:
1) unknown berry
2) unknown pretty blue flowers that are ubiquitous in neighborhood
3) same blue flowers
4) the irises/squills in a different light
1) unknown berry
2) unknown pretty blue flowers that are ubiquitous in neighborhood
3) same blue flowers
4) the irises/squills in a different light
more toddler requests:
1) new growth of english ivy
2) tiny white flowers ground cover
3) seed pods from a berry bush of some sort
4) crocus
1) new growth of english ivy
2) tiny white flowers ground cover
3) seed pods from a berry bush of some sort
4) crocus
last of toddler requests for now:
1) dried white flowers from overwintering
2) the bushes in our front flower bed, last year& #39;s growth above this year& #39;s emerging
1) dried white flowers from overwintering
2) the bushes in our front flower bed, last year& #39;s growth above this year& #39;s emerging
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less description for a while, just enjoy the greens
last one for now!
I just love moss, y& #39;all.
