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The Misty Mushroom
@mistymushroom.bsky.social
A small acre NW Ohio homestead with the focus of native plants and their benefits for sustainable living in balance with nature. Plants, bugs, gardening, herbal remedies, art, poultry, cooking, and so much more.
Really excited to see an American Snout butterfly for the first time in our garden. Look at that SNOOT! Snootie cutie!

Snoot.

#themistymushroom #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #ProtectPollinators #butterflies #butterflies_lovers
September 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
American Basswood trees have seeds that when roasted can serve as a raw dark chocolate flavor substitute. Smell of roasted is very coffee, and I am interested in flavor. #themistymushroom #forage #foraging #nativeplants #self-sufficiency
September 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Rose/Swamp Milkweed in bloom! #themistymushroom #nativeplants #flowers
June 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Lovely Monarch butterfly female laying eggs on my Showy Milkweed! #themistymushroom #butterflies #monarchbutterflies #nativeplants
June 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Wild Indigo I picked up a while ago from a straight native grower. It is a natural hybrid created from a cross pollinated plant between the Blue and White indigo. #themistymushroom #nativeplants #flowers
May 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This cutie wouldn't let me go. First toad of the season I have seen! #themistymushroom #toads
May 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Virginia spiderwort sending out first blooms! #themistymushroom #nativeplants #growyourownfood
May 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Got to see the endangered Lakeside Daisy in bloom! Castalia Ohio. #themistymushroom #endangered #conservation #nativeplants #flowers #patriotsprotect #ohio
May 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Spotted an Eastern Comma butterfly (Polygonia comma) today going for our plum blooms. They rarely drink nectar and prefer sap and rotting fruit, but this one must have just woken up from hibernation. #themistymushroom #butterflies
April 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My Toadshade Triliums are coming back! Trillium cuneatum is my favorite out of Ohio's native trilium species. #themistymushroom #nativeplants #springflowers #trilium
April 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Sunchokes for dinner! Sustainable farming. #nativeplants #sustainable #growyourownfood #themistymushroom #gardening
March 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Have had some cold days where I haven't had much drive to work outside, but it is a blessing to see many native plants coming up that I grew from seed last year. #themistymushroom #nativeplants #nativeplantnursery
March 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Started a sweet potato in early February, and it is finally sending out slips. These slips are used to propagate new plants. Got a few more I started this week and looking forward to growing these this year! #themistymushroom #gardening #vegetables #zone6b #growyourownfood #sweetpotatoes
March 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Transplanted beets, carrots, kale, onions, and a couple pak choi to test out my raised bed covers this week. Temps will go below freezing, so seeing how they fair. #themistymushroom #zone6b #gardening #vegetables #raisedbeds
March 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Update on using a cover during February for my raised bed. It works! More info in the photos.

#themistymushroom #raisedbeds #growyourownfood #gardening #zone6b #raisedgardenbeds #vegetablegardens
February 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Natural foraged fibers. In Ohio there are two plants that were commonly used by indigenous for their usage in cordage, nets, bags, and clothing...

#themistymushroom #nativeplants #nativeplantnursery #sustainableliving #sustainablefarming #workwiththeland #fiber #naturalfibers #indigenouspeople
February 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Smoked shallots on bacon with a homemade keto biscuit. Topped with cream cheese and smoked salt. Wonderful decadence. #themistymushroom #keto #cooking #smoked #food
February 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Tis the reason for the season.
February 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Red Osier Dogwood is an easy to landscape and propagate shrub. Gorgeous in the winter! #themistymushroom #nativeplants #grownative #pollinators #pollinatorgarden
February 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Going to test out a cover for my raised bed to try and plant earlier. I will test the soil temperature and compare it to a non covered bed. If this holds and works, I will make more.

#themistymushroom #garden #growyourownfood #raisedbed #vegetablegardening #coldframe
February 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
February 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Finally finished this painting for my son. It is of the god Frey. I do 1 painting per child per year. #themistymushroom #painting #oilpainting #Norse #Frey #pagan
February 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Ready for another change of scenery. Hibiscus sabdariffa aka Roselle has been cultivated in many places for the edible leaves & cranberry tasting pods used for drinks....click photo for more info #gardening #growyourownfood #themistymushroom #hibiscus #roselle
February 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Bonfires, spring cleaning, weather predictions, lighting candles, & tieing cloth strips on trees? Imbolc is this Saturday & a time for many things. Learn about the Celtic holiday by reading my story in the images below. #themistymushroom #imbolc #spring #celtic #pagan #holidays
January 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
You can make your own seed tape for the garden in the winter months, which makes it so much easier to plant without wasting seeds. 2 ply old napkins opened up, apply a flour paste glue, seeds, then close the napkin and let dry. #themistymushroom #seeds #gardening #homesteading #growyourownfood
January 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM