Slow_to_Pique
@slowtopique.bsky.social
Mostly post about gardening in the PNW (8b).
May also post about fannish things from Austen to the X-Files, food, and music.
May also post about fannish things from Austen to the X-Files, food, and music.
🌱 Tried growing potatoes in bags this year but the plants died in the heat of summer. They’re now attempting a futile comeback 🙄
December 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🌱 Tried growing potatoes in bags this year but the plants died in the heat of summer. They’re now attempting a futile comeback 🙄
🌱 The Mesa Red gaillardia is having a lovely fall revival.
October 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🌱 The Mesa Red gaillardia is having a lovely fall revival.
Harvested most of the cherries - so it’s time for cherry pie!
June 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Harvested most of the cherries - so it’s time for cherry pie!
Usually the birds get all the cherries, but this year we get some too! Made a tasty cherry crisp from the first picking.
June 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Usually the birds get all the cherries, but this year we get some too! Made a tasty cherry crisp from the first picking.
🌱 Enjoying the color of this yarrow.
June 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🌱 Enjoying the color of this yarrow.
🌱 A couple roses by the house for #RoseWednesday
May 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🌱 A couple roses by the house for #RoseWednesday
🌱 Last year I had to reestablish all the berries. This 2nd year I’m hopeful for decent crops. Raspberries have spread to fill the row. Strawberries are producing (slugs are consuming just as fast 😒). Black caps are blooming.
Blueberry plants aren’t super happy, but I may get a few berries.
Blueberry plants aren’t super happy, but I may get a few berries.
May 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🌱 Last year I had to reestablish all the berries. This 2nd year I’m hopeful for decent crops. Raspberries have spread to fill the row. Strawberries are producing (slugs are consuming just as fast 😒). Black caps are blooming.
Blueberry plants aren’t super happy, but I may get a few berries.
Blueberry plants aren’t super happy, but I may get a few berries.
The azaleas and their neighbor rhododendron are blooming their hearts out this year. 🌱
May 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The azaleas and their neighbor rhododendron are blooming their hearts out this year. 🌱
A sweet Lily of the valley. 🌱
May 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A sweet Lily of the valley. 🌱
The promise of azaleas to come! 🌱
April 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The promise of azaleas to come! 🌱
Not happy with the healthy spring growth on the invasive blackberries, thistles, bindweed, and grass in the garden. Wah! 😫 Here it looks like they are joining forces. 🌱
April 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Not happy with the healthy spring growth on the invasive blackberries, thistles, bindweed, and grass in the garden. Wah! 😫 Here it looks like they are joining forces. 🌱
🌱 Two columbines growing in the strawberry beds. Rose Kirigami and blue and white Clementine. When I bought the Clementine, I thought it was just one plant. Bonus!
#Bloomscrolling
#Bloomscrolling
April 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
🌱 Two columbines growing in the strawberry beds. Rose Kirigami and blue and white Clementine. When I bought the Clementine, I thought it was just one plant. Bonus!
#Bloomscrolling
#Bloomscrolling
The Bleeding Hearts are now in full bloom. 🌱
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
April 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Bleeding Hearts are now in full bloom. 🌱
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
🌱 Happy to see the violets blooming! Planted last year and survived a close shave.
April 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🌱 Happy to see the violets blooming! Planted last year and survived a close shave.
Planted a tray of flower seeds on Sunday, then gave them an accidental steam bath.🫣 Hyssop seeds said, “Yeah, baby!” and started coming up on Monday.🌱 Hope the other seeds are as forgiving!
March 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Planted a tray of flower seeds on Sunday, then gave them an accidental steam bath.🫣 Hyssop seeds said, “Yeah, baby!” and started coming up on Monday.🌱 Hope the other seeds are as forgiving!
🌱 A little more is happening around the place: daphne is finally blooming (wish I could attach the scent), received my bare-root Hood 🍓 strawberries, there’s new growth on the raspberries planted last year, and the rhubarb has appeared!
March 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🌱 A little more is happening around the place: daphne is finally blooming (wish I could attach the scent), received my bare-root Hood 🍓 strawberries, there’s new growth on the raspberries planted last year, and the rhubarb has appeared!
Here are the daffodils that are up: a neat row of yellow daffodils in their tidy beds, with a few yellow and orange blooms for variation; a solitary daffodil that’s gone off to live amongst the blackberries; and the rebel bloom that refuses to conform!
March 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Here are the daffodils that are up: a neat row of yellow daffodils in their tidy beds, with a few yellow and orange blooms for variation; a solitary daffodil that’s gone off to live amongst the blackberries; and the rebel bloom that refuses to conform!
Not even the Daphne is blooming here yet. 🙁 So here’s a pretty peony from the past.🌱
February 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Not even the Daphne is blooming here yet. 🙁 So here’s a pretty peony from the past.🌱
Yesterday I went to Territorial Seed, shopping list in hand. I usually buy mostly veg seeds, but this year I want to try growing more flowers from seed. 🌱
February 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Yesterday I went to Territorial Seed, shopping list in hand. I usually buy mostly veg seeds, but this year I want to try growing more flowers from seed. 🌱
I’ve made two pies in the last three days. A French Silk pie with a hazelnut cookie crust and a lemon meringue pie. I’m obv not a great pie decorator, but they tasted good!
February 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I’ve made two pies in the last three days. A French Silk pie with a hazelnut cookie crust and a lemon meringue pie. I’m obv not a great pie decorator, but they tasted good!
Thanks to a dry spell, I’m two steps closer to having the new strawberry 🍓 beds set up. Because gophers decided to move into the garden last year, I figured I would spend some time and money adding wire to the bottom of the beds to discourage them (and the moles). Will it work? 🌱
February 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Thanks to a dry spell, I’m two steps closer to having the new strawberry 🍓 beds set up. Because gophers decided to move into the garden last year, I figured I would spend some time and money adding wire to the bottom of the beds to discourage them (and the moles). Will it work? 🌱
🌱 A nice #SundayYellow sunflower (and friend) from a past year.
January 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🌱 A nice #SundayYellow sunflower (and friend) from a past year.
🌱 I’m off from work today. That deserves some cheerful poppies! Happy Friday!
December 20, 2024 at 5:39 PM
🌱 I’m off from work today. That deserves some cheerful poppies! Happy Friday!
🌱 Starting to prepare this area for some strawberry beds. 🍓Hoping for a few dry weekends. I swear this ground is half clay and half river rock. 😕
December 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
🌱 Starting to prepare this area for some strawberry beds. 🍓Hoping for a few dry weekends. I swear this ground is half clay and half river rock. 😕