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Do you know these buds?
April 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Do you know these buds?
All the perennials in my yard are blooming. Really hoping we don't get a freeze. April is my city's 2nd wettest month and all these buds are early.
April 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
All the perennials in my yard are blooming. Really hoping we don't get a freeze. April is my city's 2nd wettest month and all these buds are early.
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We’re celebrating #EarthMonth & #CitizenScienceMonth starting ... now! #NoFooling!
Check out noaa.gov/earthday all month for the latest Earth science news, fun Earth Month activities, & how you can help our planet.
noaa.gov/earthday
#EarthMonthNOAA #CitSci
Check out noaa.gov/earthday all month for the latest Earth science news, fun Earth Month activities, & how you can help our planet.
noaa.gov/earthday
#EarthMonthNOAA #CitSci
April 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We’re celebrating #EarthMonth & #CitizenScienceMonth starting ... now! #NoFooling!
Check out noaa.gov/earthday all month for the latest Earth science news, fun Earth Month activities, & how you can help our planet.
noaa.gov/earthday
#EarthMonthNOAA #CitSci
Check out noaa.gov/earthday all month for the latest Earth science news, fun Earth Month activities, & how you can help our planet.
noaa.gov/earthday
#EarthMonthNOAA #CitSci
I moved cardboard from a new planting area and found some large earthworms getting ready to repopulate the area. Look at the sizes!
These are not composting worms, they'll be aerating and stirring the garden soil soon
These are not composting worms, they'll be aerating and stirring the garden soil soon
April 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I moved cardboard from a new planting area and found some large earthworms getting ready to repopulate the area. Look at the sizes!
These are not composting worms, they'll be aerating and stirring the garden soil soon
These are not composting worms, they'll be aerating and stirring the garden soil soon
Asparagus from last year's seeds are already sprouting! 2 weeks with 10 hours/day of light and bottom heated to 22.8C. around 70f.
April 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Asparagus from last year's seeds are already sprouting! 2 weeks with 10 hours/day of light and bottom heated to 22.8C. around 70f.
Oh my!
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Um, was I added to a starter pack or something? Because DANG, hi new followers, however you got here! I'm a science writer/producer & I post a lot of weird science (I've got a book on zombie bugs out 4/15, details in my bio). Anyway, welcome & please enjoy this article about a worm with 100 butts
February 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Oh my!
Zone 5b. Started seeds today to test germination, lots of 5 & 6 year old stock. Most seeds last a lot longer than the package says, the germination percentage just goes down substantially. I did buy new seeds for this year but I won't waste the old ones. Alt txt gives details.
February 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Zone 5b. Started seeds today to test germination, lots of 5 & 6 year old stock. Most seeds last a lot longer than the package says, the germination percentage just goes down substantially. I did buy new seeds for this year but I won't waste the old ones. Alt txt gives details.
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The hypocrisy is staggering
January 31, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The hypocrisy is staggering
On a practical note, if you're in the US government buy your seeds now. I'm at least 8 weeks from planting cold hardy vegetables but my garden store has seeds now. I didn't stock up or buy more than this season's needs, but I bought all open pollinated and no f1s.
February 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
On a practical note, if you're in the US government buy your seeds now. I'm at least 8 weeks from planting cold hardy vegetables but my garden store has seeds now. I didn't stock up or buy more than this season's needs, but I bought all open pollinated and no f1s.
My new read.
January 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
My new read.
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"Hong Kong is one of the last places in the world where bamboo is still widely used for scaffolding in construction. It’s flexible, strong + cheaper than steel + aluminium... Scaffolders can erect enough bamboo to engulf a building in a day — even hours — using techniques that are 1000s of yrs old"
Why Hong Kong uses bamboo scaffolding: visual explainer
An ancient practice, suitable only for people with nerves of steel, remains alive and well in a modern city full of skyscrapers.
multimedia.scmp.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"Hong Kong is one of the last places in the world where bamboo is still widely used for scaffolding in construction. It’s flexible, strong + cheaper than steel + aluminium... Scaffolders can erect enough bamboo to engulf a building in a day — even hours — using techniques that are 1000s of yrs old"
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Sad but true
January 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Sad but true
The heater died in 1 of our large worm trays (95 cubic ft ) so I'm hand rescuing worms and they'll go into makeshift trays in the house basement til I can figure a fix for the large tray.
January 17, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The heater died in 1 of our large worm trays (95 cubic ft ) so I'm hand rescuing worms and they'll go into makeshift trays in the house basement til I can figure a fix for the large tray.
On a more positive note. www.upworthy.com/forgotten-ha...
'Forgotten' water harvesting system transforms 'barren wasteland' into thriving farmland
The half moons even help replenish the water table.
www.upworthy.com
January 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On a more positive note. www.upworthy.com/forgotten-ha...
Concerning. Big business doesn't care about health.
Soil health is big business, but some research shows fungal products don't work as promised
There’s no shortage of products designed to grow beneficial fungi that will help your crops or garden. Whether they actually do that, though, is a different matter.
www.iowapublicradio.org
December 31, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Concerning. Big business doesn't care about health.
It's all about the tiniest things. phys.org/news/2024-12...
phys.org
December 10, 2024 at 6:19 PM
It's all about the tiniest things. phys.org/news/2024-12...
First seed catalog arrived. That's a month earlier than it's been for 30 years or more.
December 5, 2024 at 1:35 AM
First seed catalog arrived. That's a month earlier than it's been for 30 years or more.
Planted garlic today, December 4 outside Denver Colorado. Zone 5b but 64 fahrenheit so why not. Maybe I'll add onion and brassica seeds. Really early vegetables would be a treat this spring
December 4, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Planted garlic today, December 4 outside Denver Colorado. Zone 5b but 64 fahrenheit so why not. Maybe I'll add onion and brassica seeds. Really early vegetables would be a treat this spring
It might be snowy outside but when the family is in a food coma later I'm going to get the asparagus seeds started so I can plant them later this spring
November 28, 2024 at 6:43 PM
It might be snowy outside but when the family is in a food coma later I'm going to get the asparagus seeds started so I can plant them later this spring
We're a small scale worm farm near Denver Colorado focused on sustainable fertilizer for local food gardening.
November 15, 2024 at 5:59 PM
We're a small scale worm farm near Denver Colorado focused on sustainable fertilizer for local food gardening.