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Cassy Babb
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Gardener who occasionally acts as a cinema tech
Zone 6A MI
Frost-free: May 15-Oct 15 (~153 days)
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Dahlias, zinnias, cosmos from my garden.

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A variety of flowers from my garden
October 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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A delicate delight.

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August 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Bees on flowers on Friday

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Bee on queen lime blush zinnia Bee on violet aster Bee on calendula Bees on sunflower
August 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Harvesting in the rain takes the edge off of the fact that it’s over 90 today.

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Tomatoes separated by variety, strawberries, ground cherries
July 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Sun Sugar, Sun Gold, and Honey Drop tomatoes. Honey Drop is my least favorite and likely won’t make the cut going forward. Sun Gold is more complex and savory while Sun Sugar is sweeter, but I love and will grow both.

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(Clockwise from top left) Sun Sugar, Sun Gold, Honey Drop tomatoes. SS- lighter orange and slightly larger and sweeter vs SG. SG- darker, smaller and more savory. HD- Largest of the three. Slower to maturity and less prolific. The skins are tough & flavor isn’t as good as the others.
July 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Evening haul.

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Tomatoes, strawberries, onions, raspberries, ground cherries, okra
July 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Tonight’s harvest.

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Sunpeach, Barry’s Crazy Cherry, Ground Cherries, Sun Sugar, Sun Gold, Super Sweet 100, Honey Drop, Blue Berries, Queen of the Night, Brad’s Atomic Grape, Sunrise Bumblebee, and Champagne Bubbles (mostly cherry/smaller tomatoes) Shishito Peppers
July 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Tomato harvest.

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Mixed basket of small tomatoes of different varieties
July 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Junior Dwarf Sunflower

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July 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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ProCut Plum Sunflower

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July 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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The first hornworm sighting. Caught two tiny ones tonight.

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Tomato plant foliage under black light with a glowing tomato hornworm.
July 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Queen Lime Blush Zinnias and Russian Statice

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Queen lime blush zinnias with varied amounts of “blush” and Russian statice (past peak bloom) in a spice jar
July 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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My Lady of Shalott rose’s first ever bloom.

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Lady of Shalott peachy orange rose bloom
July 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Strawberries, coleus, nasturtium, borage, honeywort, etc. in GreenStalk planters.

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Black “GreenStalk Leaf Vertical Planter” planted with multicolor coleus (red, green, burgundy, pink in different patterns), Purple Tear Honeywort, strawberries, nasturtiums, etc. Black GreenStalk Leaf Vertical Planter planted with nasturtium, dill, basil, coleus, strawberries, etc.
July 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Signs of things to come.

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Unripe Zulu Peppers on the plant starting to get anthocyanins Unripe Dr Wyche’s yellow slicer tomato plant growing fruits Lady Of Shalott rose bud growing on the plant Snapdragon plant with buds starting to get color, nearing bloom
July 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Scentsation Mix Nicotiana smells lovely at night.

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A mixed bouquet of nicotiana flowers in a clear vase
July 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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First cherry tomatoes starting to turn. Sun Gold and Sun Sugar.

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Sun Gold cherry tomatoes starting to blush Sun Sugar cherry tomatoes starting to blush
June 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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I’ve been able to harvest a handful of these Prelude Raspberries daily for a few days now.

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A handful of Prelude Raspberries in front of the Prelude Raspberry plant
June 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Views of Cranford Rose Garden in June.

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June 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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My personal favorite rose at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Such a lovely scent. Jude the Obscure Rose (aka AUSjo).

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Jude the Obscure Rose at Brooklyn Botanic Garden Jude the Obscure Rose at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
June 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Dark Desire Rose

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Dark Desire Rose at Brooklyn Botanic Garden Dark Desire Rose at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
June 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Cubana Rose

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Cubana Rose at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
June 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Crazy Love Rose

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Crazy Love Rose at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
June 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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The first strawberry of the season.

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May 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Amazing Parrot Tulip

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Single pink, red, orange “Amazing Parrot” tulip
May 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM