duskbloom gardens
@duskblooms.bsky.social
zone 7b/8a chesapeake bay coastal plains biome
plants, bugs, cats and love
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plants, bugs, cats and love
he/him, ENG/ESP/ITA/日本語 ＯＫ！
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duskbloom gardens
@duskblooms.bsky.social
· Jul 14
early potato harvest + tour + bugs!
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potatoes, wandering around, fawning over cute bugs, the usual 🌱7b
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Went for a stroll at Crabtree Nature Center yesterday to take advantage of beautiful warm weather. Mr. CMG collected few new #birds sightings for his list. Beautiful Big Bluestem blowing in wind & glowing in sunshine made me hope ours take off next year & get this tall.🤞 #NativePlants #gardening 🌱
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Went for a stroll at Crabtree Nature Center yesterday to take advantage of beautiful warm weather. Mr. CMG collected few new #birds sightings for his list. Beautiful Big Bluestem blowing in wind & glowing in sunshine made me hope ours take off next year & get this tall.🤞 #NativePlants #gardening 🌱
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We've had a couple of days of rain here in the Los Angeles area. This morning I found a young Monarch caterpillar (I think second-to-last instar) during a break in the weather. 🐙🌿 #Bugsky
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We've had a couple of days of rain here in the Los Angeles area. This morning I found a young Monarch caterpillar (I think second-to-last instar) during a break in the weather. 🐙🌿 #Bugsky
me, picking all of our grapes in august: how the fuck am i supposed to get ice wine when these are ready before the cocords??
frontenac gris, not to be misunderstood:
frontenac gris, not to be misunderstood:
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
me, picking all of our grapes in august: how the fuck am i supposed to get ice wine when these are ready before the cocords??
frontenac gris, not to be misunderstood:
frontenac gris, not to be misunderstood:
super interesting discovery! while going through and surveying the frost damage from yesterday morning, i discovered two pepper plants who seem wholly unbothered! there were a ton of others near them and elsewhere in the bed that are dead/dying but these two are seemingly completely fine!
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
super interesting discovery! while going through and surveying the frost damage from yesterday morning, i discovered two pepper plants who seem wholly unbothered! there were a ton of others near them and elsewhere in the bed that are dead/dying but these two are seemingly completely fine!
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If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If you have a very low-latitude aurora observation from tonight, please record your exact time and rough location and DO NOT DELETE your photo. These observations will be important for scientific research of this event.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
Comment below if you have a low-latitude aurora sighting.
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everyone able to see the aurora
a little boy in a plaid shirt is standing in front of a sign that says congrats
Alt: a little boy in a plaid shirt is bitter about your happiness
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November 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
everyone able to see the aurora
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So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
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Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool
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My camera definitely did not get the best photos, but not terrible
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
My camera definitely did not get the best photos, but not terrible
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November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
shared some sweet potatoes with some colleagues and i am so glad one was as happy to receive this one as i was to give it to her
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
shared some sweet potatoes with some colleagues and i am so glad one was as happy to receive this one as i was to give it to her
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Today is #ElectionDay! Have you voted? If you haven't, there is still time. Please #VOTE.
Your vote will choose the leaders and propositions critical to our most vulnerable communities. Be the voice for those who need it the most.
Your vote will choose the leaders and propositions critical to our most vulnerable communities. Be the voice for those who need it the most.
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Today is #ElectionDay! Have you voted? If you haven't, there is still time. Please #VOTE.
Your vote will choose the leaders and propositions critical to our most vulnerable communities. Be the voice for those who need it the most.
Your vote will choose the leaders and propositions critical to our most vulnerable communities. Be the voice for those who need it the most.
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Really cool event happening in London
We have people booked to bring broken food processors, favourite jumpers with damaged zips, and ailing plants. Don't miss this opportunity to repair your stuff with the help of 40 technicians and makers. Repair Café | Sustainable UCL - share.google/2qFlWYPHRPLs...
Repair Café
Bring your broken or damaged possessions to our UCL Repair Café event at UCL East Marshgate on Friday, 7th November.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Really cool event happening in London
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Two uncommon bonesets within a few yards of each other on a scruffy roadside.
🌿 #nativeplants
🌎 #ecoregion65
🌿 #nativeplants
🌎 #ecoregion65
November 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Two uncommon bonesets within a few yards of each other on a scruffy roadside.
🌿 #nativeplants
🌎 #ecoregion65
🌿 #nativeplants
🌎 #ecoregion65
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Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans), N Carolina. These spiders are ambush predators that don't catch prey in a web - but look closely and you'll see that she's spun a silk scaffold to help her cling to the leaf (an especially good idea given that she's on a carnivorous pitcher plant). 🐙🌿 #bugsky
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans), N Carolina. These spiders are ambush predators that don't catch prey in a web - but look closely and you'll see that she's spun a silk scaffold to help her cling to the leaf (an especially good idea given that she's on a carnivorous pitcher plant). 🐙🌿 #bugsky
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Good lord, I am an experienced gardener and even using my entire side yard plus the roof of my garage, I got maybe enough to feed my family of five for a month. I can up a couple dozen quarts of tomatoes, tomatillos, and peppers each year, along with plenty of jam, but it's a small supplement.
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Good lord, I am an experienced gardener and even using my entire side yard plus the roof of my garage, I got maybe enough to feed my family of five for a month. I can up a couple dozen quarts of tomatoes, tomatillos, and peppers each year, along with plenty of jam, but it's a small supplement.
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These Baltimore community resources below!
November 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
These Baltimore community resources below!
bottled the 2nd round of pyments last night, ~1/2 gallon of southern belle and blackberry each! i'm surprised at how shifting 25% of the total honey into specialty honey dramatically changed the flavour, but it makes me even more excited for next year
radish pyment went in last night
#homebrewing
radish pyment went in last night
#homebrewing
November 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
bottled the 2nd round of pyments last night, ~1/2 gallon of southern belle and blackberry each! i'm surprised at how shifting 25% of the total honey into specialty honey dramatically changed the flavour, but it makes me even more excited for next year
radish pyment went in last night
#homebrewing
radish pyment went in last night
#homebrewing
my favourite witch is getting a samhain surprise
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
my favourite witch is getting a samhain surprise
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With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.