elderberryjam aka abysmom
@gwendolyngiffen.bsky.social
RN, plant and tree propagator; woods walker, natives species lover, cheese & bread maker, fiber arts maker, cat, dog, and human mom & grandma, unprogrammed Friend with universalist values. Married to a retired hippie farmer.
I'm trying something new, using pots sold by a non-Trump supporting business in large flats with a highly rated grow light and a small USB fan on them during the day to keep the gnats off.
Have to keep up on the water but seems to be working well so far!
🌱
Have to keep up on the water but seems to be working well so far!
🌱
April 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I'm trying something new, using pots sold by a non-Trump supporting business in large flats with a highly rated grow light and a small USB fan on them during the day to keep the gnats off.
Have to keep up on the water but seems to be working well so far!
🌱
Have to keep up on the water but seems to be working well so far!
🌱
The peach tree is blooming.
April 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The peach tree is blooming.
The not-Victoria rhubarb that I started from seed last year is sprouting! 🌱
March 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The not-Victoria rhubarb that I started from seed last year is sprouting! 🌱
I don't get to see all of my children together very often. It has been a few years. I see each 1-2 times per year but rarely all together.
March 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I don't get to see all of my children together very often. It has been a few years. I see each 1-2 times per year but rarely all together.
Sunrise this morning with a waning crescent moon 🌙
March 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Sunrise this morning with a waning crescent moon 🌙
March 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A commercial dogwood tree that I planted is finally making it's first bud after several years of waiting. Just one.
One I dug from the woods around the same time is larger but no buds yet. 🌱
One I dug from the woods around the same time is larger but no buds yet. 🌱
March 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A commercial dogwood tree that I planted is finally making it's first bud after several years of waiting. Just one.
One I dug from the woods around the same time is larger but no buds yet. 🌱
One I dug from the woods around the same time is larger but no buds yet. 🌱
Black Kitty is distrustful of any human attention. He was sunning himself blissfully until I took a photo for Darwin's Cats, and then THIS.
March 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Black Kitty is distrustful of any human attention. He was sunning himself blissfully until I took a photo for Darwin's Cats, and then THIS.
This morning beside our front door.
March 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This morning beside our front door.
Well, I'd LIKE to start all of these amaryllis seeds. I just need a greenhouse.
March 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Well, I'd LIKE to start all of these amaryllis seeds. I just need a greenhouse.
This is Ohio.
I wondered why there was dirt all over my car yesterday morning.
KDKA Pittsburgh said a dust storm in Texas kicked dirt into the atmosphere and carried it to drop it in OH and PA.
Thanks, Texas.
Apparently dirt travels.
I wondered why there was dirt all over my car yesterday morning.
KDKA Pittsburgh said a dust storm in Texas kicked dirt into the atmosphere and carried it to drop it in OH and PA.
Thanks, Texas.
Apparently dirt travels.
March 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is Ohio.
I wondered why there was dirt all over my car yesterday morning.
KDKA Pittsburgh said a dust storm in Texas kicked dirt into the atmosphere and carried it to drop it in OH and PA.
Thanks, Texas.
Apparently dirt travels.
I wondered why there was dirt all over my car yesterday morning.
KDKA Pittsburgh said a dust storm in Texas kicked dirt into the atmosphere and carried it to drop it in OH and PA.
Thanks, Texas.
Apparently dirt travels.
The Lemon Star amaryllis just keeps on blooming! It is nearly mid-March and the bulb gave me two more!
March 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Lemon Star amaryllis just keeps on blooming! It is nearly mid-March and the bulb gave me two more!
March 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Plants and flowers coming up in my yard in eastern OH on Mar 1. 🌱
March 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Plants and flowers coming up in my yard in eastern OH on Mar 1. 🌱
I transplanted some of the tomato starts today. 🌱
They are Romas. They are a little spindly but will be ok.
They are Romas. They are a little spindly but will be ok.
March 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I transplanted some of the tomato starts today. 🌱
They are Romas. They are a little spindly but will be ok.
They are Romas. They are a little spindly but will be ok.
Chestnut oak. 🌱
A home health patient family member gave me some acorns last fall. They put out extensive roots all winter and came up last month.
A home health patient family member gave me some acorns last fall. They put out extensive roots all winter and came up last month.
March 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Chestnut oak. 🌱
A home health patient family member gave me some acorns last fall. They put out extensive roots all winter and came up last month.
A home health patient family member gave me some acorns last fall. They put out extensive roots all winter and came up last month.
Dogwood and Seckel pear tree seedlings
March 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Dogwood and Seckel pear tree seedlings
Some of this year's American chestnuts that I am sprouting. 🌱
March 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Some of this year's American chestnuts that I am sprouting. 🌱
Time to repot the Roma and Early Girl tomatoes! 🌱
They have outgrown their baby bed.
They would like a little more sunshine but this is what I've got. I do this every year.
They have outgrown their baby bed.
They would like a little more sunshine but this is what I've got. I do this every year.
March 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Time to repot the Roma and Early Girl tomatoes! 🌱
They have outgrown their baby bed.
They would like a little more sunshine but this is what I've got. I do this every year.
They have outgrown their baby bed.
They would like a little more sunshine but this is what I've got. I do this every year.
Frost and fog when I walked dogs this morning.
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Frost and fog when I walked dogs this morning.