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Kate
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Herbalist & Gardener 🌱 | Nature Lover 💚 | Zone 5b/6a

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herbygardens.com - I write about my garden and herbal recipes
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Pulled up the last of my carrots today 🌱

Outdoor gardening season is officially over for me 🥲.

#vegetablegarden
#gardening
6 large carrots covered in soil laying on a wire mesh table. 4 are orange Kudra variety and 2 are purple Cosmo variety.
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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One year on Bluesky 😀

Doing the same thing I was doing 1 year ago 😆🌱
Dried echinacea flower heads on a kitchen counter. Echinacea seeds are scattered around.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Making pumpkin puree for Thanksgiving pies 🌱

These are Sugar Pie but next year I might try growing Winter Luxury variety.

#foodsky
#vegetablegarden
My hand holding one half of a raw sugar pie pumpkin with seeds. Two other pumpkins are on the table below.
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Planting garlic this weekend! 🌱

#vegetablegarden
#gardening
A small pile of garlic cloves on a table.
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Happy Halloween from the Bride of Frankenstein 👻🎃
I'm dressed as the Bride of Frankenstein with a black and white wig and white dress. Next to me is a partial view of Frankenstein's Monster's head.
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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I must have dropped a few while harvesting the kidney beans 😬🌱.

#vegetablegarden
A small bean sprouting from a raised bed covered in fallen leaves.
October 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Maybe Gloeophyllum sepiarium?
Close-up of a mushroom that looks like Gloeophyllum sepiarium
October 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Some False Turkey Tail (I think?) for #fungifriday

#fungi
#mushrooms
#nature
3 mushrooms that look similar to Turkey Tail growing on the edge of an old wooden raised bed.
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Made infused oil with my cayenne harvest. I'll use this for muscle ache salves 🌱🌶️.

#herbalism
#herbs
#vegetablegarden
Close up of my hand holding a small glass jar filled with dried cayenne powder and olive oil. The oil is bright red.
October 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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I made a wild grape oxymel and more jelly with foraged grapes (Vitis riparia) 🌱.

The grape oxymel is delicious. I am going to make more with rosemary added in.

#foraging
#herbalism
#foodsky
Several small jars of wild grape jelly and an amber glass bottle filled with wild grape oxymel on a counter. In front of the jelly jars is a small glass filled with grape oxymel and sparkling water.
October 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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We carved pumpkins last night so this morning I made roasted pumpkin seeds 🎃.

#foodsky
Roasted pumpkin seeds on a large baking sheet. The baking sheet is resting on a butcher block counter.
October 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Calendula flowers are still doing well 🌱🐝

#bloomscrolling
#flowers
#nature
A bee gathering food from a bright orange calendula flower in a flower garden.
October 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Some shelf fungi for #fungifriday

#fungi
#mushrooms
#nature
A group of shelf fungi growing on a tree trunk in the forest.
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Pulling some carrots for vegetable soup 🌱.

Planted these in mid-July. They're a little small still so I'll let the rest keep growing.

#gardening
#vegetablegarden
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Celery loving the cold weather 🌱.

These were covered by giant pumpkin vines but they are doing well now that they are free and the weather is cooler.

#vegetablegarden
A few small celery plants growing in a raised bed. Behind the celery is a frost cloth that's been pulled back.
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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I dropped a few arugula seeds in my gravel patio a few weeks ago. They're growing better than the arugula in my raised bed 🙃🌱

#vegetablegarden
Arugula plants in a gravel patio. Unlike the arugula in my raised bed, they are growing well with no signs of pest damage.
October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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The deer ate all my potato plants this year but I found a few spuds that made it 🙃😅 🌱

#vegetablegarden
8 small red potatoes freshly harvested and laying on top of the soil.
October 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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The last raspberries of the season 🌱

#vegetablegarden
Closeup of several raspberries growing on a raspberry bush. The biggest raspberry is starting to ripen and turn red.
October 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Foraged a few pounds of wild grapes (Vitis riparia) yesterday and made wild grape jelly. 🌱

#nativeplants
Closeup of a few bunches of dark blue riverbank grapes on the vine.
October 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Rosehips from the invasive multiflora rose 🌱.

I found these on a hike the other day so I went back to harvest them this morning. I'll use them for teas, syrups, and shrubs.

#herbalism
#herbs
#rose
Several branches of small red rosehips on a multiflora rose bush.
October 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Harvested the last of the amaranth before the freeze. 🌱

I put the stems in paper bags to let them dry out a bit, and in a week or two I will harvest the seeds.

#bloomscrolling
#vegetablegarden
A large red amaranth plant with several stems of flowers in a garden. In the background are more amaranth plants and corn stalks.
October 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Some mushrooms from my hike yesterday for #fungifriday

#fungi
#mushrooms
A group of small yellow mushrooms growing on a tree. They have reddish brown centers on the caps.
October 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Went on a little hike today and saw these beautiful bald eagles in their nest.

#nature
#birds
Two bald eagles in their nest at the top of a large tree.
October 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I love spooky season 👻🎃

Harvested the last of the pumpkins before the freeze tomorrow 🌱

#halloween
#vegetablegarden
A selfie of me holding a small pumpkin with a Jack O'Lantern face drawn on it.
October 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Made some fire cider vinaigrette with for my little garden harvest salad 🌱🌶️.

#herbalism
#foodsky
#vegetablegarden
A small bowl of salad made with cucumber, arugula, spinach, and amaranth leaves. Fire cider vinaigrette is the dressing. In the background is a larger bowl with the rest of the salad.
October 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM