Irette Y Patterson
@irette.bsky.social
Writer. Gardener. Lover of theatre. Amateur bird watcher. I know way too much about baking cookies. Words in FIYAH, Strange Horizons, and other places. www.iretteypatterson.com
First marigold blooms of the season.
June 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
First marigold blooms of the season.
Update - Yukon Gold potatoes. According to the information that came with the seed potatoes, they should be ready to harvest the first week in May. I don’t see any signs of them slowing down, though. No yellow leaves or flowers. Oh well. There’s nothing to do but wait.
April 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Update - Yukon Gold potatoes. According to the information that came with the seed potatoes, they should be ready to harvest the first week in May. I don’t see any signs of them slowing down, though. No yellow leaves or flowers. Oh well. There’s nothing to do but wait.
First bloom of the season - roses and irises.
April 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
First bloom of the season - roses and irises.
Found the Dollar Tree location with an excellent seed selection. My regular store was picked over. And look - my favorite cuke variety was available- Marketmore 76.
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Found the Dollar Tree location with an excellent seed selection. My regular store was picked over. And look - my favorite cuke variety was available- Marketmore 76.
Collards have graduated to the big garden right ahead of the rain. I experimented with placing the smaller Alabama Blue between the Green Glaze. I might end up moving it, though. I think those Green Glaze collards will jump.
April 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Collards have graduated to the big garden right ahead of the rain. I experimented with placing the smaller Alabama Blue between the Green Glaze. I might end up moving it, though. I think those Green Glaze collards will jump.
First seedling gift of the season is a go! Collards for a colleague.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
First seedling gift of the season is a go! Collards for a colleague.
And of course I ate.
March 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
And of course I ate.
Pictures from my New Orleans trip.
March 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Pictures from my New Orleans trip.
Irish potato grow bag experiment update - 30 days. Yukon Gold and Irish Cobbler. USDA zone 8a
March 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Irish potato grow bag experiment update - 30 days. Yukon Gold and Irish Cobbler. USDA zone 8a
The collard green seedlings are growing y’all! Green Glaze on the left. Alabama Blue on the right.
March 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The collard green seedlings are growing y’all! Green Glaze on the left. Alabama Blue on the right.
This week’s short story “Legacy” is a 3,907 word historical fantasy about grandmothers and granddaughters and what it means to feel safe in an insecure world.
TW - This story takes place during the Atlanta Child Murders in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
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TW - This story takes place during the Atlanta Child Murders in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
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March 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This week’s short story “Legacy” is a 3,907 word historical fantasy about grandmothers and granddaughters and what it means to feel safe in an insecure world.
TW - This story takes place during the Atlanta Child Murders in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
iretteypatterson.com/weekly-short...
TW - This story takes place during the Atlanta Child Murders in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
iretteypatterson.com/weekly-short...
Milk jug greenhouse update. Collards seedlings planted Christmas morning. They sprouted when they got ready.
February 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Milk jug greenhouse update. Collards seedlings planted Christmas morning. They sprouted when they got ready.
Pulled up the last Brussels sprouts plant. Onward!
February 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Pulled up the last Brussels sprouts plant. Onward!
This week's free short story on my website is a regency mystery. It's available through Saturday, February 22nd.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This week's free short story on my website is a regency mystery. It's available through Saturday, February 22nd.
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Garden update. This is what survived the snow. Brussels sprouts stalk. Collards seedlings that I was supposed to plant today but wanted a head start on, and experimental garlic.
February 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Garden update. This is what survived the snow. Brussels sprouts stalk. Collards seedlings that I was supposed to plant today but wanted a head start on, and experimental garlic.
Collards plant. The best looking plant in the winter garden. It survived the snow. Hopefully it’ll survive the next cold spell. Atlanta isn’t supposed to have a winter, y’all.
January 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Collards plant. The best looking plant in the winter garden. It survived the snow. Hopefully it’ll survive the next cold spell. Atlanta isn’t supposed to have a winter, y’all.
I haven’t gotten that far 🤣.
What customizations have you made? I’m looking for tips and suggestions.
What customizations have you made? I’m looking for tips and suggestions.
January 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I haven’t gotten that far 🤣.
What customizations have you made? I’m looking for tips and suggestions.
What customizations have you made? I’m looking for tips and suggestions.
Results of my winter garden experiment - 2 baby heads of broccoli and half a bowl of baby Brussels sprouts.
I’m glad I did it, but I won’t be growing these again. They take up a lot of space for the harvest.
For the spring garden it will be collards only.
I’m glad I did it, but I won’t be growing these again. They take up a lot of space for the harvest.
For the spring garden it will be collards only.
January 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Results of my winter garden experiment - 2 baby heads of broccoli and half a bowl of baby Brussels sprouts.
I’m glad I did it, but I won’t be growing these again. They take up a lot of space for the harvest.
For the spring garden it will be collards only.
I’m glad I did it, but I won’t be growing these again. They take up a lot of space for the harvest.
For the spring garden it will be collards only.
I took this picture walking to the Metro after getting off work when I lived in the DMV. I’d wanted to live in Washington, DC since the school safety patrol trip in 7th grade. Some days I couldn’t believe I’d made it. Hence, the picture.
December 27, 2024 at 4:03 PM
I took this picture walking to the Metro after getting off work when I lived in the DMV. I’d wanted to live in Washington, DC since the school safety patrol trip in 7th grade. Some days I couldn’t believe I’d made it. Hence, the picture.
Today’s episode of Brussels sprouts watch. I’m probably gonna harvest those leaves for New Year’s to supplement my collards.
December 27, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Today’s episode of Brussels sprouts watch. I’m probably gonna harvest those leaves for New Year’s to supplement my collards.
Milk jug greenhouse experiment is a go! Big Daddy Greasy and Green Glaze McCormack’s collards varieties from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.
Will they live?
Will they die?
It’s a mystery…
Will they live?
Will they die?
It’s a mystery…
December 26, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Milk jug greenhouse experiment is a go! Big Daddy Greasy and Green Glaze McCormack’s collards varieties from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.
Will they live?
Will they die?
It’s a mystery…
Will they live?
Will they die?
It’s a mystery…
Caught the Christmas musical “She Loves Me” at OnStage Atlanta yesterday. It was the perfect amount of Christmas fluff.
Oh. And there was a dog in the show 😍.
Oh. And there was a dog in the show 😍.
December 22, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Caught the Christmas musical “She Loves Me” at OnStage Atlanta yesterday. It was the perfect amount of Christmas fluff.
Oh. And there was a dog in the show 😍.
Oh. And there was a dog in the show 😍.
More garden pictures - collards, baby garlic, and broccoli.
December 21, 2024 at 2:17 PM
More garden pictures - collards, baby garlic, and broccoli.
Updated winter garden pictures. The Brussels sprouts are the star of the show! The broccoli 🥦 plants…well let’s just say they’re not as robust.
December 21, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Updated winter garden pictures. The Brussels sprouts are the star of the show! The broccoli 🥦 plants…well let’s just say they’re not as robust.
Garden update: Brussels sprouts are starting to form despite my mom using most of the leaves for greens 3 weeks ago 🤣.
Started from seed 9/1. Jade Cross from Hoss Tools in South Georgia. 2022 seeds.
Started from seed 9/1. Jade Cross from Hoss Tools in South Georgia. 2022 seeds.
November 28, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Garden update: Brussels sprouts are starting to form despite my mom using most of the leaves for greens 3 weeks ago 🤣.
Started from seed 9/1. Jade Cross from Hoss Tools in South Georgia. 2022 seeds.
Started from seed 9/1. Jade Cross from Hoss Tools in South Georgia. 2022 seeds.