Charlie
@naturalfukui.bsky.social
Husband and teacher. Host of the Distracted Gardener podcast. Trying to do my part to save the natural world through education, native plants, and thoughtful gardening.
This carpenter bee is chomping a hole into a bamboo support. Maybe it’s going to nest inside?
May 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This carpenter bee is chomping a hole into a bamboo support. Maybe it’s going to nest inside?
All schools from elementary ~ high school should have a school garden, imo.
Some early morning #gardening in the school garden! More to come. @naturalfukui.bsky.social @thebeanpod.bsky.social #Malaysia
May 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
All schools from elementary ~ high school should have a school garden, imo.
Check out these freshly hatched ladybug babies.
May 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Check out these freshly hatched ladybug babies.
The expansion of the Hopeful Garden has begun. So far just Carolina Reapers and San Marzanos, but there will be sweet corn, a variety of flowers, zucchini, and other stuff added shortly
May 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The expansion of the Hopeful Garden has begun. So far just Carolina Reapers and San Marzanos, but there will be sweet corn, a variety of flowers, zucchini, and other stuff added shortly
Sigh. Forgot about the time difference. The summit isn’t until tomorrow 😅
May 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Sigh. Forgot about the time difference. The summit isn’t until tomorrow 😅
Absolutely in love with Empress of India, a variety of nasturtium growing for the first time this year. The red of the flower is so incredibly vibrant.
May 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Absolutely in love with Empress of India, a variety of nasturtium growing for the first time this year. The red of the flower is so incredibly vibrant.
Extremely pumped to be digitally-attending the Ecological Gardening Summit out on by Joe Lamp’l and the Joe Gardener podcast tomorrow!
May 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Extremely pumped to be digitally-attending the Ecological Gardening Summit out on by Joe Lamp’l and the Joe Gardener podcast tomorrow!
Been reading Oliver Milman’s The Insect Crisis which is really anxiety-inducing, but I’m wondering if there isn’t a less destructive way to check insect populations. Catching thousands in traps and checking weight seems like it can’t be helpful. Not criticizing, but generally curious.
April 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Been reading Oliver Milman’s The Insect Crisis which is really anxiety-inducing, but I’m wondering if there isn’t a less destructive way to check insect populations. Catching thousands in traps and checking weight seems like it can’t be helpful. Not criticizing, but generally curious.
And this is why we make things comfy for ladybugs
April 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
And this is why we make things comfy for ladybugs
This week I give a 20,000 foot overview of preservation methods so you can start thinking of how to save the harvest your garden gives
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April 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This week I give a 20,000 foot overview of preservation methods so you can start thinking of how to save the harvest your garden gives
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Would love to get my hands on a soil-blocker. Definitely adds a bit of work, but if that’s the trade off for going zero plastic. Good video from GrowVeg
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Why Smart Gardeners Use These Weird Cubes to Grow Seedlings
YouTube video by GrowVeg
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April 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Would love to get my hands on a soil-blocker. Definitely adds a bit of work, but if that’s the trade off for going zero plastic. Good video from GrowVeg
youtu.be/zYCFya1tGMQ?...
youtu.be/zYCFya1tGMQ?...
Glad to see the Beanpod is back!
👀 EPISODE 260 👀
At long last, including:
🎸 A new original tune
🧑🎓 Ceremony season
🌸 Garden Update
🌩️ Weather update w/ real weather
⚾️ Cool stuff
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At long last, including:
🎸 A new original tune
🧑🎓 Ceremony season
🌸 Garden Update
🌩️ Weather update w/ real weather
⚾️ Cool stuff
podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/t...
Episode 260
Podcast Episode · The Beanpod Podcast · 04/18/2025 · 36m
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April 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Glad to see the Beanpod is back!
The garden is really coming alive. I noticed this guy for the first time this year, a Nomad bee. Really interesting reddish orange coloration, though it was hard to get a picture that showed it well. #naturegardening #organicgardening
April 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The garden is really coming alive. I noticed this guy for the first time this year, a Nomad bee. Really interesting reddish orange coloration, though it was hard to get a picture that showed it well. #naturegardening #organicgardening
Also, latest podcast is live now. Please share what sort of gardening tech — bleeding edge or traditional — you think is a must have
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The Distracted Gardener
Podcast · Natural Fukui · The Distracted Gardener is a gardening adjacent podcast. Sometimes it's a deep dive into growing a specific crop, while others it might be about the social and moral lessons ...
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April 16, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Also, latest podcast is live now. Please share what sort of gardening tech — bleeding edge or traditional — you think is a must have
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Hyacinths. Love the look, love the scent. Unfortunately, they get knocked over by a little bit o’rain
April 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Hyacinths. Love the look, love the scent. Unfortunately, they get knocked over by a little bit o’rain
Full on rain and gloom in Fukui today, but we have the first nasturtium bloom of the year!
April 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Full on rain and gloom in Fukui today, but we have the first nasturtium bloom of the year!
The urge to plant out tomatoes and peppers when nights are still going sub 10°C/50℉ is real
April 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The urge to plant out tomatoes and peppers when nights are still going sub 10°C/50℉ is real
Natives are establishing themselves nicely in the Hopeful Garden. Left to right: Bikkuri gumi (Elaeagnus multiflora), Leaf wasabi (Eutrema japonicum), Sansho (Zanthoxylum piperitum), Japanese mint (Mentha canadensis)
April 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Natives are establishing themselves nicely in the Hopeful Garden. Left to right: Bikkuri gumi (Elaeagnus multiflora), Leaf wasabi (Eutrema japonicum), Sansho (Zanthoxylum piperitum), Japanese mint (Mentha canadensis)
Latest episode of the Distracted Gardener, “Will Nature ‘Heal’ without Humanity?” is live now!
@madformaple.bsky.social @aizuyabanjin.bsky.social
#naturegardening #natureeducation
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@madformaple.bsky.social @aizuyabanjin.bsky.social
#naturegardening #natureeducation
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The Distracted Gardener
Podcast · Natural Fukui · The Distracted Gardener is a gardening adjacent podcast. Sometimes it's a deep dive into growing a specific crop, while others it might be about the social and moral lessons ...
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April 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Latest episode of the Distracted Gardener, “Will Nature ‘Heal’ without Humanity?” is live now!
@madformaple.bsky.social @aizuyabanjin.bsky.social
#naturegardening #natureeducation
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@madformaple.bsky.social @aizuyabanjin.bsky.social
#naturegardening #natureeducation
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Wild corner of a lawn.🌱
April 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Wild corner of a lawn.🌱
I am so very bad at promoting the show, but here we go: the latest Distracted Gardener #nativeplants #gardening
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How Native Plants Changed My Garden, Pt.1
The Distracted Gardener · Episode
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April 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I am so very bad at promoting the show, but here we go: the latest Distracted Gardener #nativeplants #gardening
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Getting some real color in the garden now. Natives planted out last year have buds on them now. Looking forward to sharing glimpses of their flowers soon.
April 3, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Getting some real color in the garden now. Natives planted out last year have buds on them now. Looking forward to sharing glimpses of their flowers soon.
First pollinator spotted in the Hopeful Garden this year
March 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
First pollinator spotted in the Hopeful Garden this year
