nitabird
nitabird.bsky.social
nitabird
@nitabird.bsky.social
I consider Joe Biden a devil.

I like to garden, sew, cook, write, & play video games. Still masked up. Mom to grown children, and caregiver to my mom & sister.

Zone 5a Illinois.

Gardening is political. Hobbies are political.
Blurry side eye from this trip. His name is Wilson.
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just petting the plants bc I'm in such a foul mood. This is the shelf of audacious hope and small trust in my skills.
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Possibly the last of this type of pepper grown outside this year. Orange Lesya, but I used them green all season. Not prolific, but one is all you need for flavor and moderate to medium spice dishes.
October 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I want a free grocery store, but until then I finally did this.
August 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Idk why they gave him this limp pitchfork and he's just crying about it.
June 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Agastache by the solar lights 🎶
June 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
June 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
My tavern will be called The Spewing Turtle
June 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Gotta show off the failures with an awful snap.
May 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Mine planted with spinach, lettuce, & pak choy. @shayllou.bsky.social is right, they're starting to bolt even in part shade. I do love this planter for greens in spring, but that pepper plan will work all summer.
May 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Needed to go to/from Madison today and took the back roads. No regrets. It was dreary, but the green just jumps out!
April 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It was a good event, and I'm glad we went. Gratitude to the organizers.
April 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
At Hands Off Rockford
April 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My brassica flat. It's my 3rd year with them, so idk. Lol they look fairly happy.
March 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I have 47 pepper plants now, and will give away about half, which is a little more than I'd planned. Very pleased!
March 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Sara Dady is giving a great know your rights training. Super grateful for this!
March 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I'm in Northern Winnebago County at the Stateline Indivisible meeting with a whole bunch of people. Just packed!
March 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
My first brassica cage. I had hoops last year, and they worked alright. They'll cover something else this year. My son did a lot of the building, which is so lovely. (It is his 21st bday this weekend, holy cow )
March 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Every year I try an app and wind up here.
February 6, 2025 at 5:27 AM
This is what I'm working with tonight. Got buy in from my son, so we're adding to the giving garden.
February 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I've made five family dinners with veggies mostly provided by this thing since I started on 12/16 with *super* low expectations.

I can see how people wind up with dedicated indoor growing spaces. Not sure how far I'll go in that direction. (Lol)
February 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is my first go at this type of system. I planted these 12/16! My intention was to have greens/lettuce in winter and summer and yeah, this works. I'm still learning about the spacing for this, so it's crowded, with some light damage on the romaine in the center.
January 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It's dreary, so check out my sexy hydroponic chard.
December 29, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Deeper freeze than usual for December, so sad times in the hoop greenhouse. These are surviving plants from summer, so we'll see if they make it.
December 14, 2024 at 3:21 AM
I finished sewing up my damaged hoop house zipper 15 minutes before sundown, right before a temp drop. My hands are hurting, but I'm feeling pretty relieved. I chose fishing wire bc it's got to be able to withstand some pretty big winds.
December 10, 2024 at 12:15 AM