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Jayme
@zenpetal22.bsky.social
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Passionate gardener cultivating beauty in Zone 6a. Always chasing the perfect bloom, experimenting with heirlooms, and finding magic in the soil. Let’s talk perennials, pollinators, and the joy of growing something from nothing! 🧑‍🌾🪴🌱🌻♥️
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Just spotted the cutest little frog taking shelter in the shady corner of my garden setup! A few flat stones, a shallow water dish, and some leafy cover = the perfect frog abode. 🐸💧🌿

#FrogAbode #GardenWildlife #NatureInMyBackyard #FrogLife
A small garden scene with green leafy plants on the left and a shallow black dish filled with pebbles and water on the ground. Flat stones are placed over part of the dish, creating a shaded area. A terracotta plant pot is in the background. A close-up view of the shallow water dish with smooth stones and a few flat rocks leaning above it. A small brown frog is tucked under one of the stones, barely visible in the shadows.
June 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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My cabbages are bolting 😕 Any tips on how to grow them right? Appreciate any advice! 🥬 #gardeninghelp #cabbageproblems
June 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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✨Homemade Chive Blossom Butter✨
Straight from the garden-just 3 ingredients! 💜🧈
-Heavy whipping cream (made into butter) -Fresh green chives -Chive blossoms 🌸 Perfect on bread, veggies, or your favorite dish. So delicious!
#ChiveBlossomButter #GardenToTable #HomemadeButter #HerbButter #EdibleFlowers
Purple chive blossoms in full bloom, surrounded by tall green chive stems and leaves in a garden setting. Chopped green chives and purple chive blossoms on a counter beside a log of homemade chive blossom butter wrapped in wax paper and labeled in a freezer bag.
June 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Balcony view of the garden coming to life 🌱🪴 Everything’s planted and thriving! Built a little frog oasis too—still on the hunt for water plants 🐸 Ready to see how it all grows by July! #RaisedBeds #SummerGarden #FrogFriendly #FrogHabitat #GrowYourOwn #GardenVibes
Top-down view of raised garden beds with veggies and herbs, seen from a balcony. Side yard with raised beds along a red house and a wide grassy lawn. Close-up of a small frog pond and lush lemon balm under a trellis.
May 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Six new beds ready to set up by the house—but first, cleanup! Transplanting some plants too (still lots to go). Might take a week to finish. Baby the pig is supervising, of course! 🐷🌱🥬🥦🥕🥒🍅🧄🫜🧅🫑🌽🫛👩🏻‍🌾
#Gardener #RaisedBeds #SpringPlanting #PigHelper #GardenLife #HomesteadVibes
Baby (the pig) looking over the vegetables in the raised bed. Veggies thriving in the winter ziplock bags Six new raised beds of varying sizes. Raised bed with newly transferred vegetables. Two bags of Coast of Maine soil are lying on the patio floor. The messy vegetable gardens in a row from last year are next to the house.
May 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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First-ever mini greenhouse setup! Excited to start hardening off some of my veggie and herb babies. Slowly waking them up to the great outdoors — one sunny day at a time!
#FirstGreenhouse #GardenJourney #HardeningOff #VeggieGarden #HerbGarden #GardenGoals #GrowYourOwnFood
Open mini greenhouse showing trays of young vegetable and herb plants, next to a red house. Mini greenhouse with clear plastic and green frame, secured with rocks on a patio by a red house.
April 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Indoor garden update! My veggies are thriving—growing stronger and bigger each day. I’ll be hardening them off soon before they move to their forever spots in the raised beds and garden. Everything’s coming to life! 🌱♥️
#Gardener #GrowYourOwn #Homegrown
Veggies on the rise! 🌱 My shelves are bursting with bigger, stronger, and more vigorous plants every day. The gourds have taken off like crazy in just ten days! I can’t believe how fast they’re growing!
April 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Winter sowing update (ziplock method)! Veggies are blooming—bigger and stronger every day! Flowers are slowly starting to sprout too. It’s finally warming up here, and things are getting exciting! Check out my video to see the magic in action. #WinterSowing #Seedstarting #GrowYourOwn #GardenerLife
April 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Seed swap fun! Traded seeds with a friend and got a mix of gourds—my first time growing them! Any tips? What do you make with yours? #Gardening #Gourds #SeedSwap #GrowingSomethingNew #Gardener
Starting my gourd-growing journey! I just planted the seeds indoors and can’t wait to see them sprout. Let’s see where this experiment takes me!
March 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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March 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Winter sowing in ziplock bags—one month in, one more to go before planting in raised beds! Cold-hardy seeds sprouted fast, while flowers are slower. Switched to Coast of Maine potting soil—works great in jugs or ziplocks. Ziplocks win—no algae! #WinterSowing #Gardening #SeedStarting #GrowYourOwn
March 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Time to up-pot the seedlings—still many more to go! I’ll finish the rest tomorrow. Checked on the outdoor winter sowing ziplocks, and many have sprouted! Others are still germinating. Exciting progress! #Gardening #Up-potting #GardenLife #CoastofMaine #Gardener #Growyourownfood
Seedling Station in Action – Prepping soil, pots, and plants for their next stage of growth. A little messy, but that’s part of the fun! The seedlings are thriving under the window light! Winter Sowing Success – Checking my ziplock bags, and look at those tiny sprouts! Some are still taking their time, but patience is key. 🌱 Look at these little leaves! Small but strong, they’ve pushed through the soil, ready to thrive. Winter sowing magic at work!
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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From alyssum to zucchini, it’s amazing to watch these little ones grow under the lights. 🌱 Soon, they’ll be moving into bigger pots before heading to the raised beds! 🌿 Can’t wait to see them thrive! #IndoorGardening #Seedlings #GardeningJourney #PlantGrowth #GreenThumb #Gardener
Indoor garden in full swing! 🌱 Grow lights on, seedlings thriving! Tomatoes are stretching up! Soon moving to bigger pots. 🍅🌿 Summer squash, Zucchini, and sweet corn are off to a strong start! 🌽✨
March 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Snow is melting, and garden season is getting closer! ❄️➡️🌱 Looking forward to cleaning up and prepping for May. Seed station is in full swing—can’t wait to get growing! 🌿🌻 #CountryLife #Zone6a #Gardener #SpringAwakening #GardenSeason #SeedStarting
Seed station is up and running! 🌱 The snow is melting, and the deer are out exploring! ❄️🦌 Spring is on the way! Love seeing these visitors hanging out in my yard every morning and evening! 🦌🦌🦌🦌🫶🏼
March 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Starting my indoor sowing journey with soil blocking! Excited to see these seeds sprout—more to come! #CountryLife #Gardener #IndoorSowing #SoilBlocking #MaineCoastSoil #SeedStarting #GrowYourOwnFood #SpringPrep
Soil blocks, Maine Coast soil bags, folded table with a bin and tray for soil prepping, seed packets, and water sprayer. Shelves, grow lights, and seed trays
March 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Trying a new winter sowing method this year—ziplock bags instead of gallon jugs! Excited to see how it goes. Wish me luck! More indoor sowing coming next month—stay tuned! ❄️🌱 #WinterSowing #WinterSowingZiplockbags #Zone6a #GardenExperiment #Gardening
Potting soil bags are on the floor. The soil in the container, vegetable seeds and herb seeds, a toasted bagel with cream cheese and sliced cherry tomatoes, a box of Ziplock bags, scissors, a black marker, and a cup of tea are on the countertop. Nine Ziplock bags are placed outside and secured with two bamboo sticks. Six Ziplock bags are placed outside and secured with two bamboo sticks. All Ziplock bags are placed outside and secured with two bamboo sticks in the raised bed.
February 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM