Processed the final batch of beans drying in the basement. Pretty happy with my harvest this year, especially compared to my one sad jar from 2024. But I’ll never beat 79¢ cans at the grocery.
Learned a lot. Next year I’ll focus on larger quantity of fewer varieties.
#gardening #zone6b #beans
Learned a lot. Next year I’ll focus on larger quantity of fewer varieties.
#gardening #zone6b #beans
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Processed the final batch of beans drying in the basement. Pretty happy with my harvest this year, especially compared to my one sad jar from 2024. But I’ll never beat 79¢ cans at the grocery.
Learned a lot. Next year I’ll focus on larger quantity of fewer varieties.
#gardening #zone6b #beans
Learned a lot. Next year I’ll focus on larger quantity of fewer varieties.
#gardening #zone6b #beans
We need Trixie Belden to come take a look at The Case of the Frozen Greenhouse. #notsoseekritlair #costcogreenhouse #zone6b
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10th Avenue Freeze-out!!
Except I don’t live on 10th Avenue, and Bruce Springsteen was not available to lend me a hand with this crisis! I opened the greenhouse Saturday to check on my plants and the greens I seeded …
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December 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
We need Trixie Belden to come take a look at The Case of the Frozen Greenhouse. #notsoseekritlair #costcogreenhouse #zone6b
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Here's another prolific spring beauty for zone6b. Wood Hyacinth 'White City'. These blooms are from my 2019 flower beds. They're quite lovely, just keep in mind they self propagate profusely and will take over if let be.
🌱 📷 #Bloomscrolling #FlowerPhotography #GardeningFeed #Gardens #BotanicalArt
🌱 📷 #Bloomscrolling #FlowerPhotography #GardeningFeed #Gardens #BotanicalArt
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Here's another prolific spring beauty for zone6b. Wood Hyacinth 'White City'. These blooms are from my 2019 flower beds. They're quite lovely, just keep in mind they self propagate profusely and will take over if let be.
🌱 📷 #Bloomscrolling #FlowerPhotography #GardeningFeed #Gardens #BotanicalArt
🌱 📷 #Bloomscrolling #FlowerPhotography #GardeningFeed #Gardens #BotanicalArt
The latest on my greenhouse! 🌱 #costcogreenhouse #greenhouse #michigangarden #zone6b #notsoseekritlair
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Greenhouses are…interesting…
I am LOVING my Costco greenhouse! That said, I’m learning that they are NOT magical chambers where one leaves their plants and then returns days later to an abundant harvest of perfectly form…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The latest on my greenhouse! 🌱 #costcogreenhouse #greenhouse #michigangarden #zone6b #notsoseekritlair
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Our #lettuce, #spinach and #parsley doing well in the #greenhouse. Low so far 25F and lettuce still happy. #Manitowoc, WI zone6b just off Lake Michigan.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Our #lettuce, #spinach and #parsley doing well in the #greenhouse. Low so far 25F and lettuce still happy. #Manitowoc, WI zone6b just off Lake Michigan.
Soil test results are in! All online, and they have a cool tool where you can toggle what you want to grow for different recommendations (ex. change veggie garden to shrubs or fruit trees).
Super neat! Things are looking good. Somewhat unremarkable, but that’s fine.
#gardening #zone6b #soiltest
Super neat! Things are looking good. Somewhat unremarkable, but that’s fine.
#gardening #zone6b #soiltest
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Soil test results are in! All online, and they have a cool tool where you can toggle what you want to grow for different recommendations (ex. change veggie garden to shrubs or fruit trees).
Super neat! Things are looking good. Somewhat unremarkable, but that’s fine.
#gardening #zone6b #soiltest
Super neat! Things are looking good. Somewhat unremarkable, but that’s fine.
#gardening #zone6b #soiltest
Ok, I got four teeny tiny butternuts from the unexpected new growth last month.
They’re not ready to eat but they also could t stay on the vine with the frost, so now they’re inside being tiny and cute.
#gardening #zone6b #squash
They’re not ready to eat but they also could t stay on the vine with the frost, so now they’re inside being tiny and cute.
#gardening #zone6b #squash
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Ok, I got four teeny tiny butternuts from the unexpected new growth last month.
They’re not ready to eat but they also could t stay on the vine with the frost, so now they’re inside being tiny and cute.
#gardening #zone6b #squash
They’re not ready to eat but they also could t stay on the vine with the frost, so now they’re inside being tiny and cute.
#gardening #zone6b #squash
Bundled up to cut the Ayocote Morados down so they could finish drying on the clothesline in the basement.
Quite a few big, fuzzy pods so we’ll get some big, purple beans in several weeks.
#gardening #zone6b #polebeans
Quite a few big, fuzzy pods so we’ll get some big, purple beans in several weeks.
#gardening #zone6b #polebeans
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Bundled up to cut the Ayocote Morados down so they could finish drying on the clothesline in the basement.
Quite a few big, fuzzy pods so we’ll get some big, purple beans in several weeks.
#gardening #zone6b #polebeans
Quite a few big, fuzzy pods so we’ll get some big, purple beans in several weeks.
#gardening #zone6b #polebeans
Frost is coming, so I picked the remaining tomatoes. Hoping they’ll ripen indoors. I’m trying the banana paper bag trick.
#gardening #zone6b
#gardening #zone6b
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Frost is coming, so I picked the remaining tomatoes. Hoping they’ll ripen indoors. I’m trying the banana paper bag trick.
#gardening #zone6b
#gardening #zone6b
Dang, garlic I planted 24 days ago, you must chill! You’ve gotta stay there through the whole winter 🤞.
(This is normal and totally fine and exciting! 🧄)
#gardening #zone6b #garlic
(This is normal and totally fine and exciting! 🧄)
#gardening #zone6b #garlic
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Dang, garlic I planted 24 days ago, you must chill! You’ve gotta stay there through the whole winter 🤞.
(This is normal and totally fine and exciting! 🧄)
#gardening #zone6b #garlic
(This is normal and totally fine and exciting! 🧄)
#gardening #zone6b #garlic
Fall planting is so worth it! Greens are super resilient, especially. The roots aren’t ready yet, but coming along so it was worth checking in on a few. This’ll make a nice salad to make up for all the Halloween candy I’ve eaten.
#gardening #zone6b #coldhardyveggies #vegetablegarden
#gardening #zone6b #coldhardyveggies #vegetablegarden
November 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Fall planting is so worth it! Greens are super resilient, especially. The roots aren’t ready yet, but coming along so it was worth checking in on a few. This’ll make a nice salad to make up for all the Halloween candy I’ve eaten.
#gardening #zone6b #coldhardyveggies #vegetablegarden
#gardening #zone6b #coldhardyveggies #vegetablegarden
Winter is coming. The frost was so thick this morning shouts of "SNOW!!" from a very excited child echoed in my home ❄️ and my last remaining coneflower bloom has officially turned into an ice princess.
#Flowers #Nature #OriginalPHotography #Autumn #gardening 🌱 #zone6b #FlowerPhotography
#Flowers #Nature #OriginalPHotography #Autumn #gardening 🌱 #zone6b #FlowerPhotography
October 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Winter is coming. The frost was so thick this morning shouts of "SNOW!!" from a very excited child echoed in my home ❄️ and my last remaining coneflower bloom has officially turned into an ice princess.
#Flowers #Nature #OriginalPHotography #Autumn #gardening 🌱 #zone6b #FlowerPhotography
#Flowers #Nature #OriginalPHotography #Autumn #gardening 🌱 #zone6b #FlowerPhotography
Packing and labeling soil samples from my raised veggie beds and and in-ground beds around the yard today so I can understand what’s good and what could use improvement. I’ll get access to online results in a few weeks.
#gardening #zone6b #soil #msuextension
#gardening #zone6b #soil #msuextension
October 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Packing and labeling soil samples from my raised veggie beds and and in-ground beds around the yard today so I can understand what’s good and what could use improvement. I’ll get access to online results in a few weeks.
#gardening #zone6b #soil #msuextension
#gardening #zone6b #soil #msuextension
October 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Ayocote Morado finally starting to emerge as the other pole beans are dying back.
Last year I had a bunch of the plants hanging to dry in my basement because frost came before they were ready.
#gardening #zone6b #polebeans
Last year I had a bunch of the plants hanging to dry in my basement because frost came before they were ready.
#gardening #zone6b #polebeans
October 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Ayocote Morado finally starting to emerge as the other pole beans are dying back.
Last year I had a bunch of the plants hanging to dry in my basement because frost came before they were ready.
#gardening #zone6b #polebeans
Last year I had a bunch of the plants hanging to dry in my basement because frost came before they were ready.
#gardening #zone6b #polebeans
Planted ~50 garlic cloves and ~50 red and yellow over-winter onions today. Whew!
First time trying onions this way, so I’m excited to see what happens.
And even though I harvested a nice-sized bag of mixed greens, I’m gonna go eat an enormous cheeseburger.
#gardening #zone6b #raisedbedgarden
First time trying onions this way, so I’m excited to see what happens.
And even though I harvested a nice-sized bag of mixed greens, I’m gonna go eat an enormous cheeseburger.
#gardening #zone6b #raisedbedgarden
October 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Planted ~50 garlic cloves and ~50 red and yellow over-winter onions today. Whew!
First time trying onions this way, so I’m excited to see what happens.
And even though I harvested a nice-sized bag of mixed greens, I’m gonna go eat an enormous cheeseburger.
#gardening #zone6b #raisedbedgarden
First time trying onions this way, so I’m excited to see what happens.
And even though I harvested a nice-sized bag of mixed greens, I’m gonna go eat an enormous cheeseburger.
#gardening #zone6b #raisedbedgarden
The great thing about many flower seeds is you only need to buy them once. It takes a bit of time, but saving seed is worth it!
I got a ton of marigold and dwarf strawflower seeds from spent flowers (which I grew from the seed I saved last year).
#gardening #zone6b #seedsaving
I got a ton of marigold and dwarf strawflower seeds from spent flowers (which I grew from the seed I saved last year).
#gardening #zone6b #seedsaving
October 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The great thing about many flower seeds is you only need to buy them once. It takes a bit of time, but saving seed is worth it!
I got a ton of marigold and dwarf strawflower seeds from spent flowers (which I grew from the seed I saved last year).
#gardening #zone6b #seedsaving
I got a ton of marigold and dwarf strawflower seeds from spent flowers (which I grew from the seed I saved last year).
#gardening #zone6b #seedsaving
October 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Not a huge haul, but I still love seeing all these little buddies lined up. Got most of the tomatoes in before frost- a couple gallons roasted, a couple more to go! And the hoop house held the heat so we will still have more. An excellent problem in the midst of hard stuff. #gardensky #zone6b
October 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Not a huge haul, but I still love seeing all these little buddies lined up. Got most of the tomatoes in before frost- a couple gallons roasted, a couple more to go! And the hoop house held the heat so we will still have more. An excellent problem in the midst of hard stuff. #gardensky #zone6b
Behold the magnificent pawpaw!
We belong to a CSA to supplement local produce, and they got their hands on these beauties, so I finally get to try!
Described as a combo of mango & banana. Some are ready now. @jasoncauley.bsky.social will make a cheesecake with the others 🤤.
#pawpaw #zone6b
We belong to a CSA to supplement local produce, and they got their hands on these beauties, so I finally get to try!
Described as a combo of mango & banana. Some are ready now. @jasoncauley.bsky.social will make a cheesecake with the others 🤤.
#pawpaw #zone6b
October 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Behold the magnificent pawpaw!
We belong to a CSA to supplement local produce, and they got their hands on these beauties, so I finally get to try!
Described as a combo of mango & banana. Some are ready now. @jasoncauley.bsky.social will make a cheesecake with the others 🤤.
#pawpaw #zone6b
We belong to a CSA to supplement local produce, and they got their hands on these beauties, so I finally get to try!
Described as a combo of mango & banana. Some are ready now. @jasoncauley.bsky.social will make a cheesecake with the others 🤤.
#pawpaw #zone6b
Homemade pepper jam time! Used the remaining hot peppers from the garden, store-bought bell peppers, used just apple cider with no added water, and the low sugar pectin. And just before this week’s freeze warnings! 🌱🫑🌶️
Tart and spicy, just like me!
#vegetablegardening
#gardening
#zone6a
#zone6b
Tart and spicy, just like me!
#vegetablegardening
#gardening
#zone6a
#zone6b
October 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Homemade pepper jam time! Used the remaining hot peppers from the garden, store-bought bell peppers, used just apple cider with no added water, and the low sugar pectin. And just before this week’s freeze warnings! 🌱🫑🌶️
Tart and spicy, just like me!
#vegetablegardening
#gardening
#zone6a
#zone6b
Tart and spicy, just like me!
#vegetablegardening
#gardening
#zone6a
#zone6b
If the mild weather holds 2-3 more weeks, I might get one more pepper harvest like this morning's. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
Zone6b/7a. #peppers
Zone6b/7a. #peppers
October 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If the mild weather holds 2-3 more weeks, I might get one more pepper harvest like this morning's. 🌱 #vegetablegardening
Zone6b/7a. #peppers
Zone6b/7a. #peppers
It’s harvest time! Used veggies fresh from the garden for a while, time to harvest and preserve. Bags of tomatoes in the freezer for sauce and jalapeño jam from the peppers. I’ll need to buy bell peppers since critters ate those plants. 🌱
#vegetablegardening
#gardening
#gardensky
#zone6a
#zone6b
#vegetablegardening
#gardening
#gardensky
#zone6a
#zone6b
October 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It’s harvest time! Used veggies fresh from the garden for a while, time to harvest and preserve. Bags of tomatoes in the freezer for sauce and jalapeño jam from the peppers. I’ll need to buy bell peppers since critters ate those plants. 🌱
#vegetablegardening
#gardening
#gardensky
#zone6a
#zone6b
#vegetablegardening
#gardening
#gardensky
#zone6a
#zone6b