That’s fantastic, great job! Growing plants from seeds you’ve collected yourself is one of the coolest things I know of, and it’s one of the healthiest addictions around.
Small scale permaculture nursery in Maine, education enthusiast, and usually verbose.
That’s fantastic, great job! Growing plants from seeds you’ve collected yourself is one of the coolest things I know of, and it’s one of the healthiest addictions around.
Yes, like this:
That’s awesome to hear, and I’m very glad the raspberry has begun to reward you for it!
What kind of ducks are you raising? We raise muscovies, ourselves. Please feel welcome to share about them over in !Animals and Pets
You got it right, softwoods are the better choice for rooting with hormone, be sure to keep it misted as well. If it’s got larger leaves, don’t be afraid to cut them perpendicular to the main vein to reduce water loss.
Don’t give up, it’ll happen! I’ve only grown a few honeysuckle varieties but they’re fairly amenable to layering, if you’ve got the mother plant available to work with. If there’s a honeysuckle species in particular, let me know and I’ll check my books for you (it’s Dirr’s Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation usually)
I sure did! Plants I can kinda figure out but insects are tougher to key out. Luckily iNat gives a number of options so I can go through and match what I’m noticing, which makes me feel like I’m contributing even more
Just don’t compare mine to Marth’s …
Guys and Dolls - 👐 (jazz hands)
That’s awesome, I’m glad they’re not aggressive reporters!
I haven’t lived in an HOA but I have some friends that do, does yours have any guidelines or rules about garden edging or borders? One of my buddies was getting heck from his next door snitch until we put some stones around his “weeds” patch and tossed a little mulch down. Once it looked just that tiny bit more formal the complaints died down.
Tysm!
Thyme runs and spreads pretty well among grass in my experience, and bee balms (Monarda spp) can do pretty well too for something taller, but they’re so pretty I wouldn’t mow them. Other good low-growers include things like wild strawberry and heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
Autumn is also a great time to plant dormant and bare root plants to let them root over winter and early spring, for any patches you’re looking to fully transition into multi-year plants.
But also of course it’s an orb weaver. What an incredible picture, thank you for sharing it!
Send hot sauce recipes! A friend of mine got into them earlier this year and is coming to spend a few days with us (and I have some peppers to get through).
Dang, what a catch! I don’t know as I’ve ever seen a dragonfly caught, that’s wild
MH4U on the 3ds was my first introduction and I actually kinda miss being able to quickly tap the items that were up on the touch screen to use them. World on PS and Rise on the switch scratch the itch but I was visibly upset that tracking didn’t make it into Rise; it was just a great mechanic and it felt extra satisfying to build out the monster knowledge, and it added some wonderful depth to the gameplay.
I’m not really all that crazy about the fort defense mechanic in Rise, I’d genuinely skip it if I could.
As much as I enjoy the series and still play it, there’s a certain amount of ennui that I’m experiencing when it comes to hunting Jaggis and the rest of the same monsters every time. New mechanics help to make up for it by having the hunt be slightly different, but wow what I wouldn’t give for a totally new experience playing Monster Hunter.
Super neat, I thought I had some going but lost them in another squash or something. Make sure to post when you harvest!
All is forgiven, my wife rarely gets any of our yellow raspberries for pretty much the same reason. They are too delicious