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I kept this olla from the most recent batch because it formed a hairline crack in the neck. Imperfect but still useful. I’m using it to irrigate my favorite warm-weather leafy greens, giant red mustard. For best results, you have to dig deep and bury the olla all the way up to its neck, compensating for the fact that soil settles with repeat watering. You want moisture underground directed at the roots, not evaporating into the air. #gardening #OllasByOsa

@tamami Swiss chard is *amazing*!

@SunnJax so fresh. And the heart shaped leaves

@richrollgardener Good work, BeetBear!

@thecalchemist What a gorgeous plant! Bromeliads are so pretty and exotic.

#Rhododendron schlippenbachii#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

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For the record, we were doing weed control on the only thing currently blooming in the perennial bed: Creeping Charlie aka Ground Ivy. I pull up the plants, and the kitty uses the smother method

@ianturton I know the feeling.

@Halcyonline This is very exciting! It will dramatically increase your growing season, and you might even be able to grow plants outside your zone.

@eugeneparnell This pic hits me smack in the heart. 🥰

@donray Nice Took this at a local park many years ago. There is a creek running through it and a LOT of Blue Bells in the flood plain.When you get flowers, watch for Bumble Bees scissoring in from the back. They can't reach the nectar from the front of the flower. "Nectar thief" is the nickname I learned for such behavior. Flower doesn't get pollinated when this is done.

@LifeTimeCooking Thank you Ganga

BeetBear reminded me that a year ago today I had to be hauled away in an ambulance because my gall bladder had burst. My daughter stepped in and kept the garden stuff going for a week or so until I recovered. ANYWAY... We started bringing stuff up into the greenhouse to make room for more stuff in the grow room. First up is the cabbage and lettuce, which is looking pretty good. Tomorrow we'll make some decisions on what comes up next.#BeetBear #Gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #Zone6b

@gladsdotter Ouch. I'm on my yearly magnolia bud watch.

While #StormTherese lingers around, frangipani has got other plans about spring #GranCanaria #Spring #HomeGardening #Gardening #Flowers #Frangipani #Plumeria #Nature #FlowersOfMastodon #FlowersOfPixelfed #Bloomscrolling

Things are growing in the backyard despite the continued #poolPond chaos.Rhubarb is sprouting fast. A daffodil held on near the hazelnut tree even with all the disturbances.And the young plum tree is budding! #Gardening #Spring #PortAlberni #Home #Pond #PandemicPond

Is the current SoCal heatwave an unsettling glimpse into our future climate? You betcha!Are my green bébés thrilled at the sudden summer? Also yes!#BloomScrolling #gardening

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A fascinating mutualistic relationship on a branch in my garden — red wood ants (Formica sp.) tending a dense colony of black aphids. The ants protect the aphids from predators in exchange for the sweet honeydew the aphids secrete. Nature is full of these unexpected alliances! Een fascinerend mutualistisch tafereel op een tak in mijn tuin — rode mieren (Formica sp.) die een dichte kolonie zwarte bladluizen bewaken. De mieren beschermen de bladluizen tegen roofdieren, in ruil voor de zoete honingdauw die de bladluizen afscheiden. De natuur zit vol zulke onverwachte samenwerkingen! #mieren #ants #bladluizen #aphids #natuur #nature #tuin #garden #tuinleven #gardening #insecten #insects #biodiversiteit #biodiversity #DorgaldirsGarden #Dorgaldirs_Garden