Megan CarneyMy winter sowing lettuce seedlings sprouted too early (my fault) so I've planted them at the base of the indoor avocado tree. Felt bad to throw all the seedlings into the compost. #gardenthoughts
Ironically, the bean plants that did the best were the vines the squirrels planted in the corner of the yard. The beans I planted in the garden were overrun with weeds. #gardenthoughts
Most of the garden hasn't gone to plan this year. But the golden raspberries are coming in nicely. Picking them reminds me of advice a friend's grandfather gave me - you'll know it's ripe when the raspberry comes off easily. He always chastised us if we came back with juice-covered hands. #gardenthoughts
Laura ErielleTalking to plants today. Seeing if they are happy where I planted them. Are they thriving ? Dying back? Or is it just growth so slow I wonder if I could change something.
Added some charcoal from a fire to the soil. The growth was amazing. Adding bunny droppings, watering with pond water. Plants are people. They had to navigate every problem we will ever have. If we listen, we can learn how to play chess with the eternal forces.
mk30One nice thing about a big storm coming through is that it destroys the elements of your house/garden/homestead that were weakest and probably already falling apart. It tells you "yep, this structure was not strong enough", or "this was not the right place for that thing". By creating a mess, it sets priorities for you: "well, guess I have to clean that up now and find a new place for this stuff to go."
And on the other side of the coin, it also tells you which structures are doing well, or were well-placed (if they didn't get damaged, or took minimal damage).
It's annoying, but it also helps cycle things along so that the weakest/oldest structures (that you've maybe been neglecting, if you're me, for example 😅) get cleared out and you have no choice but to try something different and hopefully better.
(I'm just trying to find some silver linings in things falling apart)
Sisyphus with a HatI personally dislike over-neat, over-curated gardens. I want to see the new and the decaying, the architecture of death and the exuberance of generation. It is good for wildlife and soil health too!
See this seeding allium long after it flowered (nearly 2 months ago), with the flowering Californa poppy and other vigour on the background.
Extinction (our fate)Watering enough
It seems a traitorous act
Pulling the weed trees
HikeMonsterIt’s been a weird day. One of those not-bad-but-still-weird days that unfolds without care for your plans, gently guiding you along its own design, instead. I have a theory these days happen most often in spring.
Here’s a red flowering currant.
#RedFloweringCurrant #NativePlants #PNWLife #BerryPatch #GardenThoughts
JoyfulfluffI spend a fair bit of time mooching around the garden looking for little jobs in the autumn.
This year I'm staying positive and remembering the garden is just having a nap so it can be utterly fabulous again when it wakes.
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#gardenthoughts #gardenplanning #cottagegarden #autumn #winter
This year I'm staying positive and remembering the garden is just having a nap so it can be utterly fabulous again when it wakes.
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#gardenthoughts #gardenplanning #cottagegarden #autumn #winter
