Mastodawn

Sometimes the wind, macro, and clouds combine into magic. Melissodes over Encelia

One one of my recent walks, I was lucky enough to stumble across spicebush heaven, with a good 8-10 shrubs in one area. I'll try to photograph some spicebush swallowtail caterpillars later in the season. Then..I kept going and stumbled upon this lovely blooming white fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus! From what I understand, it's threatened in my state. The blooms smell amazing. The tree is apparently an olive relative, and female specimens produce dark blue olive-like fruits later in the season. I wonder what caused it to take such a dramatic S-shape. #nature #nativeplants #bloomscrolling

Erin 🌱1d ago

Cute bee sighting today 🐝 🌱 #nativeplants #invertebrates 🦀⛵ #Maryland 🌎 #ecoregion65

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Pollinators 1d ago

May 17, 2026. Native plants journal. These lovelies are blooming, starry solomon’s plume in white and prairie smoke in pink. The starry solomon’s plume is spreading by underground roots. We are also trying to grow them from harvested seeds. It’s a two season germination process. The prairie smoke is not aggressive. #nativeplants, #pollinators, #gardening, #minnesota, #zone4b

Gigi 🍄‍🟫1d ago

Man that sun is really beating down. Inside taking a break, so I may as well post about my new sunchokes.

All it takes is a food safe container (I believe those are recycling numbers one, four, and five, but you should definitely check that out yourself), a drill bit or a large nail, and a lighter or, in my case, a creme brulee torch.

Keep the drill bit or nail and make holes in the bottom for drainage. But not too many holes or it won't hold any liquids. The number of holes is inversely proportionate to the size of the holes.

I like to bury the tubers fairly far down so that squirrels and other bastards will not dig them up. And then I cover the entire pot with a layer of mulch. That both helps keeps the moisture in, and prevents splash back from spreading any disease in the soil onto the plant.

I also have a Rubbermaid bin that I converted and put a Egyptian walking onion in with them. I put the Red Fuseau sunchokes in that bin.

The extra tubers are going into a friend's yard. And no, this year it's not a surprise. Though maybe some of the pumpkins will be.

(Apparently I'm going to have to fix the alt tags afterwards because the photos are being weird. )

#gardening #GigiGarden #foodSecurity #NativePlants #GrowYourOwn #ContainerGardening

J blue 1d ago

Easy edible plants:

Beet (chioggia)
Blueberries
Boehmeria
Bokoboko spinach
Broccoli flowers
Chard
Dandelion
Huazontle
Komo
Mashua (leaves)
Mexican tarragon
Mint: apple, Moroccan, VA mountain mint
Monarda
Mulberries
Okinawa, longevity spinach
Oregano
Primrose (evening)
Radicchio
Radish
Raspberries
Rat tail radish
Red shiso
Red sorrel (flowers, leaves)
Red veined sorrel
Rudbeckia
Strawberries (wild)
Sunchoke (leaves)
#solarpunksunday #gardening #jardin #garten #nativeplants