I grew this bountiful #GroundCherry plant from seeds collected from last year's #VolunteerPlant. I dug a volunteer ground cherry plant out from a sidewalk crack, last year & transplanted into a pot. That plant provided loads of #fruits. I saved 2 of the largest fruits for sowing this year's plants - gave several seeds away too.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #FoodSecurity #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #FoodPlants #FoodGardening #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #GrowItEatIt #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #EdiblePlants #GrowFood #EdibleGardens #GrownFromSeed #SeedSavers #ContainerGardening

Today I learned that you can propagate amaranth from stem cuttings.

A couple of weeks ago I thinned out the amaranth patch by cutting them at the base, stripping off the leaves (and eating them), and then throwing the stalks in the compost pile.

I just went out to add some more to the heap and saw that two stalks had rooted and sprouted again!

#propagation #compost #VolunteerPlant

Ah, I have figured out what the volunteer squash plant is!

Last year, I went to visit @Lady_Eglantine at her new house, and while shopping there fell in love with this little spooky pumpkin. After spooky season, he was retired to the compost bin.

The giant squash plant emerging from the compost bin has finally formed enough shape for me to feel confident this is from that pumpkin. (The other options were summer squash or zucchini.)

#compost #pumpkin #VolunteerPlant

Compost escapee squash (it’s literally growing out of a hole in the bin) is growing a squash!!

Taking bets now on what our volunteer squash is!

#squash #VolunteerPlant #compost #gardening #garden

Took a nice walk this evening to check in on the rogue corn growing out of the storm drain. After a false alarm (I forgot how far down the road it was!) we found her! Still living her best life.

#TeamCementCorn #TeamGrowWhereYourePlanted #GuerillaGardening #Corn #VolunteerPlant #ILived

Why is my best growing sunflower so far the one a bird/squirrel planted randomly back against the fence??

#sunflower #garden #gardening #VolunteerPlant