Another day in the #garden and it's a rainy one today. Before the storm rolled in, I saw that the top layer of soil was becoming pretty dry, likely from clearing out the area of roots that were holding the soil in place and the strong winds. The solution thus far has been adding mulch over top. A lovely spruce tree nearby provided plentiful.

The seeds have also been sown, including some overgrown pantry potatoes. The choices were french breakfast radishes, cherry belle radishes, onions, and the potatoes of previous mention, which were cut into sections around the eyes where roots were sprouting out as shown in the pictures. I read that some shade can be a potato plant's best friend, so there they went.

Thinking back to the spruce tree, my newly found comrade in #gardening, I saw that it was looking a little...sad. Low and behold, a wild cherry tree sucker was sapping away its nutrients  You know what I had to do. With that deliquent of a plant taken care of, hopefully Sprucy's foliage will return to the green of its glory days.

Some weeding needed to be done today. I had a feeling of being watched, though...
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TIL tomatoes are perennials.

We're pretty lucky with growing and overwintering chillis as indoor plants. I think it might be time to try a few short bushy tomatoes. Any suggestions?

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My shed (made of old transport boxes) is really a great comfort in the garden.
The gas stove was bought in my youth and the cartridges for the gas still have price labels with Deutsche Mark on them. When they are all used up, I guess, the shed will become the new home for my old Trangia stove. That just needs some metho to cook, no metal cartridges.
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One of these is not like the others...

#asparagus #gardening

Breaking news: potatoes, shallots, and all cool weather vegetables are in the dirt. Come what may, I will be eating fresh food this year.

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RE: https://cultofshiv.wtf/@EmandEmz/116476690843284292

Me and Emily have put in a massive amount of time on the garden today, seeding, potting and repotting. We have done as much sieving through the mound of soil dug up and mixed in the last of our compost and used up the last of our heavy duty bags so we are at a standstill until we get more of these.
Two women (half the time one as Emily has college and exam revision) working with almost no equipment and resources trying to prove that we can achieve when we put our minds and strength into it.
If you can help with any resources please do 🙏🏼 #lgbtq #affirmtranskids #womenempowerment #gardening #nature #outdoors

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Grandmother Gets Help From Her Dog While Gardening: She Points and He Digs

Collins admitted to the Washington Post that she feels "very lucky" to have a friend like Chewy, who is named after Chewbacca the Wookie

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Anyone know anything about trees? This old apple tree in my garden which produces hundreds of not-great-tasting apples every year looks like it’s in a bit of a state. I had to cut back a weird horizontal branch that had been partially cut before, and there’s a ton of rot.

It’s not in danger of hitting any buildings if it ever does fall, although could maybe take out a distracted child or two if I’m lucky.

Anything I can do to save it?

#tree #arborist #gardening #garden #appletree #trees