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What's growing on, Beehaw?

What's growing on, Beehaw? - Beehaw

Yesterday I discovered a pot that had gotten moved to an unexpected location, full of what I thought was a "handful"of baby lavenders. After splitting them all into their own pots, I now have 45 baby lavenders. Whoops. Our self-seeded salad beds are bumping along after some rains and cool days, and I think I’ll get a few more rounds of harvests in before they start bolting. I’ll have to redo my peppers though. This morning was spent cutting back some of the stuff in our area with living pathways to feed to the veggies, chop 'n drop style. This afternoon I’m going to hide in the shade (supposed to get up to 90° F) and split out some mob pots with New Jersey Tea and passionfruit (P. incarnata) seedlings. We’re a ways north of the passionfruit’s native range, so these are more for experimentation than for sales. What’s growing on with you all?

CBC Top Stories 1d ago

Ford government proposal for 2nd observation wheel in Niagara Falls, Ont., getting push back
A plan for a giant ferris wheel-type attraction at Queen Victoria Park in Niagara Falls has met a cool reception from some residents and the New Democrat MPP for the riding that includes Niagara Falls says it's not a good fit for the prized green space.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/niagara-falls-ferris-wheel-niagara-parks-wayne-gates-9.7220842?cmp=rss

CBC Canada 1d ago

CBC Hamilton 2d ago

Observation wheel proposal for Queen Victoria Park in Niagara Falls, Ont., gets rough welcome
A plan for a giant Ferris wheel-type attraction at Queen Victoria Park in Niagara Falls has met a cool reception from some residents and the New Democrat MPP for the riding that includes Niagara Falls says it's not a good fit for the prized green space.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/niagara-falls-ferris-wheel-niagara-parks-wayne-gates-9.7220842?cmp=rss

RMRSavage 2d ago

Today's walk. Lots of flowers and insects to see. Clockwise from top left: bird's foot trefoil, speckled wood butterfly, ermine moth caterpillars (not 100% sure), ox eye daisies, cornflower, bumblebee on a blackberry flower, grass. #nature #greenspace

LallyLuckFarm 5d ago

Rehabbing shallow tomatoes

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Rehabbing shallow tomatoes - Beehaw

This morning’s plant sales got pushed to next weekend because of high winds and low temps, so I brought home all the shallow tomatoes that were donated so I could repot them. They’ll go back to the donations tomorrow, but I took a few pictures for you all to help explain how and why to do this. [https://i.postimg.cc/v85qzBqj/PXL-20260530-210219242-MP.jpg] [https://i.postimg.cc/wBfvngwS/PXL-20260530-210558410.jpg] Here we have an example of what we’re starting with. The plant itself is about a foot tall, but the pot is only 1.75 inches. The plant itself looks healthy but a little stressed. The square pot helps, but the whole thing is very top heavy. Planted as-is, this plant will need immediate staking and support or it will uproot itself. It will still have to expend energy creating new roots, and will be susceptible to summer heat. Let’s move on to repotting. [https://i.postimg.cc/FHFhvwd8/PXL-20260530-210236116.jpg] Here’s a top-down of our tomato in a 1-gallon pot. We’re doing this with the original pot in place so we can determine which leaves will be removed and then safely lift the plant to do the pruning. Once we’ve pruned off a few leaves we’ll place the roots at the very bottom of the pot and then fill the pot with substrate. So, why do this? Every little hair on the tomatoes is an adventitious root - a specialized structure that will turn into a root in the right conditions. And we’ve just provided the right conditions. By giving the tomato a larger root ball, we’re increasing the amount of surface area from which it can draw water and nutrients to produce tomatoes. This will not only improve the number produced, but also each one’s nutritional value. [https://i.postimg.cc/8z3kbtcx/PXL-20260530-212123077.jpg] And here we have our plant repotted. It will have the whole week in a greenhouse with folks watering it to grow more roots before the plant sale. If someone asks me for advice on planting it when they get home, here’s what I’ll tell them: If you’re planting it in a pot, give it at least a 5 gallon pot, but 10 is better. Place the root ball at the bottom of your pot, and fill with your potting mix and fertility. If you’re planting it in the ground, bury it as deep as you can, even up to the bottom of the very top most leaves. Then enjoy your tomatoes.

CBC Edmonton 5d ago

Edmonton's Hawrelak Park celebrates official grand reopening after 3-year makeover
After being closed for three years, William Hawrelak Park reopened to Edmontonians with some localized construction remaining in March. But an event this weekend will make the green space's reopening official.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-hawrelak-park-grand-reopening-9.7217508?cmp=rss

LallyLuckFarm May 28

What's Growing On, Beehaw?

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What's Growing On, Beehaw? - Beehaw

It’s plant sale week where we are! Our library and town food bank are both running plant and bake sale fundraisers this weekend. I’ve potted up a bunch of native perennials as donations for each, and will be spending my Saturday helping to run the library plant sale. What’s growing on with you all?

stenAanden May 27

Tripleurospermum inodorum - Wikipedia

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Tripleurospermum inodorum - Wikipedia - Feddit.dk

tværpostet fra: https://feddit.dk/post/22185751 [https://feddit.dk/post/22185751] >In Sweden and Norway, it is called Baldr’s brow, but in Iceland, it is the close relative sea mayweed (Matricaria maritima) that carries this name.[12] In Gylfaginning, Snorri Sturluson explains that the name Balder’s brow comes from the plants’ whiteness

LallyLuckFarm May 27

American Persimmon Germinating

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