Happy New Year!
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by Mike (tfb)
1w ago
This is a placeholder post, here until the year’s photo posting begins… … Read the rest ..read more
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Snow fights rain
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by Mike (tfb)
3w ago
Snow fought the rain, and so far, the snow won.… Read the rest ..read more
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Munching and mating
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by Mike (tfb)
6M ago
Definitely on the good bug list, these common red soldier beetles are happily multitasking, munching on the pollen and nectar from flowering parsley, while mating. Now that’s procreation! A quick background check comes up all good for these guys in … Read the rest ..read more
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Winter squash spreading
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by Mike (tfb)
6M ago
Even with little sun, the winter squash won’t be kept down. What it likes to do is spread far and wide: huge leaves and vigorous vines snaking out all over the place. The big sprawl is just kicking in, flowering … Source ..read more
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Not a buddy
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by Mike (tfb)
6M ago
Yeah, these aren’t my buddies. This season, a first for me, rabbits have made it out of the cute woodland creature category and into Pests & Disease. At least one or two are definitely hopping around the garden, so far … Source ..read more
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Season of the snail
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by Mike (tfb)
7M ago
This year, small snails everywhere! My best efforts at naming them (posting pics to the iNaturalist crowd-ID app on my phone) suggests they’re in the amber snail family (Succineidae). Wherever the ground sheltered and moist, like under piles of rocks … Source ..read more
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Another cloudy day…
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by Mike (tfb)
7M ago
Why complain about the weather when…it could be worse?! And yet, yet another cloudy day. So far this season, there’s definitely been shortage of sunny days. You can see it in the paler green of the leaves and the slower … Source ..read more
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Melons!
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by Mike (tfb)
7M ago
You will be cantaloupe! A ways to go and just getting started. You might not think it, but there’s nothing like slicing into a sun-warmed melon in the middle of the field on a scorching hot day. That’s the thought … Source ..read more
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Zucchini…
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by Mike (tfb)
7M ago
Always reliable, and still a pleasure, with a sense of wonder and a little relief, to see the first zucchini of the year appear. Weird? Maybe. You’d think after growing veggies season after season, at some point, one would get … Source ..read more
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Wheel hoe vs weeds
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by Mike (tfb)
8M ago
A tool in its element! Wheel hoes are great, and this particular one* is fantastic. Unchecked, you can see what weeds get up to given a week or two. This stretch of dirt was protected under the edge of the … Source ..read more
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