Updates tagged with gardening on Jonkman Microblog!
blacksam: Months of hard work in the garden have finally paid off. #gardening #bean
blacksam's status on Saturday, 31-Aug-2024 10:35:07 EDT
Months of hard work in the garden have finally paid off. #gardening #bean
blacksam: I came home from a weekend in NYC to find my blackberries had flopped over thanks to tropical whatever Debbie. I got them righted again without catastrophic damage, but it's relying on some mechanical assistance. I may have to get some extra long stakes or rebar to hold them up more permanently. #gardening #blackberries #berries #fruit #plants #weather
blacksam's status on Monday, 12-Aug-2024 20:43:53 EDT
I came home from a weekend in NYC to find my blackberries had flopped over thanks to tropical whatever Debbie. I got them righted again without catastrophic damage, but it's relying on some mechanical assistance. I may have to get some extra long stakes or rebar to hold them up more permanently. #gardening #blackberries #berries #fruit #plants #weather
blacksam: Weirdly dinky/odd shaped harvest of these white potatoes, compared to the reds. Not sure these are worth saving for seed. Might just eat them and find another variety for the spring. #gardening #potatoes #food
blacksam's status on Monday, 12-Aug-2024 17:38:18 EDT
Weirdly dinky/odd shaped harvest of these white potatoes, compared to the reds. Not sure these are worth saving for seed. Might just eat them and find another variety for the spring. #gardening #potatoes #food
blacksam: I terminated my cover crop of beans this morning and re-sowed. This was a month's worth of growth in the July heat. I suspect it will slow down a little as the weather cools. I wonder how many more cycles I can get out of it before Fall arrives in earnest. #gardening #plants
blacksam's status on Monday, 12-Aug-2024 10:55:59 EDT
I terminated my cover crop of beans this morning and re-sowed. This was a month's worth of growth in the July heat. I suspect it will slow down a little as the weather cools. I wonder how many more cycles I can get out of it before Fall arrives in earnest. #gardening #plants
blacksam: Momentous decisions have been made. In preparation for spring I’m going to build two more 6x4 cedar raised beds like the one in the photo, which will go side by side in the foreground where that blue tote currently sits. There should be enough soil in the old rotted raised bed hiding in the back right to more or less fill them both. The cement block raised bed will then be relocated to that back corner. I’ve also propagated the two large blackberry plants against the fence into four plants, so those should take off next season as well. Behind this photo to the right, I’ve also tarped off an 8x10 area of lawn to plant wildflowers in the spring. We may get some fruit trees next year as well. Lots of work ahead. I owe my lower back a preemptive apology. #gardening
blacksam's status on Thursday, 08-Aug-2024 20:08:45 EDT
Momentous decisions have been made. In preparation for spring I’m going to build two more 6x4 cedar raised beds like the one in the photo, which will go side by side in the foreground where that blue tote currently sits. There should be enough soil in the old rotted raised bed hiding in the back right to more or less fill them both. The cement block raised bed will then be relocated to that back corner. I’ve also propagated the two large blackberry plants against the fence into four plants, so those should take off next season as well. Behind this photo to the right, I’ve also tarped off an 8x10 area of lawn to plant wildflowers in the spring. We may get some fruit trees next year as well. Lots of work ahead. I owe my lower back a preemptive apology. #gardening
blacksam: I sowed these beans just over three weeks ago. Almost time to chop them down and sow some more :D #gardening #covercrop #beans #plants
blacksam's status on Wednesday, 07-Aug-2024 20:53:21 EDT
I sowed these beans just over three weeks ago. Almost time to chop them down and sow some more :D #gardening #covercrop #beans #plants
blacksam: moar frog #gardening #wildlife #animals #amphibians #frogs #photo #mywork
blacksam's status on Wednesday, 07-Aug-2024 20:50:54 EDT
moar frog #gardening #wildlife #animals #amphibians #frogs #photo #mywork
blacksam: smol fren #gardening #wildlife #animals #amphibians #frogs #photo #mywork
blacksam's status on Monday, 05-Aug-2024 11:21:53 EDT
smol fren #gardening #wildlife #animals #amphibians #frogs #photo #mywork
blacksam: #insects #dill #butterflies #gardening #photo #mywork
blacksam's status on Saturday, 03-Aug-2024 09:26:34 EDT
#insects #dill #butterflies #gardening #photo #mywork
blacksam: I found this barrel on the side of the road outside a marina. I called them to make sure it wasn't used to store anything nasty, and they couldn't tell me for certain, but it's free of residue/smell on the inside, and the bung was sealed with caulking, which makes me pretty certain it was used as a dock float. The faded print on the outside says it was originally for apple juice concentrate, so I know the plastic is food safe. I'm confident enough, despite its uncertain provenance, to use it as a rain barrel. I got it set up in it's future home and 3D printed a cap where it was missing one. Now I'm just waiting for the spigot and diverter I ordered to arrive. Unfortunately, due to where the downspouts are placed, I had to put it on the opposite side of the house to my garden. It'll be good exercise, I guess, #rain #water #3dprinting #gardening #diy #upcycling
blacksam's status on Thursday, 25-Jul-2024 10:17:16 EDT
I found this barrel on the side of the road outside a marina. I called them to make sure it wasn't used to store anything nasty, and they couldn't tell me for certain, but it's free of residue/smell on the inside, and the bung was sealed with caulking, which makes me pretty certain it was used as a dock float. The faded print on the outside says it was originally for apple juice concentrate, so I know the plastic is food safe. I'm confident enough, despite its uncertain provenance, to use it as a rain barrel. I got it set up in it's future home and 3D printed a cap where it was missing one. Now I'm just waiting for the spigot and diverter I ordered to arrive. Unfortunately, due to where the downspouts are placed, I had to put it on the opposite side of the house to my garden. It'll be good exercise, I guess, #rain #water #3dprinting #gardening #diy #upcycling
blacksam: I harvested my Norland red potatoes a bit early, as my plan is to use them as seed potatoes in the spring. This was the result of two plants sown in the beginning of May. Plenty to fill a 6x4" raised bed next year. #gardening #harvest #potatoes #food
blacksam's status on Sunday, 21-Jul-2024 16:25:12 EDT
I harvested my Norland red potatoes a bit early, as my plan is to use them as seed potatoes in the spring. This was the result of two plants sown in the beginning of May. Plenty to fill a 6x4" raised bed next year. #gardening #harvest #potatoes #food
blacksam: Bumblebees love the dill flowers but do not love sitting still for photographs. #bees #insects #flowers #gardening #photo #mywork
blacksam's status on Saturday, 20-Jul-2024 09:23:25 EDT
Bumblebees love the dill flowers but do not love sitting still for photographs. #bees #insects #flowers #gardening #photo #mywork
blacksam: I sowed these dry beans from the supermarket on Sunday. No sprouts were visible this morning, and then this! Apparently today was prime bean weather. #gardening #plants #beans
blacksam's status on Wednesday, 17-Jul-2024 18:27:32 EDT
I sowed these dry beans from the supermarket on Sunday. No sprouts were visible this morning, and then this! Apparently today was prime bean weather. #gardening #plants #beans
blacksam: Updated garden photo. The (volunteer) dill is almost as tall as me. #gardening
blacksam's status on Sunday, 14-Jul-2024 18:37:49 EDT
Updated garden photo. The (volunteer) dill is almost as tall as me. #gardening
blacksam: Today I set about moving this abandoned garden bed to a new spot. Once I got it dug out it became apparent that it was unfortunately completely rotted. So, I made a quick trip for some cedar decking and whacked together something 2/3 the size, which fits the space better anyway. Then I dug out the whole area another 8" to bury a bunch of old logs, and filled it back up. I may have over-did it a bit. My back's going to be very mad at me tomorrow. Let's see what wacky order D* puts these photos in. #gardening #dirt #pain
blacksam's status on Saturday, 13-Jul-2024 15:28:07 EDT
Today I set about moving this abandoned garden bed to a new spot. Once I got it dug out it became apparent that it was unfortunately completely rotted. So, I made a quick trip for some cedar decking and whacked together something 2/3 the size, which fits the space better anyway. Then I dug out the whole area another 8" to bury a bunch of old logs, and filled it back up. I may have over-did it a bit. My back's going to be very mad at me tomorrow. Let's see what wacky order D* puts these photos in. #gardening #dirt #pain
blacksam: 8 days under black plastic. The weeds seem pretty baked. I think I'll give them another week, just to be sure. #gardening #weeds
blacksam's status on Friday, 05-Jul-2024 19:29:28 EDT
8 days under black plastic. The weeds seem pretty baked. I think I'll give them another week, just to be sure. #gardening #weeds
blacksam: I set up a camera in the compost bin a few days ago and I've been watching a skunk visit every night for several hours, as well as raccoons. I've known this was happening for years, but somehow witnessing it directly spurred me into action. I watched a racoon walk off with an entire breakfast burrito. That's a lot of stolen nutrients! I had some lumber left over from an indoor remodeling project, and some chicken wire, so I boshed this together. We'll see how effective it is. #gardening #compost #wildlife #carpentry #diy
blacksam's status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 18:28:37 EDT
I set up a camera in the compost bin a few days ago and I've been watching a skunk visit every night for several hours, as well as raccoons. I've known this was happening for years, but somehow witnessing it directly spurred me into action. I watched a racoon walk off with an entire breakfast burrito. That's a lot of stolen nutrients! I had some lumber left over from an indoor remodeling project, and some chicken wire, so I boshed this together. We'll see how effective it is. #gardening #compost #wildlife #carpentry #diy
blacksam: The two tomato plants I grew from cuttings are looking great now. They actually look greener and bushier than the mother plant at this point. #gardening #plants #tomatoes #food
blacksam's status on Monday, 01-Jul-2024 13:19:07 EDT
The two tomato plants I grew from cuttings are looking great now. They actually look greener and bushier than the mother plant at this point. #gardening #plants #tomatoes #food
blacksam: Borrowed a friend's mini tiller to convert this dilapidated corner of the yard into a wildflower patch. Seeds sown. Now comes the waiting and 🤞🤞 #gardening #flowers #plants #notmuchtolookat
blacksam's status on Friday, 28-Jun-2024 19:56:39 EDT
Borrowed a friend's mini tiller to convert this dilapidated corner of the yard into a wildflower patch. Seeds sown. Now comes the waiting and 🤞🤞 #gardening #flowers #plants #notmuchtolookat
blacksam: A former housemate put these beds in several years ago, too close to the fence such that the mower won't fit behind them. This has been an annoyance. The fact that she only half-heartedly gardening in them for a year or two and then let them be taken over by weeds is a further annoyance. But now she's gone, and I'm going to try to rehabilitate (and move) them, starting with this one. Once the plastic hopefully does it's thing for a couple of weeks I'll need to remove all the soil, relocate the frame, then fill it back in. After that, it'll be too late to plant anything to harvest so I plan to cover-crop it with beans until we get into frost territory, then tuck it in for a long winter's nap under a blanket of compost until I can plant potatoes in the spring. #gardening #weeds #housemates
blacksam's status on Thursday, 27-Jun-2024 18:26:49 EDT
A former housemate put these beds in several years ago, too close to the fence such that the mower won't fit behind them. This has been an annoyance. The fact that she only half-heartedly gardening in them for a year or two and then let them be taken over by weeds is a further annoyance. But now she's gone, and I'm going to try to rehabilitate (and move) them, starting with this one. Once the plastic hopefully does it's thing for a couple of weeks I'll need to remove all the soil, relocate the frame, then fill it back in. After that, it'll be too late to plant anything to harvest so I plan to cover-crop it with beans until we get into frost territory, then tuck it in for a long winter's nap under a blanket of compost until I can plant potatoes in the spring. #gardening #weeds #housemates
blacksam: My cukes have been getting ravaged by cucumber beetles for the past few weeks. Lately, these guys are hanging around too. I hope they're here to eat the other beetles, and not the plants. Anyone know? #gardening #insects #pests
blacksam's status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 17:58:56 EDT
My cukes have been getting ravaged by cucumber beetles for the past few weeks. Lately, these guys are hanging around too. I hope they're here to eat the other beetles, and not the plants. Anyone know? #gardening #insects #pests
blacksam: #grasshopper #insect #gardening #photo #mywork
blacksam's status on Sunday, 23-Jun-2024 17:57:24 EDT
#grasshopper #insect #gardening #photo #mywork
blacksam: Taking shelter from the rain. #mantisfly #insect #nature #gardening #mywork
blacksam's status on Saturday, 22-Jun-2024 16:24:24 EDT
Taking shelter from the rain. #mantisfly #insect #nature #gardening #mywork
blacksam: @[Peter Lindelauf](http://social.gibberfish.org/people/5bbee3d093d1013911d9002590c0bfb8): Here they are after a heavy soaking last night ⛈️⛈️⛈️ #gardening #hugekultur #hügelkultur
blacksam's status on Friday, 21-Jun-2024 07:42:34 EDT
@[Peter Lindelauf](http://social.gibberfish.org/people/5bbee3d093d1013911d9002590c0bfb8): Here they are after a heavy soaking last night ⛈️⛈️⛈️ #gardening #hugekultur #hügelkultur
blacksam: I've mainly been growing lettuces in my two hugel mounds with no plan for a succession crop. On Saturday, on a whim, I direct sowed about 40-50 each of dried black and pinto beans I bought at the grocery store. I didn't really know what to expect, but they've sprouted shockingly fast. So far 5 days on I count 18 black bean sprouts and 1 pinto. I have no idea if these are bush or climbing varieties, but I would guess than large scale growers that supply supermarkets wouldn't grow pole beans. Right? #gardening #hugekultur #hügelkultur #beans
blacksam's status on Thursday, 20-Jun-2024 17:43:17 EDT
I've mainly been growing lettuces in my two hugel mounds with no plan for a succession crop. On Saturday, on a whim, I direct sowed about 40-50 each of dried black and pinto beans I bought at the grocery store. I didn't really know what to expect, but they've sprouted shockingly fast. So far 5 days on I count 18 black bean sprouts and 1 pinto. I have no idea if these are bush or climbing varieties, but I would guess than large scale growers that supply supermarkets wouldn't grow pole beans. Right? #gardening #hugekultur #hügelkultur #beans
blacksam: #strawberry #flower #gardening
blacksam's status on Friday, 14-Jun-2024 13:38:46 EDT
#strawberry #flower #gardening
blacksam: As a total novice potato farmer I have a bit of a mystery as to why these two results are so different. The plants in the two photos were only planted days apart, and have had equal sun and water, but the results are starkly different. Granted, there are a few important variables at play. Both planters were started by filling them half way to the top with homemade compost. I then placed two seed potatoes on the surface of each and filled the planters up to the top. The one with the lush growth was topped with more of my own compost and mulched with straw. The one with the poor growth was topped with expensive bagged manure compost and mulched with dead leaves. Finally, each planter has a different variety of potato in it, though I forget now which is which. Anyone care to opine? Is it just down to different varieties? Could the pricey bagged soil actually suck? What do you think? #potatoes #plants #compost #gardening #mystery
blacksam's status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 13:45:49 EDT
As a total novice potato farmer I have a bit of a mystery as to why these two results are so different. The plants in the two photos were only planted days apart, and have had equal sun and water, but the results are starkly different. Granted, there are a few important variables at play. Both planters were started by filling them half way to the top with homemade compost. I then placed two seed potatoes on the surface of each and filled the planters up to the top. The one with the lush growth was topped with more of my own compost and mulched with straw. The one with the poor growth was topped with expensive bagged manure compost and mulched with dead leaves. Finally, each planter has a different variety of potato in it, though I forget now which is which. Anyone care to opine? Is it just down to different varieties? Could the pricey bagged soil actually suck? What do you think? #potatoes #plants #compost #gardening #mystery
blacksam: Potatoes are showing a respectable 10 days worth of growth since the first shoot broke the surface. The tomato cuttings I planted 2 weeks ago were still looking robust, but the leaves started pointing up so I took it as a sign of stress and transplanted them to proper sized pots. Mom is already setting fruit, so hopefully these little fellas will give me some later-season harvest. #tomatoes #potatoes #gardening #vegetables #plants
blacksam's status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 18:54:03 EDT
Potatoes are showing a respectable 10 days worth of growth since the first shoot broke the surface. The tomato cuttings I planted 2 weeks ago were still looking robust, but the leaves started pointing up so I took it as a sign of stress and transplanted them to proper sized pots. Mom is already setting fruit, so hopefully these little fellas will give me some later-season harvest. #tomatoes #potatoes #gardening #vegetables #plants
blacksam: Rabbits have discovered my strawberry bed, so I had to get mildly unfriendly about it. 🐇 #gardening #plants #strawberries #rabbits #diy
blacksam's status on Monday, 10-Jun-2024 08:52:30 EDT
Rabbits have discovered my strawberry bed, so I had to get mildly unfriendly about it. 🐇 #gardening #plants #strawberries #rabbits #diy
blacksam: The internet told me you can propagate tomato plants by pruning off a stem, stripping most of the leaves, and burying it as deeply as possible in soil. They will develop roots all along the stem and turn into full-fledged plants. I tried this, and for the first week they were alive but very droopy and sad looking, but as of yesterday they're standing up tall and look like they've grown a bit. I guess it works? #tomatoes #gardening #horticulture #botany
blacksam's status on Wednesday, 05-Jun-2024 17:11:47 EDT
The internet told me you can propagate tomato plants by pruning off a stem, stripping most of the leaves, and burying it as deeply as possible in soil. They will develop roots all along the stem and turn into full-fledged plants. I tried this, and for the first week they were alive but very droopy and sad looking, but as of yesterday they're standing up tall and look like they've grown a bit. I guess it works? #tomatoes #gardening #horticulture #botany
blacksam: First time growing potatoes. So far, so good. #gardening #plants #vegetables #potatoes
blacksam's status on Saturday, 01-Jun-2024 19:26:39 EDT
First time growing potatoes. So far, so good. #gardening #plants #vegetables #potatoes
blacksam: I planted six "Sweet Berry" (which are presumably sweet) and a variety that's supposed to produce large berries that I've already forgotten the name of. Snipped off all of the dead leaves, flowers and baby strawberries and popped them in. Just in time for rain 👍 #gardening #strawberries #diy #plants
blacksam's status on Monday, 27-May-2024 14:11:19 EDT
I planted six "Sweet Berry" (which are presumably sweet) and a variety that's supposed to produce large berries that I've already forgotten the name of. Snipped off all of the dead leaves, flowers and baby strawberries and popped them in. Just in time for rain 👍 #gardening #strawberries #diy #plants
blacksam: On a whim this afternoon I built a small raised bed for strawberries. I used some old concrete blocks, cardboard, rotting logs, sticks, soild from some old planters, half-rotten hay and composted chicken bedding. All stuff I had lying around already, except for a light top dressing with bagged soil. Now I just need the plants and some straw mulch. #gardening #plants #diy
blacksam's status on Sunday, 26-May-2024 18:40:37 EDT
On a whim this afternoon I built a small raised bed for strawberries. I used some old concrete blocks, cardboard, rotting logs, sticks, soild from some old planters, half-rotten hay and composted chicken bedding. All stuff I had lying around already, except for a light top dressing with bagged soil. Now I just need the plants and some straw mulch. #gardening #plants #diy
blacksam: I had two small oaks on the edge of my property taken down. They grew as volunteers right in the middle of a large lilac bush and were shading out the lilac as well as some of my garden beds. Now, with the trees removed there should be full sun on my plants, and hopefully a healthier future for the lilac (though it needs a heavy pruning). If all goes to plan, the wood will become fodder for a 3rd Hügelkultur bed this fall. #trees #gardening #hügelkultur #hugelkultur
blacksam's status on Thursday, 14-Jul-2022 15:27:48 EDT
I had two small oaks on the edge of my property taken down. They grew as volunteers right in the middle of a large lilac bush and were shading out the lilac as well as some of my garden beds. Now, with the trees removed there should be full sun on my plants, and hopefully a healthier future for the lilac (though it needs a heavy pruning). If all goes to plan, the wood will become fodder for a 3rd Hügelkultur bed this fall. #trees #gardening #hügelkultur #hugelkultur
blacksam: #plants #gardening #hugelkultur #hügelkultur
blacksam's status on Saturday, 09-Jul-2022 14:12:37 EDT
#plants #gardening #hugelkultur #hügelkultur
blacksam: Two years ago I built a bed on the shady side of my house to grow wine cap mushrooms on wood chips and pellets. Unfortunately all it ever grew was unidentified wild mushrooms, but it did turn all the wood into some nice dark black soil. Since wine caps don't want to play nice, I dug it out and decided to try my hand at oyster mushrooms on straw. I layered ~16 lbs of sawdust spawn on to two bales of straw. Then I took a shower, because it's 90F and also I'm allergic to straw 🤧 #mushrooms #food #gardening
blacksam's status on Friday, 01-Jul-2022 18:47:35 EDT
Two years ago I built a bed on the shady side of my house to grow wine cap mushrooms on wood chips and pellets. Unfortunately all it ever grew was unidentified wild mushrooms, but it did turn all the wood into some nice dark black soil. Since wine caps don't want to play nice, I dug it out and decided to try my hand at oyster mushrooms on straw. I layered ~16 lbs of sawdust spawn on to two bales of straw. Then I took a shower, because it's 90F and also I'm allergic to straw 🤧 #mushrooms #food #gardening
blacksam: While I was convalescing Hügel number 1 became infested with ragweed, which I finally pulled out. However, the roots on that stuff are no joke, and I lost a significant amount of soil. Luckily I had plenty of compost to back-fill it with and enough straw mulch to make it look halfway decent again. Unfortunately it's a little late in the season to be planting new things, but I'll see what I can do. #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #weeds
blacksam's status on Saturday, 25-Jun-2022 14:52:37 EDT
While I was convalescing Hügel number 1 became infested with ragweed, which I finally pulled out. However, the roots on that stuff are no joke, and I lost a significant amount of soil. Luckily I had plenty of compost to back-fill it with and enough straw mulch to make it look halfway decent again. Unfortunately it's a little late in the season to be planting new things, but I'll see what I can do. #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #weeds
blacksam: A few weeks ago I came home to find what appeared to be a pretty heavy weed outbreak on the top of one of my hügelkultur beds, but I took a closer look this morning and it's actually all volunteer marigolds. I'm more than happy to have them, and it's less work for me :) #gardening #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #marigolds #flowers #plants
blacksam's status on Friday, 20-May-2022 13:01:01 EDT
A few weeks ago I came home to find what appeared to be a pretty heavy weed outbreak on the top of one of my hügelkultur beds, but I took a closer look this morning and it's actually all volunteer marigolds. I'm more than happy to have them, and it's less work for me :) #gardening #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #marigolds #flowers #plants
blacksam: Processing down this year's crop of Fresno chilis into hot sauce. They've been fermenting since August. 🌶️ #gardening #fermentation #food #hotsauce #diy
blacksam's status on Saturday, 04-Dec-2021 11:45:41 EST
Processing down this year's crop of Fresno chilis into hot sauce. They've been fermenting since August. 🌶️ #gardening #fermentation #food #hotsauce #diy
blacksam: I worked up a sweat this 4°C morning moving this season's household compost from the pile beside the house to one of the new bays beside the garden. #gardening #composting #dirt
blacksam's status on Saturday, 23-Oct-2021 11:57:52 EDT
I worked up a sweat this 4°C morning moving this season's household compost from the pile beside the house to one of the new bays beside the garden. #gardening #composting #dirt
blacksam: Just put the final touches on the new Hügel. This is the first time I've done it the right way and built it in the fall so it can rest and settle over the winter before planting. #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #permaculture
blacksam's status on Wednesday, 22-Sep-2021 16:30:56 EDT
Just put the final touches on the new Hügel. This is the first time I've done it the right way and built it in the fall so it can rest and settle over the winter before planting. #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #permaculture
blacksam: In the autumn, an old man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of of Hügelkultur #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #permaculture #gardening #diy
blacksam's status on Tuesday, 14-Sep-2021 17:39:18 EDT
In the autumn, an old man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of of Hügelkultur #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #permaculture #gardening #diy
blacksam: @[Peter Lindelauf](/people/5bbee3d093d1013911d9002590c0bfb8), you asked for updates on the Hugel. Here she is as of tonight. The one cucumber plant has so far filled 6 half gallon mason jars worth of pickles and doesn't seem to be slowing down. #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #plants
blacksam's status on Monday, 09-Aug-2021 18:56:49 EDT
@[Peter Lindelauf](/people/5bbee3d093d1013911d9002590c0bfb8), you asked for updates on the Hugel. Here she is as of tonight. The one cucumber plant has so far filled 6 half gallon mason jars worth of pickles and doesn't seem to be slowing down. #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #plants
blacksam: First attempt at home-grown kosher dills 🥒🥒🥒 #gardening #pickles #fermentation #preservation #food
blacksam's status on Wednesday, 21-Jul-2021 12:56:32 EDT
First attempt at home-grown kosher dills 🥒🥒🥒 #gardening #pickles #fermentation #preservation #food
blacksam: The Hügel is finally starting to fill in a little and not look (as much) like a haystack with weeds growing out of it :D #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #plants
blacksam's status on Tuesday, 29-Jun-2021 16:27:45 EDT
The Hügel is finally starting to fill in a little and not look (as much) like a haystack with weeds growing out of it :D #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #plants
blacksam: Last summer I used a ton of wood chip mulch around the house, and I inoculated all of it with wine cap mushroom spawn (Stropharia rugosoannulata), kind of just for shits. I didn't expect much from the small mulch piles around the bases of shrubs, and I'd mostly given up on the idea of any of it surviving, but then I found this just now, so... hey! #mushrooms #fungi #gardening
blacksam's status on Friday, 11-Jun-2021 16:43:52 EDT
Last summer I used a ton of wood chip mulch around the house, and I inoculated all of it with wine cap mushroom spawn (Stropharia rugosoannulata), kind of just for shits. I didn't expect much from the small mulch piles around the bases of shrubs, and I'd mostly given up on the idea of any of it surviving, but then I found this just now, so... hey! #mushrooms #fungi #gardening
blacksam: @[Peter Lindelauf](/people/93d5cdb0ad8901364692005056268def), here it is. The back end was the original, and has strawberries and English thyme which were planted last year. The rest is all new plants from seeds or starts, but they're still small as it only recently decided to be spring here 😄 #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #plants
blacksam's status on Thursday, 10-Jun-2021 17:42:55 EDT
@[Peter Lindelauf](/people/93d5cdb0ad8901364692005056268def), here it is. The back end was the original, and has strawberries and English thyme which were planted last year. The rest is all new plants from seeds or starts, but they're still small as it only recently decided to be spring here 😄 #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #plants
blacksam: We have wild strawberries growing on the lawn, but I wanted to see if I could get better fruits by cultivating them, so I transplanted one to the Hügel. We’ll see. #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #plants #strawberries #fruit #food #wildfood
blacksam's status on Tuesday, 08-Jun-2021 15:56:59 EDT
We have wild strawberries growing on the lawn, but I wanted to see if I could get better fruits by cultivating them, so I transplanted one to the Hügel. We’ll see. #hügelkultur #hugelkultur #gardening #plants #strawberries #fruit #food #wildfood