Notices by Brian Ó (blacksam@social.gibberfish.org), page 6

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

Updated garden photo. The (volunteer) dill is almost as tall as me.

#gardening

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

I drove to Plattsburgh, NY today to see this still-functioning B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, as well as a B-25. They were offering rides for about $500 per person, but I settled for just crawling around inside while they were on the ground. Incredibly cramped in there. I'm in awe that people were able to function inside them while flying around and being shot at. I banged my head hafl a dozen times and it wasn't even in motion.

#aviation #aircraft #military #history #ww2 #usa #weapons #deathmachines

Getting back into growing mushrooms after a but of a hiatus. Shiitake 3782 on sterilized oats.

#mushrooms #fungi #cultivation #shiitake #food

8 days under black plastic. The weeds seem pretty baked. I think I'll give them another week, just to be sure.

#gardening #weeds

https://libraryoftheoccult.bandcamp.com/album/die-nude-for-satan

#music #satan

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

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#nature #surveillance #compost #raccoon

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

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

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

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

#grasshopper #insect #gardening #photo #mywork

Taking shelter from the rain.

#mantisfly #insect #nature #gardening #mywork

@[Peter Lindelauf](http://social.gibberfish.org/people/5bbee3d093d1013911d9002590c0bfb8): Here they are after a heavy soaking last night ⛈️⛈️⛈️

#gardening #hugekultur #hügelkultur

If you're reading this, please comment to let me know if you can see the image or not.

#diaspora #image #bug?

@[Jodi K](http://social.gibberfish.org/people/51bd24c039cc013ab91728a1592b385a) can you see this one?

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

#ufo #humor