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I would like to eventually begin growing my own food and herbs. Do any of you have good book recommendations for growing food, herbs, or possibly herbal medicine?...

My indoor growing space is bursting at the seams with mountain mint and some very leggy tomatoes I’m babysitting for a friend while she’s on vacation. The weather has been relatively pleasant though, so I’ve gotten a few more things potted and several more trays going now as well....

cross-posted from: pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/…/692861243492956253...

[Image description: fallen white cherry petals adorn a moss covered stone]

Potting continues here; there are almost eighty elderberries hanging out in our front yard right now in addition to the others (happy to share what the others are if anyone is actually curious). Overnight temperatures are still a little low for some of the transplants potted up this past week and I am running out of shelf space...

We’re halfway through potting up all the plants we’ve overwintered, but are looking at temps below freezing for the next two nights. Today will be about getting covers ready for everything and setting up ambient warmth for several of our plants that are currently flowering. On my way home from a doctor’s appointment, I...

[Image description: clusters of white cherry blossoms bloom along a branch]...

Here’s a little inspiration for folks with small plots and big dreams - Bulgarian homestead on 500m² / ⅛ acre

I’m sorry for missing last week, I was so in the thick of storm cleanup I genuinely forgot how days work. As an apology, here’s a picture of one of our cherries ready to pop for spring: https://i.imgur.com/0utPGZB.jpeg...

Last autumn I stored several acorns in a 5-inch pot that was filled with potting soil and covered. I took the cover off 2 days ago to discover 7 saplings between 3 and 7 inches long. They are too big for the pot I was storing them in. Are they safe to transplant at this stage? What size pot should I transplant them in? How do I...

(Description: Image of Osmia bicornis (I think) chilling on a leaf and cleaning itself.)

picture of garden beds with plants or seeds, St Andrew’s Cross bush, a tree branch, and a berm...

There are about a hundred potted perennials out on my front lawn right now as the latest wintry mix hits our area, and someone dropped off a huge box of cell trays and small pots to us yesterday. Some of them will go to our local library for their gardeners workshops and to prep for their annual plant sale fundraiser, some will...

This started growing in my backyard and I have no clue what it is. Can you guys identify it?

Today marks the beginning of the second full week of Spring in the northern hemisphere, even if some of us are stuck in second winter. Share your garden goals, projects, challenges, and successes for this growing season; share your tips, tricks, and garden hacks, or anything else you’d like. Let’s all help each other grow...

[Image description: a Sedum’s old blooms are encased in ice]...

What’s everybody doing to celebrate?

I didn’t realize how many challenges and on the fly design changes I would have building on a slope, but I think they are still coming out really nice.

cross-posted from: lemmy.crimedad.work/post/63959...

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xerces.org/…/dont-spring-into-garden-cleanup-too-… for a slightly more serious take on the topic.