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CLMilne

@CLMilne@mastodon.social

Gardener. Teacher.
Quieter than I used to be.
Curious about Dahlia.

#Gardening
#UrbanNature
#GrowYourOwn
#UrbanGardening
#BackyardGardening
#RaisedBedGardening
#Trees and #NativePlants
#Birding by default
Interested in #MedievalCats
Now home to a #RescueDog
Posting irregularly to #DailyPippin

NE Coast of U.S. #Zone7
Currently waiting for the LAST frost?!

Avatar: orange ish pink dahlia
Header: Winter beach at sunset

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CLMilne, to Bloomscrolling
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Fave stetch of spring in garden
Cool damp weather has all the greens popping.

Image Description: at center is Lady's Mantle, just blooming yellow flower above flat leaves, with dark red astilbe to left, also just about to bloom, with drooping Solomons Seal, back center and the loveliest white Siberia iris about to bloom in back left


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richrollgardener, to gardening
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A neighbor very kindly offered me the contents of his compost pile which I gladly accepted and used to finish off mulching around the tomato plants. I gave him a head of lettuce in return for two carts of compost. What a deal! 😀
#gardening
#allotment
#zone6b
#NewEngland
@gardening
#compost

CLMilne,
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Ooooooooh.
That is a total score!!
Looks like great quality.
⭐️📸

DriftlessRoots, to peppers
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43 in. Bring the rain. Didn’t have the energy to tackle the . Maybe Wednesday between rainy days. The is the best looking I’ve ever grown. is bolting. 2/3 of the starts have croaked. But, speaking of croaking, I encountered two adorable wee that made me glad I was there. ❤️ Bless their warty little souls! Sorry no pix because gloves and chicken poo fertilizer and just hot and tired.

CLMilne,
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Smaller scale but got in tomatoes and basil.

Broccoli Raab has bolted with arugula not far behind.

Transplanted marigolds (forgot nasturtium! Doh!)

Dug out 2 rotted raised beds to replace with metal. And then measured. Gonna be big!!

It was a really good day.


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CLMilne,
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@DriftlessRoots @gardening

Slugs are chowing on the zinnia . . .!!

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Belated

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Dogwood @ top left is at my mom's
55+ year old city tree, likely near end
But still puts on a show in early May


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Tomatoes outgrowing pots and shelving!!Am pondering same -
Is it too early to put tomatoes in the ground?




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CLMilne,
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@richrollgardener @gardening

I keep taking them out to dappled sun at end of day . . . But ok . . . Maybe this next week?

CLMilne,
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@richrollgardener @gardening

I am about 20 years behind you, but Mothers' Day was the EARLIEST (so 8th - 15th).

CLMilne,
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@melanie @gardening @richrollgardener

Also coastal Connecticut
41.05 North, but < than half mile from Long Island Sound & reclassified this year as

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Happening this last week

CLMilne, to gardening
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Frost warnings?!?!
Just got the potatoes and early lettuces in the ground!


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@GhostCottageBakery @GarDenIng

I know!! But ....
-running out of space for existing seedlings
-it gets so hot now in May/June, they need the head start!

(I will be out w row covers on Wed p.m.)

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@econads @GhostCottageBakery @gardening

Just simple thin summer weight shade cloth. Frost should not be too bad. Conflicting forecasts tho

Skepticat, to random
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Is this an old person thing, or does my personality no longer care?
I feel like I've turned into some sort of Mazeratti of irritability.
I go from zero to completely over it in seconds now.

Social events
The grocery
Standing in line
Dining out

If anyone is boring or annoying, or God forbid the lethal combination of boring and annoying,there's literally a hole in the door the shape of me.
And I don't even bother with the niceties half the time.
I don't know.
What do you think?

CLMilne,
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@Skepticat

Patience in short supply everywhere.
People are really tired
(pandemic AGED us).
And just out of bandwidth

CLMilne,
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@Skepticat
Oh yes, as early as 2008/9....

CultureDesk, (edited ) to music
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According to Vox, it's impossible to be neutral on Taylor Swift because the discourse surrounding her is so pervasive. We've added to the chatter by curating a @Flipboard Storyboard about the arrival of her 11th studio album, "Tortured Poets Department," and we also want to know: How do you feel about Swift?

https://flipboard.com/@theculturedesk/what-to-make-of-taylor-swift-s-tortured-poets-department-1dcdbk7mvis46cka

CLMilne,
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@CultureDesk @Flipboard

Am weirdly unaware of her.
Not in spaces where her music plays
(Or don't recognize it?)
This year's end of season NFL games were honestly the most exposure

(Am not TRYING to avoid, but also a GenX HS teacher, so weirdly is doing A LOT of work here) ⭐️

CLMilne, to Bloomscrolling
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Second wave of coming on.
Mostly white. Thalia, I think




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CLMilne,
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@flowerpot @gardening

Oh thank you!
I got obsessed a few years back
They naturalized nicely!!
❤️ how the white pops as sunlight changes @ this time of year.

mekkaokereke, to random
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H/T to Kelsey Trainor, for pointing out that
the women's college basketball finals today will get north of 14 million viewers... but will still not be aired in a primetime viewing slot.

One of the most watched sports events of the past decade! More than NBA finals. More than MLB world series. More than NHL Stanley cup finals. And they can't get a primetime slot?

This didn't just suddenly happen. The audience has been building for years. Last year was a huge indicator.

CLMilne,
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@mekkaokereke

100% agree, women should have prime time slots.....

But am excited for 3 pm EST today bc I have not made it past 1Q for any of the 9 pm games!!


CLMilne, to Bloomscrolling
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Almost here . . .
Everyone is just about ready.




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ImmedicableME, to gardening
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Gardeners: do you have recommendations for reputable resources/experts on planting seeds directly in the soil? I’m in USDA zone 7B with a last frost of April 15 (probably a little earlier this year) and I don’t have energy to start seeds inside and transplant them. They will go into raised metal beds prepared with quality soil and an in-bed vermicompost system. Thank you. Also open to suggestions for hashtags and groups.
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CLMilne,
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@ImmedicableME @gardening

Zone7 here
Usually put in peas ahead of late March full moon. And start kale, arugula both inside and out as direct sow by early April

Keep us updated!

CLMilne, to gardening
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Been looking for a spot to focus
Thinking this new-in-2023 front garden is it.

Dug out variegated
that blocked path to door.
May and June Added



And couple other
in blues and pinks.

Fingers crossed 🤞I can get to pose in same spot 11 more times



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APRIL

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MAY

CLMilne,
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@James_Gardening @gardening

Thank you!!
We are here 11 years.
Some areas still under "construction"
But frontyard has best light / soil - almost everything loves it here!

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