Pile of shallot bulbs with green tops attached, lying on soil in garden bed
Shallot bulbs with green tops attached arranged on trays for drying
Shallot harvest today! Planted individual bulbs in October in my 7a Northern New Jersey garden. Covered with thick layer of leaves in December, weeded around the growing stalk in spring, cut off scapes in June and dug them up today. Now I can eat some fresh and dry the rest for storage.
06.07.2025 20:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A scenario for American democracy 20 years from now
Let's do a little dreaming, shall we?
Right now most attention is on the damage. But I don't think it's too early to start thinking about what could rise from the ashes. One day—maybe a long way off—people will realize they want a functioning government and better ways of having a say in it.
futurepolis.substack.com/p/a-scenario...
28.02.2025 18:45 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
"Under patrimonialism, a leader exerts power without respect to formal rules and regulations, personal allegiances ... determine who has access to ... resources and the entire system is managed with one overarching goal - to benefit the ruler. Bureaucracy was originally introduced as the antidote."
06.03.2025 14:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A trio of snowdrops. Not a bulb that’s had much success in my yard, so I’m delighted this one has multiplied.
01.03.2025 22:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Spikey seed heads against background of dry tall grasses
Bare Walnut tree trunk and branches silhouetted against sky
Elegant winter beauty in my gardens- spikey Echinacea with pale Amsonia; bare black walnut tree.
17.02.2025 22:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
