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No problem! One more thing that I'll mention: They spread through rhizomes underground and if they're happy they can spread pretty far. If you don't want to fight to keep them contained, it might be best to grow them in a container.

This is our second year growing them. The first year we got a small harvest, this year we have many many more. We grew them from rhizomes we got from a friend.

I live in a pretty temperate climate and have found them to be very easy to grow. They want a lot of sun, but haven't seemed picky about the soil.

They definitely want something to climb. We put in posts and tied twine between them to let them climb up and they have been very happy with that.

They grow so fast! I swear they grow feet per day some days.

Hops blooming on a vine, a bundle of plump green cones are waiting to be harvested.

We have a few hops. 🌱

Thank you! It's been a weird weather year but some of the plants are absolutely loving it!

A newly blooming sunflower with orange petals in front of a red brick house

Two acorn squash growing on the vine, a yellow squash blossom is getting ready to open next to them.

Hops beginning to form on the vine, which is climbing a twine trellis

A purple blazing star flower beginning to bloom.

The garden keeps looking pretty. 🌱 #bloomscrolling

That is exactly it! Thank you!

🌈The More You Know🌈

Yellow flowers of a coreopsis blooming

Purple flowers from a sage plant blooming

An orange day lilly flower blooming, amongst many other day lilies.

A tiny purple pink flower. I don't know what plant this is, I think it's something invasive, but it's still pretty.

More colors from the garden 🌱💚💜🌹

PG, a calico cat, laying on the couch and playing with my pant leg.

PG the cat 😺

Those are such cute ideas! I know some people get skin irritation from them but luckily I don't, I might steal that crown idea :)

I'm in Pennsylvania. I love them, they look cool, smell great. I'm keeping an eye on them though, I know they can take over if you let them.

A bowl of pasta with sausage, garlic scapes, sage, and ramps.

I chopped them up and sauteed them with some greens and sausage then mixed with some pasta, it turned out great. I had less to use than you, but it was a decent option!

Photo of a white beardtongue flower blooming. The small white flowers are open.

Photo of a pale purple coneflower blooming. The thin purple petals surround a small spiky purple and green center.

Photo of white heath asters blooming. Dozens of tiny white flowers with yellow centers are just starting to spring up.

Cones of a hop plant, the bine is climbing a twine trellis

Hops in the back yard, native flowers in the front! 🌱🌹💚

A closeup photo of PG, a calico cat, sitting on a table with a person's hand on her shoulder. She is looking off to the side towards a window.

Sunday morning cat and coffee vibes with PG 🐱☕

PG, a calico cat, laying on the couch and getting belly rubs

Last minute Caturday contribution

Thanks! The hostas are looking great!

Some happy pea plants

Teeny tiny tomatoes on a growing tomato plant ❤️🌱

Plants are growing! The first tomatoes! The first peas! There is more coming very soon. Growing things and healing myself, it feels cathartic. 🌱 💜

Hey, this is the platform I'm on that I interact with the least and I have the least IRL connections on, so let's try this out. I think I'm trans. Hopefully everybody's cool with that and I can just keep posting pics from my garden. Love you ❤️

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The new @catbiteband.bsky.social EP fucking rips and @kmoypro.bsky.social is an actual virtuoso. Check it out.

"What's the armor class of Laika" is a thing I just heard at D&D. It sounds awful but it's all in good fun.

Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery at Winterthur Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery at Winterthur

I got to visit the new exhibition at Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library in Delaware. It is absolutely stunning, and I look forward to reading pieces from others on the history, art, and impact. The original 1859 essay is also linked in the article below, and I would suggest reading that as well.

Thank you! So much purple in the garden this week, I love it!

A sage plant just starting to bloom, the beginning of people flowers starting to unfurl against green leaves.

A purple iris blooming against a red brick wall

A blue bell plant blooming against a red brick wall

A lilac bush blooming with pink and purple flowers against green leaves

I've been MIA for a while on social media (this is everybody's surprised look: 😐) but my garden is coming alive and I think it's neat. Maybe you do too? 🌱🌷🌹🌻

Awesome, good luck!

I've never challenged myself to a song a week project but I used to do a 10 song album in a month every year. I love a good creativity sprint. (Or marathon in your case)

Things like this do turn into a neat little time capsule.

I want the behind-the-scenes story from the girls in the row behind, who are covered in bits of goose and Fabio-nose.

Song a week 👀

Awesome! What inspired the song a week?

A tray of seedlings under bright lights just starting to push above the soil.

Seedling update: tomatoes are coming! Growing shit is so cool. 🌱