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C’mon bees and insects, breakfast is served! 🐝🐞

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Some stuff to play around with next week. #wood

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I lost a few #broccoli and cauliflowers because I didn’t know when to harvest them. #dobetternexttime

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#forartssake Reminds me of the lensbaby. But distance is horrible... I’m nearly touching the skipper. #lamyik

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Okay let’s try this again. Giving up some shop time to get more ride time.

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#Oakleaf #Hydrangea - Top view. Testing the iPhone wide angle lens.

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I found some acrylic sheets from our photography days so I made my sled #extrafancy. 😂 #woodworkingformeremortals joke. On a more serious note, I’m wondering if this is worth it. Not sure if have to obsess with the accuracy of the sled since it isn’t

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Butterfly Magnet - Allium Millenium #plantsilike #loveyourgarden

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#vegetables at work

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Riding done! Muggy!!!

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A rolling stone gathers no moss... unless you’re trying to grow some! #rescuedmoss

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The Liatris Spicata (Blazing Star) blooms are starting to open. #gardeningforwildlife

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Feet! My original didn’t have rubber feet. It didn’t help much with slippage but at least it kept the underside clean. Easy to remove if desired.

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Just a few stuff from the #garden.

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Black Swallowtail Caterpillar - First Instar Stage on parsley

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Here we are, I finally able to move a bunch of them indoors! My outdoor hobby in the future... looking for milkweeds in the wild, eggs, and caters! #monarchbutterflyhabitat

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Testing this @browningtrailcams trail camera. It replaced the cheaper one I bought in Amazon which broke down after just a few days. The quality of the initial video is significantly better than other cameras I’ve tested. I’ll be using it at the backyard

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Scrap wood glued together and a few found metal pieces. What can you create today?

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Aha, there you are! Two 🐛 hiding in the rose bushes. Maybe they are just finding for a spot to shed their skin but I prefer you guys do it indoors. Rant: A lot of snobs out there. Even butterfly nerds. Ugh. I don’t do that even if I know more than ot

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Unable to play this morning because of constant drizzling — but not enough to shut off the irrigation system. I still refuse to wear a jacket even though it’s a bit chilly. lol

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Liatris spicata - Blazing Star #flower #gardening for #insects not just #bees

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The Fly! (I can’t think of a more creative caption.) 😆 #cheapiphonelens

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How do you perform oral surgery on a lion... very carefully! 😛 Using whatever tools I currently have. #maker

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The only gold I’m interested in... well, other than my wedding ring. 😁 #monarch #chrysalis #natureswonder

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The improvements in phone screen technology makes subjects look so real, they pop out! 😂 #monarch #chrysalis

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Gardener’s Friend #lacewing

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I earlier mentioned that the chrysalides will be ready for butterflies to emerge by Monday to Wednesday but only one of them has turned dark indicating that a butterfly has formed. That’s what I think anyway... I hope the caterpillar was not infected and

I earlier mentioned that the chrysalides will be ready for butterflies to emerge by Monday to Wednesday but only one of them has turned dark indicating that a butterfly has formed. That’s what I think anyway... I hope the caterpillar was not infected and turning into a tachinid fly instead. I don’t see any shape of the butterfly so I’m really worried with this one. No breach on the shell but I’ll make sure to be quick in removing if it does turned up to be the worst scenario. #monarch via Instagram ift.tt/2OzXcrA

I’m sad to report that my worst fear had come true. Second chrysalis was indeed infected with a tachinid fly. This maggot came out of it last night when my video was turned off. The leaking chrysalis crumbled as I carefully removed it this morning. The ca

I’m sad to report that my worst fear had come true. Second chrysalis was indeed infected with a tachinid fly. This maggot came out of it last night when my video was turned off. The leaking chrysalis crumbled as I carefully removed it this morning. The caterpillar was already doomed even before it turned into a chrysalis. This is the reason why people rescue monarch eggs in the wild to hatch them safely indoors, to prevent tflys from infecting caterpillars. But this is just one of the many predators of caterpillars. That’s just how nature works. #monarchpredators #tachinidflylarvae via Instagram ift.tt/2OC05ba

Green Vernissage #tomatoes Nothing special except a good plant to start for beginners as they sprout much earlier than my other varieties and produces a lot of fruit. It was from a free seed packet. You need to squeeze the fruits to see if they are ripe s

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I’ve read about growing potatoes but could never figure out what they really meant about “hilling”. I figured the only way to find out is to plant a few myself... okay, I messed up. What they meant by hilling was more of a mountain and I wasn’t prepared f

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We have three hibiscus of different sizes and styles. I’m sure hibiscus is the same “gumamela” in the Philippines but of a different specie. I still hardly know much about their growth habits but they are all surviving well into their second year. I thoug

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Note to self: Always check where the #caterpillars are before grabbing anything. It gave me a scare when I nearly squished one when I grabbed the container without looking. 😝 Some of them wanders off to the top (It could be to

Note to self: Always check where the #caterpillars are before grabbing anything. It gave me a scare when I nearly squished one when I grabbed the container without looking. 😝 Some of them wanders off to the top (It could be to shed of its old skin or just chillaxin’) #monarch via Instagram ift.tt/2xY1HF1

Oh hello, new friend! We wanted a Hydrangea standard and decided to check a local nursery #4cornersproduce and as luck would have it, we spied a tree form hydrangea inside their truck! Needless to say we got it even before being unloaded. Thanks for deliv

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I nearly killed this wildflower, thinking it was a weed among the mix pollinator flowers I have. The plant was bigger than the others and did not start blooming at the same time as the others. Luckily I waited to see how it will turn up but I still don’t

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The test #potatoes had to be dug up to make room for an unknown variety boxwood, to make room for a Tamukeyama maple tree, to make room for a tree form Limelight hydrangea. Lots of moving around today and tomorrow. 😛#addictedtogardening #

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#nepeta rescue! #catmint was on my “plants to search for” list and @icee_t found these poor plants in need of rescuing and the fact that it is from the #provenwinners brand is the icing on the cake. #bargainhhunter

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Teddy Bear! We got Orange Sun from @seed_savers_exchange but they seem to have given us the wrong seeds. 😞 but the #teddybear from @bakercreekseeds turned up awesome! 😊 @monza_ds thanks for making me aware of this #sunflower! :sunflowe

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What magic is this?! I tell others to ease off the brakes... all I thought of today was Brake! Brake! This baby rides by itself! 😂 @ninerbikes #rkt #mountainbike

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Butterfly Magnet #zinnia #flower

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Good morning! #sunflower

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#monarch and #zinnia Do you want to attract beneficials in your yard? Plant Zinnias and Tithonias next spring (they are annuals). #flower #butterfly

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Take that, critters! 😄

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I’ve had a few queries about planting garlic. I think it is one of the easiest to grow. Just stick it in the ground and wait. lol 3-4” deep. About 6” apart (I think only did 3” this time.), 12” rows. Plant in mid to late fall, fertilize in spring (I’ll ju

I’ve had a few queries about planting garlic. I think it is one of the easiest to grow. Just stick it in the ground and wait. lol 3-4” deep. About 6” apart (I think only did 3” this time.), 12” rows. Plant in mid to late fall, fertilize in spring (I’ll just use compost) then when the tops begin to turn yellow and fall over, it is the time to harvest. Of course that’s just an overview. Google it for more details and give you the optimal way to get big garlic bulbs. Learn about hard- and soft-neck varieties. Save the biggest bulbs for replanting. You’ll never buy garlic ever again. 😆 via Instagram ift.tt/2P0HLfD