thegardendude 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦

Husband, #dog dad to two goofball #Frenchies; #bi, #DemSocialist. Passionate about #gardening and wildlife/habitat restoration. Guitar and travel are my secondary interests and hobbies.

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2024-08-10 19:13:40

#Hummingbirds have been sipping from my salvia nearly non stop the past few weeks! Gearing up for migration?
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2024-08-07 19:36:39

Roses and hibiscus and lilies oh my! #flowers #BloomScrolling #gardens
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2024-07-30 03:53:51

You’re a good gardener! #gardening
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2024-07-27 15:07:27

Watching #Olympics gymnastics this morning and absolutely in awe of the talent and fitness and discipline necessary to execute these routines. I'd need hip replacement immediately after pummel horse, lol.
Go Ukraine! 🇺🇦

2024-07-20 15:29:08

Arborists in Virginia unionize to become the first union residential tree company in the country https://www.goiam.org/news/territories/southern/arborists-in-virginia-vote-to-join-iam-become-first-ever-residential-tree-care-workers-to-unionize-in-u-s/

2024-07-19 22:20:15

Found a neat place in downtown Richmond today called Plant House. Besides (obviously) selling houseplant and houseplant accessories (said in Hank Hill voice)...they have tables where they host workshops for building your own terrariums, they supply all the materials! Not cheap, but seems like a great way for beginners to #houseplants and #terrariums to get their hands dirty and start building their knowledge!

2024-07-15 21:42:25

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@npub1se6…cmph seems like more to me

2024-07-15 21:21:28

Friendly reminder to check yourselves for ticks if you’ve been out in nature at all. Removed three in the last week.

2024-07-14 18:30:24

Seeing a precipitous decline in the use of alt-text unfortunately. Please remember to make an attempt at describing images you upload so this space can be as accessible as possible for as many people as possible. A lot of people depend on screen readers. #Fediverse #accessibility

2024-07-11 23:11:08

The U.S. media is such hot garbage. Their endless narrative is "but Biden's age! Can he bounce back?" and not "The Heritage Foundation threatened political violence in no uncertain terms, let's dig into that."
*Exasperated sigh*

2024-07-07 20:23:09

I see that France just joined the UK in utterly rejecting far-right politics but I'm a little confused given that far-right parties gained seats in the EU Parliament. I'm assuming that the far-right gains were in countries other than the UK and France given the resounding defeat for conservative parties in those two countries just now.

2024-07-06 13:09:47

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@npub1uld…xht3 (edit) whoops, didn't realize it wasn't actually basil, lol.

2024-07-05 16:12:17

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@npub1se6…cmph social media breaks are always good. Whatever you decide to do, be well!

2024-06-28 02:37:44

I am so not mentally prepared for the presidential election this November.

2024-06-23 17:02:43

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@npub1se6…cmph LOL! Yeah I don't think I've ever seen lawns improved by letting the clippings lie in place. Just looks messy to me.

2024-06-23 14:58:29

I really need to mow the yard but it's 10:50 eastern time and already nearly 90ºF (32ºC). Better for the grass anyway to not cut it short during really hot, dry weather so I think I'll wait until it cools off a bit mid-week (and hopefully will get some rain by then)

2024-06-20 22:40:33

I think my run of trying fruit trees is coming to a close. I just checked on our dwarf peach tree and every developing fruit on it is rotting. Two of our three dwarf apple trees already kicked the bucket from some kind of root rot or something.
I think certain fruit trees are only for those who have the time to commit to the constant spraying and fertilizing and pruning they need to reach their full harvest potential.

2024-06-18 21:28:08

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@npub1zg9…nh26 Let me know how it works for you! As someone with chronic allergies and sinus problems, I'm always on the lookout for effective treatments for it

2024-06-17 23:55:08

I really need to dust off the garden blog and start posting about plants again! Decided to treat myself and brought home a Hydrangea 'Miss Saori' which is a dark-leaf cultivar with pink double-florets. It'll go in a large container next to our side door. The purple coloration seems to hold up fairly well even in the heat and some sun. #plants #hydrangeas #flowers
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2024-06-10 18:39:07

I feel like clover doesn’t get enough attention as a really important source of nectar for bees 🐝 and butterflies 🦋
It’s not flashy but I always see tons of pollinators on it

2024-06-08 02:20:08

Started using this app called TooGoodToGo that connects you with restaurants/cafes/coffee shops in your area that have food left over by closing time for $5 you can reserve and pick up a "mystery bag" or box with a few things that would've otherwise been thrown out. So now I have a box of pastries from Brecotea 👌

2024-06-06 13:52:19

The problem with fig trees is that they'll really test your patience once the branches are loaded with fruits. In zone 7 at least, it takes forever for them to ripen for picking. I'm staring at all these big plump figs, chomping at the bit to make some fig jam and preserves, and I have to wait another month before I can start picking 😭

2024-06-03 22:21:48

Read an article recently on how carbon credits/offsets work, and came away 100% believing the whole thing is a scam. "The market" will never solve climate change because "the market" has a vested interest in unsustainable levels of consumption and production of goods as cheaply and quickly as possible, which more often than not results in all manner of environmental degradation. Because profit remains the central goal.

2024-05-18 02:30:14

Those who say protestors are "out of line" for occupying buildings and other violations of "the law" seem to forget that the Civil Rights Act would not have happened if civil rights leaders and all those crying out for racial justice had obliged every law on the books regarding property rights, trespassing, etc. Remember, the law is not always just. It's why people feel compelled to protest in the first place.

2024-03-31 20:31:43

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@npub1se6…cmph Haha, yeah this isn't Twitter/X. That shit isn't going to fly.

2024-03-31 20:16:33

Hey all, please block and report @ChristiJunior@bae.st who is promoting white supremacy and Christian nationalism in their harassing and trolling replies to people. They seem to be particularly targeting trans accounts.

2024-03-31 19:34:49

Happy #TransgenderDayOfVisibility! Be yourself, unapologetically. 🏳️‍⚧️

2023-12-18 10:57:18

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@npub1kcd…swxu The problem here is that even plain old CBD is getting caught up in the wrangling over regulations. Our leaders here don't understand that there's a big difference between CBD and THC. CBD doesn't get you high. There's no need to restrict CBD products, though I'd still argue that full spectrum products like Delta-8 shouldn't need such cumbersome regulations either

2023-12-15 23:22:05

Not happy. I went to go pick up some more #CBD gummies only to find out that the place I get them from has dropped all CBD and THC products because of immense uncertainty about laws and regulations thanks to our dumbass governor and his party thinking they can and should regulate things that they don't understand (hmmm...much like abortion and COVID and LGBTQ rights). I hope Virginia can complete the trifecta next gubernatorial race and get us a Democratic governor who will make these regulations make sense finally. #Hemp #THC

2023-10-22 21:34:35

Any ideas for getting pignut hickory seeds out of their husks if one doesn't have a nut cracker available?

2023-10-10 23:53:18

Ah lovely...tis the season for obnoxious, dishonest political campaign ads on TV. I'd pay for a service that blocks those entirely and replaces them with soothing music and visual.

2023-08-11 22:25:45

I'm still seeing too many people saying "Cars are the problem. Abolish cars!" while ignoring the fact that handicapped people can't just turn to buses or trains or bikes as an alternative. EVs aren't a silver bullet, I get it, but it's still a better alternative in the interim while we work to make mass transit more handicap accessible.

2023-07-17 21:49:02

Damn smoke is back so cancelled a trip to the nursery for more plants 😭 and no yard work this evening.
I've deliberately been limiting my intake of news but can anyone tell me if the U.S. is helping Canada with the wildfires, or is it at a point where they just have to let it burn itself out?