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TGIF! I’ve released 7 more butterflies over the past few days, and today I spotted 4 pretty big caterpillars on some pl...
06/12/2026

TGIF! I’ve released 7 more butterflies over the past few days, and today I spotted 4 pretty big caterpillars on some plants in the back of the gardens. I’ll probably try to get the tank setup this year to bring them in soon…

All of the blooms make me so happy!
06/09/2026

All of the blooms make me so happy!

Today’s harvest is brought to you by the seed library! We have radishes, kale and arugula. I love our library so much!...
06/08/2026

Today’s harvest is brought to you by the seed library! We have radishes, kale and arugula. I love our library so much!!!

My first round of spinach is bolting, so I’m letting it flower and hopefully go to seed so I can collect them for future...
06/08/2026

My first round of spinach is bolting, so I’m letting it flower and hopefully go to seed so I can collect them for future plantings. Let’s see how it goes…

Happy Sunday! The weather is absolutely beautiful and these 5 butterflies emerged today. Planning to spend some quality...
06/07/2026

Happy Sunday! The weather is absolutely beautiful and these 5 butterflies emerged today. Planning to spend some quality time on my hammock today…

06/05/2026

It seems that caterpillars sometimes escape in my house without me knowing…then overwinter…then just randomly appear on my floor as butterflies 🤣🤣🤣

I finally got all of my sweet potato slips in the ground yesterday! So happy with the end result- all of these from 2 p...
06/04/2026

I finally got all of my sweet potato slips in the ground yesterday! So happy with the end result- all of these from 2 potatoes I still had from last years harvest! Will definitely be growing my own slips again now that I know the soil method works best…

A little butterfly bush to start the day! (Note: not actually a butterfly bush 🤣):
06/03/2026

A little butterfly bush to start the day! (Note: not actually a butterfly bush 🤣)
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TGIF!!! Came home to 4 butterflies today, since the temps dropped a bit they’ll probably hang out until tomorrow or Sun...
05/29/2026

TGIF!!! Came home to 4 butterflies today, since the temps dropped a bit they’ll probably hang out until tomorrow or Sunday, so I put them among the carrot greens so they have nice, sturdy plants to take shelter in…

05/28/2026

Hooray Eastern Black Swallowtail host plants!!!

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