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July 06, 2024

Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, July 6

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Happy Independence Day Weekend, everyone! And thanks to Misanthropic Humanitarian for filling in last week. He inspired the photo above, and some below the fold.

I was inspired by the Misanthropic Humanitarian's post about the state flower of Wisconsin, the wood violet, to send some images of the Pennsylvania state flower, the mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia). I took these pictures a few weeks ago when the flowers were blooming in the local mountains. Just for fun, I am also sending a picture or two of the flowers of the pitcher plants that grow in the nearby bog.

Enjoy!

Ladyhobbit

Here in the South-Central San Joaquin, it has gotten considerably hotter since I last wrote here. They have lowered the forecast from 114 to 113. In contrast, the forcast for Oxnard, where The Mister fishes occassionally, is 74 degrees. The early settlers used to bundle the women and children off to the coast in the summer, leaving the men to work in the heat. Male privilege!


More photos from Ladyhobbit. The flowers of the mountain laurel are intriguing up close:

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And I like the buds, too:

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Yes, the flowers are separate from the pitchers:

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Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

By-Tor:

My winning ribbons from the 2024 LA County Fair arrived. Now just waiting for my my prize check.

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Very Impressive!

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By-Tor isn't just resting on his laurels, though. He's harvesting from his container garden. Here are some steak tacos with home grown cilantro and peppers.

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Farmers, Garden and Farm Equipment

A real farm kid

His favorite tractor. He bought it himself.

For our specialists, an early fuel cell tractor:

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Puttering

As a dedicated photographer, Don in Kansas has posted some photos from around town. Here are just a couple:

Sunflowers and flags:

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A buckeye butterfly on scabiosia:

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Adventure

Stinging nettle may produce worse symptoms than you knew about.

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Gardens of The Horde

Anything going on in your garden? Harvesting anything?


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Hope everyone has a nice weekend.


If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, the address is:

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Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

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Weeks in Review

What has changed since over the past couple of weeks? It has gotten hotter here.

Thanks to Misanthropic Humanitarian for his great work last week.

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on old posts, but don't try it anyway.


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