Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Oct. 3

Hi, KT, here's a butterfly (I think it's a "Cloudless Sulfur"). I saw it feeding on some of the flowers in an outside flower exhibit at the local Lowes here in East Tennessee. I wonder, is this the equivalent of going to the food court at the mall?

Thanks for the weekend threads!

BeckoningChasm

A tiny food court for butterflies!

Sent in a while ago:

Hi KT,

I have not been around much - life has gotten busy!

Was at a grad party today and saw the Pic. Thought it was wholesome, cute, and might be of interest for your threads. Table set up - take a plant!

Thank you again, for all you have done at the HQ.

Scampydog

Great idea, for indoor plants in fall, outdoor plants in spring!

A little seasonal humor

Quarter Twenty

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

I finally harvested my glass gem corn. It’s spectacular! pic.twitter.com/iWMNb4trtI

— Jayne Manfredi (@TheWomanfredi) September 23, 2026

The harvest process of dragon fruit from cactus plants
pic.twitter.com/EsKinaRnli

— Science girl (@sciencegirl) July 27, 2025

Wild organic blueberry harvest

📹 Josh Pond
pic.twitter.com/efq0XqfceI

— Science girl (@sciencegirl) May 26, 2024

Ah, Nature

What to do if you're driving and a tornado approaches

Gardens of The Horde

I walk this route all the time and yesterday I saw these flowers for,the first time. Like they magically appeared. They were so pretty I stopped to take a picture. They kind of look like morning glories except it seems the wrong time of year. Anybody have any idea?

Sharon (willow's apprentice)

Sharon also says it was at three in the afternoon. I have a couple of guesses: Ipomoea muricata or Ipomoea macrorhiza (has edible roots). Any other ideas?

Anybody grow this?

Morning light on a sage, most of the time it is just a silver bush, then it explodes in color.

Wonder what kind of sage it is? I think the silver form would be nice, too.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Sept. 26

It was the Harvest Moon.

Tonight, the first full moon of autumn rises. September’s full moon is the Harvest Moon, named because it falls closest to the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

For generations, its light helped farmers harvest after sunset. pic.twitter.com/unu1tsy5gS

— Earth (@earthcurated) September 26, 2026

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

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