I got the vase for free. It's part of set of 3 glassblown art vases. Got them from a free pile from local estate clear out, a few years ago. I'm good at scoring lots of #freebies & rarely buy anything new.
Frequently I see folks, particularly photographers, post to mastodon with their work linking to print websites for purchase. They show up on a lot of hashtags I follow and also post to, like #BloomScrolling, #flowers, #florespondence, etc.
I usually post and interact with other posts on those hashtags a couple times a day out of my own enjoyment of the content, but following many similar hashtags recently has started to feel like bumping into ads in my feed. I am not blameless-- there are rare occasions I've posted a purchase link with an image, isolated to pieces of work I've presented in galleries or similar.
I'm curious how other people feel about it.
Have you ever been tempted to purchase from a photographer's post on the #fediverse?
Has there ever been a time you've unfollowed a #photographer (or any other type of artist for that matter) for that kind of post?
I have a dormancy question. This is the first one for my one year old Venus Flytraps from seed. I seeded them way to close together (I know better now). I know the best time for separating them out is during the dormancy period, though when is best within that? Is it now when they are dormant for about a month or so with some green on them still or later closer to spring. If the latter do I just move the roots and rhizomes?
Getting ready to harvest and plant the Venus Flytrap seedlings. This year I am trying something different and working with live sphagnum moss. The idea is to share the water and help with water retention and PH. I won't be dropping the seeds straight into the moss as it seems that it would overtake the seedlings pretty easily, but trying it as a bedding type thing. The seedling container is a mini-greenhouse with a ventilated dome. #carnivorousplants#mosstodon#florespondence#plants@plants
I am on mastodon.gardensoul.org, but the instance has been down for almost a full day now without any notice or status update. While I hope it'll come back, might be good to have a plan b.
Mustered enough spoons today to both walk to the market and to clear the yet-valiant (past the solstice !) borage and calendulas off the emerging tulips. Feeling accomplished #florespondence#gardening#gardenInTheRain
Checking in on the very small bog I planted mid-August. The first pic is what it looks like now, the last one is just after making it. There is a lot going on in there that I tried to show a bit with the center pics. Drosera (Sundew) seedlings have sprouted from flower stalks I tossed in there just to see what would happen and some of them are growing on the moss. For watering I just kind of flood it every few days, they seem to like that.
I've never encountered this plant before, but that might be because we don't have a rock garden. The common name seems to be 'Ice Plant' and it is a succulent ground cover. The super shiny bright flowers really catch your eye!
Delosperma hybrida- Ocean Sunset Orange Glow - Hardiness Zone 5
Flushing and checking the mini bog. Everything is pretty well anchored in at this point, but I still got pretty nervous when pouring off the water. TDS (total dissolved solids) was creeping up (lower is better) and pH should be acidic, but might have been bit more acidic before flushing than the Pinguiculas actually like (not entirely sure on that though). I swapped the lighting to a lower wattage also.
#Jasmine is blooming again. We keep them indoors for 3/4 of year & move outside for late Spring-Summer. Good indoor natural air purifying #plant. Flowers are #edible & used to make tea & fruits used in #Chinese#TraditionalMedicine.