MandyCanUDigIt

donkeyherder, 10 months ago to gardening

Hey @gardening #Gardening does anybody want to talk about how and when they reuse container soil?
I grew some great early tomatoes in big planters. The plants finished and I snipped them off at the root, but the planters are rock solid with root balls. I can dolly them somewhere and tip them out. Should I use the giant root balls as the base of a compost pile, or would they be better off just decomposing in the meadow?
And I’ve got a main season tomato just ripening fruit in a very rotted wine barrel. The magic of plants has slurped about a third of the soil matter away, so it’s like 2/3 full of roots now. When the tomato dies, could I top off the planter with 3” of fresh soil and plant something with shallow roots next year? There’s no way the soil is coming out of that thing without it completely falling apart, which may be what happens, but if it’s still usable… gardeners are very silly, aren’t we?

GottaLaff, 10 months ago to random

It’s. Not. Over.

😷💉“New #COVID vaccine is due out next month, but health experts & analysts say it is likely to be coolly received even as hospitalizations from "Eris", a variant of the Omicron, rise.”

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/new-covid-vaccines-are-way-eris-variant-rises-2023-08-14/

badastro, 10 months ago to random

Did you know that if you grow artichokes and do not eat them they become this? Bonus: Wee bee friend

MandyCanUDigIt, 10 months ago to mastodon

In a month, I now have over 100 followers on #Mastodon. I'd like to thank everyone who has taken the time and trouble to follow me. This is a wonderful, thriving community full of the interesting, intelligent and caring people I want to engage with, unlike #Twitter. I'm advising my clients to make the switch.

#introduction #gardening #climatechange #environment #cats #music #folklore #books #crochet #history #science #astronomy #travel #paleontology #archaeology #journalism #art #freelancer

garius, 10 months ago to random

Still one of the greatest paragraphs of all time.

mythologyandhistory, 10 months ago to Cat

Did you know that #Exeter #Cathedral has a #cat door?

The cathedral built in the 14th century, houses an #astronomical #clock.

The original clockwork was greased with animal fat, which attracted vermin.

To combat this, the #bishop allowed a cat to enter the clock room via a #hole in the door.

This hole is also believed to be the origin of the nursery rhyme “Hickory Dickory Dock” (…the mouse ran up the clock…).

#history #catsofmastodon

MandyCanUDigIt, 10 months ago to gardening

The biggest question asked on my gardening website at the minute - why have my courgettes only got male flowers? Here's why... https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2020/07/27/why-have-my-courgettes-only-got-male-flowers/

#gardening #gardens #courgette #courgettes #gyo #growyourown #vegetables #veg #veggies #bloomscrolling #allotments