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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Gardening, landscaping and plants in general

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    • GilesG
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      So not hardy anal annual?

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • AetasA
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        Oak Trees #2

        After two weeks. They are growing fast in water..

        Double Duck in WECK at the same time ;-).

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        • AetasA
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          Oak Trees #3
          After three weeks

          Double Duck Weck

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          • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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            I was trying to pull some weeds and there was a praying mantis.

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            • LewisStonehouseL
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              That is awesome Mike!

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              • JoberwockyJ
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                I've noticed a more praying mantis this year in Annapolis than I feel like I've ever seen.  Also saw a couple Luna Moths.  We had the Brood X cicada scourge this year, and since I think all insects are going nuts.  Seeing a Mantis is always somehow cool
                Both at the front door to my apartment:

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                • ChrisC
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                  San Antonio weather has been strange this year. We had a newsworthy snowstorm in February, then this summer was extremely rainy (no drought restrictions for the first time in ages) and relatively cool (temperatures have yet to reach 100F/38C, which hasn't happened since they started keeping records). So this spring, we were certain the snow had killed everything in our yard, but the spring and summer brought all the plants back with a vengeance.  Yay for local plants…

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                  • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                    Sunflowers and morning glories are off the hook this year

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                    • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                      I think I finally put the coup de grâce on the japanese knotweed around my house. The only thing besides baby metal I loathe from Japan… But I've noticed this white wild flower all over that reminds me of snow. It's everywhere.

                      Dead knotweed

                      I apologize because this is gonna be slightly off-topic. I'm completely drunk and that helps me admire how beautiful everything is even weeds. But I love the crispness of the air, the read and yellow leaves everywhere, and being able to fully enjoy my extra heavy weight clothes. Everything has a richness of color and is so much more comfortable and relaxing than the other months.

                      First off I took these pictures of my mums for @goosehd I planted the purple one last year and it is still alive.

                      These are the new ones.

                      My vintage Halloween decor is for Stevie @Oaktavia

                      This wreath is my mom's shit but I love it. And it has a terra cotta owl I bought in Peru.

                      Even the hydrangea look amazing this time of year

                      I love being able to be chilly and wear this stuff. I love that the leaves are changing.

                      And even more beautiful weeds in my driveway.

                      I forgot this one. I tried to get this red bush in my WAYWT pics earlier

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                      • goosehdG
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                        @Filthy beautiful and thank you for the pictures!

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        • iammortalcombatI
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                          Not sure if allowed so I’ll ask before posting - growing certain things is legal in my state. If I’m allowed to post, I’ll gladly share. If we’d rather avoid, I’ll only show pics of vegetables this spring 🤠

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                          • GilesG
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                            Let's not. It's illegal (rightly or wrongly) in many countries. Plenty of other places to do that......

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • goosehdG
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                              G beat me to it…

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              • iammortalcombatI
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                                All good gents. That’s why I wanted to ask first. Would rather not get banned for stupidity.

                                I can share the outdoor garden I’m building as it comes.

                                Going to start a 4’x8’ bed as groceries have become unsustainable to shop cheaply for how much real food my girl and I go through.
                                Here’s a rough idea of some of what I’m planning. Other items will be in pots or small boxes so I didn’t include them yet. Still need to decide on some companion plants.

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                                • goosehdG
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                                  You wouldn’t get banned, but your posts would be deleted…then maybe a warning and if you kept doing it a possible ban.

                                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                  • iammortalcombatI
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                                    Thanks @goosehd def feel for those who can’t have their own medicine at hand for free but it is what it is.

                                    Hoping others will enjoy once I start posting the new bed up. It will be all organic and I’ll be crafting the soil from scratch since I live in an area with silt/red clay and hard pack.

                                    Local soil places wouldn’t tell me what was in their compost and I don’t risk what I will eventually ingest

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      Yeah, I went into a highly rated and very expensive butcher in Portsmouth a few years ago and asked if I could order a ham from a specific breed of pig.

                                      "Nah, all pigs taste the same mate"

                                      I have not been back....

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • iammortalcombatI
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                                        Smart man. It’s like buying eggs from the grocer vs fresh from the hen. Yea sure it looks the same, but there is a significant difference in taste and quality.

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                                        • JDelageJ
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                                          Our most productive crop here in Seattle in terms of return on investment is garlic. We like garlic and use it a lot, it's quite expensive, and it keeps well. Other plants are fun to grow, but not really a meaningful % of annual consumption. The only issue with garlic is that you need to plan a year in advance.

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                                          • iammortalcombatI
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                                            @JDelage
                                            This was a discussion. We use garlic in most things. I think due to timing I may start some in spring indoor and just let it ride.
                                            Already late to getting my potatoes and onions started bc weather has been bad

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