#gyo — Public Fediverse posts
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One of the happy successes this year was the mini cabbage. We got 2 different varieties at the suggestion of our daughter. We planted "Tiara" and "Caraflex" both from Johnnies. One is pointy and one is round, can't remember which is which.The small heads are great on the mandolin slicing for coleslaw.And now that the carrots are ready, we can make lots! The second planting really loved the cool, wet August.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Carrots
#Cabbage
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Planning the perfect Christmas dinner? Your homegrown Brussels sprouts are the star! 🌱
Top Tip: For bigger, more uniform sprouts, pinch out the main growing tip at the top of the plant in the next few weeks. This focuses all the plant's energy into fattening up the sprouts on the stalk. #gyo -
Planning the perfect Christmas dinner? Your homegrown Brussels sprouts are the star! 🌱
Top Tip: For bigger, more uniform sprouts, pinch out the main growing tip at the top of the plant in the next few weeks. This focuses all the plant's energy into fattening up the sprouts on the stalk. #gyo -
Planning the perfect Christmas dinner? Your homegrown Brussels sprouts are the star! 🌱
Top Tip: For bigger, more uniform sprouts, pinch out the main growing tip at the top of the plant in the next few weeks. This focuses all the plant's energy into fattening up the sprouts on the stalk. #gyo -
Planning the perfect Christmas dinner? Your homegrown Brussels sprouts are the star! 🌱
Top Tip: For bigger, more uniform sprouts, pinch out the main growing tip at the top of the plant in the next few weeks. This focuses all the plant's energy into fattening up the sprouts on the stalk. #gyo -
Planning the perfect Christmas dinner? Your homegrown Brussels sprouts are the star! 🌱
Top Tip: For bigger, more uniform sprouts, pinch out the main growing tip at the top of the plant in the next few weeks. This focuses all the plant's energy into fattening up the sprouts on the stalk. #gyo -
Planning the perfect Christmas dinner? Your homegrown Brussels sprouts are the star! 🌱
Top Tip: For bigger, more uniform sprouts, pinch out the main growing tip at the top of the plant in the next few weeks. This focuses all the plant's energy into fattening up the sprouts on the stalk. #gyo -
A couple of firsts in the #chilli department from the #allotment greenhouse.
The red one is a "Trepadeira Werner" - it isn't very spicy, has a thick sweet flesh, would probably be very nice as a sweet pickled chilli. Not sure we'll get enough though.
The yellow one is a "7 Pot Brainstrain Yellow" and is kinda spicy... but not actually as spicy as I was expecting. I'm nibbling through it at the moment. It has that nice fruity super-hot flavour of this kind of chilli. But all in all I am a little underwhelmed. The 7 Pot Primos we grew last year were tastier.
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A couple of firsts in the #chilli department from the #allotment greenhouse.
The red one is a "Trepadeira Werner" - it isn't very spicy, has a thick sweet flesh, would probably be very nice as a sweet pickled chilli. Not sure we'll get enough though.
The yellow one is a "7 Pot Brainstrain Yellow" and is kinda spicy... but not actually as spicy as I was expecting. I'm nibbling through it at the moment. It has that nice fruity super-hot flavour of this kind of chilli. But all in all I am a little underwhelmed. The 7 Pot Primos we grew last year were tastier.
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A couple of firsts in the #chilli department from the #allotment greenhouse.
The red one is a "Trepadeira Werner" - it isn't very spicy, has a thick sweet flesh, would probably be very nice as a sweet pickled chilli. Not sure we'll get enough though.
The yellow one is a "7 Pot Brainstrain Yellow" and is kinda spicy... but not actually as spicy as I was expecting. I'm nibbling through it at the moment. It has that nice fruity super-hot flavour of this kind of chilli. But all in all I am a little underwhelmed. The 7 Pot Primos we grew last year were tastier.
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A couple of firsts in the #chilli department from the #allotment greenhouse.
The red one is a "Trepadeira Werner" - it isn't very spicy, has a thick sweet flesh, would probably be very nice as a sweet pickled chilli. Not sure we'll get enough though.
The yellow one is a "7 Pot Brainstrain Yellow" and is kinda spicy... but not actually as spicy as I was expecting. I'm nibbling through it at the moment. It has that nice fruity super-hot flavour of this kind of chilli. But all in all I am a little underwhelmed. The 7 Pot Primos we grew last year were tastier.
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A couple of firsts in the #chilli department from the #allotment greenhouse.
The red one is a "Trepadeira Werner" - it isn't very spicy, has a thick sweet flesh, would probably be very nice as a sweet pickled chilli. Not sure we'll get enough though.
The yellow one is a "7 Pot Brainstrain Yellow" and is kinda spicy... but not actually as spicy as I was expecting. I'm nibbling through it at the moment. It has that nice fruity super-hot flavour of this kind of chilli. But all in all I am a little underwhelmed. The 7 Pot Primos we grew last year were tastier.
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The eggplant (Aubergines, if you will) are looking particularly strong and vigorous this season. I put this down to a complete absence of any flea beetles this year. This is the first year in as long as I can remember without all their leaves being full of holes. Got to go pick some more.
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#GYO
#GrowYourOwn
#Eggplant
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#NewZealand #Aotearoa - #CommunityPantry Locations
"Finding community pantries near me is becoming a priority for many New Zealand families navigating the rising cost of living and seeking to reduce food waste through community-led sharing initiatives. These #PātakaKai (food storehouses) operate on the principle of ‘take what you need, leave what you can,’ providing a vital safety net that fosters #manaakitanga (hospitality and care) within our diverse neighborhoods from Northland to Southland.
The concept of the community pantry has evolved rapidly in Aotearoa. What started as a few informal ‘#SharingSheds’ has grown into a sophisticated national network of Pātaka Kai.
In the current economic climate, #FoodInsecurity affects a broad demographic of New Zealanders. These pantries provide immediate, #BarrierFreeAccess to nutrition without the stigma often associated with traditional #WelfareQueues.
Moreover, these locations are hubs for #sustainability. By redirecting surplus #garden produce and supermarket ‘best-before’ items, they play a critical role in the #CircularEconomy of our local regions.
'The Pātaka Kai movement is more than just food; it is about restoring dignity to our communities and ensuring that no one goes hungry while our land produces so much abundance.' — Community Leader, NZ #FoodSovereignty Project.
- Reduces local #FoodWaste significantly.
- Strengthens neighborhood social ties.
- Provides 24/7 access to emergency food supplies.
- Encourages the sharing of home-grown organic produce."Learn more:
https://nzfamilies.org.nz/community-pantry-locations/#SolarPunkSunday
#FoodSecurity #FoodSharing #ZeroHunger #ZeroWaste #MutualAid #FarmToTable #GardenToTable #BuildingCommunity #ManaakiKai #Kai #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #GrowYourOwnKai #Sustainability -
#WellingtonNZ - #KohingaKākano - #Kākano #SeedLibrary
"Improve the self-sustainability of your home by growing your own #kai from seed!
The Kākano Seed Libraries aim to encourage beginners into backyard gardening through the supply of small quantities of free seeds.
Seed saving and seed sharing are important practices that encourage biodiversity and community self-sufficiency. Gardening is a great way to improve your physical and mental well-being, and growing from seed can be a rewarding and fun process that the whole whānau can enjoy.
Where can I find the Kākano Seed Library?
#NgāPunaWaiora | #NewtownLibrary
#Korimako | #CummingsPark (Ngaio) LibraryHow does it work?
- Help yourself to a packet of seeds
- Sow your seeds at home. Basic planting instructions are provided on packets. Don’t forget to label your planting with name and date.
- Enjoy your harvest!
- Save some seeds from your harvest to donate back to the seed library. We gratefully accept donations of any other excess seeds you have, provided they meet the below requirements.How do I donate seeds?
Bring your surplus seeds to Ngā Puna Waiora Newtown Library or Korimako Cummings Park Library for donation to the Kākano seed libraries.
We accept donations of seeds in any quantity that meet the following requirements:
- Viable
- Non-pest/weed
- Clearly labelled with: name/variety, date collected, source/provenance (i.e. commercial or grown in Karori etc)Please note all donations will be repackaged and relabelled."
FMI:
https://www.wcl.govt.nz/services/at-the-library/kakano-seed-library/#SolarPunkSunday #SeedLibraries #SeedExchange #LibariesRule! #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #GrowYourOwnKai #NewZealand
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Yay! #SunGoldTomato plants have been spoken for, and selectboard neighbor snagged one and thanked me for the #PlantSwap suggestion! TBH, I'm really grateful to be able to interact with more neighbors. A lot of the folks I've known for a while have moved or are thinking about moving. Time to make some new friends!
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #CommunityGardens #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #ResistanceIsFertile
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This from my neighbor / selectboard member / #CommunityGarden organizer:
"I am going to put out a big tarp today to kill off the weeds in the vacant plots. Then in a week or so plant some pumpkin seeds to grow to give to rec for the kids to carve in the fall (or sell them by the side of the road to raise funds for the garden). Also I went a little overboard on seedlings this year, I have a few different kinds of peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, i think spaghetti squash, let me know if you want any i can leave them at the garden some time this week."
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #CommunityGardens #GrowYourOwn #PlantSharing #PlantSwap #GYO #GrowYourOwnFood #Mainers
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Tagging for an early #SolarPunkSunday
#GoodlettsvilleTN - #CompanionPlanting Workshop - by the #SeedExchange
Saturday, June 13, 2026 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
#GoodlettsvilleLibrary
205 Rivergate Parkway
Goodlettsville, TN 37072"Learn how to improve your gardening experience through choosing how organizing plants that serve as allies to each other systems such as '#ThreeSisters Planting' plant, using herbs as partners in the garden to help with pest control, or which plants may be enemies to other plants or impact growth or flavor of vegetables."
#NashvilleSeedExchange #GrowYourOwn #TennesseeEvents #LibrariesRule #GYO #GrownYourOwnFood #Gardening #GardeningWorkshops #SharingKnowledge #FoodSecurity
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Went over to the #CommunityGarden today (planting more sunflowers, beans, squash and onions), and was delighted to see that the #PlantSwap has started! I picked up a couple of #Blueberry plants and will be leaving some #SunGoldTomato plants for others!
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #CommunityGardens #FoodSecurity #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #GrowYourOwn
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Spent some time at the #CommunityGarden today. Planted some #BlackBeans and #Potatoes, and pulled up some weeds (the flowers should be popping up after all that rain). Had a cool conversation with my neighbor who is a selectboard member and who helped get the garden going again, and told him what a great job he is doing. I mean, #composters, #rainbarrels, making the #CommunityCenter an #EmergencyShelter, supporting #DatacenterMoratoriums and #SmartGrowth. What more could one ask for in a town rep!
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #CommunityGardens #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO
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I did not know this!
"Plants to Avoid Growing With Lettuce
Just as there are good companion plants to grow beside lettuce, there are also plants that will struggle nearby lettuce—or will inhibit your lettuce from growing properly. Lettuce doesn’t grow well near:
Crops in the cabbage family. Try to avoid growing lettuce next to broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, or kohlrabi—while some varieties of lettuce may help these cabbage-family (brassicas) crops to grow, these plants have particular root secretions that can prevent lettuce seeds from germinating.
Fennel. Fennel is a garden crop that doesn’t play well with most other vegetable garden plants, so it’s not recommended for most home gardeners. While it can attract beneficial insects, it can actually serve as an inhibitor to the growth of most other plants—stunting them or even killing them completely."#SolarPunkSunday #CompanionPlanting #GrowingLettuce #GrownYourOwnFood #GYO #Gardening
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#MorganHillCA - Growing Culinary Herbs
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
7:00PM – 8:00PM
#MorganHillLibrary"Description
Learn how to grow beautiful and fragrant #CulinaryHerbs. Herb varieties, planting, care, and pests will be discussed. Many culinary herbs are very easy to grow. They add beauty and interest to your #garden as well as attracting #pollinators and other beneficial insects. We shall cover basic requirements of popular annual and perennial herbs. Presented by UCCE Master Gardener Joan Cloutier.
*This event is free and registration is not required.
*Held in the large program room in lobby entrance.
For accessibility accommodations (ex. ASL), please fill out the online form at sccld.org/accessibility 7+ days prior to the event. If you need assistance with the form, speak with a staff member at your local library, call (408) 540-3945, or email us at [email protected].:
FMI:
https://sccl.bibliocommons.com/events/69b45a754dacf581ff81bdd5#SolarPunkSunday #GYO #GrowYourOwnFood #Herbs #Workshop #CaliforniaEvents #LibrariesRule!
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#RockportME - KLSWCD Booth at #RockportLibrary’s #SeedFest
Saturday, April 11, 2026
9:30 AM to 12:00 PMRockport Public Library (lower level)
1 Limerock Street
Rockport, ME, 04856 United States"Join #KnoxLincoln SWCD at the The #RockportPublicLibrary’s second annual SEED FEST on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering #SeedStarting, #pollinators, #SoilHealth, #composting, #nativePlants, #HeirloomVegetables, growing #rice and grains in #Maine, #Wabanaki #FoodSovereignty, and much more! Knox-Lincoln SWCD will provide test kits and other information to help visitors better comprehend and work with the soil at their homes."
https://www.knox-lincoln.org/events-workshops/seed-fest-2026
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity
#GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #IndigenousFoodSovereignty
#LibrariesRule #MaineEvents #WabanakiFoodSovereignty #SoilIsLife -
That's the solenacea (tomato, chilli, capsicum, eggplant, tomatillo, and cape gooseberry) germination run pretty much complete now.
Far too many seedlings. 😅
Some of the little pots have 2 or 3 in them, at a quick count there are 204 seedlings here.
We can fit in maybe 30 tomatoes max, and similar for chillies, plus a dozen each of capsicums and eggplants. And that's really quite a bit optimistic.
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#RockportME - 2nd Annual SEED FEST
April 11 @ 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
"The #RockportPublicLibrary will host its second annual SEED FEST on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering #SeedStarting, #pollinators, #SoilHealth, #Composting, #NativePlants, #HeirloomVegetables, growing #rice and #grains in #Maine, #Wabanaki #FoodSovereignty, and much more!
"At 12:30 p.m., Petra Page-Mann of #FruitionSeeds will deliver an interactive keynote presentation. Page-Mann and her nonprofit seed company are strong advocates of 'gift culture,' which involves giving away seeds to promote food cultivation and community building. This ethos aligns perfectly with the theme of SEED FEST.
"The event is generously sponsored by the Rockport Library Foundation and is organized in partnership with several organizations, listed alphabetically: Herbal Hummingbird Hub, Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers, Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, Maine Grains and Maine Grain Alliance, Maine Heirloom Seed Network, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association [#MOFGA], #MaineRiceProject at Ararat Farms, #MerryspringNatureCenter, #Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, Roots n Shoots, #UMaineCooperativeExtension, and #WildSeedProject.
"The exhibiting partners will provide valuable information, hands-on activities, items for sale, and an abundance of free seeds and seedlings. Additionally, #midcoast artist Katharine Cartwright’s beautiful #BotanicalPaintings will be showcased in the library’s lower level for a month-long exhibition titled 'In My Garden.' "
FMI:
https://www.rockportlibrary.net/event/2nd-annual-seed-fest/#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #FoodSovereignty #LibrariesRule #SeedFest #WabanakiFoodSovereignty #SoilIsLife
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Ooops, it has somehow been a whole week since I last posted about my chillies! Germination of the chillies in the previous post is now well underway, with nine pots moved to the #GrowShelf from the #HotFridge.
The varieties germinated so far are:
- 2x Biquinho Red
- 2x Biquinho Yellow
- 1x CC Jalapeño
- 2x KhangStarr StarrLing
- 2x Trepaderia Werner
Note that I count "per pot" rather than per-seed, so some of these I have more of and an option to grow-on extras, for example there are actually 3x seedlings of each of the 2x above.
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About half my chillies have germinated already - some time in the last 36 hours anyway. Chamomile soaked from 25th Jan, planted in pairs in mini pots on 28th Jan and popped into the #HotFridge, germinated circa 3rd/4th Feb.
If there is a race to be won here I guess the prize goes to the Chilli Chump "Kimchi Pepper" seeds — all 4 seeds strongly germinated!
Currently our no-shows are Chilli Chump Naga Morich, and also both Rocoto varieties (Marlene and Costa Rica, also both Chilli Chump, from last year.)
On the superhot germination front we have have a single Naga Morich from Fatalii and a single 7 Pot Brainstrain Yellow from Chilli Chump. That's pretty speedy for superhots really.
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#HotFridge LIVES! Had to replace a dodgy power board that was making disconcerting sizzling noises...
Fridge is set to high-20s for chilli germination.
Chilli seeds are in dirt after ~48h in chamomile.
That's the first seeds of 2026 in: 7Pot Brainstrain Yellow, Aji Habanero, Aji Mango, CC Piri Piri, Chupetinho White, Goronong, Habenero Hot Lemon, Kashmiri Mirch, Kimchi Pepper, Naga Morich from Chilli Chump, Naga Morich from Fatalii, Rawit, Rocoto Costa Rica, Rocoto Marlene.
Two seeds per mini-pot, four of each variety total, fiftysix seeds in. (There are a few more to come.)
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Allotment postcard 47 — end-December 2025 — solstice and fire 🌅🔥
Winter solstice root veg harvest, more garlic planting, harvesting chillies in December (?!), clearing the back of the new plot, burning old pallets, toasting marshmallows & roasting chestnuts over the coals.
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I got lazy and this year it is just going to be all my bets placed on a single ferment.... I'm calling it "all the red ones"... well, almost all, kept a few back for other purposes - and also in went some yellow Trinidad Perfume. I don't really do rules. I am chaos. (You should see the state of my kitchen, or pigsty as some may consider it. I just don't know how people do things and also have tidy and clean spaces, there isn't enough time to even just do the things as it is.)
Anyway... the chillies in the mash are, in approx order of volume: thunder mountain long horn, unknown red chilli, naga morich, trinidad perfume, cc piri piri... probably some others snooked in too.
Slightly under 1kg of mash, 2.5% salt by weight.
Now it just needs to sit for a few weeks/months/until-i-can-be-arsed-with-it.
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Roughly hand crushed dried red seedless chilli flakes... a selection including piri piri, thunder mountain longhorn, kashmiri mirch, bishops crown, and a bunch of an unknown variety (bought as Scotch bonnet, definite wasn't!) The result is so much richer and tastier than any store bought flakes I have ever tried... though pretty much a whole dehydrator load of chillies results in just this ~90g of flakes in one small jar.
Now to remember to be careful where I am putting my hands for the next day or so. 😅
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#Allotment Postcard #39 is up… this just being some waffle from after the weekend away for PyCon. There is a bit of a #chilli fruit round-up at about 6:09 — though not a comprehensive one.
Slowly catching up!
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Today's harvest. Brussels sprouts, kale, carrots for me and lettuces and arugulas for a friend. Thus ends the carrots for this year.#gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeed #FallHarvest
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#today is a sunny, warmish spring day, insects are plentiful, our two pear trees (Williams in foreground, then espalier Conference behind to the left) are in full blossom, ready for cross fertilisation.. ideal conditions for a bumper crop 🤞🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐
#GrowYourOwn #gyo #GrowYourOwnFruit #GayGardener #GayGardening #PearTree -
Growing & enjoying our own fresh food, even if just a small percentage, that’s the aim. So #february brings the start of the #rhubarb growing season, & here’s what I’m hoping for in a few weeks time, a proud rhubarb grower 😍
#gyo #GayPride #InMyGarden #BeardedGay #GayGardener #GrowYourOwn #PlantDad #GayGardening
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I’m getting a reputation in the village and love it! Random strangers are bringing me sacks of leaves from their garden for my compost. 🤗🤗🤗 #itstartswiththesoil #gardenersgold #leafmould #leafmold #soil #gyo #organicgrowing #theedibleflowergarden
