Good morning, Nostr! I'm not really a "good morning" person, or a #coffeechain guy, either, but what the hell else am I supposed to do with this photo? #garden #grownostr #morning #coffee

You might be lazy, but I'll bet you aren't "snail-hitching-a-ride-on-another-snail" lazy. #garden #grownostr #takeiteasy

I usually let the chickens out of the mobile coop for a couple of hours each day to let them stretch their wings and get some exploration time, if I'm going to be working near enough to keep an eye on them (hawks are plentiful here). Today, with 15 acres of freedom to choose from, they did this. You'd think they'd be sick of each other being stuck together all day, but this is how they choose to use their liberty... #chickens #farm #homestead #grownostr

Hey, @Jack Spirko, I was recalling the other day how I originally found your show, and thought you might find this amusing. It was a post on The Onion's old AV Club site, back in 2011 when the Onion didn't suck. So I searched for it, and sure enough, it's still posted there. I don't know if you've ever seen this before, but if not, hopefully it'll give you a chuckle.

AV Club

Week of Aug. 25-Aug. 31

Week of Aug. 25-Aug. 31

"Jack Spirko’s daily monologue isn’t just the rants of a paranoid redneck waiting for the apocalypse; the show discusses useful tips self-preservation in tough situations and day-to-day life. TSP can cover everything from how to use a gun to how to pickle cucumbers and all the miscellaneous things you never considered when you wrote out your zombie apocalypse plan on 4chan. The host has heavy libertarian leanings (obviously) but the clear, simple episode titles allow you to choose carefully, maybe skipping the one about carrying a gun every day for another on planting an autumn garden. Thankfully, Spirko does his research, breaking down complicated issues into plain English. Episode #731, Preserving The Harvest, is a perfect introductory episode, as it offers suggestions for preparing fresh vegetables and game for the winter. When the economy collapses, Spirko will be the only friend you have left, so get used to him now."

#carrotbooty #garden #grownostr

Duke's mood today: contemplative. #dogstr #dogs #grownostr

While you might think this is a telepathic alien plant from Zeta Reticuli sent to conquer our world, really it's just what happens when you let a red Napa cabbage go into full bloom. It's really pretty incredible how it goes from a well-behaved little cabbage to this outlandish riot in just a few days. Next year, I hope to be able to set up a time lapse camera to catch the process. #grownostr #gardening #flower #vegetables #TelepathicAlienPlantsFromZetaReticuli

If you're in the Austin or Lockhart (Texas) area, we're having our first plant sales of the season this weekend, and will be having sales through the month of March. Mostly vegetables and herbs, but we have a few ornamentals as well. You can find the schedule of sales and locations at our website:

Squeaky Frog Farm | Online Store

All of our plants are grown with "beyond organic" methods, though we aren't certified organic. And if you pay with Lightning, we'll give you a 20% discount! #gardening #plantstr #austin #texas #grownostr

This is just disgraceful. A few barely sprouted okra seedlings in a cup of sterile potting soil for five bucks. Remember, folks, friends don't let friends buy Bonnie plants. Find a local grower to buy plants from, or start your own from seed. Okay, I confess, I have a small nursery business, so I've got a financial interest in promoting support for local growers 😉, but come on, this is ridiculous. #gardening #grownostr #plantstr #ripoff

#proofofwork

A couple of years ago, while splitting firewood, I found this piece of barbed wire embedded in a log. Now I keep it on my front porch as a daily reminder of three things: - Think as much as you can in terms of longer time scales. Overcoming that fence was a decades-long project for the tree. - Nature doesn't care about what people want. That tree didn't stop growing just because somebody put up a fence. - You might be as big, tough, and resilient as an oak tree, but a chainsaw can still fuck you up. #deepthoughts #grownostr #homesteadphilosophy

Put together another bioreactor in our long-term compost area yesterday. This is a shady spot in a corner of the property behind the orchard where this stuff can sit for a year (or more) and let the fungi do its magic. Now we've got five bioreactor style bins (the four on the right were filled with woodchips last March, the one on the left is leaves, grass clippings, and coffee grounds) and two bins for growing leaf mold. My goal is to double this capacity by the beginning of summer. https://image.nostr.build/ef7bec8aaa28cb9c48b0892102787df49de8fbb311800a9014a24bad87c33dc8.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1440&blurhash=%23XG8.ZRPR*juoLaeV%40ofRj%7EWRPj%5Dj%5BoKjZWBofWA.8RiWVaxWUj%3FaekCjYkXV%40WBWVRkWVa%7DbIjsW%3DWAoMWBR%2BWWf%2BkCayoejZofjuazofofoeWVn%25jafkbHj%3Foeofj%40j%5B&x=43f209f85dccce835cb3b20c703ce4616ed4d09bf2f19794c79563a4ab50312d #gardening #permaculture #compost #gardening

A rat decided to chew into our chicken feeder and crawl up into the feed. Quite a surprise to open it and find a rat trapped in there on top of the feed! Our cats are not doing their job... I 3D-printed a new part and now we're back in the chicken-feeding business. #chickens #diy #3dprinting #grownostr #homestead

Just went out to the barn to get some more firewood to feed the greenhouse stove and discovered a skunk sheltering under the floorboards where the woodpile is. He must have chased away the possum that was under there during the last cold snap. Thankfully, we built a second woodshed last year and there's a good supply of seasoned wood in it. I think I'll get what I need from there for the rest of the evening... 😉 #homestead #farm #wildlife

We've been transplanting seedlings this week. It can be a little tedious sometimes, but it sure is rewarding when you look at a greenhouse full of thousands of little baby plants that didn't exist at all a few weeks ago! https://image.nostr.build/42d8e731689a8daa34d6f03b71c955b8cade2e871ec1480ddc7216e8582e1fae.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1440&blurhash=%23QF6B%5EMxV%40ofocRot6Rkt6_4M_WAbFWDbEWEbEf9-%3DM%7Boba%23k9bFj%5Bfja%23%5E%2BWCWBofoea%23oeWCj%5B%25MoeR%25j%3FRlayWEfQjuxtWEWBazkAWCj%5Bf8j%40xaj%3FWEWBWCk9j%5Bj%3FWV&x=cd2665732ddbb8966a5fb930289fea52de3d36e5a168fe291b21c02c6172b03d https://image.nostr.build/2c8c2ac9eb997973cff99c846a5b3fadc3ac733ab2653a2ab90ae9772be0b837.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1440&blurhash=%235F6B%3A%3Fo0%3D-.9i%252ICozVt-%3B9kI%5ESjxwW%2BxuoZbXpu_2%7EUSjNGbbs%2Cfh%2539%25b%7B.7ohs%3DogVtRRf3xvNNNNtRoIRQk7oaxGtSo%7EV%7DRW%3Fa-%3At7WBS0kDNfx%5BoxIBIURPV%40s%3A&x=5524a78fa193e48c1fbf049f8e875eeddae31adc0cf3d2fc2eadc845cd5a3135 https://image.nostr.build/6fbaed4153ddbf6e1884318214bd16c3688768e2096e0632b62c20ef8c74a6eb.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1920x1440&blurhash=%23PG%5ByNo%23NaWBRkodWBoLWB_MjFoet6offkWCs%3AWB.8f9RkRjoLfioeoLWC%25gs%3Bxat6WCWBjsfQayozNHaeoet7ofofWEoetRogayWANGRkayoLfjsmj%5Boet7s%3AoeWCR*j%5B&x=1be6e0bf726c2e1cf02d0a079b6835a3fb098bc347e8b5dee08de8102d3d30f2 #gardening #nursery #greenhouse #grownostr

My sweet little cat just brought me the decapitated head of a rabbit she must have just killed. Is that good luck or a bad omen? This cat is the same size as a rabbit, and she's now killed two that I know of. The last time she dragged the whole bloody corpse into the kitchen through the open window. I guess I should be happy it was just the head this time.