Category: Personal

Winter Sowing Adventures of (Almost Nursery) Scale

~ Local Leaf ~ 3 Comments

Oops. I ignored my fridge seed experiments too long and accidentally sprouted a bunch of them early.  I'm seed-snailing them along with several tree seeds, hoping they won't need more space than this until I can move them to the greenhouse in March. Early risers observed: Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis - pictured above), Wild Senna … Continue reading Winter Sowing Adventures of (Almost Nursery) Scale

The very personal downward spiral of crumpled butterfly wings

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I went to a therapy session right after our most recent Butterflyway planting, still wearing my giant monarch wings and Butterflyway Ranger t-shirt, excited to gush to my therapist about the morning I had spent with some of my Pollinate Aylmer peeps and two classes of kindergarten kids building little pollinator habitats at a local … Continue reading The very personal downward spiral of crumpled butterfly wings

Why am I doing this? Some TMI and personal shit resulting in a micro-nursery

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Why Localeaf? I have a few reasons. Not one of them is extensive horticultural experience or credentials, because really, honestly, I have none. Everything I know about plants and gardening I taught myself, mostly through trial and (a lot) of error.   Winter experiments growing rooting plants in fish water I have been growing plants and … Continue reading Why am I doing this? Some TMI and personal shit resulting in a micro-nursery