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10/29/2026

Breaking news from the neighborhood...
Mama was spotted leaving the scene carrying an entire ice cream bucket, and three highly trained puppy officers were immediately dispatched.
Officer One stayed close to the suspect.
Officer Two monitored the bucket.
And Officer Three gave everything those tiny legs had.
Mama finally stopped, and the officers immediately surrounded the bucket for a very thorough inspection.
The contents remain unknown, and Mama is refusing to answer questions.

10/29/2026

🍂 Garden Tip for October: Don’t cut everything down this fall!

I know the temptation. Fall arrives, the flowers fade, and suddenly we want to make every garden bed perfectly tidy.

But some of those healthy stems, seed heads, and fallen leaves are still doing a job.

🐝 Some solitary bees use hollow or pithy stems for nesting.
🐦 Seed heads can provide food for birds.
🍂 Leaf litter gives insects places to shelter.
🌱 And many native bees actually nest in the ground.

I’m still removing diseased plants and cleaning up finished vegetable plants. But the healthy perennial garden? I’m letting parts of it stay a little untidy.

Come spring, I’ll cut selected stems back and leave some stubble standing for future nesting sites.

Turns out a garden doesn’t have to look spotless to be healthy. 💚

Would you be willing to leave part of your garden messy for wildlife?

10/29/2026

What’s on your October garden to-do list?

A. Clean up garden beds
B. Plant garlic
C. Plant cover crops
D. Mulch with leaves
E. Plan for next year

Comment your answer below.

October may look like the garden is winding down, but a lot of next year’s success starts with what we do right now.

10/29/2026

Your garden has makers… and takers. 🌱

Legumes like peas can partner with nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their root nodules, bringing new nitrogen into the system.

Tomatoes and most other garden crops can’t do that. They depend on nitrogen that’s already available in the soil.

And even cover crops have different jobs. Legumes can bring new nitrogen in, while crops like cereal rye can catch and recycle nitrogen that’s already there.

That’s the N in N-P-K.

Did you know legumes could do this?

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10/28/2026

Ran my errands. Came home. Got ready to work on our soil videos.

Finally looked down.

Two different shoes. Apparently, we both had places to be. 😂

What’s something you didn’t notice until you got home?

10/28/2026

Last time I told you: you don't buy good soil. You feed it. So… with what?
Plants mostly ask for three things — N, P, K. Nitrogen for green growth, phosphorus for roots and flowers, potassium for strong stems. And here's the part I like: I don't start at the store. Leaves, grass, kitchen scraps — the store sells you what your yard gives you for free.
What questions do you have about feeding the soil? Ask me — I'll answer it.
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10/27/2026

Yes, you can still plant a hydrangea in fall.

I planted this hydrangea tree at the end of October, and the biggest thing I watched was planting depth. The hole goes wider, not deeper, and I kept the top of the root ball slightly above the surrounding soil.

I also used mycorrhizal fungi directly on the roots, backfilled with my native soil, watered deeply, mulched, and left the pruning for late winter or early spring.

Are you still planting, or are you done?

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10/27/2026

Everything in the garden starts with the soil.

Here’s a simple test you can try today: grab a handful of slightly moist garden soil and squeeze it.

Does it hold together and then crumble when you poke it?

Or does it behave more like…

🟫 Brownie
💨 Dust
😬 Glue

It’s not a complete soil test, but it’s an easy way to start observing what’s happening underneath your plants.

I’m working toward feeding the soil I already have instead of automatically reaching for another bag from the store.

Try the squeeze test in your own garden and tell me what you get: brownie, dust, or glue?

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10/26/2026