u/Bebe_Yaga_

She was orginally scooped by Animal Control as a feral, but after they spayed her and clipped her ear, it was plainly evident that this girl was not made for the streets. Shelter estimated that she's 4 years old.

We picked her up on Friday, and though she is still a little skittish, she's relaxing enough to show us her true self. And evidently, she's a complete ham! She loves to stand next to you and make biscuits on the carpet while looking up at you. She's also SO food motivated and hungry.

With my last elderly cat who passed at 16 in February, we were fighting to get her to eat ENOUGH. It feels so weird to now instead be wondering to myself if Pepper needs to be put on a diet haha.

I have never done any sort of printmaking before. This sub kept getting recommended to me and the idea of making a print based on an old little illustration of mine has been rattling around in my brain for weeks. Today on a complete impulse I stopped into a local art supply store here in Chicago. The owner was super nice and set me up with some beginners supplies. I had so much fun making this! I am already planning my next projects.

Hello good folks!

I am in zone 6a and just found out this last weekend that after more than THREE YEARS on a waitlist for a spot at a nearby community garden, my time has finally come. I have been skipping around ever since.

The plot I have been given is a raised bed (about 3 feet tall) and it is 4 feet by 8 feet. Itty bitty, but I am determined to make good use of the space.

My plan for the space is for 3 tomato plants (2 cherry, 1 larger heirloom variety), 1 poblano pepper, 1 jalapeño pepper, 3 genovese basil, 2 marigolds, 1 zucchini, 1 pickling cucumber, and as many radishes as I can cram in the middle. I'll transition to beets for the fall. I am thinking that the cucumber and zucchini can sprawl down the side of the raised bed. Who knows if that would actually work.

Across from my plot is a fence that, based on some snooping on Google street view from 2 summers ago, people have had success growing vining green beans on, so I am going to replicate that.

I've drawn up a mockup of a layout. I have grown all of these herbs and vegetables before when I lived in Ohio growing up, but just not so close together.

I fear that I am flying too close to the sun, and I need someone to talk some sense into me. Is this a realistic layout for such a small space?

Pic 1: the garden bed (this is two plots side by side, so I would have 1 half).

Pic 2: my proposed layout

Hello good folks!

I am in zone 6a and just found out this last weekend that after more than THREE YEARS on a waitlist for a spot at a nearby community garden, my time has finally come. I have been skipping around ever since.

The plot I have been given is a raised bed (about 3 feet tall) and it is 4 feet by 8 feet. Itty bitty, but I am determined to make good use of the space.

My plan for the space is for 3 tomato plants (2 cherry, 1 larger heirloom variety), 1 poblano pepper, 1 jalapeño pepper, 3 genovese basil, 2 marigolds, 1 zucchini, 1 pickling cucumber, and as many radishes as I can cram in the middle. I'll transition to beets for the fall. I am thinking that the cucumber and zucchini can sprawl down the side of the raised bed. Who knows if that would actually work.

Across from my plot is a fence that, based on some snooping on Google street view from 2 summers ago, people have had success growing vining green beans on, so I am going to replicate that.

I've drawn up a mockup of a layout. I have grown all of these herbs and vegetables before when I lived in Ohio growing up, but just not so close together.

I fear that I am flying too close to the sun, and I need someone to talk some sense into me. Is this a realistic layout for such a small space?

Pic 1: the garden bed (this is two plots side by side, so I would have 1 half).

Pic 2: my proposed layout