u/BugLate2506

So I received a patch I've been trying to get for months. I measured prior and apparently didn't do my homework on this because it will overlap onto a seam area when I sew it on.

I feel like if I trim the bottom corners in, I'll lose out on some of the artwork, but also am concerned about sewing into my vests seam and having a terrible time.

Should I trim it, sew into the seams, or just use white thread and see if it blends in on the vertical sides?

Censored with my hand because original post was booted.

Snapped a couple videos of these guys at last weekend's show 5/16/26 🤘

A snippet from last weekend's show 5/16/26 🤘

I've recently purchased 2 Top Hat blueberry bushes (larger was from a local nursery, smaller from an online retailer).

Both are settled into new pots with acidic soil and will be getting netted in the next couple days (we have intense suburban pest pressure, please ignore the wild setup).

For brown leaves should I let them fall naturally or just prune back any that don't look great? I don't want to stress the plants by doing too much all at once.

Looking for something to do this Saturday night? Come jam to some cool bands and show some support for our Michigan music scene at the Sugar Bowl. 🥣

$10 Cover

Doors at 7pm, music starts at 8pm.

I'm a newbie to growing peppers, but picked up two absolute beauties locally today. Repotted in 2 gallon pots from starts, with pro mix and granular fertilizer.

I'll likely be growing them in 5 gallon buckets as they mature.

I grow a myriad of other fruits, veg and cut flowers in my raised beds but these will be containers only due to my zones unpredictable weather as of late. (6a)

Any advice is welcome. 💚🌶️

Has anyone tried to grow these/eaten them? I spied some absolutely gorgeous starts and have never seen variegated leaves on a pepper plant before. I'd love to have one in a pot to try but I don't want to have my heart broken if they're super finicky or don't taste great.

Since I moved 3 years ago and lost my DIY wall trellis I've been dragging my feet about how to get my queen situated properly again. She's been lazily trailing across my craft area and I've been letting vines do their thing(1st photo). Today I finally untangled the vines, and got everything a bit more orderly(2nd photo).

6+ years going strong with this plant and I just love my pothos so much. 💚

My significant other hated how unorganized looking my beautiful pothos looked while trailing out of her pot...So I made sure my marble queen could SLAY in my SO's face each day instead. 🌿💃

Each year I grow a lot of strawberries and raspberries in my garden. My friend dropped by a few weeks ago to borrow something for a home project and was absolutely gushing over my (currently small) patch of strawberry starts.

Our families are very close and they and their kids love our homegrown strawberries, raspberries, and veggies.

I recently had a birthday and she gifted me a little strawberry harvest holder. I feel like she's more excited about this season than I am, and I'm touched by the kindness.

She is not super garden savvy, but I'm trying to think of ways I can brighten her July birthday a bit. I'm thinking maybe a small gift of potted runners she can try her hand at them? They always get lots of small harvest baskets of extras during the season but I want her to feel special.🍓

I have two Supertom hybrids that are about two and a half weeks old. All variables for planting time and depth, seed source, lighting, water, soil (generic cocoa seed start), are the same. One has developed trichomes and the other has not. Neither has true leaves yet.

They cannot go outside fully yet as the weather in my area (5b) has been very cold and unpredictable, with some days/nights as low as freezing and 75-80° sunny days peppered in. They got some nice weather and protected exposure outdoors for a few hours here and there.

I have a different variety as well (beefsteak) that is shorter but developing true leaves, no wild trichomes.

Does earlier trichome development indicate a stronger/weaker seedling at all? Is it irrelevant? I'm pretty new to tomato growing and I love learning all the little tidbits.

I grew cucamelon (mouse melon) last year for the first time and am sad I only took one photo.

It produced SO many tiny, delicious cucumbers I had to gift to all my friends and family for salads.

I am debating on growing it again but it was super unruly and I was slightly overwhelmed with how much it produced. 💚

Friday night and no plans? Night owl with anxiety and too much caffeine but can't jam out at home without upsetting your neighbors?

Bring a friend, or just yourself! Hang out and enjoy some metal and punk rock music and drinks tonight at Mulligans. 🍻

Doors at 9, music at 10.

So we're going through some oddball weather in my zone, excuse the state of some of my plants. I was wondering if anyone uses/recommends using risers(sorry if this isn't the right term) for their plants when they begin to fruit?

I have some new seascape strawberry crowns I've added to my established beds. I tend to get huge leaves and lots of berries, but between the birds and bugs, it seems I end up with a lot of insect issues as it gets closer to ripening for my berries. I see a berry that's ready, turn it over and there's little chomps from bugs.

I have started being more diligent about using Diatomaceous Earth and have some improvement, but I wonder if caging the plant a bit around when fruits form would help keep them from being as accessible to the soil dwelling bugs along with the DE?

edit to add I'm also companion planting, painted rocks, pinwheels and faux snakes are the bird repellents