Last year I shared with you all that as a middle-aged Midwestern white dude, I was ecstatic to be apart of a Mexican families Christmas tamale list. I'm even more pumped to be a recipient again. Chicken cheese and jalapeno steamed to perfection. 🤙🔥

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17 years ago I took my girlfriend to the shedd aquarium after her prom. today we took our daughter to the aquarium turns out the park is still there..... feels ✌️

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Even through all the smoke in the air, these lilies in my yard are stunning 🤙

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These have been in the deep freezer for every bit of 5 years unopened. You better believe I'm putting these puppies on the grill 🤙

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my customer gifted me a hand made Japanese weeding sickle. what a wonderful piece of kit to add to my bag. I'm a gardener for her property ✌️

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this is old man buster. he brought me a mouse at 3am and licked my nose to tell me breakfast was served

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3 years in the making but wigs 4 kids has a donation on the way. Hated almost every second of long hair but I'm proud to be a hair farmer 🤙

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my wife just tossed me a whole bag of tamales that a coworker hand makes every year for Christmas gifts. I am so happy right now ✌️

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Guardian of my sunflowers. She was busy last night

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I grew this, I baked this and we ate this. Vertically grown sugar pie pumpkin 7 gallon container

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I am eating porksicke off a giant grill at a carnival. Life is Bueno 🤙

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Snapping turtle emerged this morning. Muck still wet on its shell but still totally motionless as it's body heat is low. By dinner time it will be a full strength murder machine. Totally metal

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I was honored to park next to this car at the children's petting zoo today 🤙

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The inside of an old pinball machine

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Found my t-rex Christmas sweater to wear to my daughters first Christmas recital. I'm so jazzed ♥️🤙

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the giant crimson is an extinct heirloom variety resurrected from an 87 year old seed packet. only available at MI gardener limit 2 5 seed packets per customer. I know some of you wait for these releases. still in stock as of now

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Cart 1 of 2 . Walmart tagged them a $4 😁

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everyone, it's pickle season! I want to start a thread for everyone to share their favorite pickle recipes. it's all about community and coming together ✌️

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I love it when a plan comes together. poles free from a fence company disposing them. plastic pallets $2 craigslist. 30 bucks and screws and I'll have a three tier plant rack capable of 200 plus plants

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What do you guys think of my new garage buddy? He scampered out from under my work bench. 🤙

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Ntd. Time to transform into a ninja turtle🤙

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This is princess spicy claws. She's giant at only 7 months old and she politely requests she not be moved from this bean bag chair 🤣

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Psa to all my northern climate growmies: now is the time for year where big box stores are taking down the inventory they tried to forget about. It's frozen solid but as my wife always says it'll do Pig. it'll do. Go forth and pillage 🤙

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It's tradition to make beef stew in my family when the first cold weather hits of the year. 85f last week now into 45f. While I don't much care for winter. I love me some beef stew🤙

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Neighbor with the grudge trying to shut down the world's tiniest Nursery. Still vibing and high-fiving 🤙

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I was looking for a good way to make sure I'm not confused for a conservative in my truck. 👍

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Anyone around Chicagoland that wants to impromptu help with my greenhouse today I'll grill meat of your chosing :)

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read a coffee table book

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Just acquired these pumpkins from a customer that wanted them thrown away for the season. If I take the seeds from these will they grow like this or do they need Cross pollination ? Cheers

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when your safe food appears to be going out of stock

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I think this is my favorite color variety this season

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Psa to my seed starting friends. All you need is 5,000 lumens and between 4000-5000k color spectrum to grow all the way until the go in garden. $11.19 ea at Menards right now

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All right my growing friends, everybody has their own special weird piece of equipment that is just perfect. mine's a watering turtle. what's yours? Don't be shy I want to hear the crazy this is a safe space lol ✌️

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people ask; duck dad, why are your tomatoes so healthy and strong? punk rock, duh

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I love this tree. It was struck down the middle by a microburst and I just happened to know an arborist. He inserted giant Frankenstein bolts and strapped the canopy. 7 years later healed over and stunning in the fall

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Herding the quack pack by tricking them with their own shadows. Ducks follow the leader

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I posted my rain barrel last night and a lot of people brought up only being able to use tin roofs so I pulled my post before I gave people bad information. I went and checked with my roofer. my roof is brand new and 80% of modern asphalt roofs are safe for rain barrel collection. Good looking out✌️

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This kid loves pickles. Happy as a clam When she found the first batch waiting for her this morning

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I'd like to share this photo from my garden with all of you. I hope it brings you the same smile ✌️

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the amount of cobwebs in this totally active barn

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I'm really excited about this habanada pepper. It's a sweet pepper with the flavor of a habanero. I would love to start doing heatless hot pepper varieties just to play with flavors

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Couldn't get a banana up there for scale but I would say this is the size of four to five rugby balls. Must be tough as nails to handle our 45 mph fall winds

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duck Dad's getting his soil on. 12 bales out of 50. One step closer to starting my plant nursery that's been 3 years in the making ✌️🤙

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my wife and I planted 1400 different flower bulbs in a space right in the center of our bare yard. it should explode with color and it's finally staring now ✌️😎

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Any other night gardeners considered a delicacy by the bloodsuckers? Best 30 bucks I ever spent

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It was a very rough year for potato quantity but what we do have is delicious. For me, I've never tasted store-bought potato that was even close to home grown. Olive oil , Sea salt, garlic powder , onion powder , jalapeno powder

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just opened tithonia. my favorite ✌️

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orange peach and orange habanada peppers. thinking a sweet salsa? 🤔

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poor peppers went 43 days no sun and cold then boom 85 and straight sun. makes them tough ✌️

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I have discovered perpetual food! my ducks ate red tomatoes in the spring. pooped into my rose bed and are now eating the tomatoes as they grow! I call it the ole poop & plant ✌️

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do you even car garden?

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Started growing my hair from a buzz cut at the beginning of the pandemic to donate to wigs for kids. I can't wait to get rid of it (for a good cause)✌️

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is it salsa yet? 🍅🌶️✌️ over 400 plants and counting

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everyday closer and closer to salsa. tomato tunnel for the win! smells like summer ✌️

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I hope mini blue popcorn is goth enough

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Happy Saturday picking up a few rain barrels before breakfast Even though at 11° F rain is impossible. One of them is going on the gutter My plants are thirsty the other I'm going to fill with water and put it in the greenhouse to act as a heat sink so that I can move in quicker✌️

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chocolate cherry sunflower working on blooming but I think it's stunning like this✌️ oc

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One of my favorite tulips. It's like it glows in the sun 🤙

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Hank hill has it all wrong. Mowing lawn WITH drugs is way better 🤙

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Which one of you cowboys out there living on the edge

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I have decided to invest in my first pair of professional pruners. I had no idea what to expect but let me tell you something they feel incredible

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piece of duct tape melted on the back of my drill from the heat outside today. every release is so sticky

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this is my daughter's art table outside. the orange paint has been there a week. she noticed the hot pepper was the same color and left it there. I found it after a rain yesterday and it's stunning. looks like the color is melting off the Helio pepper. I'm going to frame this ✌️ ND family

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Tiny spoon tomatoes. Hundreds of these little ones

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the most perfect strawberries I have ever grown [OC]

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I know it's considered an invasive species in North America but it is stunning this time of year

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Anyone with ducks knows they are messy drinkers. Every winter I try to figure out a way to cleanly keep water in the Quack Shack never happens. This year I think I have something. Storage tub on the bottom concrete mixing tub with holes on top. Straw around it is dry after night 1✌️

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might be the best photo of a flower I have ever taken . 1400 bulbs planted and coming up great ✌️ enjoy

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This is the warm hug a 90's kid like me would love to drive. Almost as good as the guy in my area with a perfect Scooby Doo mystery machine

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Look out boys! He's crepuscular

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Nice rainy Saturday My pest control team is reporting for duty

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New beds mean more work. I'm starting to know why farmers had 10 kids lol.

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cheap lunch meat is over $10 a pound here. 3 lb of chicken thighs 6 bucks. grilled and shredded tacos for the week. Italian sweet peppers from the garden. inflation has made me look at food choices differently.

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I got a pepper problem that can only be solved with MORE LIGHTS!!!

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Even after 11 years this dude still finds new ways to be strange

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I am Jazzed to share this orange jazz tomato with you all. this variety will give you giant orange 2 lb tomatoes all day long. great for salsa and juicing✌️

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My daughter went to look for the quack pack out the window and said oh no duckies are sleeping look at the camera they heard her from in the house and would like to express they are most certainly not sleeping and want out lol

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Planting heirloom blue popcorn from my personal seed stock. The top will be the seeds i selected for this year 🤙

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heard this little lady losing her mind. huge red tail hawk was going for her. I scared it and she hung out right next to me for a long time ✌️

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The smile is real. starting a small nursery it's impossible to not use plastic and every penny counts but thanks to a local coffee roastery, I have a hundred burlap coffee sacks to help me get started. people helping people is what life is about ✌️

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I was given this by a wonderful Turkish man whom spoke no English other than this Turkish it's delicious, what is it? ✌️

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my 3yr daughter wanted to pick flowers from our garden for mommy. I asked if she was having fun she said picking flowers with my best friend daddy. totally teared up✌️

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Sunday fun day. I know that when I come on this sub there are tons of opinionated creative people. This is my new to me composter. I have a friend that can paint anything. I feel the obvious is R2D2 but not my style. I also dig Mario tube with flower . What do you all see when you look at it?

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Finally selling my city car and picking up the sweet little truck and pocketing the difference. I'm going to miss my farm Volkswagen but pretty excited to load full pallets 😂

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filling trays out in my new grow shed for the first time. so much effort to get to here. now I get to work 💪 1000 pepper seeds getting planted tomorrow

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say what you will but I like that home Depot puts black Friday sale stuff out before the holidays. couldn't put the $ into a Milwaukee but for $198 out the door, this packout will do nicely with some modifications. it's well built and sturdy

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The gills on the underside of a mushroom O.C

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Huge find in the back of the Attic this morning. I hate the guy who owned this house before me but 4 excellent old windows are perfect for my greenhouse build. I squeeled with joy not ashamed lol

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shrink-flation has hit royal oak firestarter. these are my favorite but they are at least 30% smaller. $2 more a pack 😮‍💨

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I did my final plant sale of the year. I have about 60 plants that will be donated and 20 super hots. I'm not soliciting sales, just want my super hots to go to a cool home. Anyone in the sw burbs of Illinois can have them 🤙

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$18 dollars at home Depot tool only. How could I not?

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any of you make a quick calculation of how pissed your significant other is going to be if you make one of your must-have purchases in the moment? I give you 10 ft puking ghost

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Just one section of plants going to sale tomorrow 🤙

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Without these critters, no flowers. Can we allow some bee pictures from time to time?

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these stunning sweet bonnet peppers

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Last week potatoes, this week tomatoes. Need tunes here's the plan. We make a playlist. Keep it simple. no bullying the jukebox rule) 1 or 2 songs per person so everyone can shape the playlist. No debate , no judging just pure music collaboration. Playlist in comments let's have fun

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Whoever the idiot was that planned back-to-back plant sales less than 24 hours apart from each other deserves a kick in the nuts. How does one kick oneself in the nuts 🤣

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Now to play everyone's favorite party game: will it all cram into a Subaru Forester 🤣

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I am not a tall man but mammoth sunflower coming in nice 🤙

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I need the power of the internet. So you homestead folks have watched me grow my tiny Nursery over the last couple years. Maybe I've even helped you. I have a very specific ask please and thank you

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Some call me lazy....... I think I'm just patient. Green onion time

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Thank you harbor freight for super cheap shade cloth. I am running out of space and need to take advantage of this sun for hardening off. 1 hr and $90💪🤙

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Mammoth.Sunflower seeds ready for next season. I'm only in a half acre suburban lot but my driveway is 290ft long. I just might line the driveway up and down because I can :) I'll still have plenty left over to share

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One of my favorite features of being ND is my creativity of my hands. This is a template I'm making for a height chart for my daughter's birthday coming up. I'm pretty pumped on it

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Big day today ND fam, going to frame out the roof today and order my roof panels😬. Imposter syndrome went hard on me with this part. Ever put something off for weeks because you think you are going to mess it up? I have been task avoiding like crazy. Feel slightly more confident today

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Templates for a height chart I'm making for my daughter's 2nd birthday. A giraffe and acacia tree. Anyone ever sell stuff like this? Going to do it on 3/4 MDF painted really fun. No idea what I would charge but I love making this stuff

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you guys like your salsa hot 🌶️🌶️🌶️?

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not my first choice by any means but at that price I'll take.... 16 ✌️

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My impulse purchase from last year is actually leading out! One of those frankenstein apple trees. I have no expectations for this thing. More a wonder what's going to happen grow lol

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can't a guy eat a bratwurst in peace?

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I'm a new drummer with a very small budget. I'm sure it's not great but for $99 usd I'll be able to go brrrrrrrrrrrrr soon and that makes me happy ✌️

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First flush from my mono tub was just about 6 oz dry. Poor dehydrator didn't stop since Thanksgiving. Was not prepared for how fast they were fruiting. Calm before the next flush✌️

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Strawberries are still going strong. Best looking berry I've picked all year.

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30 days until i start 720 pepper plants indoors for the 23 season. it's like waiting for Santa

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My kiddo peed in the big girl potty like a champ! Buzzing right now. Sherbet party at 930pm✌️

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The utility tarp has served me well for winter construction but time to get the clear roof on tomorrow to really get this greenhouse moving. Super pumped right now for my friends to stop calling it a she shed.......

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My new to my 2006 Silverado. 150k milles and strong as a can be. Sold my $20k VW with only 40k miles. Very happy with my decision 🤙

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The neighborhood has now collectively started calling me Duckman started by this neighborhood girl. Her name is Sky she is 9 and hilarious. Her dad told me she ate 2 cayuga eggs in one sitting.thats like 4 chicken eggs lol

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Very happy day to get the greenhouse roof on. Can't wait to get the black rain barrel in there to see how much heat I can keep in. Closer every day to filling it with plants. I may plant a welcome potato just because I can ✌️

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mom & grandma inspired my love for gardening. She never had a garden of her own. Always used pots that had to be moved. She retired early because she was scared of getting covid (worked in healthcare) and wanted to be here for my daughter. Times are tough but she deserves a garden of her own

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25 year strings player. always a drum fan. I hear you all have things called rudiments. I love punk and metal. what are the first rudiments I should learn? ✌️

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first time growing Mexican sour gherkin cucumbers they look like tiny little watermelons I love them

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grew our first birdhouse gourd. going to paint it with kiddo for grandmas Christmas present. hope someone moves in this spring ✌️

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Hey duck dad, where you get those trays that fit the cups so perfect? One trip to the home Depot disgard racks 🤙my wife said it's like my birthday 😂

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The girls decided that laying out in even colder temps with more snow wasn't as enjoyable as fresh straw and heat lamp in the quack shack. Can't say I blame. Pampered ducks

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Fall gardening is fun but overwhelming. This was just where I gave up

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Should have made it 39ft

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Hey everyone! Good news! We can just quit ADHD! And for 65%off

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Projection? So strange the fixation on pedophiles of all things.... Like yeah guy don't think they have many fans but you dedicated your tailgate... I just don't get it

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The sunset after a giant storm and the symbolism of getting a positive medical diagnosis today 🤙

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Pumpkin experts, When these things go on clearance for 20 bucks because no one spends 80 bucks on a pumpkin, is it worth buying for the seeds? I've never grown anything bigger than 20 lb field pumpkins

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Super cool color pattern on this Tabasco plant from Mike's Peppers

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Could not make my trusty old five and a quarter die. Going to put her out to pasture because how can I turn down $100 for a brushless saw and two for amp hour batteries with a charger?

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Tango and the quack pack united against the amazon lady

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This snapping turtle emerged from hibernation this morning. I'm super grateful to stumble across this with my daughter 🤙 what are the odds?

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Started my sugar rush peach nice and early this year so I'm already getting some orange in 5a 🤙

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cleaning out my shed thought you guys might appreciate these 15-year-old beauties 🤙

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My beautiful variegated Tabasco jigsaw cross seem to have stalled out with the heat. Harvested to encourage another crop. Shout out Mike's peppers 🤙

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it wouldn't be growing in Chicago without the day and a half of consistent 26 mile an hour winds with 60 mile an hour gusts while I'm trying to start sensitive plants hardening off. she'll hold I know she will ✌️🌶️

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it's so easy to forget the thousands of years before modern day. I haven't had my hands in the soil in a while but it's like coffee for my soul ✌️

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The wave of snow hanging over the roof edge

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my first ever home grown cantaloupe. yard to table, I'm buzzin! ✌️🌞

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Mixie has made it through its first 750 cups of soil and dozens of trays of seed starting mix. Best money I have ever spent 🤙

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The largest led Santa In the United States. 1of 3. 18500 leds, 35 ft tall 6.5 tons. $300,000

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need to empty as many super hots and hots out of the seed tray as possible. 1000 tomatoes to plant next 2 weeks. small diy nursery

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Duck Dad's favorite cost savings tiny nursery hack. These are just a fraction of my free nursery pots from my single local grocery store garden center. I'll have hundreds of perfectly sized props per cycle. Easily 4-5 uses per pot before they fall apart. Every penny counts and it's super sustainable

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I placed the pumpkin as it was growing on top of this plastic landscape pot. the weight pulled it down and it grew into the pot. totally going to try to make a shaped pumpkin next year

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