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- 1Southern Minnesota gardener checks compost bins in early October●Reporting on the compost bins in the first days of October. It’s southern Minnesota. The vegetable garden is still growi
A gardener in southern Minnesota is reporting on their compost bins in the first days of October. The vegetable garden is still producing, so the bins are waiting for the big seasonal top-up of autumn material. A soil thermometer reads 60 F (15 C), described as relatively normal for this time of year, and the runner ducks are part of the setup.
- 2Garden season ends with last eggplant and pepper plants shredded▼I'm pretty sure this concludes our garden waste shredding. This was the last of the Aubergines (eggplant) and green bell
A gardener reports the end of the season's garden waste shredding, with the final aubergine and green bell pepper plants cut up and added to the compost bin to break down into mulch for next year. With the beds now cleared, the next step is taking soil pH readings ahead of the new planting season.
- 3Raccoon Portrait Marks Raccoon Appreciation Day●Raccoon Greetings for Raccoon Appreciation Day! This is a portrait of a former neighbour who showed up at my back door l
A Toronto artist is celebrating Raccoon Appreciation Day with a portrait of a raccoon that used to visit her back door, apparently to check on a relocated compost bin. The image, turned into a print, is winning warm responses online, with the artist quipping that Toronto belongs to the raccoons and they merely let people live there.
- 4Gardener finishes first section of DIY 40-gallon bin project●first section done! the bin is about 1/4 full. (I think it holds 40gal?) # poolpond # greenhouse # apple # gardening # b
A gardener on Mastodon reports completing the first section of a DIY project involving a large bin, roughly 40 gallons, which is now about a quarter full. The post is tagged with poolpond, greenhouse, apple and gardening, suggesting the bin is part of a backyard water or compost setup tied to a greenhouse and apple harvest.