Made a crucial error that cost me my season this Fall. Used sterile soil but tried to save on mulch by using leaves from my backyard, ultimately introducing hookworms, aphids, etc. AND their eggs too! Use sterile mulches only! #gardening #organic-gardening

Ranunculus Elegance series and Cloni series are new to my growing this year. Can't wait for them to yield all they promise. #gardening #organic-gardening ##Floridagardening #flowers #bloomscrolling

My garden after storm last nite, hurricane Melissa #gardening #organic-gardening #containergardening

A wonderful morning to all. #HappyMonday #Bluesky family. Bless all y'all #goodmorning #lily #lilies #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #organic-gardening #Floridagardening

I was awarded a partial scholarship to Floret Farm's Flower Farming Workshop that normally costs about $1,000 and runs 6 modules but unfortunately I cannot participate. Floret is such a beacon of educational wealth wanting to see others succeed. I will reapply when offered next year #gardening

Big gardening day today I planted the presrpouts of succession 1 of Ranunculus & Anemone. For seeds, succession 1 direct sow of Night-Scented Stock, Clarkia & Blue Cornflower. Last, I soaked and laid in trays of vermiculite the 2nd succession of Ranunculus &Anemone. #gardening #organic-gardening

Starting to soak succession 2 for 4 hours, changing water ea hour, then set up pre sprout in 75° outdoors with little spraying to maximize root growth, minimize rotted, & get sprouts growing. Mixture of vermiculite and potting soil will be used. #gardening #organic-gardening #Ranunculus

When checking corm viability after storage, all gladiolus methods, which vary based on size, all begin with total removal of paper protection. Hot yellow corms meat told me under no uncertain doubts do I have Fusarium. An educational lesson. #gladiolus #organic-gardening #gardening #fusarium

Ordered from East to Grow Bulbs, another Milwaukee based Dutch bulb vendor, These Freesisas, bought as doubles and singles mix, then absent mindedly combined without discretion in these egg crate holes, are no longer securing the corms inside their sheath. Now, the corms or morsels have separated

1st week temps stay below 83° My 1st succession Ranunculus, Anemone, and Freesia get planted. I will split up my gladiolus corms to make 3 successions to last until the Spring 26 special cultivars arrive Best effort made on the Freesia and gladiolus corners. #gardening #gladiolus #organic-gardening

Checkersntodaybatbthebgroomers and afterwards, posing for the camera #dogsofbluesky

Today's progress: a 5th grow bags has a new sprout I found just 1" under the soil. The 2 largest dahlias are growing lateral stems at quite a rate, after 7 days of nothing happened following pinching them #gardening #dahlias ##organic-gardening

Today I learned the grow bags 3 weeks from tuber planting without sprouts yet have all rotted & remained soaking wet. I found 1 sprouts in 1 of the bags, but daily downpours that form puddles which act as moisture wicks for the grow bags has caused me to isolate the #gardening #organic-gardening

MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER, MAKE ME A MATCH!! ITS YENTA! #dogsofbluesky #gardening

Now with the vermiculite the consistency of a wet sponge rung out, both the larger bowl and square dish have Anemone corms and Ranunculus aviv and Tecolote Ranunculus corms pressed gently into it and covered with another 1.5" of vermiculite sprayed moist and lightly covered for humidity. #gardening

I'm really enjoying seeing the whole Lantana camara covered in blooms. Theyve become such a deep magenta now. #gardening #organic-gardening #Lantana #flowers #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

After 4.5 hours, the Anemone corm went from shriveled raisinette to looking like a spinning top. The Tecolote Ranunculus corms are nice and swollen. Now they sit and air dry for 2 hours before planting in vermiculite to pre sprout. #gardening #organic-gardening #Ranunculus #anemone #corms

Does anyone have a budget-conscuous way to organically rid Dahlias of leaf miners that burrow btwn my leaves,laid eggs, and their larvae are feeding? #dahlia #dahlias #organic-gardening #gardening #dailydahlia #organic #organicfarming #insectpests #leafminer

My bathroom is my temporary workspace. 5 glass bowls with water over them. I'm refilling the water every 45 minutes, as I have the extra rooting hormone to spare. #gardening #organic-gardening #Ranunculus #AnemoneDeCaen

My garden in the beginning of the season, today, 10/7/2025. I'm and UnGardener, that is gardening in September thru mid June with Summers off #gardening #organic-gardening #FloridaGardener #cutflowers #succulents #Agastache #Lantana #OrientalLily #ShastaDaisy #TrumpetVine

I also picked up a trick. 1/2 tsp of Rooting Hormone powder, the kind used for stem cuttings, and for each bowl of water used to soak the corms & they absorb the hormone really well. It helps a lot with pre sprout but also if just planting afterwards, its a ganechanger. #gardening #organic-gardening

In a 6" glass square 3" deep, I use 2" of moistened vermiculite to pre sprout the Anemone De Caen corms and Ranunculus corms. They get pressed 1.5" deep and covered by enough vermiculite only over each corm to cover their tops completely. I then moisten with a spray #gardening #organic-gardening

Soaking and pre sprouting my Ranunculus Mix, Ranunculus Cafe Au Lait, and Tecolote Ranunculus Picotee Mix, White. Red & Pink cultivars plus Anemone De Caen. This is 1/5 successive plantings, to begin 10/21 after pre sprout has finished #gardening #organic-gardening #Ranunculus #AnemoneDeCaen

My #dahlias thusfar to have sprouted in 7 gallon (and one accidental 5 gallon) grow bags. I decided to not label the cultivars to add to the excitement of what's going to greet me upon the opening of the 1st bloom. #gardening #organic-gardening #dailydahlia #containergardening #zone10a

Good morning Bluesky! Have a great Tuesday. #dogsofbluesky

Today's inspection found 2 newly sprouted dahlias, but these were planted last week (10 days ago) and I'm still waiting on some from as early as mid Sept. Some has been sprouting 2" at a time before I filled in the soil completely and I fear i smothered them. #gardening #organic-gardening #dahlias

Harvesting seeds from parts of orange Celosia plumrosa dwarf hybrid that didn't fall to the soil. The size of small poppy seeds, once flowers are fully crisp and dried, rubbing between fingers will separate then from flowers and stems. #gardening #organic-gardening #SeedHarvesting #Celosia

New delivery of cut flower seeds to direct sow starting Oct 15-Dec 30 using new 12" 4-soil blocker. These will make nice additions & fillers when they bloom simultaneously w/ my focal point flowers #gardening #organic-gardening #FloralArrangments #BouquetMaking #flowers #flowerreport #cutflowers

A beautiful macro shot of 1 of my Lantana camara plants in flower #gardening #organic-gardening #flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerreport #macrophotography #macro

Good morning Bluesky! Have a great day! #catsofbluesky

Beauty #macro ##macrophotography #flowers #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #gardening #organic-gardening #flowerphotograpy

A beautiful surprise in my backyard! #flowers #bloomscrolling #lilies #gardening ##organic-gardening

UF/IFAS Extension Orange Co. Master Gardener Volunteer Program application 2026 is open 9/29-10/12. 100 seats 2,300 applicants for 2025 Odds aren't favorable, but not only will I still try ‐ I'll remember how honesty and heart triumph over flash and pizzazz. #gardening #organic-gardening

@gardenopus.bsky.social would you like a tuber of, Dahlia 'Rebecca's World'? I have extras now or will have daughter tubers when my season ends in June, as im in Orlando 10a. I cant grow dahlias during the summer so they grow from September thru June.

Lilies growing in 5 gallon grow bag, 4 bulbs with 8 stems somehow. A bulb planted in the ground is already preparing to flower with 2 buds, which I used macro lens to zoom into. #gardening #organic-gardening #lilies #lilium #macro #macrophotography #ContainerGarden

Macro shots of Agastache hybrid 'Blue Bayou' Also known as Hummingbird Mint #flowers #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #gardening #organic-gardening #Agastache #HummingbirdMint #plantdad #macro #macrophotography #flowerphotogrsphy

@venetiajane.bsky.social would you be interested in joining an exclusive, intimate group of bluesky users passionate about plants and gardening who support each other and swap seeds, bulbs, cuttings, and such? This was a Twitter group. We'll only allow in members via attraction.

www.growingkindnessproject.org Use cut flowers to serve as a small act of kindness by freely paying it forward through bouquets for anyone who wants for free or a bouquet to a person whose in need of some love ❤️ #flowers #gardening #citflowers #GrowingKindnessProject

Macro shots of happy Lantana camara's in flower after a hard season that was 1 thing after another #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening ##organic-gardening #Lantana #flowerreport #macrophotography #flowerphotography

Pinched both dahlias. The fleshed out one got Pinched on 9/26 and the whispy one on 9/27. The whispy one still has 2 more stems growing out of the dirt but won't fill out--they're still pin-thin and the leaves are not flat at all. #gardening #dahlias #organic-gardening #floridagardening #zone10a

@sedakirkan.bsky.social I'd like to reach out and thank you for always being supportive of my posts. It means far more than you know. Happy autumn! 🍂

Lantana camara 'Bloomify Passionfruit' flowers as it rejoices returning to health after spider mites attacked all 3 pots. ♥️ #gardening #flowers #organic-gardening #bloomscrolling #zone10a #floridagardening #containergarden #lantana #macrophotography

From The Growing Kindness Project's Facebook Page. #flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #gardening #dahlias #inspiration #quotesky

Today's garden tasks: Plant 3 more dahlias in 7 gallon grow bags, using Bone Meal & Bulb Tone 3-5-5 Bamboo stakes to replace all temporary markers Fertilize with 2-15-15 as appropriate Water all grow bags as appropriate #gardening #organic-gardening #dahlias

A better view of all 8 lily stems growing from 5 bulbs in a 5 gallon grow bag. Odd but I'll accept the charges, operator!😁

The tuber has "RW" for Rebecca's World written on it in sharpie. The ziploc with vermiculite it was stored in says Verdy Glory. The plant tag has Lakeland Autumn on it. A true mystery afforded to the enthusiast, not a for-profit operation. I bet it's neither. #dahlias #gardening #organic-gardening

Dahlia tubers breaching soil surface at differing rates and sizes. Have until 9/30 to plant the remaining tubers and knowing me will wait until 9/30 to do just that. 😆😅🫠 #gardening #dahlias #dahliasfordiversity #organic-gardening #dailydahlia

I've hit the point where my excess stock of dahlia tubers and ranunculus, anemone de Caen, and freesia bulbs will have to be garbage (i have no compost bin) as I've been TOO successful keeping viable these from June thru September & November. I'd like to offer #gardening #flowers #organic-gardening

The 2023 USDA Hardiness Msp, most recent update, has at the top of the display a bar to enter your zip code and find a super zoom interactive map showing what zone your street falls in. Shown here my city has both 9b and 10a. Dark orange is 10a and upper left of the square is the small #gardening

Blood Banana now producing leaves as long as my fingertips to my shoulder. I wonder what is the reason for this drastic increase in leaf size? I hope the inflourescence upon which the red peel bananas bunches grow comes from i assume the root ball and not wait another year. #gardening #banana #Musa