Tumblr (3.0; @ferociousgardener)http://ferociousgardener.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3trdfLmO11ql6896o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Well hello, Mr. Toad. Welcome to the garden!</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/22840345813http://ferociousgardener.com/post/22840345813Fri, 11 May 2012 09:34:36 -0400toadgardenamphibianwildlife<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3t6jifmTe1ql6896o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There’s something downright magical about starting a plant from seed and then getting it in the ground. Grow, Jericho Romaine- grow!</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/22778787100http://ferociousgardener.com/post/22778787100Thu, 10 May 2012 10:01:03 -0400lettucevegetablegardeningseed starting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3t6bfbUXL1ql6896o3_500.jpg"/><br/> Seed starting in the basement<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3t6bfbUXL1ql6896o1_500.jpg"/><br/> 4 yards of topsoil, 5 yards of compost<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3t6bfbUXL1ql6896o2_500.jpg"/><br/> 6 new garden beds<br/><br/> <p>Seeds started, dirt delivered, and more raised beds built. So many good things to share from the Ferocious Garden this season. What are you excited to try this year?</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/22777580203http://ferociousgardener.com/post/22777580203Thu, 10 May 2012 09:18:00 -0400gardeningspringmichigan<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m152b1KTR71ql6896o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>First round of starts ready to germinate! Hopefully they sprout quickly - this unusually warm spring is fantastic, but has me feeling a few weeks behind schedule.</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/19574500539http://ferociousgardener.com/post/19574500539Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:42:36 -0400gardeningsproutsstartsspringweather<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m11uypWoR61ql6896o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A good early showing from the garlic. Makes me happy after a very strange winter!</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/19511013444http://ferociousgardener.com/post/19511013444Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0400garlicgarden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m11us13RrM1ql6896o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Spring!</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/19474689180http://ferociousgardener.com/post/19474689180Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:07:13 -0400<p>I&#8217;m planting a few more herbs this season. Looks like a great project - maybe even to give as gifts?</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://52weeksproject.com/post/18767836616/tea-bags">52weeksproject</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Time</strong>: 2 hours</p> <p><strong>Materials</strong>: Loose leaf tea, coffee filters, sewing machine, paper/scissors</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzo4xvuGC91qhd20d.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzo4y7bYz21qhd20d.jpg"/><br/>1. Cut two identical rectangles from the coffee filters.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzo4yhXPS81qhd20d.jpg"/><br/>2. Stitch three sides then fill the bag with tea (1 tsp should be enough— make sure your tea has space to expand)</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzo4ytDkIA1qhd20d.jpg"/><br/>3. Sew the final side, fold string/yarn in and staple.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzo4z5B1aV1qhd20d.jpg"/></p> </blockquote>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18901881361http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18901881361Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ecp5oVuc1qlswhxo1_r3_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I just <a href="http://strangecow.com/post/18700131416/homemade-sushi-tonight-easier-and-cheaper-than">made sushi</a> for the first time the other day, and now in the next few weeks I’ll have some seedlings who need fertilizer. Looks like a perfect use for some of our left-over nori!</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18847734783http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18847734783Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02ajsM1Qd1qhajdgo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://oldboychoi.tumblr.com/post/18524569788/notquitehippie-some-stuff-i-learned-to-make" class="tumblr_blog">oldboychoi</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://notquitehippie.tumblr.com/post/18384065963/some-stuff-i-learned-to-make-seed-starting-a">notquitehippie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://notquitehippie.com/learned-tricks-when-starting-seeds/">Some stuff I learned to make seed starting a little easier. </a></p> </blockquote> <p>he! last year i didn’t bother to label anything and confused myself into circles. this year will be different.</p></blockquote>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18791097374http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18791097374Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m07kr3kCOV1qhajdgo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Love the info graphic. We don’t have many deciduous trees around the Ferocious Garden, so I’ve definitely been considering other options for this coming year.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://notquitehippie.tumblr.com/post/18550015124/woke-up-to-an-infographic-this-morning-about">notquitehippie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Woke up to an infographic this morning about COMPOST! Yay!! Compost!!! via <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/which-composting-method-is-best-for-you-infographic-helps-you-decide.html?campaign=th_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+treehuggersite+%28Treehugger%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">Treehugger</a></p> </blockquote>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18726880494http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18726880494Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:02:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m060o8A2Rg1r0lpsto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m060o8A2Rg1r0lpsto2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://farewell-kingdom.tumblr.com/post/18499636353/postcarden">farewell-kingdom</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.postcarden.com/about/">Postcarden</a></p> </blockquote>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18662989363http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18662989363Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0862lGMUT1ql6896o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Why hello, Spring bulbs! I knew you were down there somewhere.</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18606854252http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18606854252Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0500daffodiltulipgardeningbulbsspring<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzfxjz3e9J1qbceu9o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is incredible. But I would so knock it over.</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18552458848http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18552458848Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:28:49 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw5d9cOtKj1qzk3i4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wallacegardens.tumblr.com/post/18437315676/urban-graffiti-forest-sam-javanrouh">wallacegardens</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span><span class="given-name">Urban graffiti forest, Sam</span> <span class="family-name">Javanrouh, photographer, flickr.</span></span></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://chutjereve.tumblr.com/post/18434059840">chutjereve</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wildmuse.tumblr.com/post/331020034/jenclone-treeroots-trees-on-the-wall-by-wvs">wildmuse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://jenclone.tumblr.com/post/330955598/treeroots-trees-on-the-wall-by-wvs">jenclone</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://treeroots.tumblr.com/post/330884696/trees-on-the-wall-by-wvs">treeroots</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Trees on the Wall, </p> <p>by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wvs/" title="Link to wvs' photostream"><strong>wvs</strong></a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18551776484http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18551776484Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:00:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzwr8mSc5g1qmuo8lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Food for thought as you plan this year’s garden.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hopingtohomestead.tumblr.com/post/18194657236/how-buying-heirloom-seeds-defends-our-habitat-from">hopingtohomestead</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1><a href="http://offbeathome.com/2012/02/heirloom-seeds"><strong><span class="title">How buying heirloom seeds defends our habitat from invasion</span></strong></a></h1> <p><strong><span class="title"><br/></span></strong></p> <h2><em>There are three types of seeds gardeners or farmers might use:</em></h2> <ol><li><em><strong>First Generation</strong> (F1) is a hybridized, patented, often sterile line of crop which can’t propogate further seasons on its own. </em></li> <li><em><strong>Genetically Modified</strong> (GM) seeds have been fiddled with in a lab to allow combinations of genes not possible through breeding — some lines of corn use information from cold-water fish to make themselves more frost-hardy, for example. </em></li> <li><em><strong>Heirloom seeds</strong> are where it’s at. These varieties are allowed to pollinate naturally, with traits only selected for by generations of breeding. They might have been developed quickly in the last 50 years, or proudly tended and passed from generation to generation since the Civil War. </em></li> </ol><p><em>Most of the seeds on store shelves are F1. A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto">multinational</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Hi-Bred">corporation</a> owns the rights to their genes, and it is in the best interest of the companies making these breeds to control their bloodlines, lest consumers find themselves with a more affordable/fertile product to spend their money on. Not that home gardeners are that much of Big Ag’s market share, but it still matters. </em></p> <p><em>Seed banks work to preserve biodiversity. Maintaining biodiversity means ensuring our ecosystems continue to host millions of species with billions of genetic variations, and this is especially important in the time of vast <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoculture">monocultures</a>. Larger gene pools prevent organisms from species-wide destruction, and result in specimens less vulnerable to disease, climate change, and predators. </em></p> <p>[<a href="http://offbeathome.com/2012/02/heirloom-seeds">more at link</a>]</p> </blockquote>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18494934788http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18494934788Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzubu77xxS1rq9jdzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cool idea! If I was in your part of the world I’d definitely pick one up and find it a good home.</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://guerrillagardenermillbay.tumblr.com/post/18123959518/please-cultivate-these-sunflowers-become-a">guerrillagardenermillbay</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Please cultivate these sunflowers. Become a Guerilla Gardener in Millbay and help to regenerate our area. </p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18437985025http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18437985025Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:04:06 -0500guerrilla gardeningsunflowersfreecommunity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz48d7IdId1qbvslyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz48d7IdId1qbvslyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thelovemachinebyjulie.tumblr.com/post/17311358055/o-succulents-how-i-adore-thee">thelovemachinebyjulie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>O, succulents!  How I adore thee!!</p> </blockquote>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18380008979http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18380008979Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00grqZWxQ1ql6896o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It may be too soon to plant and too soon to build new garden beds… but it’s never too soon to stake out where things will go!</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18322721857http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18322721857Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:33:26 -0500gardeningplanningwinter<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lww4trXMy41r4i7syo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Fantastic.</p>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18315256920http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18315256920Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:00:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzsvi5qqex1qm65e7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sweet greenhouse. I’d enjoy one of my own someday, but for this season I may see what I can do with a cold frame.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://batesnursery.tumblr.com/post/18071345528/heather-bullard">batesnursery</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://heatherbullard.com/portfolio.php">Heather Bullard</a></p> </blockquote>http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18249906663http://ferociousgardener.com/post/18249906663Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500