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Toad camouflage. I uncovered this fellow accidentally while moving plant pots around in the garden. Five minutes later, already burrowing in to stay cool. #americantoad instagram.com/p/Cg5N7ivvUM4/…

Who knows what food looks like anymore? Here is an abstract potato. #GrowYourOwnFood

Garden day. Here are some shallots

First spring poppy! New hobby, maybe. ift.tt/3boz3zj

Making the bread. #sourdough #sourdoughbread #homemadebread #makebread ift.tt/2IDRpja

It’s gardening season! In Vermont, in February. We had -22F here this morning. But onions, shallots and leeks are cozy under lights in the basement, at 14 days today. #growingonions #homegardening #februarygarden #vermontgardening ift.tt/2StqcWi

Sourdough sandwich loaf. Proud of this one, best to date ☺️ #sourdoughbread #sourdoughsandwich #homemadebread #schoollunch #luckykids ift.tt/2O2k0BR

Dark days mean baking, and today was sourdough, my first loaf in a few weeks. It’s fresh out of the oven and I can hear it cracking and popping faintly as it cools. And the wonderful aroma that’s filling the house... #sourdoughbread #homemadebread #homeb… ift.tt/37m2H69

Leeks, from seed!! 🌱 This was an experiment, and I admit I didn’t have great expectations. I started seeds in the basement around the first of February. Much later, after watching scrawny plants for half the summer, I sort of forgot about them. Then,… ift.tt/2nKSbUO

Frost warning tonight, the first real one this season. My very first pepper was almost ripe! Many weeks late according to conventional wisdom, but it’s been an odd summer. #sweetpepper #jimmynardello #gardenpeppers #vermontgarden ift.tt/2oDzzX2

Weekend sourdough. This one is an overnight recipe, which agrees with my weekend schedule! #sourdough #sourdoughbread #weekendsourdough #homemadebread ift.tt/31I5hRx

@wadesellers22 I would try that if I lived in a warmer climate...we also had frost two nights ago! Beans will just have to go in the freezer.

@BetweenThStumps I plant mine in two week intervals to extend harvest and not get blasted will all the beans at once.

I wait all summer for green beans...today, they’re ready. ALL of them. 😬 #greenbeans #growingbeans #septembersummer #vermontsummer #vtsummer ift.tt/30acFaE

I put the zucchini in a garden bed near the picnic table because I know zucchini is not a vining plant. What a cute pumpkin I have growing from that zucchini seed packet 😂 #seedswap #gardenzucchini #gardenpumpkins #vermontgarden #organicgardener ift.tt/30QQWlk

Swallowtail babies 💛 pleased to host these beauties on my dill plants! #swallowtail #swallowtailbutterfly #swallowtailcaterpillar #vermontbutterflies #vermontgarden #organicgarden ift.tt/2Zy0KDs

Red Sails, part of my second planting of lettuce, ready in a week or so! I try really hard to remember my succession planting plans (but don’t always succeed) This year: so far, so good. I’ll do a third seeding when this bunch is ready to eat. #redsails … ift.tt/2MINuFb

Garlic harvest 2019! This one is German Extra Hardy, with the biggest cloves and mildest flavor of the varieties I grow. This and German Red have proved to be foolproof and dependable. A new one for me this year: Nootka Rose, softneck and therefore less … ift.tt/2ZCa5XE

I’m doing a few things differently in the garden this year. Some of my experiments turn out well, others...anyway, this year has been a trial for no-dig, extra mulch, and leaving spent plants to flower. I usually pull my greens as soon as they’re ready t… ift.tt/2LIIQHH

Scarlet runner beans about to burst into flower. Fat long pink/purple mottled bean pods will follow. If you’re looking for a climbing ornamental or a fun vegetable for kids to grow, this is a good one! #scarletrunnerbeans #growingbeans #growyourownfood #… ift.tt/2YcrGUD