I was tending to the garden, when I heard flapping right above my head. I almost didn't see them through the low hanging braches.
I told my husband to knock on the neighbors door and let them know their sticky traps caught two birds.
They didn't answer, so we went ahead and released them. The first one you see in the video only had a wing stuck and flew away as soon as my husband got it loose.
The 2nd bird's legs, wings and face were all stuck. My husband didn't think he would make it.
It took a little while, and a little oil, but I got him free. He can't fly, he lost too many feathers from trying to free himself.
Birds are important. Balance is important. Please use humane traps outside.
#wildlife #nature #birds #garden #gardentok
Another trip to the Arizona Worm Farm...🪱
They've been letting me study their system and their soil for my soil science class!
#foodforest #permaculture #growfood #foodsovereignty #homestead #farm #farming #soil #ecology #worms #earthworms #regenerativeagriculture
Between all the perennials and plants that reseeded themselves, this mini food forest is already off to a good start!
Most of these seeds are sprouting right up through the woodchip later without any trouble.
#garden #gardening #perennials #perennialgarden #permaculture #foodforest #growfood #seeds #seedsaving #gardentips
I'm a biiig fan of cuttings, clones, dividing roots, grafting all the methods of plant propagation && sharing! 😅😏
#plants #gardening #garden #gardening101 #gardeningtips #gardentok #cuttings #propogation #growfood #share
My website is rough...I'm not a professional web designer or social media guru and this is far from the creative writing style that I'm most comfortable with.
But this is something that I can do today. I can share a little bit of information that might make a difference to someone. I will continue to add to this information as my journey in ROA progresses.
If you need more customized information and a personalized walk through of how to get started, I offer in person (Phoenix area) and remote consultations.
#foodsovereignty #growfood #garden #gardening #homestead #gardentips #farmtok #agriculture #regenerativeagriculture
It's also very common for male flowers to appear well before you spot any female flowers.
Its like they're signaling to the pollinators, GET READY!
#garden #gardening #flowers #pollination #gardentotable #gardentips #gardenconsultant #growfood #nowyouknow #squash #cucumbers #watermelon
I stayed making this candy all last summer!
My watermelon are sprouted up and I can't wait to make more batches of this SUPER sour deliciousness.
I suck at writing down recipes, but I can tell you I literally used the entire watermelon.
So however much juice you get from yours is how much you gotta use😅🤷🏾♀️
I used a 1/2 cup of organic cane sugar and enough malic/citric acid to make me go 🤤🤤🤤😖
For the sour sugar mixture, I really tested my limits... and it was glorious. So do what feels right, just don't burn off your tastebuds 😅
I think 2 cups of sugar to 1/2 cup of malic/citric acid (combined) might be close. But consult your own tongue🤗
#watermelon #watermelonrind #watermeloncandy #recipes #trythis #fypage #vegan #candiedfruits #healthycandy #sweet #sweettooth #sour #sourcandy #sourwatermelon #candiedwatermelon #summergarden #zone9b
We added 5 Celadon hens and a Tibetan roo!
They're giving the chicks a run for their money😅
#quail #chicks #peckingorder #backyardbirds #gamebirds #gardening #foodsovereignty #growfood #poultry
Why does it look like someone just casually strolled by and sprayed weed killer in my herb garden!?
I really need to process the implications of this...IF someone did do this, we're obviously gonna have a f**king problem, but I'm a problem solverrrr!
#gardening #gardentok #herbgarden #weedkiller #foodsovereignty #blackgardenerstiktok #zone9garden #passiveaggressive #fightme #problem #problemsolver
Stinknet aka Globe Chammonile! How did you get here? Ya invasive plant ass ain't supposed to be here!
On a more serious note...
As a gardener who plans to one day to play a role in our agricultural/local food
systems, I've been wondering as of late, what the future of permaculture and
regenerative agruculture looks like from an Indigenous perspective.
We pull invasive plants from our yards, but technically also plant them in our gardens. Some things end up naturalized
and some things go on to cause great harm. It's a delicate balance, and as land
stewards its our obligation to uphold it. I thought this would be much simpler....🫠
#invasive #weeds #plants #invasiveplants #nativeplants #plantnativeplants #arizona #zone9b #zone9bgardening #gardening #gardeningtips #stinknet
Stripes likes to keep a close eye on the quail babies.
#cats #fatcats #cutecats #chicks #quail #cuteanimals #cuteanimalsoftiktok #meow
Baby Quail Things.
They eat a lot.
They poop a lot.
They poop where they eat...A LOT!
#quail #chicks #babyquail #babybirds #cuteanimals #smallanimals #hatchlings #fyp
