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Richard Rollinson
activity timestamp 5 days ago
The weather is still a little too cool and windy for my liking, but #BeetBear and I could wait no longer. All the squashes and cucumbers got set in the ground today. I covered them with the white plastic totes to protect them from wind, cold, and pests. They'll stay covered until conditions improve and/or they outgrow the totes.
#gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#zone6b
@gardening
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He is also holding a garden rake over his shoulder. In front of him, in the ground, is a set of six Sunburst squash plants. The plants are nearly the size of BeetBear.
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He is also holding a garden rake over his shoulder. In front of him, in the ground, is a set of six Sunburst squash plants. The plants are nearly the size of BeetBear.
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He is also holding a garden rake over his shoulder. In front of him, in the ground, is a set of six Sunburst squash plants. The plants are nearly the size of BeetBear.
A large garden plot measuring 40x120 feet (12x36 meter). In the front can be seen three rows of white plastic totes that are covering butternut squash, cucumbers, and yellow squash plants. There is a clump of six plants under each tote. In the back is another row of totes covering the zucchini plants. Various neighbor's houses in the background and in the distance, the hill on the other side of the river. Overcast skies.
A large garden plot measuring 40x120 feet (12x36 meter). In the front can be seen three rows of white plastic totes that are covering butternut squash, cucumbers, and yellow squash plants. There is a clump of six plants under each tote. In the back is another row of totes covering the zucchini plants. Various neighbor's houses in the background and in the distance, the hill on the other side of the river. Overcast skies.
A large garden plot measuring 40x120 feet (12x36 meter). In the front can be seen three rows of white plastic totes that are covering butternut squash, cucumbers, and yellow squash plants. There is a clump of six plants under each tote. In the back is another row of totes covering the zucchini plants. Various neighbor's houses in the background and in the distance, the hill on the other side of the river. Overcast skies.
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking to the right of the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. In front of him is a red and blue plastic wheelbarrow containing a 4x6 inch (100x150mm) black plastic seed tray. In the seed tray are six squash plants, each larger than BeetBear. In background is the base of a greenhouse wall and some grass.
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking to the right of the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. In front of him is a red and blue plastic wheelbarrow containing a 4x6 inch (100x150mm) black plastic seed tray. In the seed tray are six squash plants, each larger than BeetBear. In background is the base of a greenhouse wall and some grass.
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking to the right of the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. In front of him is a red and blue plastic wheelbarrow containing a 4x6 inch (100x150mm) black plastic seed tray. In the seed tray are six squash plants, each larger than BeetBear. In background is the base of a greenhouse wall and some grass.
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My Joan Private Idaho 馃拹馃樂
activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
Hang on - whaaat!? "Plants can 'hear' bees buzzing and serve up more nectar when they are nearby, scientists have found. Amazingly, they can tell the difference between a bee鈥檚 buzz and that of a non-pollinating insect such as a wasp."

馃槷 That is AMAZING.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/plants-produce-more-nectar-when-they-hear-bees-buzzing-scientists-find

馃尲馃悵

#Plants#Bees#Pollinators#Gardening#Insects#Botany#Entomology

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Richard Rollinson
activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
Seems that SOMEONE (probably a chipmunk) decided it would be a good idea to get up on the greenhouse bench and start pilfering newly planted corn seeds. Have now replanted missing seeds and covered it all with fleece. ALSO, #BeetBear got all the cucumbers, yellow squash, zucchini, and butternut squash seeds planted in trays today. We ended up covering all that with fleece, too. And so we progress馃榾
#gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#zone6b
@gardening
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He has a small rake leaning on his right arm. In front of him are three black plastic trays containing a total 16 small seed trays filled with potting mix. Each seed tray has a wooden marker indicating what is planted in each tray. There are 4 trays each of yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash and cucumber. A patch of vegetable garden space can be seen in the window behind him..
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He has a small rake leaning on his right arm. In front of him are three black plastic trays containing a total 16 small seed trays filled with potting mix. Each seed tray has a wooden marker indicating what is planted in each tray. There are 4 trays each of yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash and cucumber. A patch of vegetable garden space can be seen in the window behind him..
A ten inch tall (25cm), light brown teddy bear in green overalls sits looking directly at the camera. His name is BeetBear. He is holding a beet in his right paw. There is a bunch of beets embroidered on the bib of his overalls. He has a small rake leaning on his right arm. In front of him are three black plastic trays containing a total 16 small seed trays filled with potting mix. Each seed tray has a wooden marker indicating what is planted in each tray. There are 4 trays each of yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash and cucumber. A patch of vegetable garden space can be seen in the window behind him..