kavery123.bsky.social (@kavery123.bsky.social) reposted
Florida only elects the best people! Nice job ensuring the burglar is able to access the bank!
kavery123.bsky.social (@kavery123.bsky.social) reposted
Florida only elects the best people! Nice job ensuring the burglar is able to access the bank!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
Harvest season! Except for the larger pile of tomatoes on the upper right, this was picked today. Beets potatoes beans eggplant tomatoes basil and buttercup squash. š± #vegetablegarden #veggies #harvest
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Could you site your source for what you heard?
brewens (@brewens.bsky.social) reposted
No regulation. No cyber security. No FTC. No Consumer Protection Bureau. Not to speak of anyway. When the first big heist coming? We're wide open. Who's gonna see their account cleaned out with no way to get their money back?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
You need to look closer.
Jaye (@jaybird54.bsky.social) reposted
Yep, he has stolen 10 years of our lives and it infuriates me and it breaks my heart. š¤¬š
dianainaquandry.bsky.social (@dianainaquandry.bsky.social) reposted
Local friends: Rally in Beverly EVERY Sat 11:00AM Odell Park AND Wed 5:30PM Ellis Square Weāve been at it since February Join us! Peaceful, fun, music š
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Great! Thatās how we started in Feb. We bring extra signs to offer to people to join us. We collect email addresses & send a weekly standout newsletter. We never miss a week. We got on FB. Now we have over 100 people every week. 160 last Saturday! Join our fb page for more ideas. HandsOff Beverly.
Ellen/Anjuli (@eternaldefiance.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
We do the same, every Thursday, in deep, red Cumberland, MD, from 4:00-5:00.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
? The count? It was 161!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
So many people came out today! It is inspiring and uplifting to stand with them for our country and the constitution. Stand with us every Saturday rain of shine at Odell Veterans Memorial park in Beverly MA for one hour from 11-12. Your voice matters even in a āblue stateā. #protest #resist #beverly
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
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stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Why do you pick them green?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
What is the colander for?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
One thing not to do is throw away those greens! They are the most delicious of all greens. Even if they wilt til they look like they are dead. Just put them in some cold water and they perk up perfectly!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Bastard.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
Has anyone ever seen this on basil before? It looks like a pot plant! š± #basil #vegetables #gardening #growingfood #herbs
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Who is Drew? Who is Alexis?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Not written by a Scot thatās for sure. They donāt call themselves Scottish. They are Scots.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Find a weekly protest in your area and get out on the streets. 50501 and Indivisible will show you where they are. Join the others. Show our numbers!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
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stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Find a weekly protest in your area and get out on the streets. 50501 and Indivisible will show you where they are. Join the others. Show our numbers!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Find a weekly protest in your area and get out on the streets. 50501 and Indivisible will show you where they are. Join the others. Show our numbers!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
I ate one. It was very good. Quite a different flavor actually.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
These are not the āDeliciousā tomato they were supposed to be. Anyone know what they are? They sure are pretty. #vegetablegarden #harvest #tomato š±
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Black works best but either will work. And cardboard works as well.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
I love these little buttercup squashes. They are so pretty. I hope they taste as good as they look.š±#buttercup #squash. #vegetablegarden
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
What is the plastic bag for?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Whatās growing on your trellis?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
Look at these pretty eggplant! #vegetablegarden #harvest #eggplant š±
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow. Thatās crazy. I have tons of braids and I donāt think theyāve ever bothered my harvest. They eat bugs though!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
What do you grow in them?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
What does it do? I have them everywhere and they donāt touch my garden.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Daily
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish I could get those little critters!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Been there. Learned it reduces your harvest for a variety of reasons. Now I space them. Not properly mind you but I give each two square feet.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Please explain. š
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Kind of a slow news day I guess! Haha.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Pepper gate???
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Iāve never had it. Iāll have to look up a recipe.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Iām so torn by MIG. I like so much about them but a few times Iāve gotten mismarked seeds. Thatās so frustrating. I havenāt ordered from them much so to have multiple issues is disappointing.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Good idea!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Did you get the SVB traps? They didnāt work as good this year as last year. I wrote the manuf to let them know the lure wasnāt as good. But the traps got so many SVB last year that it interrupted the lifecycle and there just werenāt as many this year. I donāt think they got into any squash. š
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
When you say soak, do you mean an egg or something else?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Is that one of mine? I donāt have the seed packs handy. Maybe the round one Iām thinking. If so, Iām looking forward to it based on your recommendation. Thanks!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
The eggplants are FINALLY fruiting! Canāt wait! What do you make with eggplants? #vegetablegarden #harvest #delicata š±
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
No. I stopped doing that years ago because I get so many tomatoes on the suckers. I was still pruning the branches that donāt fruit to improve airflow but I still had lots of diseased leaves. This year Iām not pruning those either. So far very little disease at all.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks! How much do you cook them before you freeze them? Iād blanched mine last year and then froze them. When I saw them they were mushy.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
#vegetablegarden #harvest #delicata š± starting to have to store these veggies now. Besides pickled beets, how do you store beets?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
Alex, chef and owner of Sala Restobar in Beverly Massachusetts comes out each week to give the protestors a bite of his tasty treats. Every Saturday from 11-12 at Odell Veterans Memorial park. #protest #beverlyeats #handsoff
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Massachusetts in the USA. I put these out early April.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
#vegetablegarden š± New cucumber and bean seedlings ready to go in the ground. Zone 6 in Massachusetts.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
#vegetablegarden š± Potatoes are almost ready to harvest. A few have been peeking above the soil. I think itās going to be a good size harvest this year. I harvested the first bag yesterday. Fingerlings. Got about 20 of decent size.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
#vegetablegarden #figtree š± The fig trees are growing like crazy! Theyāve doubled in size.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
š± #vegetablegarden The San marzanos are starting to turn.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Perfect.
Cory Booker (@corybooker.com) reposted
Tell it like it is, Senator Slotkin. Republicans will try to sell you a bill of goods when it comes time to vote ā but donāt forget that they chose to sell you out, and hoped you wouldnāt notice. op: @slotkin.senate.gov
Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) reposted
This is a SCANDAL: the Trump admin is basically stealing from families. Congress wrote the law directing money to support education for little babies. Trump officials are illegally blocking it. Democratic lawmakers need to ring the alarm bell and fight back.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
100%!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
For decades we have been told that all politicians are corrupt and greedy. Consequently we treat them terribly causing the good people in office to leave and very few good people to even consider running. So we get only corrupt and greedy people running for office with few exceptions.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
Whatās missing on bluesky is the reels that make you laugh your ass off. I still have to go to Instagram to get those. Could some funny people post some? Or is there a thread I am missing? š
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
I donāt know the answer to that. But have you seen the Millennial Gardener on YouTube? He grows peppers (and other things) and Iāve learned a lot from him.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
What does this mean? āTomatoes are gross?ā
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Not a hornworm. Not sure what kind it is though.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice job! What did you do differently?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Beauties!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
Despite the intense heat of this summer I have tomatoes! I think it may be due to the biweekly application of bone meal which help produce flowers. #tomatoes #vegetablegarden
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
At least you have a cellar. Better than the kitchen!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Experimenting with not pruning my tomatoes this year. #themillenialgardener says the wounds promote disease. Since I frequently have had diseases on my tomato plants I thought Iād give it a try. So far not a single diseased leaf. š¤š¤
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
More pictures of everything happy after the rain. #vegetablegarden
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
I have awful motion sickness. On scopolomine for years but side effects have gotten worse. Found this and gave it a try at sea for three days. Shocked that it actually works! Had to share to help others with the same problem. www.westmarine.com/reliefband-r... #seasickness #motionsickness
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
Pictures of my dry garden before heavy rains expected. I donāt have to water it much even though it hasnāt rained much. The raised beds retain a lot of water. I water the pots a few times a week. #vegetablegarden
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Your first three words make the most delish recipe. In my house itās called Italian style zucchini. Made it last night.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh! Ha! I just saw that it got changed to Oakland.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
On the left, that red oak leaf lettuce.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Thatās what I would do too.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks! I will!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Oakland lettuce is my favorite!
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry to say they look like goners to me. Can you do a second crop? Depending on where you live you should have time.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
What does the wrapping do?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks like one male, one female to me.
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
When will it stop?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Ive not had much luck with tomatoes in pots though I do a few every year. My raised beds and in-ground tomatoes are champs though.
orlandovonvegas.bsky.social (@orlandovonvegas.bsky.social) reposted
MAGAt moron Jennings called California a "Failed State." Yeah. Ummmm..........It just became the 4th largest economy in the WORLD, outpacing Japan. Data shows that, were California a country, its growth rate would exceed the US & every other nation in the world. 𤔠www.mediaite.com/politics/cnn...
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Ugh
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
As was Hillary.
Maca IglesiasšŗšøThank You, President Bidenšŗšø (@rotterdamvvg.bsky.social) reposted
Never forget that the same man who called the January 6th insurrection a ābeautiful day of loveā and refused to lift a finger for 187 minutes to stop the horror unleashed on our Capitol has deployed the National Guard to intervene in Los Angeles to āaddress the lawlessness in California.ā
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Whatās the chicken wire for?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
You look pretty far along. Where country/state are you in?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
6/14
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
Many of us our protesting regularly. Are you?
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social)
@gardening.cyrinne.dev garden is coming along. Not as quickly as some years but not bad. In coastal Massachusetts. #organic-gardening #vegetable-hardening
stropeano.bsky.social (@stropeano.bsky.social) reply parent
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