A tray of compost, freshly planted with autumn broad beans — now we wait. I’m running a little experiment to compare autumn-sown vs spring-sown broad beans. Will these early starters thrive? Time (and temperature) will tell…
#BroadBeans #AutumnSowing #GardenExperiments #SeedStarting #HomegrownFood

I have one that's made it from spring til now & it pushed out the smallest flower. If it makes it thru the summer I'll be shocked & I'm leaving it to see if it does. #gardenexperiments

Milkweed buds with yellow aphids, white flies, and ladybug larva.

Closeup of ladybug larva and aphids.

Aphids and other eggs and larva.

Milkweed is an aphid magnet. However, aphids are mostly on the milkweed, not on my grapevines, tomatoes, peppers, blackberries, etc.

I left them alone rather than hosing off the aphids and now I have ladybug larvae and white flies.

#milkweed #ladybugs #urbangardeing #gardenexperiments

The hydroponic tower is up, running, and ready for plants!
Water is flowing, everything’s holding steady, and I think…it’s going to work!

I can’t wait to start planting! Seeds have been started in rock wool.

#AdventuresInBotany #Hydroponics #Aeroponics #3DPrintedGarden #GardenExperiments