Fuzzy Wuzzy Check In! 🐛
Checking in the little Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar that we covered before the March blizzard. (Becomes the Isabella Tiger Moth, Pyrrharctia isabella) 🦋
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome
#fuzzywuzzycaterpillar
#IsabellaTigerMoth
Solar Power with Battery Backup!
🌞 Use what You Generate
🌞 Pay Less to Energy Companies
🌞 More Resilient to Severe Weather
(& fluctuations in fossil fuels prices)
Storms are:
⚡️More frequent,
⚡️More severe,
⚡️More damaging!
Reliable energy supply is Essential!
#InviteNatureHome
#solarpowered
Happy St Patrick's Day! 🍀💚
One of our favorite holidays! 😉
Our yard has:
Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis stricta),
a native wildflower
& Dutch White Clover (non-native).
Can you spot the Differences?
Wishing you Good Luck 🌟
Today & Everyday! 🍀💚🍀💚🍀💚
#invitenaturehome
#4leafclover #oxalis
March Blizzard! ❄️
Winter wasn't quite done in Minnesota (yet)!
We went from sunny & 60F (15C)
to 14in (35cm) of Snow & 10F (-12C)
With winds of 50mph (80km/hr)! 🌬❄️
Mother Nature is Always makes the Rules,
We just have to adapt! 💙🌏🌍🌎💚
#invitenaturehome
#marchsnowstorm
#coldstratification
Cold stratifying seeds on patio table with standing wildflower stems, fence, & blue sky in background.
Calm Before the Storm! ❄️
🌬 High Winds last night of 50 mph (80 km/hr) with Gusts of 75mph (120 km/hr).
❄️ Predictions of up to 24 in (61cm) by Monday morning.
🥶 Temperatures could drop to -7F (-22C) next week.
Are You Ready?
#InviteNatureHome #coldstratification #midwestweather
Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata)
Bush's Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe bushii)
Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
It's Starting! 🌱
1) Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata)
2) Bush's Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe bushii)
3) Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
4) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
What have you seen coming up?
#InviteNatureHome #springiscoming
#nativewildflowers
Solar Results February 2026! 🌞
February Highlights:
⚡️ Export to the Grid > Import to Home
⚡️ 91% Self Powered from Solar + Battery
Curious about Solar? 🤔
Just Ask! 😄
Or Check Link in Bio ✅️
We're not Solar Installers,
Just Solar Supporters!
🌞⚡️💛
#invitenaturehome
#solarpowered #solarpanels
February Snow! ❄️
Some of Minnesota got more than 24in/ 61cm.
Most was Hovland at 39in/ 99cm! ❄️
Our official total was 9in/ 23cm.
This was a heavy snow.
Please be careful, watch your back!
Stretch, take your time, & rest when you need.
🤗
& Enjoy the Beauty! ❄️💙
#invitenaturehome
#Snow #snowfall
Happy New Year! 🎉
Thank you to Everyone! 💝
Our Wish to You & All ~
🌱 All the Seeds Sprout 🌱
Gardens are Bountiful 🍅
🌻 Filled with Flowers 🌼
🐞 & Pollinators are Plentiful! 🐝🕊🦋
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome
#gardensnotgrass #foodnotlawns
#pollinatorfriendly #pollinatorgarden
Happy Solstice! 🌚🌞
Celebrate the Winter season!
❄️💙🥶💙⛄️💙
Nature is resting right now.
Remember you need to rest as well!
😴💝🤗💝☺️💝
Enjoy! 💚
& Happy New Year! 🎉
#InviteNatureHome #gardensnotgrass
#winterinterest #wintersolstice
Gratitude! 💝
Thank You to
💚 All the Creatures Big & Small
💙 Mother Earth for all Her Gifts
💝 All who
Inform, Inspire, & Encourage
This Community! 🙌
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome
#gardensnotgrass
#foodnotlawns
#pollinatorfriendly
#pollinatorgarden
#ecosystem
Chop & Drop Okra! 💚
Make soil in your Garden!
Okra stems are very thick, you could Chop them into smaller bits, & they would make soil by Spring. We feed ours to the resident Bunnies! 🐇
The leaves will break down easily.
Enjoy! 💚
#InviteNatureHome
#gardensnotgrass
#foodnotlawns
The Garden has Voted! ✅️
Vote for people that believe Climate Change is Real! 💙🌏🌍🌎💚
Climate Change affects Everything:
📈 Crime goes up
🌀 Supply Chains are disrupted
🛒 Disruptions cause shortages
🌾 Crops fail
🐮 Livestock suffers
All of the above cause Prices to go up! 💸
#invitenaturehome #vote
Black dog on stone wall with trees & Lake Superior & Split Rock Lighthouse in the background.
Happy National Black Dog Day! 🐾💝
National Black Dog Day is celebrated on October 1st to raise awareness for the fact that black dogs are disproportionately overlooked for adoption in shelters. 💔
We Love our Black Dog! 🖤
#InviteNatureHome
#nationalblackdogday
WHOOO is this? 🦉
Listen to this screeching! 😱
Note: We are Not Ornithologists!
(Or wildlife photographers!) 🤣
Merlin app says Barred Owl.
Let us know what you think! 🤔
#darkskyinternational
#InviteNatureHome
#owl #barredowl #ecosystem
youtube.com/shorts/_cJ6P...
Succession planting Radishes on a rainy day! 🌧
Don't like raw Radish?
Try Roasted Radishes!
✅️Link to Free
"Radishes are Radical"
For the Recipe & other Radish uses! ❤️
www.invitenaturehome.org/radishes-are...
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #radishes
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass #seedsaversexchange
Solar Power with Battery Backup!
🌞Use what you Generate
🌞Pay Less to Energy Companies
🌞More Resilient to Severe Weather
Storms are:
⚡️More frequent,
⚡️More severe,
⚡️More damaging!
Reliable energy supply is Essential!
Links for Solar Info!
blue.mbsy.co/3bnqdd
#invitenaturehome #solarpower
Tromboncino Squash! 💛
We are excited to try this new-to-us Squash variety! It can be used as a Summer or Winter Squash.
-Raw
-Seamed/ Baked/ Roasted/ Sauteed
-Soups
-Pasta
-Roast the Seeds
-Blossoms are Edible!
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass #raisedbedgardening
Radishes are Radical! 💝
Think you don't like Radishes?
We get it!
They can be too spicy
or hot
or have too much "bite". 😬
Check out Baked Radishes!
www.invitenaturehome.org/radishes-are...
You will be Amazed! ❤️
Enjoy! ❤️
#InviteNatureHome
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#radishes
Flowers Blooming in Northern Minnesota! 🌼
Visit the Devil Track Wildflower Sanctuary in Grand Marais! It is a Beautiful walking trail along Devil Track River. 💙 Supported through your Donations!
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #deviltrackwildflowersanctuary #nativewildflowers #grandmarais #minnesota
Monarch Butterfly! 🧡
& June Solar Results! 🌞
June had some Clouds & Humidity,
So used more AC! 🧊
Also charging PHEV. ⚡️
Act NOW to Take advantage of Federal, State Rebates! 💰
Or Costs get even Higher! 📈
Are you curious about Solar? 🤔
Just Ask! 😄
#invitenaturehome
#solarpowered #solarpanels
Happy Solstice! 🌞🌚
& Happy Pollinator Week! 🐝🕊🦋
Plant Pollinator Friendly!
& See Bees, Birds, & Butterflies!
Dragonflies & Fireflies, too! 🐲⚡️💛
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #gardensnotgrass #pollinatorfrindly #pollinatorgarden
#happysolstice #happypollinatorweek
Orioles & Solar! 🧡💛
We are happy to host another Oriole nest! 🧡
Running on Sunshine! 🌞
Our PHEV is powered by our Solar System.⚡️
All while being Net Off Grid since February 2021!
🌞⚡️💛
Curious about Solar? 🤔
Just Ask! 🙋♀️
Enjoy! 💛
#InviteNatureHome #Orioles
#solar #solarpowered #PHEV
Beets are the Best! ❤️
✅️ Beets are Easy to Plant!
✅️ Beets Grow Quickly!
✅️ Every Part of a Beet is Edible!
✅️ Beets Freeze Well!
✅️ Beets are Great for more than Salads!
Do you want to know More? 🤔
www.invitenaturehome.org/beets-are-th...
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #beets
Asparagus is Awesome! 🌱
✅️ Shoots can grow 10in (25cm) a day!
✅️ Perennial (ours are 15+ years old)
✅️ No maintenance
(Just wait 3 years after planting to start harvesting)
✅️ Keep harvesting, just snap at base!
Enjoy! 💚
#invitenaturehome #asparagus
#ageofaquarius #letthesunshinein #thefifthdimension
Bunny Troubles? 🐰
It's Bunny nesting time for us! 🪹
We discourage nesting by:
✅️ Filling in the holes
✅️ Let them eat "sacrificial" tulips, & clover
✅️ Closing gaps wherever they can get into
Enjoy! 💚
#InviteNatureHome #bunnies
#raisedbedgardens #vego_garden
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
Happy National Gardening Day! 🍅
Best Wishes for Successful Garden Season to all! 💚
It is Amazing what a tiny Tomato seed can do! 🍅
#invitenaturehome #Gardening
#tomatoes #pollinatorfriendly
#raisedbedgardens #ecosystem
Happy World Water Day! 💙
Water makes this Planet unique in the Universe!
Minnesota is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"
Water is important to us!
💙🌍🌎🌏💚
💧Stormwater Management
💧Conserving Water
💧Protecting Water
Celebrate Water! 💙
#InviteNatureHome #Water #worldwaterday
#stormwater
Native Wildflowers bring
Pollinators for our Garden!
🐝🕊🦋
Every year we start more seeds,
plant more seedlings,
& transform more yard
to Feed ourselves, Pollinators, & the Planet!
💙🌎🌏🌍💚
YOU can do it too! NOW is the time! 🌱
#invitenaturehome #gardensnotgrass
#nofoodwithoutpollinators
Harvest 2024! 😋
Best part of #foodnotlawns is
Eating Fresh Food!
🍅🍓🥔🌶🫑🫛🧄
We freeze or dehydrate Everything.
Bonus: our Solar System powers the
Fridge, Freezer, & Dehydrator! 🌞⚡️💛
How can we Inspire You to start Growing? 🌱
#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#harvest
