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Krait ([personal profile] krait) wrote2024-03-13 09:29 pm
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Gardening is a Fandom

I've been caught up in gardening, AKA "dirt fandom," lately, though I can't actually do much yet except prepare things. I've dug a hole where the bean plants will go, sprinkled a few seeds of hardier sorts into the wildflower bed (we're not past the frost date here yet, so most of my seeds must wait a while longer), rearranged some pots, added soil to a couple of low spots, and - I confess - made three separate online plant purchases. Oops? :D I ought to make a list of everything I've ordered, so I don't avoid duplicates.

On the Actual Gardens rather than Garden Prep side of things, I have been enjoying my 15 gloriously purple hyacinths, planted last fall, which have been blooming for a week now and make stepping out of the front door a delightful experience for the nose. Of course, I ordered 25; wonder where I planted the rest of them? XD One's a pot out back, but the rest I haven't spotted yet. This is the downside of ordering a heap of bulbs and then scrambling to get them into some kind of dirt - any kind of dirt - before it gets too cold to dig!
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[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith 2024-03-14 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
>> I've been caught up in gardening, AKA "dirt fandom," <<

*laugh* I like that phrasing.

If you haven't already found it, check out [community profile] gardening. For wildlife gardening, [community profile] birdfeeding is also an option.

>> I have been enjoying my 15 gloriously purple hyacinths<<

Yay!

>>wonder where I planted the rest of them? XD One's a pot out back, but the rest I haven't spotted yet. This is the downside of ordering a heap of bulbs and then scrambling to get them into some kind of dirt - any kind of dirt - before it gets too cold to dig!<<

I have flowerbeds and gardens, but I also like naturalizing bulbs so I have something to look at over much of my yard.
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[personal profile] a_natural_beauty 2024-03-17 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you've been gardening again! That's a lovely feeling! Good luck with your future projects!
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[personal profile] tabacoychanel 2024-03-17 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
i also just joined "dirt fandom" this year, vamos
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[personal profile] tropicsbear 2024-03-18 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)

You're going to get surprise hyacinths!