#sunflower seedlings

[orangedogsquad]

Some good gardening supervisors!

[lake-lady]

Embracing my plant goth vibes (growing sunflowers and pumpkins and having long dark hair) 🖤🌻🥕🍄

[semprvivum]

marigold and red yarrow seedlings 🌱

[dictionaryhoarder]

Aw come on man, you're better than this

I say to my potted sunflower seedlings, which are once again flopping over rather dramatically

[maggot-baggage]

I been gardenin

[crossf1recreat1ons]

I haven’t announced it on Tumblr, but in the past 6 months, I have been developing my own series called Drake Savers, where a small group of people create a definitive encyclopedia of dragons through various passions.

Here’s my drawing of Seedling (Sunflower Dragon) and Ivy (Human) admiring the sunset

I had a lot of fun coloring it in with markers and I really like how it turned out. I should do more drawings like these in the future ^^

I used a sketchbook by Master’s Touch, Microns for lineart, Ohuhu Markers for coloring, and a single Crayola colored pencil for shading

I definitely should share more Drake Savers content lol

[ghettogardener]

Quick little photo update on the mini greenhouse seeds that I planted a week ago.

The Goji berries, White Strawberries, and Echinacea plants have not grown at all, so no new pics to post. I am so excited to get this season going!

03.31.23

[mbat]

i cant stop thinking about the vampires singing about grief

[farmerstrend]

The Mama Kitchen Garden Project: Transforming 24 Million Villages through Smart Farming

Discover how Kenya’s Mama Kitchen Garden Project is transforming rural communities through smart farming, empowering women and youth, and boosting food production. Learn how the Kenyan government is promoting sustainable agriculture by leveraging technology, solar energy, and water management to develop 24 million kitchen gardens. Explore the role of the Mama Kitchen Garden Project in…

[imthefailedartist]

🪴Baby's First Garden🌻

The plastic keeps in the moisture.

So I've decided to take up gardening. By gardening, I mean investing too much of my fragile grasp on life into some seeds and dirt in hopes that them living will give me something to live for.

I've planted Chives, Basil, and Parsley. My thinking is these are so simple to grow that I can't possibly fuck it up. Well. . . I must be that one dummy.

So I did what youtube gardeners said, and it was kind of working. Then I took the plants outside when I thought the sun was out to warm them, and my white chive buds turned brown (it was still cold outside). I brought them inside, thinking I'd killed them. Then I saw a flower. But it turned black. But then more brown buds poked through, and then I saw some green too. That's how chives are going.

The Basil and Parsley, planted together. The basil final started showing some green. The parsley, however, nothing. I'm hoping it'll grow, too.

The day before the basil started showing, I did smaller redos of basil and chives, just to see if I had fucked up so badly the first time. I guess I didn't need to do that. But hey the more the merrier. I should've done the parsley, but the seeds need to soak overnight and I was too eager.

Feeling confident, I went back to Target today and happened upon cute little seedling kits for 1 dollar each. Sunflower and Lavender (Daisy, I didn't buy). Hopefully, those grow. I have to buy a bigger pot for these, but I've a few weeks wait. I'm going to get some more so my niece and I can grow them together.

Wish me luck because if these don't grow, I've got nothing.

[cognitivejustice]

Tending a garden is about as hands-on as climate solutions get. On a basic level, putting plants in the ground helps sequester carbon. Vegetation can reduce stress and tension for the humans around it, and it provides habitat and sustenance for pollinators and other wildlife. Gardens can provide spaces for education, and, of course, sources of food. But the act of designing and planting a green space serves another, more metaphorical purpose: It gives the gardener agency over a piece of the world and what they want it to look like — and a role in conveying of all those aforementioned benefits.

That’s the premise behind Wild Visions, a challenge launched in the DMV area (that’s District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, for the uninitiated) in January. The project invited university students to design gardens with all sorts of visions and themes, then bring them to fruition this spring with native seedlings from Garden for Wildlife — an offshoot of the National Wildlife Federation.

For every plant the company sells, it donates one to a community project, said campus engagement lead Rosalie Bull. This spring, around 2,000 went to Wild Visions.

“We’ll be creating in total nearly 6,000 square feet of new wildlife habitat in the DMV,” Bull said. “And that’s just this year. We hope to do it year after year.”

In Bull’s view, this project has a distinctly solarpunk framing — celebrating a literary genre and art movement that conjures visions of a sustainable future, where nature is as central as technology. Although part of the goal was to get more native flowers in the ground, the challenge also hoped to “activate the solarpunk imagination,” and let students offer their perspectives on what the gardens could accomplish.

For instance, a group called Latinos en Acción from American University wanted to focus on monarch butterfly habitat, as a symbol of the migrant justice movement. Others, like the Community Learning Garden at the University of Maryland, were interested in exploring culinary uses of the plants they received, which included sunflowers, black-eyed Susans, milkweed, goldenrod, and aster.

[greenwitchcrafts]

March 2024 witch guide

Full moon: March 25th

New moon: March 10th

Sabbats: Ostara-March 19th

March Worm Moon

Known as: Crow Moon, Eagle Moon, Goose Moon, Hrethmonath, Lenting moon, Lentzinmanoth, Moon of Snowblind, Moon of Winds, Plow Moon, Sap Moon, Seed Moon, Sore Eyes Moon, Storm Moon, Sugar Moon & Wind Strong Moon

Element: Water

Zodiac: Pisces & Aries

Nature spirits: Air & water spirits & Mer-people

Deities: Artemis, Astarte, Athena, Cybele, Isis, Luna & Minerva

Animals: Boar, cougar & hedgehog

Birds: Sea crow & sea eagle

Trees: Alder, dogwood & honeysuckle

Herbs: Apple blossom, broom, high John root, Irish moss, pennyroyal, wood betony & yellow dock

Flowers: Daffodil, jonquil & violet

Scents: Apple blossom & honeysuckle

Stones: Aquamarine, bloodstone, jasper, opal &topaz

Colors: Pale-green, red, violet, yellow & white

Energy:  Balance, beginnings, dream work, energy breaking into the open, exploring, fertility, inner development, karma, prosperity, spirituality, success & truth seeking

For many years, it was thought that the name "Worm Moon" referred to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring. This invites robins and other birds to feed—a true sign of spring.

However, more research revealed another explanation. In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver visited the Naudowessie (Dakota) and other Native American tribes and wrote that the name Worm Moon refers to a different sort of “worm”—beetle larvae—which begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time.

March’s full Moon often plays a role in religion, specifically in Christianity, this Moon is known as the Lenten Moon if it is the last full Moon of the winter season (i.e., if it occurs before the spring equinox) or as the Paschal Full Moon if it is the first full Moon of spring (i.e., if it occurs after the spring equinox).

Ostara

Known as: Alban Eiler, Lady Day & Spring/Vernal equinox

Season: Spring

Symbols: 8-spoked wheel, butterflies, chicks, decorated baskets, eggs, feathers, jellybeans, lambs, rabbits, seeds, shamrocks, spring flowers & sunwheels

Colors: Green, indigo, light blue, pastels, pink, red & yellow

Oils/Incense: African violet, florals, ginger, jasmine, lotus, magnolia, rose, sage & strawberry

Animals: Cormorant, hare, hawk, rabbit, sheep, sparrow & swallow

Mythical: Dragon & Unicorn

Stones: Amethyst, aquamarine, bloodstone, moonstone, red jasper & rose quartz

Food: Dairy foods, eggs(hard boiled), fruits, honey, honey cakes, leafy greens, vegetables, pine nuts, pumpkin, sunflower seeds, sprouts & waffles

Herbs/Plants: Acorn, cinquefoil, dogwood, ginger, Irish moss, olive, strawberry & woodruff

Flowers: Celandine, crocus, daffodil, dandelion, Easter lily,  jasmine gorse, honeysuckle, hyssop, iris, jonquil, linden, narcissus, peony, snowdrop, tansy & violet

Goddesses: Aphrodite, Ariadne, Artemis, Athena, Coatlicue, Cybele,Demeter, Diana, Eos, Eostre, Flora, Gaia, Hera, Idunn, Iris, Ishtar, Juno, Minerva, Persephone, Venus & Vesta

Gods: Adonis, Attis, Celi, Cernunnos, Coel, Dagda, Dalon ap Landu, Dumuzi, Green Man, Lord of the Greenwood, Mithras, Odin, Osiris, Ovis & Pan

Issues, Intentions & Powers: Agriculture, balance, beauty, fertility, growth, life, love & rebirth/renewal

Spellwork: Air magick, fertility, new beginnings & water magick

Activities:

• Go on a hike/walk & look for signs of spring

• Add Ostara symbols to decorate your altar space

• Plant vegetable &/or flower seedlings

• Decorate eggs with bright colors

• Set your intentions for the weeks/months ahead

• Start a new class or hobby

• Create eggshell candles

• Make plans & new routines for the future

• Participate in rituals & ceremonies that connect you with energy & the life force of nature

• Have a feast with your friends &/family with sprouts & leafy greens

• Bake hot cross buns or lavender/lemon flavored treats

• Clean & de-clutter your home

• Try a re-birthing/ renewing ritual

• Bring fresh flowers or plants into into the home

• Host a spring & floral themed tea party

• Make egg based food dishes & desserts

This holiday marks the Spring Equinox, which happens before March 19-22. It is the second of three spring celebrations (the midpoint between Imbolc and Beltane)  during which light & darkness are again in balance, with light on the rise. It is a time of new beginnings & of life emerging further from the grips of winter.

There is much debate regarding the origins of Ostara due to the lack of primary sources about this sabbat. One theory is the name of Ostara came from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. Another theory is that Eostre is more of a localized goddess in Kent County, England. Despite the questions of her origins, Eostre is associated with modern-day Pagan traditions of Ostara.

There is no evidence that the ancient Greeks or Romans celebrated Ostara, although they did celebrate their own spring festivals, such as the Roman festival of Floralia & the Greek festival of Anthesteria. It was a time to honor the returning sun, fertility & rebirth.

Related festivals:

• Nowruz- March 19th

Nowruz marks the first day of spring & renewal of nature. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox. It is also celebrated as the beginning of the new year by people all around the world for over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East & other regions.

It promotes values of peace & solidarity between generations & within families as well as reconciliation & neighbourliness. Nowruz plays a significant role in strengthening the ties among peoples based on mutual respect & the ideals of peace and good neighbourliness. 

Traditional customs of Nowruz include fire & water, ritual dances, gift exchanges, reciting poetry, symbolic objects & more; these customs differ between the diverse peoples & countries that celebrate the festival.

• Holi- March 25th

Holi is a popular & significant Hindu festival celebrated as the The festival of colors, Love &Spring. It commemorates eternal and divine love of the deities Radha & Krishna. Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it celebratess the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu. Holi originated & is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, but has also spread to other regions of Asia & parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.

Holi also celebrates the arrival of Spring in India, the end of winter & the blossoming of love. It is also an invocation for a good spring harvest season. It lasts for a night & a day, starting on the evening of the Purnima (full moon day) falling on the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna, which falls around the middle of March in the Gregorian calendar.

• Easter- March 31st

also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday is a Christian festival & cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus Christ, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, & penance.

Easter traditions vary across the Christian world & include sunrise services or late-night vigils, exclamations & exchanges of Paschal greetings, flowering the cross & the decoration and the communal breaking of Easter eggs (a symbol of the empty tomb) among many others. The Easter lily is a symbol of the resurrection in Western Christianity traditionally decorates the chancel area of churches on this day & for the rest of Eastertide. Additional customs that have become associated with Easter & are observed by both Christians & some non-Christians include Easter parades, communal dancing, the Easter Bunny & egg hunting.

Other Celebrations:

• Festival of Luna- March 31st

Is a feast day honoring the Goddess Luna who is seen as the divine embodiment of the Moon.

The Temple of Luna was a temple on the Aventine Hill in Rome, dedicated to Luna, the moon goddess. Its dedication was celebrated on March 31st, thus the celebration.

According to Tacitus, it was built by king Servius Tullius. However, the first confirmed reference to a temple to Luna dates to 182 BC & refers to one of its doors being knocked off its posts by a miraculous blast of air & shot into the back of the Temple of Ceres. That account probably places the temple at the north end of the hill, just above porta Trigemina. The temple was struck by lightning around the time of the death of Cinna, as was the temple of Ceres. After the destruction of Corinth, Lucius Mummius Achaicus dedicated some of his spoils from the city to this temple. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD & not rebuilt.

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

Wikipedia

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Encyclopedia britannica

Llewellyn 2024 magical almanac Practical magic for everyday living

[dictionaryhoarder]

Kind of amazing how much it helps my mental health just to have some plants around. I joke about them having personalities, I occasionally remember to water them, I'm basically a plant parent now

[jomajaba]

Abigail, my one dog, chewed on the top of some of my mammoth sunflower seedlings in the spring, therefore resulting in multiple flower points as they grew

she’s such a talented gardener, the overall winner has 6 heads!

[yuurivoice]

I've been writing journal entries for EoE Finn, and I wanted to share a snippet from today. Very excited about these explorative brain teasers I've cooked up.

"Then in the next moment, I was in a vast field, with all sorts of vegetation. It wasn’t just farmland, but brilliant, beautiful flower gardens that could rival that of the gardens in the capital. Then, in the distance, glass structures containing all sorts of herbs and more fragile seedlings. Beyond that, lush trees, as if they cut out a sliver of a storybook forest and planted it beneath the College.

A sky almost identical to our own, with a sun! Clouds! Even birds! Entirely woven with the threads of magic and hung like a tapestry across the stone ceiling. To my eye, the shimmer of magic was noticeable, slightly. I imagine that anyone unfamiliar with magic wouldn’t even know the difference. The plants certainly haven’t.

I wandered for an hour, speaking with all manners of flowers. Some I recognized, others looked incredibly foreign. None could tell me where I might find a sunflower, but wished me well on my search. They may have just wanted me to continue my adventure, that I might chat with their distant friends and family across the way."

[rius-cave]

Building onto the flower thing. Adam definitely likes gossiping with the flowers.

“Sunflower, did you see how tulip was moving in the wind earlier? In front of the seedlings too!”

The hotel residents just stare at him in bewilderment when that happens.

The only thing about this that I'd improve on is that Adam definitely has individual names for each of his flowers

The garden is just his exorcists 2 electric boogaloo