What're all these? 1. Little white bugs. They look more white than the picture shows. 2. Red eggs in perfect formation mostly under the leaves but some are on top. 3. Tons of these guys mating. 4. My plant went through the fence when I was on vacation so I could not redirect it. I will put a platform under that pumpkin growing so it won't break the plant. 5. Soooo many male flowers. Only 1 female flower. Finally. Lots of bees doing their job. 6. I also went out there with a q-tip.

As of this exact second, the doors are officially open to something completely new: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗜𝗬 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆! This program is designed to walk you through an entire growing year, from bare soil to a stocked pantry. You'll go from an overwhelmed beginner to growing a productive organic garden in a 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 of the time it would take to do it alone 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹? To help you completely trust your own decisions, predict issues before they happen, and build a repeatable food system for your household. I built this Academy out of my own raw frustrations from when I first started out 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗼, combined with the feedback from the 1,100+ members in this community. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼: 🐓 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 and build true food security 🍅 𝗗𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 for food that actually tastes the way nature intended 👧 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 and teach your children or grandchildren exactly where real food comes from 🥗 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 by eliminating toxic pesticides and synthetic herbicides from your diet 🧘 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 of moving your body, breathing fresh air, and connecting with the earth ...this Academy is your roadmap to make it happen. Today, we draw a line in the dirt. No more piecing together fragmented tutorials, no more expensive mistakes, and no more settling for a chaotic backyard that drains your energy instead of feeding your family. 🔒 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰-𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽: 🌱 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟭 | 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲: The "measure twice, cut once" foundation. Prep your soil, plan your garden, and set up for a strong season. 🌿 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟮 | 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁: Master indoor seed starting, direct sowing, proper transplanting techniques, and succession timing. 🛡️𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟯 | 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁: Diagnose problems fast and keep your garden protected year-round. 🥫 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝟰 | 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲: A dual-purpose phase. Learn to preserve your harvest while simultaneously preserving your soil through winterization and regeneration so next season starts from a position of strength.

Woke up this morning to 1,005 incredible action-takers inside this community. 🥹 WOW. I am so, so grateful for every single one of you. But this milestone isn't really about me... It’s a testament to your drive to grow something real & intentional in your own backyards. I CAN 👏 NOT 👏 WAIT 👏 to watch you crush your goals!! Which is about to get a 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦 lot easier come July 8th. Stay tuned 👀🌱

Ever pull a tomato off the vine and think... "What on earth happened here??" If it looks similar to the one in the photo → that's called 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴. 🐱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴? It's a physical deformity that shows up as scarring, puckering, and sometimes deep cracks or holes near the blossom end (the bottom of the tomato, opposite the stem). Apparently, someone thought the scarring looked like a cat's face. But I may have to disagree there. What do you think?? 🌺 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝘁? Cat facing happens when the plant is under stress right around the time a flower is forming. That stress messes with pollination, and the flower ends up developing extra plant tissue that's fused together instead of forming smooth & round. That flower still turns into a tomato, but the fruit grows around all that extra tissue, which is where the scarring and puckering come from. 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: - 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, especially nights below 55°F (13°C) while the blossom is forming - 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿, which pushes leafy growth over healthy flower development - 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘁 landing on the plant at the wrong time - 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 right around the flower clusters 🍅 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 This happens most commonly with big beefsteak-style and heirloom varieties, think Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter, and Cherokee Purple (which is what's in my hand in this photo). Their flowers are naturally bigger and more complex, which increases the chance of cat facing. Cherry and grape tomatoes almost never cat face since their flowers are small and simple. 𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲? Yes! It's just cosmetic. You can cut away the scarred parts and enjoy the rest. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? Not necessarily; it depends on what stressors your plants encounter around bloom time & which varieties you're growing. 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁? You can't control the weather, but you can stack the odds. Wait to transplant until nights are reliably above 55°F (13°C) and go easy on the nitrogen.

We had a cozy Q&A today! Here's a peek at what we got into: - 𝗔 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗻 that's technically a delicacy - 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 (hint: water retention) - 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝘀 — they look like beans, they taste like radishes, and yes, you can eat them (but maybe save a few first 😄) - 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 — what's actually happening, whether you can still eat them, and how to turn it into free seeds for next year - 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 — hardneck vs. softneck, why one sends up a scape and the other doesn't, and the exact signal that tells you your garlic bulbs are ready to harvest - 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 — what the seed heads actually look like and why it's one of the easier seeds to save at home The replay and full written recap are now in the classroom for Premium Members! Check it out here: #June 26th, 2026