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derek arnold
@derekarnold.bsky.social
iowa
turns out the key to germinating Opuntias is saying fuck it and leaving all the fruit junk on the seeds
September 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
looking forward to having a few dead tree yuccas in a couple years
September 29, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I'm glad someone else is growing doomed Giant Sequoias in Iowa so I don't have to. This is some classic internet energy sequoiawithboris.blogspot.com
Growing a Sequoia in Zone 5
A blog about growing Giant Sequoia from seeds. Seedlings. Секвойя. セコイア Sekoia 红杉 Sequoiadendron giganteum secoya Mammutbaum
sequoiawithboris.blogspot.com
September 28, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Thing has so many leaves now I can’t even tell if the caudex is growing damn
September 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
new friends
September 25, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Gentianella quinquefolia (agueweed) prefers calcareous soil, and I spotted this in a former quarry spot without topsoil. Calcareous areas are somewhat uncommon in Iowa but inat has observations across the state, guess it pays to have the wind disperse your seeds
September 19, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I told you people to stop doing this shit
September 19, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Reposted by derek arnold
its been a minute since i said this so i gotta remind yall: strat shape guitars are boring and overplayed, please make ANY other shape, the body shape does not affect the sound of an electric guitar so you can literally do anything i cant believe we're stuck on a design from the fucking 50s
September 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
People who go around adding a third Danaus plexippus supporting identification on iNaturalist are like those people who give three star reviews to individual McDonalds on google maps
September 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
You can make planters out of anything. Like a destroyed mall’s landscaping wall
September 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I will murder three thousand moths driving at night and spend five minutes safely capturing a single tiny moth without killing it
September 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
in this house we nurture Rhipsalis
September 1, 2026 at 3:13 AM
be free, my cacti children. The snow and ice shall be harsh but some of you will survive
August 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Found a randomly variegated weed
August 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I may not have great interpersonal skills but I know what the hobo stick with all your worldly possessions gathered into a handkerchief is called
August 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
God Damn I can’t wait to take a big bite of this
August 17, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The corpse flower lawyer has informed us that we need a warning! So.. if you are under the age of 18 or find th1s photograph offensive, please don't look at it. Thank you!
August 5, 2026 at 1:24 AM
autechre - cormfield
August 5, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Cholla budding. The iPhone’s macro mode looks like shit.
July 30, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I made it this long in life without knowing what jesuits are so I just go about my life assuming they are catholic ninjas
July 24, 2026 at 1:24 AM
me:
inaturalist.org: Iͯṭ́'͕̲͖̺ͩ͑ͣs̢̫̘̙̏̂͒ͥ M͢_̯ȏ̸̭̞̳̌ͪ̀̋̉͛t̡̩͙͈̟̦͘h̡̖ W͇̟̖ͥ̇ͮ̕ĕ̠ͧe̷̩̣͙͑͌̀ͥͣ̕k̜ͮͧͨ́
July 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM
flank roid light
July 15, 2026 at 3:22 AM
maybe JWs are right and we shouldn’t just reward people for existing for an increasing amount of time
July 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Required listening youtu.be/mE2kpA0jAaw?...
Another Fourth of July... Ruined
YouTube video by Big Business - Topic
youtu.be
July 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM