KWintheiser
@kwintheiser.bsky.social
Master Gardener in Minnesota. Nothing fancy, just gardening and outdoor photos from the suburbs (zone 5a) and up north (zone 3b) taken with an iPhone. 🌱
Halloween is coming. The streak on the elm tree is from slime-flux, a chronic but not fatal condition that can affect elm trees. This variety is “Discovery”, resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. It does attract Japanese beetles.
October 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Halloween is coming. The streak on the elm tree is from slime-flux, a chronic but not fatal condition that can affect elm trees. This variety is “Discovery”, resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. It does attract Japanese beetles.
Freezing herbs and peppers today
October 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Freezing herbs and peppers today
Something’s eating the giant sunflower seeds.
October 7, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Something’s eating the giant sunflower seeds.
Harvested the birdhouse gourds but may have done it too soon. I was supposed to let the vines die first. Time will tell. There’s always next year….
October 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Harvested the birdhouse gourds but may have done it too soon. I was supposed to let the vines die first. Time will tell. There’s always next year….
Foggy and frosty morning. Saw geese (three are in the left picture) and heard eagles and trumpeter swans.
October 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Foggy and frosty morning. Saw geese (three are in the left picture) and heard eagles and trumpeter swans.
Mushrooms on a birch log
October 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Mushrooms on a birch log
Picked the pumpkins and the last of the tomatoes. Felt good to clean up the veggie garden.
October 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Picked the pumpkins and the last of the tomatoes. Felt good to clean up the veggie garden.
Today’s gardening project is trimming, repotting and reorganizing houseplants in the sunroom.
October 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Today’s gardening project is trimming, repotting and reorganizing houseplants in the sunroom.
The turkeys are now regular morning visitors.
September 30, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The turkeys are now regular morning visitors.
A little lacewing watching me putter around the garage on this rainy day
September 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM
A little lacewing watching me putter around the garage on this rainy day
Fall colors and the harvest moon
September 28, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Fall colors and the harvest moon
Green bees are cool
September 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Green bees are cool
Suburban pollinator garden update
September 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Suburban pollinator garden update
Today’s harvest. Pinching the pepper plant tops increased the number of peppers. I need to label them next year. And I narrowed down the tomato types for the suburban garden next year to a cherry and Roma based on yield and disease resistance.
September 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Today’s harvest. Pinching the pepper plant tops increased the number of peppers. I need to label them next year. And I narrowed down the tomato types for the suburban garden next year to a cherry and Roma based on yield and disease resistance.
Goldenrod is the place to be if you are a bee
September 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Goldenrod is the place to be if you are a bee
Pink New England Aster.
September 23, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Pink New England Aster.
Tully was looking for fish and birds, I was studying the natural shoreline. As we rewild part of our land it helps me to look at areas that were not disturbed.
September 22, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Tully was looking for fish and birds, I was studying the natural shoreline. As we rewild part of our land it helps me to look at areas that were not disturbed.
Hanging out in the hollyhocks
September 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Hanging out in the hollyhocks
The leaves are starting to change colors in northern Minnesota.
September 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The leaves are starting to change colors in northern Minnesota.
22 of these beauties came up the driveway to see me
September 19, 2026 at 2:47 PM
22 of these beauties came up the driveway to see me
A red squirrel letting all the other woodland creatures know I’m nearby. Chatty little thing.
September 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A red squirrel letting all the other woodland creatures know I’m nearby. Chatty little thing.
Should have plenty of bird house gourds for winter crafting projects. I counted at least six big ones peeking through the leaves.
September 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Should have plenty of bird house gourds for winter crafting projects. I counted at least six big ones peeking through the leaves.
Wow wild turkeys are fast and hard to see in the woods. Saw a flock twice near the house and both times they bolted. In the center of the picture are two (or three?) of the twenty or so.
September 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Wow wild turkeys are fast and hard to see in the woods. Saw a flock twice near the house and both times they bolted. In the center of the picture are two (or three?) of the twenty or so.
It’s aster season!
September 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It’s aster season!