Joe
@itsjoe.bsky.social
Chicago Zone 6 Gardening, Cooking, Artist.
I design pop-up cards 👉 https://toadlypoppin.com
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Trying a new Italian squash (rugosa friulana) since the SVB bastards took out my normal green ones. They are quite tasty and more firm. I may have to just plant these from now on. 🌱 #zone6garden
September 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Trying a new Italian squash (rugosa friulana) since the SVB bastards took out my normal green ones. They are quite tasty and more firm. I may have to just plant these from now on. 🌱 #zone6garden
Charring up some homegrown veggies for some bomb salsa. It tastes even better knowing you grew all the flavors! Well except for the onion but shhh we won’t talk about that. 🌱 #salsa 🍽️
September 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Charring up some homegrown veggies for some bomb salsa. It tastes even better knowing you grew all the flavors! Well except for the onion but shhh we won’t talk about that. 🌱 #salsa 🍽️
If there’s a spiderweb in the vicinity, you can guarantee that I’ll walk through it. Sometimes I’ll even walk the same path twice and hit a web on the second pass, 2 seconds later. Like what!?
August 31, 2026 at 5:03 AM
If there’s a spiderweb in the vicinity, you can guarantee that I’ll walk through it. Sometimes I’ll even walk the same path twice and hit a web on the second pass, 2 seconds later. Like what!?
Check out this creamy orange zinnia. It’s so pretty! 🌱 #zone6garden
August 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Check out this creamy orange zinnia. It’s so pretty! 🌱 #zone6garden
My sugar baby fell off the vine, and at first I said “damn it!!” But then I said “mmmm!” 🌱 #zone6garden
August 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM
My sugar baby fell off the vine, and at first I said “damn it!!” But then I said “mmmm!” 🌱 #zone6garden
The mini butternuts are starting to color up. They’re so dang cute! 🌱 #zone6garden
August 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The mini butternuts are starting to color up. They’re so dang cute! 🌱 #zone6garden
Well this is a son of a bitch. Been pretty overwhelmed with 5 kittens we rescued about two weeks ago and things were finally getting easier with them. Then last night had to take my own adult cat to the vet to the tune of $600 because she was throwing up and bloody stool. Fuck me I guess 😭 #pets
August 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Well this is a son of a bitch. Been pretty overwhelmed with 5 kittens we rescued about two weeks ago and things were finally getting easier with them. Then last night had to take my own adult cat to the vet to the tune of $600 because she was throwing up and bloody stool. Fuck me I guess 😭 #pets
A little update on the kittens. #rescueanimals #kittens
August 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
A little update on the kittens. #rescueanimals #kittens
It’s time again for some shishito roulette. My mouth is currently on fire, so I lost round 1. 🥵 🌱 #zone6garden
August 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM
It’s time again for some shishito roulette. My mouth is currently on fire, so I lost round 1. 🥵 🌱 #zone6garden
I just had fresas con crema for the first time ever. Why has this been kept such a secret!? It’s so damn good! What else are Mexicans hiding that I don’t know about? 😆 🍽️ #dessert
August 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I just had fresas con crema for the first time ever. Why has this been kept such a secret!? It’s so damn good! What else are Mexicans hiding that I don’t know about? 😆 🍽️ #dessert
Well with the flooded backyard, I had to bring in the kittens I found yesterday. They were pretty rough but I think they’ll be ok until I find a place to take them. #kittens
August 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Well with the flooded backyard, I had to bring in the kittens I found yesterday. They were pretty rough but I think they’ll be ok until I find a place to take them. #kittens
This is my garden flooded, for the second time this year 😩. Things struggled but survived after the first one. Not sure I’ll get lucky twice. 🌱 #zone6garden
August 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This is my garden flooded, for the second time this year 😩. Things struggled but survived after the first one. Not sure I’ll get lucky twice. 🌱 #zone6garden
New England asters, I want to grow them next year but I hate floppy flowers. What are you planting in front or around them to keep them up and happy? I’m in Chicago zone 6. Black eyed Susan? Grasses? Fill me with your knowledge. 🌱 #zone6garden
July 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
New England asters, I want to grow them next year but I hate floppy flowers. What are you planting in front or around them to keep them up and happy? I’m in Chicago zone 6. Black eyed Susan? Grasses? Fill me with your knowledge. 🌱 #zone6garden
Finally! With a week of flooding, 100+ temps every other week, I feel like most of my garden is so far behind. Now almost into August and I finally have a tomato that is breaking into red. 🌱 #zone6garden
July 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Finally! With a week of flooding, 100+ temps every other week, I feel like most of my garden is so far behind. Now almost into August and I finally have a tomato that is breaking into red. 🌱 #zone6garden
Well oops! I didn’t realize how big this beet was until today. 🤣 The thing has to weigh close to 10 pounds. Hopefully it’s not woody. 🌱 #zone6garden
July 25, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Well oops! I didn’t realize how big this beet was until today. 🤣 The thing has to weigh close to 10 pounds. Hopefully it’s not woody. 🌱 #zone6garden
You’re crazy! Of course I don’t need to mark which pepper plants are which ones. I’ll totally remember where I planted what. 🥴 🌱 #zone6garden
July 24, 2026 at 1:43 AM
You’re crazy! Of course I don’t need to mark which pepper plants are which ones. I’ll totally remember where I planted what. 🥴 🌱 #zone6garden
Honeynut squash stage 1! I hope they’re as good as a regular butternut. 🤞 The squirrels also better not get any bright ideas. 🌱 #zone6garden
July 22, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Honeynut squash stage 1! I hope they’re as good as a regular butternut. 🤞 The squirrels also better not get any bright ideas. 🌱 #zone6garden
Now that we aren’t in a week of hell temps, hopefully there will be BLTs in my near future. 🤞 I can’t wait for the first garden fresh tomato taste! 🌱 #zone6garden
July 22, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Now that we aren’t in a week of hell temps, hopefully there will be BLTs in my near future. 🤞 I can’t wait for the first garden fresh tomato taste! 🌱 #zone6garden
The plants are finally starting to give up the goods. So today it’s garden salsa time! 🌱 #zone6garden
July 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The plants are finally starting to give up the goods. So today it’s garden salsa time! 🌱 #zone6garden