#InviteNatureHome
Tomato Mystery Solved! 🍅

We love Volunteer Plants! But sometimes you never quite know what they are, until they flower or fruit. We have been waiting to see what (if any) Tomatoes might happen here.

Enjoy! ❤️

#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns
#volunteerplants

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Tomato Mystery Solved! 🍅
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July 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Owl Visitor! 🦉💝

They watched our garden all day & night!
We have lots of prey for them to hunt.
🐍 Garden Snakes,
🐇 Baby Bunnies,
🐦‍⬛ Smaller Birds,
🐁 Mice, Voles,
🦗 & insects.

Feeding the Birds is More than just Birdseed!
🦗🐜🕷🐁🐦‍⬛🐇🐍🦉💚

#invitenaturehome
#feedthebirds

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Owl Visitor! 🦉
YouTube video by InviteNatureHome
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July 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Tomatoes! 🍅

(At least the beginnings!) 🤣
We start ours inside pretty early.

These are Baker Heirloom & San Marzano for slicing, roasting, freezing, sauces, soups, & eating Fresh!

Always, Solar Powered! 🌞⚡️💛

#invitenaturehome #tomatoes #seedstarting #foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#victorygardens
February 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Garden has Voted! ✅️

Vote for people that believe Climate Change is Real! 💙🌏🌍🌎💚

Climate Change affects Everything:
📈 Crime goes up
🌀 Supply Chains are disrupted
🛒 Disruptions cause shortages
🌾 Crops fail
🐮 Livestock suffers
All of the above cause Prices to go up! 💸

#invitenaturehome #vote
November 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Happy National Gardening Day! 🍅

Best Wishes for Successful Garden Season to all! 💚

It is Amazing what a tiny Tomato seed can do! 🍅

#invitenaturehome #Gardening
#tomatoes #pollinatorfriendly
#raisedbedgardens #ecosystem
April 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Maple Syrup! 🍁

Minnesota State Parks have Great Programs!

Many have tapped their Maple Trees, have been collecting sap, & will be boiling it down to Syrup.

Check them out! 💚

#invitenaturehome #mapletrees #maplesyrup
#MinnesotaStateParks
#saveourparks #saveourplanet
March 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Sunrise! 🌄

"Red skies at night,
Sailors delight,
Red skies in the morning,
Sailors take warning."
-Old Mariners Rhyme

Snow is predicted. ❄️
We hope we will get some. 🤞

Enjoy! 💙

#invitenaturehome #sunrise
#gardensnotgrass #foodnotlawns
#pollinatorfriendly #pollinatorgarden
#ecosystem
February 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
WHOOO is this? 🦉

Listen to this screeching! 😱

Note: We are Not Ornithologists!
(Or wildlife photographers!) 🤣
Merlin app says Barred Owl.

Let us know what you think! 🤔

#darkskyinternational
#InviteNatureHome
#owl #barredowl #ecosystem

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Whooo is this? 🦉
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August 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Stop! 🛑

Stop using Landscape Plastic! 🚫

We thought we got it all. 😤

It will NOT Stop Weeds! 🚫
It will Breakdown into Microplastics!
It will Kill the Healthy Soil!
It will resurface for years after you think it's gone!

Thank you. 💚

#invitenaturehome #stopusinglandscapeplastic
March 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Happy St Patrick's Day! 🍀

Our yard has:
Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis stricta, native wildflower)
& Dutch White Clover (non-native).

We count all the 4+Leaf Clovers every year!
4+Leaf Clover Count 2024 = 27! 🍀
How many do you find?

Wishing you Good Luck! 🍀💚

#invitenaturehome #4leafclover #oxalis
March 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Orioles came Back! 🧡

This will be the 5th year they have found our home hospitable! 🏡

Enjoy! 💚

#invitenaturehome #Orioles
#feedthebirds #gardensnotgrass
May 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Last Asparagus of 2026! 💚

We weren't expecting more Asparagus,
But Mother Nature gifted us Cool temps & Rain!
They got Tall, but are still tender.
(Garden Guardian & new fruit tree for scale)

Enjoy! 💚

#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns
#gardensnotgrass
June 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Food Flowers! 💜

We love our Native Wildflowers,
But look at these Food Flowers! 🤩

They are Amazing!
& then you get All the Food! 😋

Enjoy! 💚

#invitenaturehome#foodflowers
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
August 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Water is Life! 💧🌊

Get out & Connect with Nature! 💚🌏🌍🌎💙
& Always look for the Rainbows! 🌈

Enjoy! 💙

#InviteNatureHome
#mnstateparks
#waterfalls

Did you see the Rainbow in the Mist?
May 29, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Midwest temps swing High & Low! 🥵🥶

Shade cloth allows light to filter through (these are 50%), as well as the breeze. It allows rain to pass through as well!

Enjoy! 💚

#invitenaturehome
#mayheatwave #shadecloth
#gardensnotgrass
May 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Succession planting Radishes on a rainy day! 🌧

Don't like raw Radish?
Try Roasted Radishes!
✅️Link to Free
"Radishes are Radical"
For the Recipe & other Radish uses! ❤️

www.invitenaturehome.org/radishes-are...

Enjoy! 💚

#invitenaturehome #radishes
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass #seedsaversexchange
August 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Radishes are Radical! 💝

Think you don't like Radishes?
We get it!
They can be too spicy
or hot
or have too much "bite". 😬
Check out Baked Radishes!
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You will be Amazed! ❤️

Enjoy! ❤️

#InviteNatureHome
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#radishes
July 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Clouds impacted our Solar Generation. 🌥
But Clouds bring Snow ❄️
for our Cold Stratifying Seeds! 🌱

January Solar Results:
✅️ Generated=225.2kWh
✅️ Home use=282.9kWh
✅️ Export to Grid=0.8kWh
✅️ Import from Grid=81.1kWh
✅️ Net Grid Usage=80.4kWh Imported!

#invitenaturehome #solarpowered #solarpanels
February 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Native Wildflowers bring
Pollinators for our Garden!
🐝🕊🦋

Every year we start more seeds,
plant more seedlings,
& transform more yard
to Feed ourselves, Pollinators, & the Planet!
💙🌎🌏🌍💚

YOU can do it too! NOW is the time! 🌱

#invitenaturehome #gardensnotgrass
#nofoodwithoutpollinators
March 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Snow! ❄️💙
MSP airport total=9.5in (24cm)

Pics from last night & today!

Extra Snow Duty to clear the Solar Panels! 🌞⚡️💛
Afternoon Sunshine allowed us to give some kW back to the Grid! ⚡️

Enjoy! ❄️💙

#invitenaturehome #snowday
#gardensnotgrass #nativewildflowers
#solarpanels #solarpowered
March 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Picking Dry Beans! 🖤

The beans have dried quite a bit, since the weather has been warm & dry. Rain is in the forecast, so we wanted to get as many as we could before they got wet! 🌧

These heirloom black beans are
Cherokee Trail of Tears.

Enjoy! 💚

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Picking Dry Beans! 🖤
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September 15, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Happy World Water Day! 💙

Water makes this Planet unique in the Universe!
Minnesota is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"
Water is important to us!
💙🌍🌎🌏💚

💧Stormwater Management
💧Conserving Water
💧Protecting Water

Celebrate Water! 💙

#InviteNatureHome #Water #worldwaterday
#stormwater
March 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We waited 20 months for these! ⏳️

Some Native Wildflowers take more than 1yr to Flower. The 1st year is for establishing their deep roots, setting up strong leaves, feeding the plant to be resilient for the future.

Enjoy! 💜

#nativewildflowers #gardensnotgrass

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Finally Flowers! 💜
YouTube video by InviteNatureHome
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August 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Stormy Weather! ⛈️

Everything in our city eventally drains to the Mississippi River.

Stormwater Management:
💧Rain & Snowmelt runoff
💧Keeping water on property
💧Allowing Water to filter into the ground

Where is Your Water Going? 💙

#stormwater #climatechange

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Got a Soggy Yard? 💧💙
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August 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Harvest 2024! 😋

Best part of #foodnotlawns is
Eating Fresh Food!
🍅🍓🥔🌶🫑🫛🧄

We freeze or dehydrate Everything.
Bonus: our Solar System powers the
Fridge, Freezer, & Dehydrator! 🌞⚡️💛

How can we Inspire You to start Growing? 🌱

#invitenaturehome
#foodnotlawns #gardensnotgrass
#harvest
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM