Today was the annual hauling of the #compost from bin to #garden. This male Hacklemesh #Spider was one of a multitude of bugs I saw and I made sure he was released unharmed.
#bugsky #learndirt #spidersky
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#bugsky #learndirt #spidersky
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March 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Today was the annual hauling of the #compost from bin to #garden. This male Hacklemesh #Spider was one of a multitude of bugs I saw and I made sure he was released unharmed.
#bugsky #learndirt #spidersky
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#bugsky #learndirt #spidersky
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For #InsectThursday a beautiful hover fly (Syrphidae:Lapposyrphus) arriving at cilantro blooms in my #Garden. What a lucky shot! 🌱 🪲 #bugsky #Syrphidae #Fly #learndirt When your cilantro bolts, let it!
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For #InsectThursday a beautiful hover fly (Syrphidae:Lapposyrphus) arriving at cilantro blooms in my #Garden. What a lucky shot! 🌱 🪲 #bugsky #Syrphidae #Fly #learndirt When your cilantro bolts, let it!
Good to know green lacewings are out and about in the #garden in early March, ready to eat aphids once they appear.
#bugsky
#learndirt
#generousgarden
#insect
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#bugsky
#learndirt
#generousgarden
#insect
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March 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good to know green lacewings are out and about in the #garden in early March, ready to eat aphids once they appear.
#bugsky
#learndirt
#generousgarden
#insect
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#bugsky
#learndirt
#generousgarden
#insect
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This hover #fly, Myathropa, visited my yarrow today. Apparently the larvae live in decaying plant material, so this pic could belong in #simplecompost.bsky.social,
#learndirt,
#bugsky,
#gardens,
or #insects
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#learndirt,
#bugsky,
#gardens,
or #insects
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August 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
This hover #fly, Myathropa, visited my yarrow today. Apparently the larvae live in decaying plant material, so this pic could belong in #simplecompost.bsky.social,
#learndirt,
#bugsky,
#gardens,
or #insects
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#learndirt,
#bugsky,
#gardens,
or #insects
🪲🌱
Happy #InsectThursday one day early. This Long-Horned #Bee (Melissodes) was one of the only #insect visitors to calendula last summer, and I did not see it anywhere else.
#pollinator #learndirt 🌱🪲
#pollinator #learndirt 🌱🪲
March 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Happy #InsectThursday one day early. This Long-Horned #Bee (Melissodes) was one of the only #insect visitors to calendula last summer, and I did not see it anywhere else.
#pollinator #learndirt 🌱🪲
#pollinator #learndirt 🌱🪲
#InsectThursday
I was gently cleaning weeds out of the herb garden so as to disturb the #bugs in the soil and litter as little as possible, when this handsome ground #beetle walked out from the moss.
#learndirt 🌱 🪲
I was gently cleaning weeds out of the herb garden so as to disturb the #bugs in the soil and litter as little as possible, when this handsome ground #beetle walked out from the moss.
#learndirt 🌱 🪲
March 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
#InsectThursday
I was gently cleaning weeds out of the herb garden so as to disturb the #bugs in the soil and litter as little as possible, when this handsome ground #beetle walked out from the moss.
#learndirt 🌱 🪲
I was gently cleaning weeds out of the herb garden so as to disturb the #bugs in the soil and litter as little as possible, when this handsome ground #beetle walked out from the moss.
#learndirt 🌱 🪲
#InsectThursday in my garden features this click beetle. Not much to look at, and her babies sometimes eat the roots of my lettuce plants. But she still belongs here! #bugsky #learndirt
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April 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#InsectThursday in my garden features this click beetle. Not much to look at, and her babies sometimes eat the roots of my lettuce plants. But she still belongs here! #bugsky #learndirt
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Last summer I found this spider wasp (Pompilidae:Tachypompilus) patrolling my #garden soil for #spiders to paralyze and leave in her nest for her young. I’m amazed by the number of #wasp species that make a living this way. 🌱🪲 #learndirt #bugsky
March 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Last summer I found this spider wasp (Pompilidae:Tachypompilus) patrolling my #garden soil for #spiders to paralyze and leave in her nest for her young. I’m amazed by the number of #wasp species that make a living this way. 🌱🪲 #learndirt #bugsky
Anthophora! Digger #bees are another welcome sign of Spring! This one was inspecting blooms on overwintered kale.
#bugsky #learndirt #insects
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#bugsky #learndirt #insects
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April 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Anthophora! Digger #bees are another welcome sign of Spring! This one was inspecting blooms on overwintered kale.
#bugsky #learndirt #insects
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#bugsky #learndirt #insects
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I did not pay much attention to this spurge laurel (turns out it is toxic, and invasive in N America) until I saw the first honey #bee of Spring 2025 in my #garden.
#bugsky 🌱 #learndirt
She found lots of pollen!
#bugsky 🌱 #learndirt
She found lots of pollen!
March 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I did not pay much attention to this spurge laurel (turns out it is toxic, and invasive in N America) until I saw the first honey #bee of Spring 2025 in my #garden.
#bugsky 🌱 #learndirt
She found lots of pollen!
#bugsky 🌱 #learndirt
She found lots of pollen!
#InsectThursday in the #generousgarden features this ground #beetle. Picture Insect places it in the genus Platynus, but with 34,000 species in this family (per BugGuide), I am not sure. Happy to have them patrolling the #garden and #compost.
#learndirt #bugsky 🌱 🪲
#learndirt #bugsky 🌱 🪲
March 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
#InsectThursday in the #generousgarden features this ground #beetle. Picture Insect places it in the genus Platynus, but with 34,000 species in this family (per BugGuide), I am not sure. Happy to have them patrolling the #garden and #compost.
#learndirt #bugsky 🌱 🪲
#learndirt #bugsky 🌱 🪲
This is Hylaeus, a small bee in the “cellophane bee” family. Her common name is yellow faced #bee. Our spring is still rather cold, but the kale and dandelions are blooming so the bees and sunny days should return soon.
#learndirt #garden #insect #pollinators 🌱🪲
#learndirt #garden #insect #pollinators 🌱🪲
March 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is Hylaeus, a small bee in the “cellophane bee” family. Her common name is yellow faced #bee. Our spring is still rather cold, but the kale and dandelions are blooming so the bees and sunny days should return soon.
#learndirt #garden #insect #pollinators 🌱🪲
#learndirt #garden #insect #pollinators 🌱🪲
I have planted many flowers in my #garden to attract beneficial #insects (pollinators, predators, parasitoids). Most recent success was showy milkweed, shown here being visited by a braconid wasp hours after first blossom opened. #bugsky #learndirt 🪲 🌱
June 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I have planted many flowers in my #garden to attract beneficial #insects (pollinators, predators, parasitoids). Most recent success was showy milkweed, shown here being visited by a braconid wasp hours after first blossom opened. #bugsky #learndirt 🪲 🌱
#InsectThursday in the Generous Garden features this Snipe #Fly, family Rhagionidae. This one evidently has just emerged from the pupal stage spent in the #soil since its cuticle is in the process of becoming sclerotized and tanned (hardened). #bugsky 🪲 🌱 #learndirt
June 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
#InsectThursday in the Generous Garden features this Snipe #Fly, family Rhagionidae. This one evidently has just emerged from the pupal stage spent in the #soil since its cuticle is in the process of becoming sclerotized and tanned (hardened). #bugsky 🪲 🌱 #learndirt
@learndirt.bsky.social
Hello! I am happy to discover the learndirt community! My interests are regenerative gardening, entomology, soil insects and other bugs, pollinators, and ecology. Here is a photo from my garden of a millipede, who helps incorporate organic matter into soil.
Hello! I am happy to discover the learndirt community! My interests are regenerative gardening, entomology, soil insects and other bugs, pollinators, and ecology. Here is a photo from my garden of a millipede, who helps incorporate organic matter into soil.
February 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@learndirt.bsky.social
Hello! I am happy to discover the learndirt community! My interests are regenerative gardening, entomology, soil insects and other bugs, pollinators, and ecology. Here is a photo from my garden of a millipede, who helps incorporate organic matter into soil.
Hello! I am happy to discover the learndirt community! My interests are regenerative gardening, entomology, soil insects and other bugs, pollinators, and ecology. Here is a photo from my garden of a millipede, who helps incorporate organic matter into soil.
It is that time of year when I often lose a few lettuce transplants to wireworms like the one pictured here. This #insect lives in the #soil where it nibbles on roots. It is the larval stage of a click #beetle. #learndirt #bugsky 🌱🪲
March 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It is that time of year when I often lose a few lettuce transplants to wireworms like the one pictured here. This #insect lives in the #soil where it nibbles on roots. It is the larval stage of a click #beetle. #learndirt #bugsky 🌱🪲
#InsectThursday one day late. I found this tiny rove #beetle on the brim of my hat when I stopped weeding and transplanting onion sets to eat lunch. I hope he was eating the onion maggots that are thinning out my onions!
🪲 🌱 #bugsky #learndirt
🪲 🌱 #bugsky #learndirt
May 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#InsectThursday one day late. I found this tiny rove #beetle on the brim of my hat when I stopped weeding and transplanting onion sets to eat lunch. I hope he was eating the onion maggots that are thinning out my onions!
🪲 🌱 #bugsky #learndirt
🪲 🌱 #bugsky #learndirt
🥰 my people are out there.
#LearnDirt
#LearnDirt
If you're a gardener and this resonates with you, you belong in our free regenerative gardening community at LearnDirt.com 🌱
July 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
🥰 my people are out there.
#LearnDirt
#LearnDirt
Hey #gardening people. I have no idea what I'm doing so I let the kids pick some seed packs, put them in dirt under a grow lamp, water and this is what happened so far.
When r u supposed to plant #indoors? #flowers and vegetables? #greenthumbs ? #seedlings #learndirt
When r u supposed to plant #indoors? #flowers and vegetables? #greenthumbs ? #seedlings #learndirt
April 18, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Hey #gardening people. I have no idea what I'm doing so I let the kids pick some seed packs, put them in dirt under a grow lamp, water and this is what happened so far.
When r u supposed to plant #indoors? #flowers and vegetables? #greenthumbs ? #seedlings #learndirt
When r u supposed to plant #indoors? #flowers and vegetables? #greenthumbs ? #seedlings #learndirt
What was this #woodlouse (Porcellio scanner) doing snooping around up in the #bee nesting house? Usually I see them under rotting logs, where they help the decay process by eating wood and pooping ground-up fibers for fungi to work on. New lessons every day in the #garden!
#learndirt 🪲🌱
#learndirt 🪲🌱
March 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
What was this #woodlouse (Porcellio scanner) doing snooping around up in the #bee nesting house? Usually I see them under rotting logs, where they help the decay process by eating wood and pooping ground-up fibers for fungi to work on. New lessons every day in the #garden!
#learndirt 🪲🌱
#learndirt 🪲🌱
We have initial asparagus proof of life in the new garden patch - very exciting!
#Gardening #LearnDirt
#Gardening #LearnDirt
June 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We have initial asparagus proof of life in the new garden patch - very exciting!
#Gardening #LearnDirt
#Gardening #LearnDirt
@LearnDirt has a fascination for the Soil which deepens my connection and practice, along with many inspiring gardening tips. Well worth following when we start on a regeneration journey.
#Allhandsondeck #climateaction #resilience #lovegardening #simplification #soil #fungi #localfood #vegetables
#Allhandsondeck #climateaction #resilience #lovegardening #simplification #soil #fungi #localfood #vegetables
Start small. A few healthy plants are better than an overwhelming, neglected garden.
June 27, 2026 at 4:41 AM
@LearnDirt has a fascination for the Soil which deepens my connection and practice, along with many inspiring gardening tips. Well worth following when we start on a regeneration journey.
#Allhandsondeck #climateaction #resilience #lovegardening #simplification #soil #fungi #localfood #vegetables
#Allhandsondeck #climateaction #resilience #lovegardening #simplification #soil #fungi #localfood #vegetables
It’s official! The first Andrena (mining #bee) of the spring warming up on the south-facing siding of my house, after spending the winter underground.
#bugsky #learndirt #insect
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#bugsky #learndirt #insect
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March 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It’s official! The first Andrena (mining #bee) of the spring warming up on the south-facing siding of my house, after spending the winter underground.
#bugsky #learndirt #insect
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#bugsky #learndirt #insect
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we'll see if @learndirt concurs, but that's what they look like to me... they both could make you some good jelly. 😋
September 6, 2026 at 9:11 PM
we'll see if @learndirt concurs, but that's what they look like to me... they both could make you some good jelly. 😋
@learndirt Fascinating term! Biosequestration sounds like a subtle yet powerful way to nurture our soils. Have you tried incorporating cover crops to boost carbon capture?
July 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
@learndirt Fascinating term! Biosequestration sounds like a subtle yet powerful way to nurture our soils. Have you tried incorporating cover crops to boost carbon capture?