Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Trying 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 0160
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Made some cinnamon rolls on the grill. Worth every calorie! 🍽️ #baking 0250
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Charring 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 🍽️ 2240
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If 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!? 000
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Check out this creamy orange zinnia. It’s so pretty! 🌱 #zone6garden 1273
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026My sugar baby fell off the vine, and at first I said “damn it!!” But then I said “mmmm!” 🌱 #zone6garden 1321
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The mini butternuts are starting to color up. They’re so dang cute! 🌱 #zone6garden 2302
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Well 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 000
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Oh no! I hope they have insurance 😳 #chicago #illinois #weather 010
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Made a tomato onion focaccia today. I’m the sharing type but I don’t think it’s going to last long enough. 😋 It’s pretty dam good! 🍽️ #baking #bread 1362
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026It’s time again for some shishito roulette. My mouth is currently on fire, so I lost round 1. 🥵 🌱 #zone6garden 2311
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I 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 080
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026So 7 cats (already have two older ones) is too many, right? 🤣 God they are so fucking cute!!! #kittens 040
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Well 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 030
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026This 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 4120
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I need a new vacuum cleaner. Canister or upright? Help! #askbsky #cleaning 110
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Well shit. I can’t have 5 kittens…I can’t have 5 kittens…be strong! #kittens #animals #strays 030
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 30/07/2026New 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 450
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Finally! 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 1150
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Well 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 1282
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 24/07/2026You’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 2170
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Honeynut squash stage 1! I hope they’re as good as a regular butternut. 🤞 The squirrels also better not get any bright ideas. 🌱 #zone6garden 041
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Now 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 0181
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The plants are finally starting to give up the goods. So today it’s garden salsa time! 🌱 #zone6garden 0170
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Am I crazy or does it seem like there are less pollinators this year? My garden is usually brimming with hover-flies, bees and other friendlies, but it just seems off this season. 🌱 #zone6garden #bees 260
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Green June beetle aka figeater. Big, metallic green and flies link a drunk pilot. Usually have one that hangs around all summer. This year there are three or four and I’m having to dodge their hilariously inept flying skills. 🌱 #zone6garden #insects 1301
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026You son of a bitch! I got you and your little babies too! 🌱 #zone6garden 0110
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Apparently we had a small earthquake today. Surprised I didn’t notice it. #chicago #earthquake 110
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 07/07/2026That USA vs Belgium match was hard to watch. So many mistakes by USA 🤦♂️ #worldcup #FIFA 030
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Picked up a hitchhiker from the side of the road today. You’re coming home with me! 🌱 #zone6garden 1140
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I made the mistake of hoping for rain. Well last night we got over 3” and now most of my garden is currently flooded. More storms are brewing and I’m worried. No more rain please 🙏. 🌱 #zone6garden #chicago #weather 1160
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Saw an orange and black insect flying near my squash. Quickly rushed over to kill what I thought was going to be a vine borer moth, but turned out to be a parasitic wasp. Whew!! Although this wasp does focus on swallowtail caterpillars, so not really a fan of that. 🌱 #zone6garden #insects 191
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Mutant garden things. Was out dead heading my calendula this afternoon and found this oddity. Two new flower stalks growing out from inside an old flower that’s seeding out. Have you ever seen something like this? 🌱 #zone6garden #flowers 3140
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Pulled some garlic to see how we’re lookin and I say it’s harvest time! 🌱 #zone6garden 0130
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I hit the zucchini jackpot. The first two flowers to come in are a male and a female. 🌱 #zone6garden 0270
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Jinx’s weekend in three moments. 👇 I stared at the playground all afternoon because I heard what I assume was a kid screaming, but it could have been a banshee too. Must secure area. #pet #dog #camping 120
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Ooph! Some of the garden will love this and some of the garden is going to hate this. Me, I’ll be waving to my garden from the window while praying the AC doesn’t stop. 🌱 #zone6garden #chicago #weather 370
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Calendula may be my new favorite flower. I didn’t even have to plant any this year since they are such good self seeders. 🌱 #zone6garden 3606
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Mystery “weed” I found in my garden today. Is it a fig? Flower of an hour plant? Place your bets! 😁 🌱 #zone6garden 372
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 08/06/2026My pest patrol army has arrived and the aphid buffet is now open. 🌱 #zone6garden #insects 0200
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Saw my first lightning bug of the summer tonight. #nature #insects 060
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 01/06/2026First round of black swallowtail caterpillars feasting on my dill. I just wish they pupated like monarchs and didn’t run off and hide for their transformation. 🌱 #zone6garden 1140
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Saw this daisy and had to bring it home. Love the color combo. 🌱 #zone6garden 21149
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I have an over abundance of self seeded cilantro. Other than the obvious salsa uses and curries, is there some recipes out there I should try? 🌱 #zone6garden 5111
Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I like to try something new in the garden every year. Last year it was red kuri squash, wasn’t a fan. This year it’s honey nut squash. Now let’s hope the vine borers stay away. 🌱 #zone6garden 130
