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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 24/01/2026
in trying to understand what makes ICE and CBP so dangerous right now, it is tempting to imagine some new lack of training or experience or professionalism—and not grapple with the truth that a white nationalist movement has put more power and force behind their existing mission
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
I love blazing star ever since I learned about it this year. This one is growing in an abandoned construction site by my work in Eastern WA
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Haha! I wondered about that. Good to know! It will fit right in with my opium poopies which reseed like crazy, too.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
That would be awesome!
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Nicotiana ‘Indian peace pipe’ flowering in my #SpokaneGarden. Started from seed, now 3’ tall. It smells so wonderful at night, but it doesn’t quite perfume the air like I had hoped.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
No irises in my yard - sorry! I have blue eye grass which is in the same family but looks nothing like iris.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
It’s Friday’s Flora as featured on the subreddit SpokaneGardeners! To say I have an infatuation with Sambucus is an understatement. I am not even embarrassed that I have five different cultivars in my yard. #spokanegarden
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Wow! Those are huge! I’m growing Indian peace pipe. It’s about the right size for my yard.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Nice! I’m growing tobacco too. But it’s the ornamental flowering kind instead of the stimulant smoking kind.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Friday’s Flora - Hakonechloa. Looking for a bit of Zen in your life? Let this shade tolerant, clumping grass overcome you with tranquility. #spokanegarden
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Roasting sounds fun! When I get a bunch of spicy ones I usually pickle them. That also takes out the spice. Pickled radishes are pretty smelly but so delicious.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Harvested my first radish today! It is beautiful and had a lovely texture. But it was spicy. How to prevent spicy radish? #spokanegarden #vegetablegarden
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Beautiful and delicious!
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
#SpokaneGarden it’s cheery, bold, and evergreen… Lenten Rose. A great choice that will bloom whether you participate in lent or not. www.reddit.com/r/SpokaneGar...
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From the SpokaneGardeners community on Reddit: It’s Friday’s Flora! Enjoy the sunshine, y’all!
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Awesome! Yes I think the intent is to build more community support through an active membership and board. The drip irrigation will be so informative! That is not put on by the club, but is a partnership between Spokanescape and the library.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Next year I will plant directly into a more nutritious medium. Seed starting mix doesn’t have much nutrients in it.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
That’s about when I started mine. I grow them on a heat pad until they germinate then I put them under grow lights. Mine are way smaller than yours. I start them in sterile seed starter mix in my basement. What is your growing medium?
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Update:
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Update on my Lomatium Dissectum. Way better Germ. Rate than I expected #spokanegarden #nativeplant www.reddit.com/r/SpokaneGar...
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SpoGardener's comment on "Biscuit root sprouted!"
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Do you follow SpokaneGardeners on Reddit? I moderate that group. You might be interested. I just posted info there about an edible native plant presentation.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Ha! Good question. So there was one called TIEG and they disbanded last year. My friend at the city library is trying to foster creation of a new garden club called Garden 4 You. I am not sure how that is going. I went to the first meeting which was really nice, but not really club-like.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
When do you start your peppers. They look good.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I think so. They advertised a bunch of natives last year which is what I am currently into. I went on Sunday and they were all out of the natives. But they still had a ton of perennials and they have an indoor plant section. And they give away free veg seeds.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
For sure!
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
There is a seed giveaway at Shadle library from 12-2 today.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Save the Date: 4/22 to reserve your shopping time at the WSU Master Gardener Plant Sale. www.reddit.com/r/SpokaneGar... #SpokaneGarden
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Happy Friday! Serviceberries become enveloped in maché-like flowers making a show-stopper in April. Their early, sweet blooms are excellent for pollinators. Follow r/spokanegardeners on Reddit #spokanegarden
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Good! Not very big but they are growing. My tomatoes are getting second set of true leaves. They’re typically 6” tall by mid May. Peppers have first set of true leaves and are usually 3” tall by mid May.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I potted my tomatoes and peppers up and put them in my greenhouse a week ago. In years past, I usually put them in greenhouse early April. I put my melons out there during the day and bring in at night because I don’t know how they will handle cold.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Yeah, now I’m interested!
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Interesting! And sad for the recipient. Regarding your bullet example, it was likely HCV. HIV does not transmit that easily, due in part to it being a RNA virus, vs HCV’s DNA structure.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Happy Friday Flora, #spokanegarden! Pansy and violets are one of my favorite early spring flowers simply for their bright color and cute face-like flowers. Are they old-fashioned? I prefer the term “classic”.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Biscuit root (Lomatium Dissectum) that I winter-sowed in a plastic container sprouted today! #spokanegarden #nativeplant
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The Advocate @advocate.com · 27/03/2025
Thousands protested Tuesday in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, over a new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events.
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Hungarians protest Pride ban; Budapest mayor promises LGBTQ+ support
Thousands blocked major streets and bridges in Budapest to show their outrage.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Japanese ones look similar to an English, but they are supposed to be sweeter. I hear they are the sweetest cucumber. We will see.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I haven’t grown tomatillos. Can you bury the stem like you do with tomatoes? If so, they are fine, just bury it when you pot up. If this plant doesn’t respond well to that, the. Yeah they are pretty leggy.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Yes, those deadly white ones (which surprisingly are not cammassia at all, despite their appearance and their common name. Have you seen Cammassia Cusickii? It has baby blue flowers in abundance, and it is beautiful. It is native to E Wa, I believe, but more north I think.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
@resonanteye.bsky.social I don’t like the thick skins on lemon cukes.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
No, I just have a burpless kind I planted and they are getting their second set of true leaves. I’m going to have to pot them up before the plant giveaway. I got seeds for Japanese cucumbers which I will start in April, and I plan on growing those in my yard this year.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
It looks so good! That was a really nice clump of rhubarb.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Did you start cukes yet? Mine are all getting their second set of true leaves. Let me know if you need some.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Update: these already need potted up, meaning I started them about 3 weeks too early for plant swap purposes. So some folks will be able to get some nice big plants at the swap! I did save the beets and lettuce for my own garden, and put them in my raised beds yesterday.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
That is awesome! I’m zone 7a but our average frost dates are about the same as they were when we were zone 5b 20 years ago. I’ll check Niki out.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I should say the extra warmth is minimal, but the goal is that it is enough to get the most out of cool season crops this early in the season. I planted beet seeds, carrot seeds, and peas hoping these covers will speed up germination on those.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
More for heat and to keep frost off. They are a synthetic fabric so they still breathe but do help with warmth. Some ppl use plastic which can really warm up stuff underneath. That can be good but on warm days, plastic needs to be uncovered to avoid cooking the plants. Covers can help w/ pests too
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Leah @roundhound.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Spokane Tribe food sovereignty team put on a fantastic community garden day! Shoutout to our collaborators at #NRCS #foodsovereignty #spokanetribe #stevenscounty
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Added row covers to the raised beds. It’s an experiment for me. #spokanegarden #veggiegarden
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Sweet! When did you start the peppers? I feel like mine are behind every year.
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Week 4 Friday’s Flora - cammassia quamash. It’s beautiful, it’s edible, it’s native. It deserves this spotlight! #spokanegarden #nativeplant
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Kyle @thekr.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Free heuchera cylindrica seed today at 11 am if you attend the Shadle Library pollinators presentation. Seeds harvested from my #spokanegarden plants in 2024. www.reddit.com/r/SpokaneGar...
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From the SpokaneGardeners community on Reddit: Free alum root seeds today at Shadle Library
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