Kristen Tanz

Native plant enthusiast / Insect appreciator / Cat herder / Casual gamer. #BeCurious #BeKind #LandBack

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@NickCho If anything, it makes me like you more! 😄 This is so relatable

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@stewartwaine I had black opals this year, too! Cherokee purple still has my heart for flavor, but I haven't found a cherry tomato I love quite yet.

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@stewartwaine Wow!! How is the flavor?

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@oshiruko_s2 The poor Lombre 🤭 So detailed!!

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@wawasoku Dobsonflies are just the best!!! What beauties. 🥰

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@jupy314 Apparently I only love little guys and heavy hitters 😆

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@ascalaphid Things of beauty 🥰

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@stewartwaine Are these ripening now? That's impressive!

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@Mossworm1 My general opinion mostly deals with prioritization--if we take care of the really egregious invasives first and start to build more native landscaping/habitat, then we can start to worry about the other stuff, and by then hopefully we will have more alternatives for pollinators.

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@morningwitchy I can work for about an hour and a half first thing in the morning and then I'm done-zo, soaked through with sweat and outta energy.

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@ascalaphid This is so cool and inspiring!!!

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@Mossworm1 These are very poster-worthy.

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@Mossworm1 Everytime I see a U.S. pollinator outreach with European honeybees highlighted I just want to evangelize about sweat bees and leafcutter bees and bumblebees and... man, we just have so many COOL native bees that never get as much love.

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@LudovikoLN I think that might be on FBO Max

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@stewartwaine These look really interesting!!

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These Dormanred raspberries are weird and don't seem to ripen in the same way as other raspberries I've harvested before, but they are also cheerfully churning out berries in the 100* weather. I was ready to dig them up two weeks ago, and now I'm kinda impressed. 😂

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@morningwitchy My sweetbay magnolia smells like a blend of lemons + roses

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@srt_reno @Mossworm1 If you put a border or distinct edge against the unmowed area, it looks much more intentional and quite pretty!
Best example I could find on short notice:

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The fritillary caterpillars are finally leaving a few blossoms for me. 😊