I’ve grown the pink bumblebee previously and it was one of the best tasting toms one year. I may try the purple bumblebee next.

pink bumblebees, perfect combination of look and taste

Pink Bumblebee is one of the prettiest tomatoes in the garden, striped and glossy with a flavor that makes it just as memorable as its looks.

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🌱 🍅 Lemon Boy Plus tomato Incredible - like eating a dessert. Great for converting the tomato skeptics. My favorite this year. This variety is bred for disease resistance. Early to mature and it’s starting to slow down for me (some rude critters snapped branches)

🌱 🍅 Purple Bumble Bee Tomato Super sweet and rich and very pretty. A larger cherry that also won’t stop producing. Easy to slice and snack on. I’m curious about the other bumble bees out there but I don’t know if I can skip growing this one next year!

🌱 🍅 Matt’s Wild Cherry Tomato Delicious juice bombs, like perfect little grapes - but they’re tomatoes! Fast, wild, and free. Thin skin requires snapping the fruits at the stem so you don’t ruin them. Great raw and for roasting. An easy and flavorful cherry.

🌱 🍅 Green Zebra Tomato I’ve read mixed reviews online - but I love them. Great texture and flavor, prolific but slower to mature for me. I pick them as soon as I see some yellow underneath the green stripes. Firm and no splitting or scarring.

🌱 🍅 Japanese Black Trifele Tomato (Original name: yaponskiy trufel chernyi) Prolific and delicious slicer - popular amongst tomato fans and tomato haters alike. My first black tomato I’ve grown, so I can’t compare to others.

2026 Tomato line up: Japanese Black Trifele Green Zebra Lemon Boy Plus Matt’s Wild Cherry Purple Bumble Bee 🌱 🍅

A few new flowers this year but it pales in comparison to last summer as we grieve our garden dog. 🌱 🦮 🐈‍⬛

My #cannabis is still doing great, and I continue to get cute visitors. A fuzzy bee from this morning (not sure which type) and an assassin bug from a few weeks ago. I haven’t and wont treat my plants with anything - bugs are my friends. 🌱

Alexa@irlalexa.com · 3mo ago

First time growing #cannabis. I have them set up outdoors in 7 gallon grow bags and they’ve been looking great. Enjoy this Oregon native butterfly (grey hairstreak). 🌱 🦋

Saw the early release of The Odyssey, really good stuff. I’ll have to rewatch it with Richard (my cat, big cinephile) when it’s streaming but I’m still messed up about the dog

Thank god I have a partner that keeps me cool and hip

Two truths: 1. Sims 3 is superior to all sims 2. Only fools buy Sims 3

First time growing #cannabis. I have them set up outdoors in 7 gallon grow bags and they’ve been looking great. Enjoy this Oregon native butterfly (grey hairstreak). 🌱 🦋

The official term is “Cat Hours”. The hours vary depending on the season, location, and current weather conditions. Right now in Portland, the average Cat Hours peak during 7pm-9pm. The perfect time to go for a walk on a warm (dry) evening. #cathours #portland

onion person@junlper.beer · 4mo ago

this is my favorite time to go on night walks because you’ll just randomly come across several different adorable neighborhood cats

Working a booth at the farmers market was fun - but boy oh boy was it depressing to hear how much ChatGPT was referenced!!!

Looks tropical - but it’s native to Oregon! Lewisia cotyledon or Siskiyou lewisia, given to me by my grandma a couple years ago. Shes kept these native plants thriving in pots, but it’s the first time I’ve gotten them to bloom. 🌱 #nativeplants #bloomscrolling

Record breaking butterfly numbers in my urban garden this spring 🚨 Although the flowers have barely begun, our hard work is seeming to pay off.

Join us on May 9th, 10am-2pm for the Incredible Edible Plant Sale And Community Fair, 1624 NE Hancock Street, Portland. Hundreds of varieties of organic veggies & herbs that thrive in the Pacific NW, and Multnomah Co. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your questions, too!

The native ladybugs are back. Idk if they overwintered in my yard or what - but they’re all over the place! #gardening #nativeplants 🐞🌱

My dog passed away and it feels impossible to do anything outside without him

Alexa@irlalexa.com · last yr.

2025 GARDEN REVIEW: A garden path is the single most important part of a garden! It’s a defining characteristic of ANY space AND it is one that ALL creatures innately understand if it works or not. This year, the paths were deemed impeccable by our judge… #gardeningreport 🌱

Spooky Scabiosas Still blooming through this awful weather

My two cats are *ndoor cats (though, we like to say homeschooled)

I’m officially a certified horticulturalist 😎

2025 GARDEN REVIEW: A garden path is the single most important part of a garden! It’s a defining characteristic of ANY space AND it is one that ALL creatures innately understand if it works or not. This year, the paths were deemed impeccable by our judge… #gardeningreport 🌱

2025 GARDEN REVIEW: To start off, let me introduce the judge - he’s more than just a colleague, he’s my dog and my son. He has high standards and good values. He rarely barks, never digs, always walks on the designated path… #gardeningreport

Alexa@irlalexa.com · last yr.

THE 2025 GARDEN REVIEW IS IN!!! 🌱 📈 Although the season is still going strong, our esteemed reviewer has provided us with an in-depth and nuanced report. This report helps us uphold the quality and functionality of the garden. Stay tuned as we release these assessments this week! #gardeningreport

Who wants to CYBERBULLY this FREAK of a tomato a SUCKER on the LEAF STEM?! 🍅 🌱

It’s a terrible thing to have your name hijacked by a corporation

THE 2025 GARDEN REVIEW IS IN!!! 🌱 📈 Although the season is still going strong, our esteemed reviewer has provided us with an in-depth and nuanced report. This report helps us uphold the quality and functionality of the garden. Stay tuned as we release these assessments this week! #gardeningreport

Comparing 2025 (left) and 2024 (right) sunflowers Photos taken beginning of June I went overboard with the crimson clover in 2025 because 2024 I felt like my soil was too dry. Did it help? Maybe. More rain and regrading the garden this year could contribute as well