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Winecup wildflower also known as Buffalo Rose. The taproot is highly prized for its sweet, starchy, parsnip-like taste, while the flowers and leaves can be eaten raw in salads or cooked, with leaves sometimes used to thicken soups.
Wildflowers are starting to pop on Tx roadsides. A winecup from my fields serves as a pollination station!
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The most efficient predator on Earth is in your backyard right now. It's not the lion. The lion succeeds on 25% of hunts. It's not the great white shark. The shark lands about 50%. It's not the cheetah, the wolf, the eagle, or the orca. It's a dragonfly. 95% kill rate. Ninety-five. She intercepts her prey in mid-air using a hunting technique so advanced that military engineers have studied it to design missile guidance systems. She doesn't chase. She calculates an interception point — the future position where the mosquito will be in 50 milliseconds — and flies directly there. Her brain processes the trajectory of a moving target while she is also moving, computing a collision course in real time, adjusting for wind, prey speed, and her own flight dynamics — in a brain smaller than a grain of rice. She has 4 wings that operate independently. She can fly forward, backward, sideways, and hover. She can accelerate to 30 mph in one body length. She can rotate 360 degrees in three wingbeats. She has been doing this for 300 million years. She was here before the dinosaurs. Before flowers. Before trees had leaves. Her ancestors had 2-foot wingspans and hunted amphibians. She eats 30-100 mosquitoes per day. A single dragonfly patrolling your yard removes more mosquitoes than any bug zapper, citronella candle, or spray treatment you've ever bought. And her nymph — the underwater stage that lasts 1-3 years before she becomes the adult you see — eats mosquito larvae by the hundreds. She's killing mosquitoes in two life stages. The deadliest predator in your yard weighs less than a paperclip. She's been at this for 300 million years, and she still hasn't missed.
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The most efficient predator on Earth is in your backyard right now. The lion succeeds on 25% of hunts. The shark lands about 50%. It's not the cheetah, the wolf, the eagle, or the orca. It's a dragonfly. 95% kill rate. Ninety-five.
Spring weather challenges Colorado gardeners. 🥶🥵 But this year the wind gusts are also coating everything with silt and grit and we are in a drought. 💨😟
Tomorrow’s low 15
Friday’s high 87
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Jasmine’s star-shaped blossoms are its crown jewel – blooming abundantly through summer, usually in pure white, though some varieties offer golden hues. These fragrant flowers are most potent at night, their perfume intensifying with the rise of the full moon, giving Jasmine its poetic title: “Queen of the Night.” Delicate and edible, the petals dissolve on the tongue and are often used to garnish dishes or enhance body care products with their beauty and scent. Jasminum sambac, in particular, is treasured for lending its unmistakable flavor and aroma to well-loved Jasmine green tea.
Plant Highlight: Jasmine
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Jasmine Benefits for the Mind, Body, and Soul – The Northwest School of Aromatic Medicine aromaticmedicineschool.com/jasmine-bene...
Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week
Severe thunderstorms are not anticipated today.
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Valid 12Z Sat Mar 14 2026 - 12Z Mon Mar 16 2026 ...A major winter storm is forecast to bring very heavy snow across the upper Great Lakes and upper Midwest along with widespread high winds across the northern tier states... ...Severe thunderstorms appear likely across the mid-section of the country to the east-central U.S. later Sunday into Monday morning... ...Snow and gusty winds will progress through interior New England today... ...High elevation snow continues today across the northern Rockies as the tail end of an Atmospheric River event tapers off along the Cascades... ...An anomalously early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. heading into the new week... ...Critical Risk of fire weather for the Central and Southern High Plains...
Here's today's forecast map and today's high temperature map. Check out the NWS site for more National Forecast Maps www.weather.gov/forecastmaps
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Corned beef season again: we braise like civilized people, let the vegetables mind their own business, and slice the brisket only after it stops acting feral. Serve with mustard, bread, and whatever blessings you can muster. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe
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These folks are too obsessed with being perfect with their fence project. #TheOutpost youtu.be/vnbj6KXmZ9s?...
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Apple bread pudding, but make it dangerous: a custard so rich it nearly stands on its own, a hint of white pepper to keep you honest, caramel with attitude, and a Chantilly that definitely knows what you did. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe
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American Crows are familiar over much of the continent: large, intelligent, all-black birds with hoarse, cawing voices. They are common sights in treetops, fields, and roadsides, and in habitats ranging from open woods and empty beaches to town centers. They usually feed on the ground and eat almost anything—typically earthworms, insects and other small animals, seeds, and fruit; also garbage, carrion, and chicks they rob from nests. Their flight style is unique, a patient, methodical flapping that is rarely broken up with glides.
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American Crow Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Americ...
Phenology is the study of annual events in nature that are influenced by seasonal changes.
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Phenology: Tracking Nature Through the Seasons
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Sage chicken and mushrooms for dinner. A simple, full meal. Ziti has been rmmaging through the trash. #cats #caturday #cooking #food #TheOutpost #CookingSky
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What Weeds Tell You About the Soil: Natural Soil Test | The Old Farmer's Almanac share.google/AQwxurEzu6Pb...
The ‘Green Zebra’ heirloom tomato was created in the United States by Tom Wagner, and first introduced to the UK in 1983. This green tomato has since found its way into many people’s hearts and gardens. However, it is by no means the first cultivated green tomato. In South America, green tomatoes have been cultivated for thousands of years. Taste and characteristics The ‘Green Zebra’ is a robust species that bears medium-sized, round fruits from mid-July on. With light green stripes that turn golden as they ripen, the ‘Green Zebra’ boasts a unique, aromatic flavour that is sweet and fruity. And, as is typical for green tomato varieties, it tastes refreshingly acidic. What is more, the ‘Green Zebra’ is an heirloom variety, so it can be grown from its own seeds
SOWING NOTES Tomatoes require a long growing season, and are best started indoors 6 weeks before the anticipated transplanting date (after the final frost of the spring). For best results, sow seeds ½" deep in a well-drained, soilless starting mix. Seeds require warm soil between roughly 65-90 degrees F. Warmer soils will promote faster germination. Keep soil moist, but not soggy while awaiting germination. Moderate watering slightly once seedlings break through the soil. SOIL & GROWING NEEDS Tomato plants prefer well-drained, fertile soil, high in organic matter. Fertile clays and loams produce the highest yields, but lighter soils that drain and warm quickly can produce earlier harvests. It can tolerate slightly acidic soils, and is most productive with pH 6.0 to 6.8. Tomato is a heavy feeder and should be fertilized with an organic blend rich in phosphorus and potassium, and containing moderate nitrogen. Tomatoes need at least 8 hours of direct sun daily, and will develop faster with increased exposure. If possible, grow on a slight slope with southern or southeastern exposure. Tomatoes are native to tropical regions, and have the greatest light needs of any standard garden vegetable. Staked and pruned plants can grow to well over 6 feet tall in favorable growing seasons, can be trained to narrow spreads. If space is limiting, use smaller determinate varieties.
Plant highlight: Green Zebra
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Tomato: Green Zebra Overview - Growing Tips www.smartgardener.com/plants/192-t...
Puff pastry popover filled with almond frangipane, topped with warm strawberry and rhubarb compote with just a modicum of schnapps. Crisp, nutty, creamy and fruit forward in one bite. A true showstopper. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe
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🥔Pan fried spätzle, soft little pillows turned golden in butter with sweet onions, sea salt, and pepper. Simple, rustic, and comforting, the dish that disappears fast, it makes you wonder why you do not make it more often. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe
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Friday night is ’Pasta Night’ at my house. 🍷🍝🥖
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Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest
Organized severe thunderstorms are not expected.
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Valid 12Z Fri Mar 13 2026 - 12Z Sun Mar 15 2026 ...Intense clipper-like system bringing heavy snow across the Upper Midwest into the Upper Great Lakes early today along with widespread blustery conditions... ...Active Atmospheric River pattern bringing heavy lower elevation/coastal rain and high elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies... ...A winter storm will gradually develop across the northern High Plains today into Saturday before expanding and intensifying across the northern Plains later on Saturday, reaching into the upper Midwest Sunday morning... ...An anomalously early heatwave will begin to build over the western U.S. heading into the weekend... ...Critical Risk of fire weather for the central/southern High Plains...
Here's today's forecast map and today's high temperature map. Check out the NWS site for more National Forecast Maps www.weather.gov/forecastmaps
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New #recipe post tonight. A big thank you to those that have picked up a copy of the PDF so far. There's a link in the comments for those interested in checking it out. #Cooking #baking #pastry #food #TheOutpost
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Playing around in their new, much larger brooder. These nylon pet playpens make great brooders!
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Spring Break with the kids? Wanna try new photography? Get outside!
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Insect Photography Tips – How to Capture Cool Critters digital-photography-school.com/insect-photo...
Blue Jays and oak trees have a well-studied relationship. In one study, six birds with radio transmitters were found to cache 3,000-5,000 acorns each in one fall. Not only do jays have a fondness for acorns, they are also good at sensing which acorns have been infested with weevils and which haven’t. Acorn weevils lay their eggs in the developing acorn and the larva eats the entire flesh of the acorn. In the fall, the weevil emerges through a tiny hole in the acorn, but the acorn will no longer grow. Blue Jays are very good at not storing weevil infested acorns. Blue Jays inadvertently plant trees that will grow and produce seeds long after they are gone. With the number of acorns Blue Jays cache, they can start a forest in their lifetime. In fact, it is thought that Blue Jays are the reason oak trees spread north so rapidly after the last glacial period. Blue Jays, which occur across all of eastern and central regions in the United States, are not the only birds that move acorns. Other jay species around the world also spread acorns and other seeds.
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Oaks and Jays • Audubon Community Nature Center auduboncnc.org/oaks-and-jays/
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Classic Burgundy snails baked in their shells with herb‑garlic butter, shallot, and parsley, served bubbling in the traditional escargot dish with warm baguette to soak up every drop. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Recipe
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Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds across parts of the Southeast this morning into the early afternoon. A tornado can not be ruled out early with this activity. Strong wind gusts are possible across the northern Plains this afternoon as well. #WeatherAwareDay #weather #wx #SPC #SevereWeather #categorical #tornado #wind #hail Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday
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Pay attention to local meteorologists and reliable weather apps if you live in a colored area on the maps. Stay updated on the weather in your area and be prepared with a plan for severe weather. #weather #wx #SPC #WeatherAware #SevereWeather #TheOutPost
Valid 12Z Thu Mar 12 2026 - 12Z Sat Mar 14 2026 ...Intense clipper-like system will bring a swath of moderate to heavy snow across the Upper Great Lakes Thursday night... ...Widespread high wind event expected from the northern Rockies to the Upper Midwest today; Critical Risk of fire weather for the central/southern High Plains... ...Active Atmospheric River pattern bringing heavy lower elevation/coastal rain and high elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies... ...A prolonged period of well above average heat for March will begin to build over the western U.S. heading into the weekend...
Here's today's forecast map and today's high temperature map. Check out the NWS site for more National Forecast Maps www.weather.gov/forecastmaps
#weather #wx #Forecast #precipitation #Temperature #TheOutPost
