You may or may not have seen some of my recent hints... but tomorrow, this community is getting a massive shake-up. Since starting this space in January, we’ve grown to 1,100 members! Watching this community evolve has been incredible, and it inspired me to build something I wish I had when I was a beginner. I felt overwhelmed, made expensive mistakes, and wished there was just one centralized, organized place where I could get a clear path and real-time answers. This change is the catalyst for exactly that. Tomorrow, 𝗮𝘁 𝟰 𝗽𝗺 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹, I'm pulling back the curtain on a brand-new space designed to break down your biggest roadblocks and give you absolute direction. I’m holding the full reveal under lock and key until then... 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿: make sure you have your community notifications turned 𝗢𝗡. 🔔 Full transparency → I will be opening a door that will let you test-drive everything without paying a single cent upfront. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: the absolute lowest rate this will 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 be offered at is strictly limited to the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬. Once those spots are claimed, they're gone. Set your alarms. Get excited. I cannot wait to share the full picture with you tomorrow. 🤫🌱

Did you know the flowers in your garden ARE the fireworks?? "𝘶𝘮𝘮, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?" Hear me out. You know how a lot of man-made things take inspiration from and/or copy nature? Well, I was trying to come up with a fun Fourth of July gardening fact to share with y'all, and I started thinking about how a lot of my flowers kind of look like little fireworks... And then I thought, "𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴?" And wouldn't you know it!! THEY. ARE. 🤯 In Japanese, the word for fireworks is hanabi (花火). Which literally means "flower fire," from hana (flower) and hi (fire). Pyrotechnicians design the shells to burst into shapes that represent flowers. (And apparently trees, too!) Isn't that SO COOL?! I attached some photos of popular ones so you can see for yourself! I will definitely be dropping this fun fact at my 4th of July party tonight! 😎 Did you guys already know that? Have I been living under a rock? Because I feel like I may be a bit too excited about this new information. 🤣

If you've been following along, you know I've been hinting that something big is coming on July 8th. Well, here's your next hint... ✨ Premium is going away. ✨ (𝘉𝘺𝘦, 𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢!) "𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?!" Everything Premium offered is getting a MAJOR upgrade, and then some! 💃 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁: Premium is the paid tier of this community where members currently get access to pest guides, the cookbook, live Q&As, workshops, and all the recordings. What's coming on July 8th will give you a clear path, a real plan, and everything you need to see success in your garden. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: I got you, boo. You are absolutely included in this change, and I promise what's coming is better than what you have right now. 🙌 You'll be hearing from me directly with everything you need to know as July 8th gets closer. Five more days. 🎉

Ever pull a tomato off the vine and think... "What on earth happened here??" If it looks similar to the one in the photo → that's called 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴. 🐱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴? It's a physical deformity that shows up as scarring, puckering, and sometimes deep cracks or holes near the blossom end (the bottom of the tomato, opposite the stem). Apparently, someone thought the scarring looked like a cat's face. But I may have to disagree there. What do you think?? 🌺 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝘁? Cat facing happens when the plant is under stress right around the time a flower is forming. That stress messes with pollination, and the flower ends up developing extra plant tissue that's fused together instead of forming smooth & round. That flower still turns into a tomato, but the fruit grows around all that extra tissue, which is where the scarring and puckering come from. 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: - 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, especially nights below 55°F (13°C) while the blossom is forming - 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿, which pushes leafy growth over healthy flower development - 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘁 landing on the plant at the wrong time - 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 right around the flower clusters 🍅 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 This happens most commonly with big beefsteak-style and heirloom varieties, think Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter, and Cherokee Purple (which is what's in my hand in this photo). Their flowers are naturally bigger and more complex, which increases the chance of cat facing. Cherry and grape tomatoes almost never cat face since their flowers are small and simple. 𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲? Yes! It's just cosmetic. You can cut away the scarred parts and enjoy the rest. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? Not necessarily; it depends on what stressors your plants encounter around bloom time & which varieties you're growing. 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁? You can't control the weather, but you can stack the odds. Wait to transplant until nights are reliably above 55°F (13°C) and go easy on the nitrogen.

Woke up this morning to 1,005 incredible action-takers inside this community. 🥹 WOW. I am so, so grateful for every single one of you. But this milestone isn't really about me... It’s a testament to your drive to grow something real & intentional in your own backyards. I CAN 👏 NOT 👏 WAIT 👏 to watch you crush your goals!! Which is about to get a 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦 lot easier come July 8th. Stay tuned 👀🌱