{"id":273,"date":"2025-12-12T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T00:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/?p=273"},"modified":"2026-01-17T17:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T01:31:01","slug":"acorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/12\/acorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Acorn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The compost pile reached about 116\u00b0F this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-12_acorn_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1496\" height=\"2065\" data-id=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-12_acorn_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-12_acorn_.jpg 1496w, https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-12_acorn_-435x600.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-12_acorn_-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-12_acorn_-1113x1536.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-12_acorn_-1484x2048.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1496px) 100vw, 1496px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-11_tomatoes-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2014\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-11_tomatoes-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-11_tomatoes-scaled.jpg 2014w, https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-11_tomatoes-472x600.jpg 472w, https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-11_tomatoes-768x976.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-11_tomatoes-1208x1536.jpg 1208w, https:\/\/www.simonfoust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-11_tomatoes-1611x2048.jpg 1611w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2014px) 100vw, 2014px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I noticed a small sprout in the lemon tree pot and initially worried it might be coming from below the graft. After digging carefully, I found an acorn instead. At some point it must have fallen into the pot and sprouted. I pulled it out, soaked it briefly, and planted it into a 1-gallon pot. By the end of the day, the green growth had faded quite a bit. We&#8217;ll see if it recovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also dug up the potatoes from the plant that died near the dwarf palm. That location was always a gamble and a late decision when planting. Digging around established plants for potatoes isn&#8217;t something I want to repeat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The compost pile reached about 116\u00b0F this morning. I noticed a small sprout in the lemon tree pot and initially worried it might be coming from below the graft. After digging carefully, I found an acorn instead. At some point it must have fallen into the pot and sprouted. 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