David Megginson

David Megginson

Mastodon @david_megginson@mstdn.ca
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Followers
1.1K
Account age
3 yrs

Known for

"It wasn't me!" OK, so I guess the mystery of the missing beet leaves and dill will remain unsolved. 🤷 #gardening #Ottawa #rabbits44 views "It wasn't me!" OK, so I guess the mystery of the missing beet leaves and dill will remain unsolved. 🤷 #gardening #Ottawa #rabbits My five butternut squash plants are starting to vine, and the buds for the early (male) blossoms are visible. This is my first time growing butternut squash, but apparently the vines can grow 2–3m long (!!!) #gardening #squash #Ottawa41 views My five butternut squash plants are starting to vine, and the buds for the early (male) blossoms are visible. This is my first time growing butternut squash, but apparently the vines can grow 2–3m long (!!!) #gardening #squash #Ottawa You call that a zucchini? This is a zucchini. (I've finally broken the multi-year curse of being unable to grow what is supposedly the easiest crop. This one appeared from nowhere in 2 days.) #gardening #Ottawa #zucchini19 views You call that a zucchini? This is a zucchini. (I've finally broken the multi-year curse of being unable to grow what is supposedly the easiest crop. This one appeared from nowhere in 2 days.) #gardening #Ottawa #zucchini Here come the cherry tomatoes . Soon the trickle will turn into a flood. #tomatoes #gardening #Ottawa15 views Here come the cherry tomatoes . Soon the trickle will turn into a flood. #tomatoes #gardening #Ottawa

📊 Post engagement

15
Avg engagement / post
1.4%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: "It wasn't me!" OK, so I guess the mystery of the missing beet l · 44 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
2 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
1.8×
Follows 593 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post "It wasn't me!" OK, so I guess the mystery of the missing beet leaves and dill will remain unsolved. 🤷 #gardening #Ottawa #rabbits ★ 44
First sweet peppers of 2026 (and first time growing from preserved seeds). #gardening #ottawa #peppers ★ 7 Finally, I'm not sure what is growing in one of my backup pots. They were supposed to be Black Cherry tomatoes, but they're clearly not. any ideas? #tomatoes #gardening #ottawa ★ 6 My neighbour grows tomatoes the size of small melons, descended from seeds he brought over from southern Italy over 50 years ago (possibly Belmontes??). I saved some seeds and started my own plants. Looks promising so far. #tomatoes #gard… ★ 11 Here come the cherry tomatoes . Soon the trickle will turn into a flood. #tomatoes #gardening #Ottawa ★ 15 You call that a zucchini? This is a zucchini. (I've finally broken the multi-year curse of being unable to grow what is supposedly the easiest crop. This one appeared from nowhere in 2 days.) #gardening #Ottawa #zucchini ★ 19 To what shall we liken George Lucas? #billionaires #genAI #cinema ★ 2 I'm surprised they didn't just steal it. #BritishMuseum #museums #history ★ 2 A Restrung Guitar is a Happy Guitar or How to Make Your instrument Sound $5,000 Better with a $25 Set of New Strings Reminder to self: don't wait so long next time. #classicalGuitar #guitar #music ★ 10 My five butternut squash plants are starting to vine, and the buds for the early (male) blossoms are visible. This is my first time growing butternut squash, but apparently the vines can grow 2–3m long (!!!) #gardening #squash #Ottawa ★ 41 Which would you rather be? #polls #inequality ★ 4 The Metro supermarket chain has had FCOJ back in their freezers since late May, but it's not worthy of CBC coverage until the Galen empire sends CBC a press release saying they're planning to reintroduce it (no mention of other supermarket…

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
mstdn.ca
Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 15 views per post.
📤Posts about 2× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

66/100 Good
  • Est. 79% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
  • Content engagement (~1.4% of followers) is around typical for Mastodon.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
79%
Fake-follower risk
Medium

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Former medieval philologist (Ph.D, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, 1993). Living on unceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory. Header picture: Large reddish-orange letters spelling "Hintonburg", some lying flat on the sidewalk for use as benches. Me: #tea #gardening #classicalGuitar #vegetarian #language #disabled #aviation #flightSim #slideRules #tech #Linux #Ottawa Society: #socialJustice #nonViolence #aid #urbanism #accessibility #transit #standards #FOSS

📸 Gallery

First sweet peppers of 2026 (and first time growing from preserved seeds). #gardening #ottawa #peppers Finally, I'm not sure what is growing in one of my backup pots. They were supposed to be Black Cherry tomatoes, but they're clearly not. any ideas? #tomatoes #gardening #ottawa My neighbour grows tomatoes the size of small melons, descended from seeds he brought over from southern Italy over 50 years ago (possibly Belmontes??). I saved some seeds and started my own plants. Looks promising so far. #tomatoes #gardening #ottawa Here come the cherry tomatoes . Soon the trickle will turn into a flood. #tomatoes #gardening #Ottawa You call that a zucchini? This is a zucchini. (I've finally broken the multi-year curse of being unable to grow what is supposedly the easiest crop. This one appeared from nowhere in 2 days.) #gardening #Ottawa #zucchini To what shall we liken George Lucas? #billionaires #genAI #cinema I'm surprised they didn't just steal it. #BritishMuseum #museums #history "It wasn't me!" OK, so I guess the mystery of the missing beet leaves and dill will remain unsolved. 🤷 #gardening #Ottawa #rabbits

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