I was late planting tomatoes this year. There’s been a lot of rain, which I thought they’d appreciate, but they seem to be afflicted with some kind of fungus, most likely “early blight”. The remedy for all the fungal afflictions seems to be the same, a copper-based spray applied every 7 to 10 days. Continuing research over here …
For the third year in a row, a hummingbird has nested in our yard then failed to raise a brood. We’ve had the wildlife camera on this nest for several days, but the mama has not been back. Two little unfed puffballs rest in peace.
Looking forward to getting my hands dirty with this one.
Chive blossoms are so pretty … and edible! I should be incorporating them into our meals.
Look what I just found! I don’t know if it’s an Anna’s or an Allen’s hummingbird. The nice thing about this nest location is we can see it through in the window. Incubation period for an Anna’s is 16 days, for an Allen’s 17-22 days. Stay tuned!
I was actually surprised when I looked up the planting date on this shrub; it’s only been in the ground for 2.5 years — it seems longer. Looking at pictures of mature specimens, I’m excited for the future. But now I’m wondering why we went with a cultivar, not a local Ceanothus. Perhaps it’s all that was available at the nursery?
I never really thought about a snail’s life cycle until today. They hatch from eggs, which I suppose is kind of obvious, but just something I’d never considered, until I wondered how a baby got so high up on the jade plant.
These are going in the ground today.
Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa. We have the Wilson’s Wonder cultivar growing in a pot on our patio, where it looks good all year around, but especially when it’s displaying its yellow cone flowers.
Spent 10 minutes in the garden before heading off to work at Malibu Creek State Park. Just time to quickly record some of the sights and sounds.
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