Yeah, the dry farmed tomatoes that are here just a few weeks in the fall are already gone:
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Yeah, the dry farmed tomatoes that are here just a few weeks in the fall are already gone:
I know I’m doing something right in the garden when one of the locals continues to relax (not flee) while I move around it.
Taken with an iPhone 13
Taken with an iPhone 13
Pretty smart for a creature that has a brain the size of a caper berry!
I love that it looks like your training the branch habit of your jade...time to loosen it, and re-train
Just got our trees trimmed today. We have a massive oak tree in the front yard, so it was a big job (and a big check to write as a result!). But the whole property is now ready for spring!
Technically those are Elephant Bush Portulacaria. 🙂Pretty smart for a creature that has a brain the size of a caper berry!
I love that it looks like your training the branch habit of your jade...time to loosen it, and re-train
Ah!
I saw many of these on my last few visits to CA . . . I really enjoy walking the hills above Griffith Observatory, and these Elephants are all over there.
I stayed at a motel in San Diego last year, and they used them in the landscaping.
"similar to jade, but thrives in full sun" I am enlightened!
Employs crassulacean acid metabolism I am further enlightened!!
Pretty smart for a creature that has a brain the size of a caper berry!
I love that it looks like your training the branch habit of your jade...time to loosen it, and re-train
I left the wire on too long, removed it and there are grooves that I believe will fill in, but am ok with the spiral impressions if it comes to that. The thing is, the branches of these plants are very rubbery, bendable and it’s harder to train them. I considered leaving them on believing the branches as they thicken would grow over and cover them, maybe… 🤔
And that lizard with the missing piece of tail, he’s a regular.
They’re hard to shape.
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I left the wire on too long, removed it and there are grooves that I believe will fill in, but am ok with the spiral impressions if it comes to that. The thing is, the branches of these plants are very rubbery, bendable and it’s harder to train them. I considered leaving them on believing the branches as they thicken would grow over and cover them, maybe… 🤔
And that lizard with the missing piece of tail, he’s a regular.
Training requires daily attention.
Remember to leave the wire loose; you can re-bend it in whatever arc you choose.
Re-move/re-place bi-/tri-annually (whenever you deem necessary) to accommodate diametric growth; before the cambium is compromised.
Most plants heal from such constriction, and usually fare-well if the tension is relaxed early.
Uh, teh Lizard (where is Nemo?) is a non-regenerative species?
That’s an outstanding idea, leave the wire loose, for reshaping. I’ll try that and see how it works on these plants.
Anoles can regenerate their tails!
Can anoles grow their tails back? - The Environmental Literacy Council
Anole Tail Regeneration: A Comprehensive Guide Yes, anoles can grow their tails back! This remarkable ability, known as caudal autotomy […]
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These care-ful applications are part&parcel to Discovery, and it's always delightful to experiment!
Treat your plants as you would your feet, or legs . . . if it's too constrictive/tight for you, the same very-well may apply for the other biologicals with which you interact
It may take an extended period of time to formulate a satisfactory Conclusion.
Take this, for example:
For years, I garnered the Services of a local Cobbler. He was always (subjectively) attentive to my feet, and helped me procure what I (originally) thought was "The Best Footwear™".
It was only when I entered my fifth year of said Personalized Footcare that I began to doubt the effectiveness of such attentions.
My left Biggie-Toe increasingly became painful, and I suffered progressive symptoms of distal in-grown(th).
Somewhere-along-the-line, I availed myself of another Cobbler, and he measured not-only my 'right' foot, but that of my 'left'.
It soon became clear to me that not all feet are equal!
Turns-out that each individual (human) does not truly embody the affect of radial symmetry:
One arm is longer than another; another foot is shorter than the other.
Phenotype !== Symmetry
This idea is not devolving, as it's obvious that persons of 5'4" stature--as well as those persons of 6'3" stature--easily adapt to passing-through entry-ways 83" in-the-vertical.
To-be-sure, it only take a few bonks on the head for a person to self-train successive behaviors that lead to stooping!
It soon became-revealed that each individual does not affect perfect radial symmetry, and one 'case' does not necessarily apply to 'another'.
Application, experimentation, data-gathering, and re-experimentation are essential ingredients to forming a successful solution
Anoles can regenerate their tails!
Can anoles grow their tails back? - The Environmental Literacy Council
Anole Tail Regeneration: A Comprehensive Guide Yes, anoles can grow their tails back! This remarkable ability, known as caudal autotomy […]
I sincerely desire this Super Power!~
We had an African Violet for a decade house plant, it had become large enough to split, then we had two. Then one died because of root rot, wrong potting medium, good drainage is required. So I read up, took some leaves and their stems from the good plant, and stuck them in water for about a month. They grew roots! Then I put them in small pots and about 2 months later, I have new plants sprouting from the base of the stem at the dirt level! Then I think they love heat but indirect light, and I’ll stick a couple out under the gazebo to see how well they fare in the heat here. ☺️
High in low 80sF yesterday. Enjoying the garden before the oven is turned on.
Lantana loves heat, but a freeze will likely kill it.
Yarrow spreads, freezes don’t kill it. Aloe in pot.
Salvia (purple) in pot. Bees and Hummingbirds love
Wandering Jew (purple, Spiderwort, Tradescantia zebrina)- In back in the ground. I grew up with
this as a houseplant, here it survives the winter in the ground.
Lantana in front potted
Walkway to front- Winter Hardy Hibiscus at end, Rose, ferns, Hydrangas
Passion flower, Yellow Columbine finishing it’s Spring Bloom
African Violets started from a single leaf
2nd from left is a Frizzle Sizzle (Albuca Spiralis) split off from its parent..
Lantana loves heat, but a freeze will likely kill it.
Yarrow spreads, freezes don’t kill it. Aloe in pot.
Salvia (purple) in pot. Bees and Hummingbirds love
Wandering Jew (purple, Spiderwort, Tradescantia zebrina)- In back in the ground. I grew up with
this as a houseplant, here it survives the winter in the ground.
Lantana in front potted
Walkway to front- Winter Hardy Hibiscus at end, Rose, ferns, Hydrangas
Passion flower, Yellow Columbine finishing it’s Spring Bloom
African Violets started from a single leaf
2nd from left is a Frizzle Sizzle (Albuca Spiralis) split off from its parent..
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Very nice, what’s around the corner?
I need to take some of the side and back this year. Raining so some previous snaps. Wide angle lens on first is a bit deceiving.
May have mentioned this before, but I’m convinced when working in the garden, I have dragon fly ‘anti-mosquito’ escorts. We have bamboo poles stuck around the garden for various purposes and I also believe they like these poles because they are convenient resting spots and it’s hard for predators to approach them unseen.
But then…
I read that anoles eat dragonflies but when it showed up, they stopped landing there. They are either smart enough or got eaten… 😳
But then…
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I’m having one heck of a time regrowing grass in my back yard. I live in arid high desert and not in the valley close to the water table so grass in 95F+ temps at 10-15% humidity w/ full sun is a hard sell despite a watering system in place. Normally I’d landscape gravel the whole thing (like my front yard) but I have little kids and a dog that play in the back yard, so grass is preferred right now. I guess I could sod over but was hoping I could over seed and get some new grass in the dead/thin spots before the heat set in which … kinda sorta happened but I still definitely have spots lol. On the bright side of life, my garden beds and planter boxes are doing well. Which are filled with pumpkin plants for the kids, flowers for my wife and a few potato/tomato/zuch/ & bell pepper plants scattered around. I have some eggplant seeded but they haven’t popped up yet but are fast growers once they get that first hit of crazy summer heat. Everything else is doing well.
What’s the best grass for your location? I’m in a hot climate, which gets enough water with the help of a watering system. We have a partially shaded lawn with St. Augustine, which thrives in East Central Texas. It also survives hard freezes, but not I don’t know about an extended freeze. 🤔
Bought a Stihl Pole Pruner to help me try and thin out some of the trees that are blocking too much sun from my lawn after 30 years. First to tackle was a large cascara tree. I used a pair of step ladders with scaffolding between them to protect our fountain, rhododendrons and other plants as the large branches fell.
I am at the point in life I should hire the work out but I'm stubborn.
I am at the point in life I should hire the work out but I'm stubborn.
I like the looks of that! Can I ask how much $ was it?
I have a pole trimmer that relies on a blade and I can’t speak for extend to about 15’. This works ok in my semi-annual “battle of the big knarly spikey vines”, but the rope and pulley system breaks down fairly quickly with use. Now what I’m talking about is not expensive in fact it’s on the cheap side. Yours looks mechanical and I do have a small electric chainsaw that came with a 15 feet extension pole that I’ve used quite successfully, as I try to avoid using ladders when possible in my elder age. 🤔
It is a Stihl HTA 135 battery powered Pole Pruner. It is essentially a small chain saw on a telescoping extension pole. Fully extracted the specifications say it extends to over 13 feet and it is a handful at that length. I already own a Stihl MSA 220 TC electric Chainsaw that uses the same battery and charger so I didn't need to buy those this time and they are not cheap.
I went with a Worx pole saw on a stick, and bought two aftermarket batteries. I've cut down 3 trees, two bushes and kept 5 more trees inline, along with loaning out to friends. I need to get a chainsaw sharpening kit, and spare chain already, though. I'll always consider a Stihl.
Ive got a Craftsman P2100 that I use to cut off the dead parts of an elderly Russian olive in my front yard that is probably as old as the house so 40 years about? Anyhow, it works very well with lots of power to cut through the stubborn bits as I come across them.
I've successfully got my pumpkins, zucchinis, tomatoes basil and potatoes going in my garden. My baby bell pepper plants are about 3 inches tall and are about ready to transplant in as well. I've never grown a container cucumber before, so I picked up some 55 days to fruiting cuc seeds and thought I'd give those a shot up on the deck this year. I know its a bit late, but I live in the SW so have a bit more time in the fall than many and the heat of the house and western exposure should help a lot too as we get into October/first freeze territory.
FYI, the over seeded grass is coming along in the bald spots. I picked up some more purple clover seed as I really like the way it looks where it is growing in my back yard. I might try growing it in between my raised garden beds instead of puting down rock and having to weed all the time. Only caveat with that is I would have to figure out how to water it.
I've successfully got my pumpkins, zucchinis, tomatoes basil and potatoes going in my garden. My baby bell pepper plants are about 3 inches tall and are about ready to transplant in as well. I've never grown a container cucumber before, so I picked up some 55 days to fruiting cuc seeds and thought I'd give those a shot up on the deck this year. I know its a bit late, but I live in the SW so have a bit more time in the fall than many and the heat of the house and western exposure should help a lot too as we get into October/first freeze territory.
FYI, the over seeded grass is coming along in the bald spots. I picked up some more purple clover seed as I really like the way it looks where it is growing in my back yard. I might try growing it in between my raised garden beds instead of puting down rock and having to weed all the time. Only caveat with that is I would have to figure out how to water it.