Native Oxalis volunteers all over our yard but has really created a lovely ground cover in the front yard near the porch. I’ve tentatively identified it as Oxalis stricta.
Continue reading “03/29/2024 oxalis volunteers en masse”Winter tepary harvesting
Over the winter, we’ve gradually pulled down dried tepary bean pods from the trellis. The ones with the most air around them have molded least. I think it would be better if we harvested them more promptly but c’est la vie.
Continue reading “Winter tepary harvesting”03/23/2024 Tetraneuris and betrayal
The two are not related but it would be a great book title, right?
Continue reading “03/23/2024 Tetraneuris and betrayal”03/20/2024 yay Tetraneuris
The mystery bud has gradually resolved into Tetraneuris linearifolia! It’s an annual apparently but I have high hopes it will like the caliche planters and reseed.
Continue reading “03/20/2024 yay Tetraneuris”03/17/2024 perfect sunshine
Shacks needed outside in the sun. please humans!!! (he was right, it’s super nice out.)
Continue reading “03/17/2024 perfect sunshine”03/13/2024 future plants
One hopeful Eryngo and seven cactus seeds!
Continue reading “03/13/2024 future plants”03/11/2024 annual violet success
Johnny-jump-ups, the annual wild violets, really love the area around and in our raised veggie beds. They were in the lawn before we started doing stuff, but I think the reduced competition in the weeded soil lets them thrive.
I’ve discovered I can transplant them before they flower and have been strategically redistributing them in the ground cover around the beds. It’s working!!
Continue reading “03/11/2024 annual violet success”03/09/2024 Saturday yay
This weekend was beautiful and sunny.
Continue reading “03/09/2024 Saturday yay”03/04/2024 surprises
A daylight surprise and and after dark surprise!
Continue reading “03/04/2024 surprises”03/02/2024 ups and downs
