Mom gave me two Claytonia virginica and there is now a third by them! Plus, a neighbor let us dig another from their yard.
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Our baby ferns from spores!! Woolly lip fern (Cheilanthes tomentosa) theoretically should be fine in drier habitats, but these young plants have been very sensitive to removal of the container lid. So over the last few weeks I’ve been opening just a corner at a time to get them used to regular air without dying of shock. They curl up less and less each day with increasing exposure!
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Excited to see some newer friends emerging.
Continue reading “03/17/2025 leaves pushing up”03/15/2025 peach flower
Feels a little early for the peach tree but I need to check the records.
Continue reading “03/15/2025 peach flower”02/16/2025 prairie grazing!
Briar likes to eat some of our prairie grasses sometimes, she’s no herd of bison. This winter we’ve been meaning to escalate into a full trim. The weather today was crisp, clear, and not too windy sheltered by the house, so we did the cuts! This is in hopes that we’ll get more species from past seeding events coming up.
Continue reading “02/16/2025 prairie grazing!”12/14/2024 plants in their home
Mom and Dad kindly invited me to visit Chickasaw National Recreation Area with them this weekend. The cats get a rest from Briar’s ideas.
Continue reading “12/14/2024 plants in their home”12/03/2024 frostweed
The low this morning was 25 F and one frostweed finally let out some ice!
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This is one of our favorite native grasses!
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I haven’t been good at blogging lately but Paula rightly insisted I document her harvest!
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The flowers have all started at once now without my noticing until just now.
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