We had a lot of germination of Indigofera miniata this spring and around five individuals have survived to planting size and then nibbling by yard bunnies (one even grew back!).
Continue reading “07/03/2024 scarlet pea success!”06/02/2024 surprise!
Well I’m always surprised haha.
Continue reading “06/02/2024 surprise!”05/11/2024 supposed to rain tonight sadly
Why sadly? Well, it’s good for the new plants I just put out because the forecast is pretty firm about rain, but it’s going to obscure possibilities for more of a rare G5 geomagnetic storm that resulted in the aurora borealis visible FROM OUR DRIVEWAY. Check out the view last night at Texas home on Mom’s blog too!
Continue reading “05/11/2024 supposed to rain tonight sadly”05/07/2024
Spring keeps springing!
Continue reading “05/07/2024”05/05/2024 giving up
I’m too far behind on photos to put on blog so I’m wiping the slate clean. (I will catch up on the spreadsheet though haha.) you can see how much is happening even today!
Continue reading “05/05/2024 giving up”05/03/2024 Escobaria from seed to flower!
We missed the first bloom I think but we caught a flower today! The second smaller individual doesn’t have any buds this year so far.
Continue reading “05/03/2024 Escobaria from seed to flower!”04/30/2024 purple volunteers
The volunteer Venus looking glasses are blooming more.
Continue reading “04/30/2024 purple volunteers”04/14/2024 summer suddenly
It got warm suddenly. We got several new plants at a native plant sale yesterday but only planted one in the dark — it’s too warm and windy. We put the other two in this evening. Hopefully the forecast rain tomorrow night actually happens!
Continue reading “04/14/2024 summer suddenly”03/30/2024 Tharp’s spiderwort!
The dwarf or Tharp’s spiderwort in our yard started blooming and then I got to see their wild cousins blooming at home in Texas!
Continue reading “03/30/2024 Tharp’s spiderwort!”03/29/2024 oxalis volunteers en masse
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.
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