I took these today -- I'm not very good, but I like them. It's fun to take photos of little things you notice So let's share
A bead of water on a Nasturtium leaf:
Onion blossom:
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I'll have to take a few current ones. for some reason I'm out of that habit.
here's a few from years past, though:
my entry in the drop-on-leaf category (one of my potted gingkos, a few years ago):
a new cluster of thorns on a honey locust, next to some old ones:
out-of-season alert! groundnut blossoms:
this pic from deep in the turnip jungle is a classic in my household (from about 12 years ago, I think)
the first yacon plant I grew, ~2009:
and me in my yacon patch (all divided out from that original plant) 2 or 3 years ago:
(growing an amount somewhere in between, this year)
here's a few from years past, though:
my entry in the drop-on-leaf category (one of my potted gingkos, a few years ago):
a new cluster of thorns on a honey locust, next to some old ones:
out-of-season alert! groundnut blossoms:
this pic from deep in the turnip jungle is a classic in my household (from about 12 years ago, I think)
the first yacon plant I grew, ~2009:
and me in my yacon patch (all divided out from that original plant) 2 or 3 years ago:
(growing an amount somewhere in between, this year)
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^have you tried the annual ones? they always seem to do better for me than the perennial kind, for whatever reason.
rainbowgardener, agreed, not a honeybee - but it is a bee of some sort. the antennae and loaded pollen sacs on the hind legs attest to that. at first glance I thought it might be a hoverfly.
/bug geek
rainbowgardener, agreed, not a honeybee - but it is a bee of some sort. the antennae and loaded pollen sacs on the hind legs attest to that. at first glance I thought it might be a hoverfly.
/bug geek
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Tried them last year. I have seedlings still just sitting around not doing anything again this year. Tried both the perennial and annual versions from purchased plants several years. I'm starting to think it may just be too hot here.^have you tried the annual ones? they always seem to do better for me than the perennial kind, for whatever reason.
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The house never looks occupied, but every year, Carolina Wren nests in this box. Unlike house wrens who tend to imitate Luke Skywalker, Carolina Wrens are very cautious about approaching their nest box. They flit from shadow to shadow, first landing in the apple tree, then in the blackberry patch, then the Swamp azalea. Sometimes (presumably when they have hungry mouths to feed) I hear their desperate calls of distress at finding me working nearby, and I temporarily switch tasks to let them go in the house and feed their babies.
Unfortunately, the entrance hole is big enough for cowbirds (but I can't limit the entrance since Carolina wrens are about the same size/girth. And I see them sneaking in this house, so I wait anxiously for the chicks to fledge and show themselves. I hate seeing the devoted parents gallantly feeding chicks that are as big or bigger than they are. But I see this more with house finches and house sparrows, and occasionally cardinals.
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My Mascara has gone to seed. Interestingly, the upper leaves have lost the dark color -- maybe due to heat.
I will have to be watchful and be ready to harvest. Apparently local house and gold finches have figured out I'm allowing my greens to go to seed and have stripped the first clump of Red Russian Kale seeds and half of the Japanese mustard spinach seeds.
My Mascara has gone to seed. Interestingly, the upper leaves have lost the dark color -- maybe due to heat.
I will have to be watchful and be ready to harvest. Apparently local house and gold finches have figured out I'm allowing my greens to go to seed and have stripped the first clump of Red Russian Kale seeds and half of the Japanese mustard spinach seeds.
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Oh no!!! Those little beasties! Don't they know those seeds have purpose?!?!
These mascara are fairly new sprouts. They're in the new pots! (Yay me for keeping things alive in pots!!!!) They only get about 4 hours of sun per day in that spot. I'm hoping they keep up as long as I keep picking.
The older lettuces are beginning to bolt. The Oakleaf, romaine, escarole.
These mascara are fairly new sprouts. They're in the new pots! (Yay me for keeping things alive in pots!!!!) They only get about 4 hours of sun per day in that spot. I'm hoping they keep up as long as I keep picking.
The older lettuces are beginning to bolt. The Oakleaf, romaine, escarole.
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the garden itself is a little rough this year. instead:
tea seedlings!
and even farther from the garden (had to haul a piece of wood out for contrast): one of the grafts I did this year on seedling american persimmon, in situ:
being on it's own original un-transplanted taproot should make it a seriously resilient and long-lived tree. I guess technically there are two grafts in the picture. this variety is a very large-fruited cultivar.
tea seedlings!
and even farther from the garden (had to haul a piece of wood out for contrast): one of the grafts I did this year on seedling american persimmon, in situ:
being on it's own original un-transplanted taproot should make it a seriously resilient and long-lived tree. I guess technically there are two grafts in the picture. this variety is a very large-fruited cultivar.
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OOOHHH tea seedlings, eh? I've been meaning to try that -- my potted little tea shrub blooms like mad and then fruits, but somehow, I've never gotten around to growing them from seeds. Are they difficult?!potatoes! wrote:the garden itself is a little rough this year. instead:
tea seedlings!
and even farther from the garden (had to haul a piece of wood out for contrast): one of the grafts I did this year on seedling american persimmon, in situ:
being on it's own original un-transplanted taproot should make it a seriously resilient and long-lived tree. I guess technically there are two grafts in the picture. this variety is a very large-fruited cultivar.
The persimmon -- American persimmon rootstock? And what's the scion?
Man, start a thread or two! Don't just show us tantalizing pics
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Here's a thread we've had going for a long time on tea herbs: https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/vi ... =tea+herbs
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