The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or flowers. All are worthy additions to the bucket. Please let us know what is going on around you in a comment. Include, as close as is comfortable for you, where you are located. Each note is a record that we can refer to in the future as we try to understand the patterns that are quietly unwinding around us. |
Castro Valley, near Oakland, CA; approx 37.7N by 122W, 400 feet elevation.
This is part of my ongoing project to document the changes in our yard from month to month.
December 2018 is here https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/12/30/1822353/-The-Daily-Bucket-December-2018-Yard-Report -
it will list all of the rest of 2018 + December 2017, etc.
This month I am going somewhat by exception, only things that are blooming, significantly changed or otherwise of interest.
As of January 12, 2019
Looking south from backdoor, geraniums are blooming
pineapple sage just barely blooming
naranjas
oxalis has taken over the yard, as usual in winter
mystery plant/ suspected ribes behind redbud
baby toyon
ribes start + succulent
another ribes start
looking north, blooming jade plant
potted fuschia is blooming
succulent in long box continues to bloom
they are hard to see, but there are beets in there, plus some oxalis
lemons aplnty, but no flowers or new ones
"perpetual spinach chard" (left) and red.swiss chard (right) just harvested a little for curtiod
front bed, spinach chard, chard and kale
rear bed, kale and Portuguese Kale
rear bed showing hi-rise kale that needs pruning, etc.
kale left, spinach chard right, also post harvest for curtido
new rosemary
old rosemary, a few remaining blossoms
front: salvia + geraniums
Mexican sage
another rubber plant
alyssum
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Now It's Your Turn
What have you noted happening in your area or travels? As usual post your observations as well as their general location in the comments.
Thank you.
I won't be here when this posts or for a while thereafter.