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.
January 2019 - https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/17/1826599/-The-Daily-Bucket-January-2019-Yard-Report
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 re blooming, significantly changed or otherwise of interest.
As of February 12, 2019
Looking south from backdoor, geraniums and daffodils are blooming
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pineapple sage
naranjas
ribes is already flowering
Hanging basket and contents. Started as 1 probably leek, endlessly uprooted by critters and poked back in, going to separate and plant individually.
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volunteer ribes behind redbud
ribes start + succulent
potted fuschia is blooming
beets
lemons aplenty, but no flowers or new ones, tree is confirmed to be dieing
"perpetual spinach chard" (left) and red.swiss chard (right) just harvested a little for dinner
More daffs
front bed, spinach chard, chard and kale
rear bed, kale and Portuguese Kale
rear bed showing hi-rise kale that needs pruning, The dark green was just cut down to a 4" bare stalk.
new rosemary
camillia
garlic chives
front: salvia + geraniums
Mexican sage
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fuschia
Added hanging basket with regrow green onion starts
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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.