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Winter 2021
Pacific Northwest
This winter has been very mild and very wet compared to our usual weather in the PacificNorthwest. No hard freezes yet at all. No snow besides a brief dusting back in December. However the forecast for this coming week calls for temps in the 20s. That’s actually a good thing for knocking back slugs and triggering some vegetation development.
The truck fern is very happy in all this mild weather.
Particularly lush this winter
Fern sori on bottom of fronds:
Sori: reproductive structures, produce spores
Out at the beach, grass continues vibrantly green as it is all winter — in fields, verges and on rocks high enough to be permanently above the waterline.
Juv and adult Glaucous winged gulls on a dock. In summer that green grass will all turn brown. Rainy season will end in a few months.
Gadwalls munch on Sea Lettuce (Ulva) while Canada geese snooze
Inside, my tomatoes are coming along. Seeds planted January 10. Seedlings on the 22nd:
Sweet peppers in center, tomatoes surrounding
And transplanted January 31 into 4” pots. Under lights. Heating pads below keep soil temp 70°F.
They will go into fabric bags in the unheated greenhouse in another month or so. Hopefully see ripe tomatoes by late June.
What colors are you seeing where you live these days?
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Overcast, breezy and cool in the PNW islands today. Temps in the low 40s.
WHAT’S UP IN NATURE IN YOUR AREA TODAY?
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