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Comment by amer chohan on March 2, 2013 at 11:44am

Pelecyphora Aselliormis

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 2, 2013 at 11:26am

Dominic, what a wonderful diversity of plants you have. I enjoy your photos so much, especially seeing your critters. Our snow is almost gone; it remains only in shaded areas. We had three days of snow last week and this week we expect to be in the 50s day and at freezing at night. The new season begins and is my favorite time of year. Thanks, you bring the growing season to me all year long.

Comment by amer chohan on February 28, 2013 at 9:50am

I liked the agression of the pigon.

Comment by Chris Breman on February 28, 2013 at 2:24am

Thanks Dominic!

Comment by Dominic Florio on February 27, 2013 at 11:03pm

This one will have the canary-blurry but cute:

Comment by Dominic Florio on February 27, 2013 at 10:59pm

For all you Northerners, it is spring here in Florida.  Enjoy!

Canary feeding baby flapping its wings.

Comment by amer chohan on February 27, 2013 at 11:16am

Normally it is spring time here, but this year it is late because of unusual rains. They say it is going to be yhe last one of this winter. It is making me impatient to wake up my cactus from winter dormancy, a complete sleep period in which there is no watering, no food, no growth. Only a fight to protect delicate roots from winter rains.

I hope I havn't done damage to roots of those with whome I have been impatient a weak earlier. I am in habbit of doing silly things with my best ones.

Comment by Chris Breman on February 27, 2013 at 5:46am

The frost is almost gone here. I've started to put the seedlings out in the daytime, so they can get used to the outside temperature. At night I put a plastic cover on.

Comment by Joan Denoo on February 27, 2013 at 12:36am

Three days of new snow, with little melting until today. Snow is finally off sidewalks and driveways ... but very dangerous with black ice. I had planned to cut the old hellebores leaves and stems, but they are covered with snow. Maybe next week.

I will enjoy gardening through you, Sentient. Hope you don't get a late frost. 

Comment by Sentient Biped on February 24, 2013 at 4:30pm

Today digging in the dirt...

Planted 2 Persimmon trees.   Nikita's gift (hybrid between American and Asian persimmons), and Saijo (supposedly the only Asian persimmon that will ripen in cool Pacific NW).  Neither is supposed to need a pollinator.

And 2 Sweet Cherries (Sweetheart and an almost Black Vandalay).  Both should be self pollinating but if not, they have each other.

For better placement, I needed to move a small fig tree - in its new spot it has an underground cage intended to thwart moles, which seem to like fog roots.  Also had to move a small, barely visible jujube, and dug out a near-dead apple of unknown origin / unknown type.  

Planted lemon balm volunteers around most of these to deter some insects and attract bees.

Tired but in a good way.

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