Oct. 11 – Garden Worx
Two hours of tennis then some time in the garden. Harvested more tomatoes, then processed them for winter storage. More tomatoes are ripening and even some still in flower.
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Oct. 10 – Roche Lake Backcountry
A 12.25 km hike, but not a nature hike. I did spot a few wildflowers (no surprises though), and a patch of rattlesnake plantains.
Continue reading →Oct. 9 – Garden Works
I dug a hole for a fence post, then added concrete, but also cut the lawn, cleaned up, and harvested tomatoes. Clematis are flowering again.
Continue reading →Oct. 8 – Joyce Gulch
A hike through the open forests and grasslands slopes near Joyce Gulch. Not much in bloom, except some rabbitbrush.
Continue reading →Oct. 7 – Wild Asparagus Hunt
A hike through the sagebrush grasslands to find wild asparagus (successfully). A post to follow.
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Oct. 5 – Rivers Trail Milkweed
We hiked 6.3 km on the Rivers Trail. Milkweed pods were opening to disperse seeds and we collected some for winter stratification.
Continue reading →Oct. 4 – Blue Clematis
Writing a post about blue clematis for an upcoming post, so I went through my Clematis occidentalis photos.
Continue reading →Oct. 3 – Snapdragons
While doing garden maintenance, I stopped to observe many self-seeded snapdragon plants all in flower, needing almost no maintenance. I just gather some seedheads and scatter them in selected spots for the following year. A nominee for best-in-show for home gardens!
Continue reading →Oct. 2 – Rosehips
On hikes and in the home wild roses have finished flowering, but rose hips are abundant. They are browsed by wildlife, eaten by humans in various recipes/uses, and adorn our borders.
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