tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post7549851128636220146..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Wednesday Vignette: Spring cracks open the door...Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-76536115537221053682022-01-27T14:46:09.119-08:002022-01-27T14:46:09.119-08:00The Marah vines can grow 20+ feet fairly quickly, ...The Marah vines can grow 20+ feet fairly quickly, Anna, which is why I've generally cut them back early without allowing the fruit to develop. As the local critters are often more savvy than the human residents, they probably recognize the plant as poisonous and steer clear of it.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41037796407381457882022-01-27T14:42:23.008-08:002022-01-27T14:42:23.008-08:00It's interesting that you see Marah paired wit...It's interesting that you see Marah paired with Toyon. The Marah I featured grew alongside the Toyons that used to occupy that area. I wonder if they're symbiotic plants.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-3101227089268503872022-01-27T14:37:43.915-08:002022-01-27T14:37:43.915-08:00I vote for whatever compromise Mother Nature is wi...I vote for whatever compromise Mother Nature is willing to effect that puts us closer to "normal" rainfall in SoCal, Gerhard. We're well behind NorCal even with December's heavier-than-usual rain. 6.72 inches of rain is better than last year's paltry total of 4.12 inches but it's not nearly enough. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-25215785179322896332022-01-27T14:31:33.425-08:002022-01-27T14:31:33.425-08:00Oh lovely to see that you have signs of spring Kri...Oh lovely to see that you have signs of spring Kris. The cucumber vine is completely unknown to me. Does it spread much? I imagine that the spiny fruits might deter some unwelcome visitors to your garden.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68643212094036757432022-01-27T13:56:22.875-08:002022-01-27T13:56:22.875-08:00The Marah is all over here, though not in my garde...The Marah is all over here, though not in my garden, but roadside along with Toyon and Malosma. It's quite ornamental, but the seed pods spines are scary. <br /><br />Enjoying 'Pink Sugar' here too. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-16768274436746616092022-01-27T12:58:23.458-08:002022-01-27T12:58:23.458-08:00I think you're a couple of weeks ahead of us.
...I think you're a couple of weeks ahead of us.<br /><br />How about we keep these temperatures and add the occasional storm? I don't want to go back to winter, but we do need more rain.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-60892190202519002682022-01-27T11:39:08.688-08:002022-01-27T11:39:08.688-08:00I think I must have cut back the vine before it pr...I think I must have cut back the vine before it produced fruit, Loree, as I can't recall seeing it anywhere other than online. It does ramble but I'll see if I can let it do its thing this year.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-19241787436248329312022-01-27T11:36:56.807-08:002022-01-27T11:36:56.807-08:00Fingers crossed!Fingers crossed!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-63027311240039090182022-01-27T09:55:10.026-08:002022-01-27T09:55:10.026-08:00You've brought back a wonderful memory of find...You've brought back a wonderful memory of finding wild cucumber at the Theodore Payne Foundation. They were so spiky!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-14679508174579959542022-01-27T08:04:41.826-08:002022-01-27T08:04:41.826-08:00Hopeful news as we experience more intense winter ...Hopeful news as we experience more intense winter weather here. Spring will come! <br />I do hope there is more rain for you before meteorological spring arrives. Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68567714032299285442022-01-26T20:33:53.456-08:002022-01-26T20:33:53.456-08:00I'll be very sad if we don't get any rain ...I'll be very sad if we don't get any rain in February and March, Anna. Even sunny skies and flowers can't make up for another terribly dry year.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79461509715078863392022-01-26T20:30:32.326-08:002022-01-26T20:30:32.326-08:00We really just have 2 seasons, Beth: a cool season...We really just have 2 seasons, Beth: a cool season and a warm season. The cool season generally brings rain, which is its most dramatic aspect but lately all too infrequent. The only questions about the warm season are: how hot is it going to get? and how many fires will we have?Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-33354084262025853152022-01-26T19:30:08.541-08:002022-01-26T19:30:08.541-08:00What a coincidence that you too had a shot colored...What a coincidence that you too had a shot colored pink by the sun! I do hope you get some more rain before the heat comes. It truly looks spring-y where you are. We're not quite there yet, but the week so far has been high skies and sun - at least after the morning fogs lift.Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-83798081050680939272022-01-26T18:59:39.729-08:002022-01-26T18:59:39.729-08:00Interesting how you mark spring in your climate. I...Interesting how you mark spring in your climate. I get it, and I would love it. But the seasonal changes in S. California are so much more nuanced than they are here. It's really, really dramatic to go from winter to spring here...they are so very different! I think I would like to spend part of winter in your part of the world. I do love it here from May through October, though. Your blooms are stunning! That African Daisy is wowza!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-38579540705829667312022-01-26T10:46:58.584-08:002022-01-26T10:46:58.584-08:00Even though I made every effort to firmly tamp dow...Even though I made every effort to firmly tamp down the soil in the middle of that stump before planting the Yucca but it's still sunken quite a bit since then. However, as the raccoons haven't entirely broken their habit of "marking" the spot, I've abandoned the prospect of digging in there to raise the soil level. Despite the raccoons' deposits - or perhaps because of them - the Yucca seems to be doing fine. I think it's been there since 2017.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-18718523678541228072022-01-26T08:02:54.422-08:002022-01-26T08:02:54.422-08:00I can only dream of anything like your Narcissus d...I can only dream of anything like your Narcissus display in my own garden. For some reason, my daffodils performance is dismal. Hundred of bulbs later, I have little to show for. <br />I love the Yucca in the stump. Not only is it deterring the critters, but it looks great. It it growing well?chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.com