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shrubs of what kind and how were they packed? generally plants can be somewhat hardy as long as they don't dry out completely, cook or freeze, but it would help to know what kind of plant, etc. follow directions when they arrive and see what happens. they probably have a website or a phone...

i love him because he has a proper relationship with lasagna and naps...

north garden did get partially weeded and scraped. considering it has been ignored for several months it is not too bad but there is a huge number of what looks like to me like clover sprouts coming up. the garden has had various patches of clover in it before so this wouldn't be a surprise...

yes. :) i planted it in the lowest growing area where water can collect at times. unfortunately it gets some bugs in it (small grayish catepillars) and it spreads too much into the upwards areas where the creeping thyme is at, plus it is harder to weed and hides weeds too much.

two days of good enough weather to get outside as much as my body can take. plenty of projects to choose from and things to get ready for the season. i think today i'll get the north garden scraped and weeded as much as i can get done. i have the garlic in there to work around which will slow...

looks like a nice few days before some rains return so i can do something outside. was tempted to plant some peas but later this week the overnight lows are near freezing for days in a row so i think i need to wait another week at least on the pea planting.

transporting wood from one area to another is usually not recommended because of the chances of spreading diseases and bugs... instead, if you do this again, when you get there next time ask them for a place where you can get some dry wood that is local.

if they don't have much mulch on them perhaps it would help them to add more (just something that came to mind as i was reading along :) ).

those clamps are very useful for doing things with boards and oddly shaped furniture and ... :) i don't have a woodworking shop or much room for storing things (including tools) here but i do have a few clamps like those on the shelves in my closet for times when i need to glue a chair or some...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/california-wildlife-crossing-construction it may be a lot of money but i'm sure a lot more has been spent for less... at least this does something for wildlife and diversity and it looks better than the highway going underneath it...

it doesn't look major to me and i'd just leave it alone. if it doesn't seem to be spreading or getting worse... if you have a magnifying glass you could look closer at it and see if it fungal and forming spores that could spread and if it is you could remove those leaves but i don't think it...

if you can find the variety called Green Beauty it is doing very well for me when many others have not done nearly as well. but if you get it beware that the chipmunks or other creatures may start going after the seeds when they are starting to dry down so be sure to pick some pods when the...

sweated some more today. i'm going to wilt this summer... 77F already... after rains today and tonight cooling off to 51F for tomorrow and not too bad for this week. also got to see first bumblebee. :) i'm sure they've been out before it's just that i've not been out that much yet meself...

Oroville almost full again (10ft to go but that is primarily for flood control). https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=31195

warm enough to do some weeding and burying more bean pods.

if you can pick the beans when you want and cook them and they taste ok and have a texture you like then they're fine. :) i think the main thing for a shelly bean though is that they do shell out easy at that plump stage. there are very few beans i've had that i didn't like as a dry bean.

and then there are also shelly beans, which are harvested plump in the shell before fully dried down, usually this also implies that the beans are easy to shell out at this stage. some lima beans are also really good at this stage.

if you like greens like spinach you may like pea shoots, they taste as good to me as the pods do, but you do want the right kind as some don't taste as good. i'll eat them right out there in the garden along with pods and peas.

... oh yes. :) it is how i know that we are getting closer to bean planting time when i start seeing some poking up out of the ground. i expect i will see some in the next few weeks.

sunny and warm enough to be outside! :)