Ducks 4 in '24

[digitS']

I thought all hummingbirds migrated to warm climates

Looking at the Cornell University maps (Allaboutbirds org), I'm fairly sure that this overwintering is true with Anna's Hummingbird only and confined to the westside of the Cascades and Sierras.

LINK

Looking at range maps of unknown to me species along the Gulf Coast, I was surprised to see that they even migrate into Mexico during Winter months. Cancun, anyone?

digitS'

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

@baymule and @digitS’ Anna's hummingbirds (Calypte Anna) live year-round in the PNW 7b-8b zones.
There are many anna's hummingbirds in my yard, where they live year-round. Hummingbirds get more of their nutrition from insects (that are often invisible to us) than from nectar. I have identified black-chinned hummingbirds, costas hummingbirds, and rufous hummingbirds, as well as anna's, in my yard, although anna's are the only permanent residents. Costas are seen more frequently now due to the warming climate.

Hummingbirds topor. What you need to know.

What You Need to Know About Hummingbird Torpor

During hummingbird torpor, the tiny birds can drop their internal temperature and conserve energy to withstand frigid temperatures.

www.birdsandblooms.com

 

[ducks4you]

10 Essential Guides for the Farm Curious - Modern Farmer

So you want to farm, but you're not sure where to start. Farming at any scale - whether it's a countertop herb garden or an acre of land - can be

modernfarmer.com

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

@ducks4you I took a peek at the Modern Farmer site and it is very interesting. A great resource for today.

Tid bit of info… Almonds and Almond milk…Production in California.
Did you know California’s top crop is almonds not veggies. It takes one gallon of water to produce one single almond . How do they know ? Interesting ….Each year almond growers are over one million acres in California . Almond growers use 35 times more water than the entire city of San Francisco uses in one year. Staggering statics.
Just curious I wonder how they keep squirrels away. It’s a main issue with my Hazelnut trees. The chipmunk's are roof rats and had a serious issues with California ground squirrels, and grey squirrels . Well at least I’m not in Florida to worry about alligators poppin in.

I thought I had water problems . In summers our water table drops for the well and it can be tricky to water in extreme hot temps. A computer system attached to the watering system has been very helpful. It gages how much water is used in each garden zone and if any zones are dry or if a zone does not require water sends notifications. It’s called… B-hive. Smart watering system. We don’t have underground watering system . It’s a direct connect to faucets with several hoses running to soaker hoses to each zone. Quite a clever solution even for potted plant or when it’s vaca time. You can check out you garden from your phone .
See link.

B-hyve Smart Indoor/Outdoor Irrigation Controller

B-hyve smart irrigation controller for indoor & outdoor lets you water your lawn from anywhere via a smartphone application. Get it now at orbitonline.com.

www.orbitonline.com

 

[baymule]

@Shades-of-Oregon i read an article once how people in Kenya water their gardens. They use raised beds. There is a hanging container of water with string coming out of it. The strings go to the plants and the water travels down the strings directly to the plants. It was very interesting.

 

[Dahlia]

@ducks4you I took a peek at the Modern Farmer site and it is very interesting. A great resource for today.

Tid bit of info… Almonds and Almond milk…Production in California.
Did you know California’s top crop is almonds not veggies. It takes one gallon of water to produce one single almond . How do they know ? Interesting ….Each year almond growers are over one million acres in California . Almond growers use 35 times more water than the entire city of San Francisco uses in one year. Staggering statics.
Just curious I wonder how they keep squirrels away. It’s a main issue with my Hazelnut trees. The chipmunk's are roof rats and had a serious issues with California ground squirrels, and grey squirrels . Well at least I’m not in Florida to worry about alligators poppin in.

I thought I had water problems . In summers our water table drops for the well and it can be tricky to water in extreme hot temps. A computer system attached to the watering system has been very helpful. It gages how much water is used in each garden zone and if any zones are dry or if a zone does not require water sends notifications. It’s called… B-hive. Smart watering system. We don’t have underground watering system . It’s a direct connect to faucets with several hoses running to soaker hoses to each zone. Quite a clever solution even for potted plant or when it’s vaca time. You can check out you garden from your phone .
See link.

B-hyve Smart Indoor/Outdoor Irrigation Controller

B-hyve smart irrigation controller for indoor & outdoor lets you water your lawn from anywhere via a smartphone application. Get it now at orbitonline.com.

www.orbitonline.com

That would be cool to be able to check your garden while away on vacay. I always wonder how my garden is doing when I'm away. I just use simple water timers hooked up to the house faucets and often worry something will go awry when I'm gone for two weeks.

When I lived in the Bay Area in CA we had huge almond trees in the backyard. We never once had a squirrel there. We got lots of almonds from those trees!