On Mar 1, 11:04 am, Billy wrote:
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enigma wrote:
Billy wrote in

\snipped the political stuff

Speaking of agriculture, my two dwarf peach trees are flowering

My Babcock peach and the apricot tree are flowering. The almond
orchards are a sea of pink. It was 76 here Thurs and everything just
burst into bloom.

and I
have some wild onions that need a reapplication of newsprint and mulch.

I have those but I leave them to feed the gophers!

Bought an artichoke yesterday and now need to put it in the ground with
another one that I have in a pot (It was in the ground but was being
pillaged by rampaging gastropods. Speaking of gastropods, while your
garden is still damp is the time to get out there and give them a good
dose of iron phosphate.). I plan to separate them (the artichokes, not
the gastropods) by five to six feet. Think that's enough? I hope to get
some echinacea and a half dozen or so mammoth sunflowers to grow around
them. This will be in front (south side) of a trellis for bitter melons.

I tried some fancy mesculim salad mixes last year. All were disasters
that only left me with arugula, which grows like a weed here, and which
I can't stand the taste of. This year it is back to romaine, lolo rosso,
and the basics.

I had the same experience with Mesclun. mix.....All I got was arugula.
I'm
leaving it to bloom and the birds can have the seeds. Didnt like the
taste either.
It's back to the lovely little lettuces.

I was told that my purslane (omega-3 rich) would become
an invasive weed but so far, no sign of its' return.

Yes, Lee is right Purslane is a warm weather guy and it isn't in
evidence
here yet either. Wait awhile.............

Most of my herbs, known and unknown, made it through the winter although
the local gray squirrels pawed through them looking for something to
eat. I was surprised to see the bird feeder down in sunflower seed.
I've heard birds, including our blue colored jays (happy?) but I haven't
seen any at the feeder which is mostly for wrens and bushtits

Oh Billy I am ecstatic! When I go to the big garden in the sky, I will
have
at least one accomplishment to my credit LOL
We don't get many wrens on this side of the valley, but I LOVE those
little
Bushtits, and Kinglets and small Warblers...

Sunday, looks like a barbecue day here (full Sun and temps in the high
60Fs. I'll carp my diem while I can. Who knows how long it will last?
--

Billy

Emilie