Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Feb. 17

Above, sunrise after a rainstorm in our territory, with eucalyptus trees and a mud puddle. Things are green. The first foxtails are starting to come out, so we really have to get on that weed control.

How are things in your yard and neighborhood?

Below, a reminder from By-Tor to get busy. Fair seasons vary by state and region:

Fair season isn't until May for the casual participant but for us competitors, it starts now. Registration for the culinary arts competition is this week; actual entries due March 2.

I don't like to brag but I have had success in the last few years with pickles, jerky and apple butter with best of class and best of division awards for each at the Los Angeles County Fair. I don't like to repeat what I have already done so this year I will submit peach jelly and applesauce. I suspect the jelly competition will be tough; lots of people enter that one.

I see something that looks delicious there.

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

NorCal Sierra Foothills Lurker here. This picture was taken a couple/few years ago but thought it's appropriate with Valentines Day approaching. Thank you so much for the gardening thread! It's like dessert!

Appropriate after Valentines Day, too! One of those fun garden-related experiences.

And By-Tor has been making pumpkin pie. Try it for breakfast. It's not just for Thanksgiving. You can make it with winter squash if you want to.

These look good:

Red bananas
pic.twitter.com/yH0ooRWhpC

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) February 10, 2024

The navel oranges are good right now locally. How is the produce in your stores?

Puttering

Preparing to Putter

Guy arranges nails in a box by shaking the box 1/🧵
https://t.co/XKiuGOhmbD

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) February 14, 2024

The history of color photography

This photo is 113 years old.

It was taken by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, an early pioneer of colour photography.

If you've ever wondered what the world used to look like, Prokudin-Gorsky's photos will show you... pic.twitter.com/NAASmGMS4F

— The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor) February 12, 2024

Adventure

Visiting Moab in winter. Photos by Annie Giles:

Arches National Park

Double Arch

Potash Road

Arches National Park near Courthouse Towers

Kaboom Siberian Iris from Brecks. Just for The Horde.

Gardens of The Horde

Nothing is happening right now besides pruning, but my Indian Plum (Oemleria cerasiformis) is blooming. It is a native here, and is the earliest blooming shrub, it usually blooms when the witch hazel blooms. I put it in because it is supposed to bring in the earliest native pollinators to the yard. It has a purple fruit that is mostly seed, and tastes vaguely soapy, so I am happy the birds eat them all.

Kindltot

Glad you are thinking of the birds.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Feb. 10

Any thoughts or questions?

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

posted by K.T. at 01:22 PM

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