Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, March 21

Happy Spring! With Easter and Passover coming up, we're starting with some seasonal flowers today:

My Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter cactus blooms for all 3 holidays. Here is the most recent one.

sharon(willow's apprentice)

Truly amazing that you get three holidays from that cactus! Beautiful photo.

From Neal in Israel:

Katy, shalom,

Things in the garden started acting like springtime a few weeks ago.

Alstroemeria: After the die-off of all above ground stems towards the end of the summer, the plantings came back strong during the winter, and all but one are already well into flowering.

Love the markings on those flowers.

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

From Neal in Israel:

Lime: The tree is strong, and is the first of my little collection of fruit trees to begin significant blossoming in the spring. Fruit has begun to set. I'll be hoping that the strong storm predicted for the coming week won't strip the tree of the beginning of this year's yield.

Best regards,
Neal

The blossoms look promising. Hope they stick!

Thought about growing spaghetti squash this year? I like them under-ripe, and I'm good with simmering the squash instead of roasting if the weather is warm.

I can’t believe I’ve never made spaghetti squash.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Prep the Squash:
- Cut squash crosswise into rings.
- Remove seeds and pulp.
- Drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

2. Roast:
- Place cut-side down on a baking sheet.
- Roast at 400°F… pic.twitter.com/WH5EE3fHLG

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Ah, Nature

The Piedmont Azaleas at blooming down by our creek. I’ll send a close up in a minute.

- fd

Such a lovely, delicate color! The photos are kind of dramatic, considering the color of the flowers.

Gardens of The Horde

From 40 Miles North:

First poppy of the season. A reminder of what California once was.

When Iris Eyes are Smilin'

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, March 14

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