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Other Gardening News (K-Z) (30)56*, 60% humidity, SW 4 mph wind, partly cloudyToday the Bellis seedlings look like this:Happy little green things. The cactus has little spines :)A couple plants needed to be trimmed, they had dead flowers that needed to be deadheaded... ... 43*, 92% humidity, SE 3 mph wind, overcastJust some Bellis seeds sprouting already. :) My cactus seedlings. Some of them are getting little spines.Spider plant young un's... It is gray today but I am heartened despite the weather. I had some of my books in storage mailed to me and they arrived yesterday. This morning I had a chance to go through them and was thrilled to find a trail journal of a research trip I took several years ago... 47*, 91% humidity, SW 1 mph wind, light rain mistI went back and got some of the birdfoot violets. I thought about it and decided I needed them, :)So i took them out of the package. One was already growing... Today I planted Bellis seeds in the light stand and potted up 3 rooted spider plant plantlets. :)I saw something neat for sale at Lowes yesterday--wildflower "bulbs". There were ferns, trilliums, trout lilies, etc... Homemade.........So tasty......The house smells like a bakery today.... HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY JACK! Today I decided it was Jack's Birthday. We rescued him in February of this year and he was at best guess 3 months old. So being that it was such a warm weekend, it would be Jack's... 53*, 45% humidity, NW 3 mph wind, mostly cloudyI woke up this morning to sunny skies. Frost blanketed everything. So what else could I do but grab Puppy Jack Cheese and take a walk in the woods? Jack didn't complain at all about the excursion so off we went... Never Wonder If Your Heart Could Break Anymore. 43*, feels like 41*, 76% humidity, SW 6 mph wind, 3.50 inch or rain fell, FloodingI had thought after the death of my grandfather is my heart could break any more then it has. Never ask that question. There are even worse things then the death of a loved one after a sickness... 63*, 93% humidity, SE 5 mph wind, overcast, Flood Watch and Urban and Small Stream Flood AdvisoryIt turns out the big seedling has different first leaves then all the rest. The seed that it came from was different too... 49*, feels like 50*, 94% humidity, 0 mph wind, fogHere are a few more rocks to share this morning. this one, once cut...becomes this! Looks like the ocean on an overcast day. Or maybe even lake Michigan in the winter with the ice shelves at the shore... 50*, 88% humidity, NNE 2 mph wind, overcastIts gloomy outside again so I thought I'd stay inside with my posting today. First, I have to give you the update on the cactus. With the dome lid off, I have to now watch watering even closer so that they don't dry out excessively under the growing lights... 49*, feels like 50*, 82% humidity, 1 mph wind, overcastI guess there has to be one in every crowd. Someone who has to be more gaudy, loud, or otherwise attention getting. See that big guy right there in front?The red one... Just some local color from a little walk in the park with Jack 55*, 65% humidity, Variable 3 mph wind, light rainI took jack out to Deep River for some fun time--and I wanted to get a good look at the local color. I knew the sugar maples wouldn't let me down. Jack, having been somewhat cooped up due to the icky rainy weather (not an issue to him, just to me) was feeling a bit silly, and obviously needed to get out... There are over 60 of them now.... When will the madness stop!!?? (And what will I do with so many?)... 67*, 45% humidity, ESE 6 mph wind, mostly cloudyI was tinkering about in the garden this morning as it's been a very nice day. i thought I'd give you a little bit of color that maybe one wouldn't normally look for with all the trees being fancy pants right now... 53*, 94% humidity, SSE 3 mph wind, light rain, Special Weather Statement A lot of rain in the last 24 hours... Significant rain fell across northern Illinois and NorthwestIndiana since yesterday. Many locations received 1 to 3 inches ofrain with some amounts as high as 3... Despite having only one or two days of sun since the calender turned from summer to fall the trees have become beautiful. The towering oaks have turned a mixture of earthy browns, reds and yellows. Maples are a brighter orange and red... 53*, 80% humidity, SSE 2 mph wind, mostly cloudyThere are now 32 of the buggers bringing the cost of this little endeavor down to 16 cents per plant. I swear I did not think there were that many seeds... 52*, 79% humidity, S 3 mph wind, mostly cloudyThere are now 24 cactus that have sprouted. WOW! It didn't even seem that there were that many seeds in the kit. Because I had nothing better to do, I worked out that each cactus has cost me 21 cents so far... 48*, 80% humidity, S 2 mph wind, overcastSo Brandi went to the head-shrink for dogs. I really hope this works. If Brandi was an ill tempered dog, she would of been given the boot long before this. But Mr... 49*, feels like 48*, 66% humidity, NW 3 mph, mostly cloudy, Funnel clouds possible until sunsetI have not been able to get into the garden to do any kind of clean up--Since before I left for CA it has been cold, gray, and wet... Why I don't support the Humane Society. I used to believe in the Humane Society. But that changed quite a few years ago. I've come to realize that it is an organization that could use a LOT of changes. Go ahead and disagree with me.I'm sure they do some great things but I've had terrible experiences with the ones around here... 52*, 93% humidity, NNW 4 mph wind, light rainI'm home from California. I arrived back home late Wednesday evening. I've had to take yesterday to process it all. it was a very tiring trip. I think the hardest part of the trip was seeing the house all empty and the garden all torn up ready for selling...
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