Weather holding steady, more flowers picked

 It is supposed to be a good time to start warm season seeds but with this weather being so cool, the peppers especially are not going to do well. 

I love that 'little hill', which I just researched and discovered how big it is and how far away, as well as it being not climb/hike able.

The only things on it is an exclusive looking home and on the very top is another expensive neighborhood and some antenna facilities. The heart marker is the front of our complex the red one is where our apartment is and my picture was from the grass area to the right of our building. Not approachable but it looks nice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I counted 12 or 13 buds on that epiphyllum so that makes me very happy, it should be blooming for at least a week or two when it starts up. Four buds on that one branch, it's a very happy plant this year! I hope to have cauliflower before the end of April. As long as it doesn't get too hot it should be fine. Need to find out if I need to do anything like close up the leaves when it starts to bud.

 

Seeing Layla had watered her beds and cut down the onions reminded me that she went on vacation today. Did she take those onions with her? What the heck is up with that? The south bed is just fine and staying moist because of the wall shadow, which is barely discernible. Maybe should have put the chive plant in the front corner?

It's really not surprising that the purple tomatillos are up before the peppers. They're closer to tomatoes than the pepper cousins. Had to water the Fish pepper soil as that was completely dried out for some reason. So, like last year with the cucumber and tomatoes going in first, it's on track this year. If I pull out that cilantro there's enough room to plop the squash plant in that bed but I really want to amend it first. That's why it'll probably do better in the raised bed, but then there's those dang pill bugs and snails. 

This mix is supposed to have white flowers also but so far just pink, purple and burgundy. Luck of the mix like the lettuces. Those onions are almost ready to pull as well and I still have the last four in the fridge. I use them for dressing up eggs and put them enchilada casserole, but for now they're onion substitute.

This was unexpected on my walk yesterday around the park. Huge branch on the eucalyptus broke off. Hoping it happened overnight or early morning when no one was around.

Looks like it was a bad angle combined with a compromised section. High winds in the wrong direction and it goes down. This is why Balboa Park took out a lot of their trees due to it being high foot traffic area and some tourists almost got hit by a falling branch. The shaded Zorro Garden turned into the Butterfly Garden in a matter of a year. There are still trees there but the two biggest ones that were shading it were taken out years ago.

Other people's gardens. That's the onion plant that is practically taking over that container and another spot in the same yard. Looked like someone had broken off two huge stalks already so I didn't dare do anything other than take a picture.The base of those stalks at the ground is at least two inches! Without breaking off a piece it's hard to tell whether it really is an onion or not. Seeds say it is. There's also milkweed growing in various places, so it's just a confusing chaos garden with geraniums, lemon trees, 'onions' a hibiscus or two and who knows what else.

Then there's the lantana that I moaned about her trimming back so hard again. I wouldn't be surprised if she trimmed it again because it's getting so full. I think she took the lights off at least.

Wishing it would warm up for the seeds but then can't be too warm because of the cauliflower....