Weather and watering

 The weather is very pleasant now. With the time change the clock says we're waking up around 6:30 but it's our usual 7:30. It has been extremely foggy and cold in the mornings until around 11, that makes for very mild temperatures and a lowering of electric bill not running the AC 24/7. 

Fog is so low the buildings are almost enveloped. Off to the left is the small hill about five blocks away and totally shrouded. There are supposed to be more hills behind that palm tree in the distance so yeah, definitely Fall weather.                                                                                                                                                                       

 

And right on schedule, Bird of Paradise are blooming with bees taking advantage of the nectar.  The liquidambar tree is changing colors more every day as well.

 

 

This picture was taken around 11 am and the foggy one was about 8:30. Love the streaky clouds that burned up rather quickly an hour or so later.

Definitely a LOT of cilantro coming up in the south bed. I know I tossed a good handful of seeds in there in late spring so good to see they're coming up and growing best they can in mostly shade. I don't know what people are doing when they say they have no luck with growing it. Then I ask when were they planting and inevitably they say late spring or early summer. Yup, there's your problem, toss the seeds in the soil mid to late summer and as late as Fall, early spring and boom, Cilantro.

 

Watering was done...ugh. It's such a chore pulling out the hose, hooking it up and then draining it and putting it back in but that's what I have to do. I completely flooded the west bed for the onions and possible cilantro in there. The oregano needed a good soaking as well. Going to plant out some more onion cuttings and maybe some garlic cloves as well. After I put them in the fridge for a while as I learned. You can also see the plethora of fall leaves which I will not remove from that bed as it's okay for composting.

 

Thoroughly watered the raised bed again and tried to move some of the soil around but still higher on the right than the left and back to front. Just means the water will drain to that side, which may or may not be good, so when I get more soil I'll try and level it out.  That reminds me I  need to start some romaine and mixed lettuce seeds as well. Cut up the potatoes into pieces and get them dried out and ready to plant. And onion seeds started.

Things to do for sure!