Casita Laredo

Say Hallow To My Liddle Friend

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Luffa Volunteer

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Pumpkin

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Descansar

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Campo de Juegos

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Descansar

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Rosa 'Topaz Jewel'

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Hybrid Rugosa Rose

Noah's Vinedo

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Phacelia campanularia

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Desert Bluebells

Salvaje Colorar

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Luffa Harvest

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Odelay

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Allium tuberosum

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Garlic Chives

Blanco

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July 7, 2009

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Matthiola fruticulosa

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Stock

Loofah

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Almanac

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February 13, 2010 - High 70 Low 43 Clear Wind 9 mph 2.79" Total Rain to Date

February 11, 2010 - High 61 Low 39 Scattered Clouds Wind 10 mph 2.79" Total rain to date

January 23, 2010 - High 54 Low 41 Broken Clouds Wind 16 mph 2.55" Total Rain to date

January 18, 2010 - High 59 Low 50 Overcast Wind 15 mph .11" Total Rain to date.

January 13, 2010 - High 70 Low 46 Clear Wind 11 mph .04" Total Rain to date.

December 31, 2009 - High 63 Low 39 Clear Wind 14 mph 3.11" Total Rain to date.

December 24, 2009 - High 54 Low 34 Cloudy Wind 9 mph 3.11" Total Rain to date.

December 19, 2009 - High 74 Low 38 Cloudy Wind 18 mph 2.99" Total Rain to date.

December 11, 2009 - High 59 Low 34 Cloudy Wind 3 mph 2.96" Total Rain to date.

December 5, 2009 - High 59 Low 36 Cloudy

November 28, 2009 - High 72 Low 45 Sunny

November 26, 2009 - High 79 Low 45 Sunny

November 23, 2009 - High 72 Low 41 Sunny

Journal

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February 14, 2010 - Planted Happy Wanderer Vine Lilac in a pot in Royal Palm.

February 13, 2010 - Planted gladiolus in Dark Knight

February 11, 2010 - Planted tranplants of pepper and tomatos.

January 23, 2010 - Planted dill in middle of Blanco. Planted turnips in Odelay.

January 18, 2010 - Planted swiss chard in north side of Mayan Princess. Planted globe radish in the north side of Odelay. Planted cilantro in between petunia and speriment in Blanco.

January 17, 2010 - Planted spinach in the west side of Odelay. Harvested loofah.

January 16, 2010 - Planted lettuce seeds in the south side of Odelay.

January 15, 2010 - Planted chamomile seeds in the large purple pot and the Blanco herb garden.

January 14, 2010 - Planted cilantro, dill and spinach in peat pots.

January 2, 2010 - Planted roses, several annual transplants, a Japanese boxleaf in the front yard.

December 27, 2009 - Planted many annual transplants in many rooms.

December 24, 2009 - Planted a heavenly bamboo bush in Dark Knight. Planted a container of dill in Odelay.

December 19, 2009 - Planted fennel, lettuce, radish, swiss chard, chives, spinach, california poppies, lobelia, penstemon, mexican hat, mesclun, larkspur, cucumber, lavender, marjoram, lupine and monarda and a blackberry bush in La Contemplacion.

December 12, 2009 - Still very cold. Most seeds aren't germinating. Large storm with 74 mph winds last week. Another less severe one expected for tomorrow. Swiss chard growing very slowly. The last warm season annuals gave up the ghost this week. Sowed seed of fennel, lettuce, radish, cilantro, swiss chard, carrots, california poppies and spinach in the Dark Knight Garden.

December 4, 2009 - Temps dropped into the mid thirties. Watered a little to late in the day which resulted in a front in the morning. Tomatoes seem to be all that suffered. Will try to remember next year to mulch in November instead of putting off.

November 28, 2009 - Trace rain today around 1:00 PM. Purchased some annual seeds, peat pots, frog rain gauge and a succulent. Set seed of coneflower and black eyed susan.

November 27, 2009 - Condensed watering to reflect veggie schedule.

November 24, 2009 - Began overhead watering again. Watering has become very tedius. I will monitor the well being of the plants especially containers.

November 21, 2009 - Fertilized container annuals and perennials. Planted annual seeds of Love Lies Bleeding, Nasturtium, Cosmos, Cone-flower, Penstemon, Black Eyed Susan, Four O'Clock and California Poppy in with the fertilizer. Madelena planted carrots in a pot. Planted the Rosemary tree for Lisa's birthday. Planted the above annuals in front if the Rosemary. Noticed lettuce in the Royal Palm Garden was growing well.

Rooms

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Dark Knight

Mayan Princess

Campo de Juegos

Primero de Veggie

La Contemplacion

Descansar

Blanco

Royal Palm

Odelay

Noah's Vinedo

El Oasis de Desierto

Salvaje Colorar

El Cesped

Distictis 'Rivers'

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Royal Trumpet Vine Distictis

Zone 9b Planting

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January

Hardy deciduous fruit, cool season succulents, cold hardy shrubs and roses. Stock up on seed for the next cool season.

February

Summer flowering bulbs, cool season succulents, container grown deciduous fruit, ornamental grass, spring and summer flowering perennials, roses, cold tender shrubs and deciduous trees.

March

Summer flowering bulbs, warm season succulents, citrus, ornamental grass, summer flowering perennials, roses, cold tender shrubs, and desert adapted trees. Sow seed of summer veggies and annuals.

April

Summer flowering bulbs, warm season succulents, citrus, figs, lawn, ornamental grass, summer flowering perennials, container roses, cold tender and summer flowering shrubs and desert adapted trees.

May

Rain lily, warm season succulents, citrus, lawn, ornamental grass, summer flowering perennials, container roses, summer growing heat loving shrubs, palms and desert adapted trees.

June

Rain lily, cactus, citrus, lawn, summer flowering perennials and palms.

July

Cactus, lawn, palms and tropical trees.

August

Hardy desert trees.

September

Winter growing bulbs, cactus, succulents, ornamental grass, spring flowering perennials, container roses, hardy shrubs and trees.

October

All bulbs, succulents, deciduous fruit, ornamental grass, hardy perennials, container roses, hardy shrubs and trees. Sow seed of winter veggies and annuals.

November

Hardy deciduous fruit, cool season succulents, spring flowering bulbs, cold hardy shrubs, cold hardy trees and ornamental grass.

December

Hardy deciduous fruit, bare root roses, cold hardy shrubs, deciduous trees.

Kale

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Aloe striata

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Coral Aloe

Dark Knight

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Aloe ciliaris

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Climbing Aloe

Before

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August 14-28, 2007

Veggies

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Tomatoes & Peas

Loofah

Carrots & Cauliflower

Desert plants

2009-08-15T10:52:00.001-07:00

Does anyone know what these are?

I got them all at once from a friend.

They are very cool, but I've no idea what they are.

Moon Cactus Bloom

2009-08-14T15:23:00.004-07:00

These flowers are very special.

They are the first cactus bloom I've had in my short gardening career.

Summer annuals

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These heat loving annuals are pretty beat up from the Arizona sun.

Although the vinca don't seem to mind much.

This is the only lisianthus flower left. I think it is the best one I've seen all summer.

Second bloom

2009-08-08T13:55:00.004-07:00

This is the second time this loofah vine has bloomed.

The flowers seem a little different then the first time.

Hope we get some loofahs this time.

Veggie Garden

2009-08-06T15:56:00.001-07:00

This pumkin should be ready around the middle of October.

I'm always amazed at the Vinca's ability to take the direct desert sun.

Lily of The Nile

2009-08-04T16:19:00.004-07:00

I bought a Lily of the Nile at Home Depot.

Ever since I started gardening I've wanted one of these.

Now if I can just keep it alive.

Potting Bench

2009-08-01T06:00:00.001-07:00

10 smackers at a garage sale across the street. It'll do.

Contemplation coming along

2009-07-25T09:26:00.001-07:00

The contemplation room is coming along slowly by surely.

Portulaca

2009-07-13T15:09:00.004-07:00

This is becoming my favorite summer annual. It is completely unfazed by the Arizona sun.

Give...me...shade...please...

2009-07-13T15:08:00.001-07:00

These poor guys are stuck over against the house until August. It's just too darn hot.

Back yard journal

2009-07-13T15:04:00.001-07:00

Here is another angle of the back yard. The vines on the pool fence are gourds. Have a great weekend everybody!

La Contemplacion

2009-07-13T14:55:00.002-07:00

This loofah was planted by my two oldest daughters. It apparently has it in for the cat claw vine. Down boy!

Front Lawn

2009-07-09T15:51:00.001-07:00

This is my front lawn. Pretty boring, but I've got big plans! Big plans I say! You just wait and see! Yes...yes, those are my wife's melons over yonder.

Campo de Juegos

2009-07-07T14:13:00.002-07:00

In an effort to memorialize the metamorphosis of my back yard, I've started the Back Yard Journal.