tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post749255115363390984..comments2024-03-28T08:58:21.247-07:00Comments on Piece of Eden: Two Days After It Was Supposed To Rain A LotHoover Boohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-3469151120076825752016-02-12T07:29:57.469-08:002016-02-12T07:29:57.469-08:00Hi Nora, my experience is that if the pieces are ...Hi Nora, my experience is that if the pieces are too small, they die if it is too hot (> 75F) A patch about 3" x 3" is highly likely to survive. Important to loosen the soil and not walk on the plants as long as possible so they are very well established. Compacting the soil seems to kill off the roots. I put the patches about 1 foot apart. Also very important to weed and make sure there's no surviving grass in the area. Hope that gives you an idea... Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-20149767580432962862016-02-11T13:55:51.792-08:002016-02-11T13:55:51.792-08:00Hi, I'm going to be adding Dymondia to my land...Hi, I'm going to be adding Dymondia to my landscape. How many plants did you put in and how long did it take to fill out? Thank youNorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870248946393299448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-79357835593731550182016-02-04T08:15:02.187-08:002016-02-04T08:15:02.187-08:00Thanks, Ricki. Keep shooing, please!Thanks, Ricki. Keep shooing, please!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-41880316525508447722016-02-04T08:14:27.395-08:002016-02-04T08:14:27.395-08:00Happy your tanks got filled. That is something! ...Happy your tanks got filled. That is something! <br /><br />My neighbors who let their lawn die for summer have been watering daily and had a chemical truck out that sprayed something horribly smelly, and greened up their dead lawn in no kidding three days. All to look nice for Super Bowl Party. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-53480406579834748032016-02-04T08:10:12.220-08:002016-02-04T08:10:12.220-08:00We need to bring balance to The Force. ;^) We need to bring balance to The Force. ;^) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-35226770502099484162016-02-03T15:50:21.649-08:002016-02-03T15:50:21.649-08:00Shoo, little rain clouds...go south, go south.Shoo, little rain clouds...go south, go south.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-39622959443631596582016-02-03T12:24:28.643-08:002016-02-03T12:24:28.643-08:00The rain looked so promising at the start on Sunda...The rain looked so promising at the start on Sunday but that darn wind just picked up and blew it out of here. Trivial as it was, it was enough to mostly top off my rain tanks, though, so I'll be working some more on my upper arm strength hauling water around. My water district performed worse than yours but we still have a good savings balance too, fortunately.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-17837078091280087392016-02-03T00:59:16.411-08:002016-02-03T00:59:16.411-08:00These caterpillars look so interesting.... If it w...These caterpillars look so interesting.... If it was possible I should send you some rain from my garden, the ground is waterlogged.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-49244875736159271152016-02-02T20:31:51.724-08:002016-02-02T20:31:51.724-08:00The next chance for a sagging jet stream is Feb 13...The next chance for a sagging jet stream is Feb 13-26th. I remember the last big El Nino everything (17 inches of rain) came in March...still trying to be positive, here. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-70830260443216272002016-02-02T20:30:33.532-08:002016-02-02T20:30:33.532-08:00fifth instar?!? Okay, I'll look that up...Oka...fifth instar?!? Okay, I'll look that up...Okay, gotcha.<br /><br />I worry about them. It's been cold (40s) at night, and the milkweed is such an aphid-ridden mess. Doesn't seem good enough for them. Well, here's hoping. There's plenty of bare rose canes nearby to hang from.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-31899927627361239202016-02-02T20:25:24.847-08:002016-02-02T20:25:24.847-08:00I wanted to hope somebody got a good rain, even if...I wanted to hope <i>somebody</i> got a good rain, even if here didn't. :( Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-82591330363810132902016-02-02T19:29:32.843-08:002016-02-02T19:29:32.843-08:00I wonder if we can believe their predictions that ...I wonder if we can believe their predictions that rain will be coming later? So far, they seem to be wrong a lot. Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-31858090862346222052016-02-02T15:56:15.323-08:002016-02-02T15:56:15.323-08:00It sounds better if you measure in millimeters -- ...It sounds better if you measure in millimeters -- unless you're very familiar with metric measurements and know that 5mm isn't very much. :( Caterpillars are on their fifth (final) instar, so should be just about ready to spin. Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8376265981959655408.post-608035405844217862016-02-02T14:55:12.882-08:002016-02-02T14:55:12.882-08:00Same story here: 39.9F last night (coldest so far)...Same story here: 39.9F last night (coldest so far), 0.27 inch from latest storm; not enough water saved for the city as a whole. Camellias blooming well, aloe sick. It is so disappointing. Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com