Cleaning Up the Catkins
Processing Leaves
Non-Garden Plants
Leafing Perennials
American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)American black nightshade (Solanum americanum)
Emerging Annuals
Flowering
Iris (Iris species)Venus' looking-glass (Triodanis perfoliata)
Common Sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Azalea "George Taber" (Rhododendron indicum) (only a few remaining)
Dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum)
Violet Woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea)
Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta)
Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
Southern Dewberry (Rubus trivialis)
Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Lawnflower (Calyptocarpus vialis)
Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeeana)
Orange Day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
Thyme "Porlock" (Thymus praecox 'porlock')
Ruellia (Ruellia sp.)
Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides)
Morning Glory
Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus)
Hardy Sweet Marjoram - "Sicilian Oregano" (Origanum x majoricum)
Nandina (Nandina domestica)
Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
Rescuegrass (Bromus catharticus)
St. Augustine Grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
Kusamaki (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
Fruiting
Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides)Thyme "Porlock" (Thymus praecox 'porlock')
Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta)
Loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense) (removed in 2016)
Garden Plants
Annuals Emerging
Flowering
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)Domesticated Capsicum (Capsicum annuum)
Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
Arugula (Eruca vesicaria)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia)
Cucumber (Cucumis sativa)
Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Fruiting
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Domesticated Capsicum (Capsicum annuum)Mature
Bulb Onion (Allium cepa)Garlic (Allium sativum)
Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum)
Leek (Allium ampeloprasum)
carrot
mustard green
acorn squash
fava beans
Animals
Birds are making their nests. Southern Carpenter Bees emerge for the mating season.Notes
4/6/2014 - The backyard ferns had all regrown from winter and looked healthy.
4/6/2014 - The seeds on my geraniums had turned black.
4/6/2014 - A few cantaloupe seedlings had emerged from their mounds.
4/6/2014 - Two healthy rows of black-eyed pea seedlings had emerged on my mini Hügelkultur mound.
4/6/2014 - The larger ‘Hot Banana’ pepper plant had multiple flowers and a few young peppers.
4/6/2014 - One of the collards and the smaller dinosaur kale are in full bloom.
4/6/2014 - The leaves on the cucumber seedlings are growing larger. The plants still haven’t produced tendrils or reached the trellis.
4/6/2014 - Four okra seedlings emerged on either side of the mound within the last week.
4/6/2014 - Three squash seedlings emerged on the south side of the mound. They were the last sowed seeds to emerge from the mound.
4/6/2014 - While two coral honeysuckle stems had downy mildew on their leaves, a third one was growing well and sprawling along the ground.
4/6/2014 - An iris bloom began to appear.
4/6/2014 - The smaller ‘Hot Banana’ plant was starting to blossom.
4/6/2014 - The Venus Looking Glass on and by the driveway had some flowers.
4/6/2014 - I found an Asteraceae that could be a kind of prickly lettuce.
4/6/2014 - Only a few azalea blossoms remained.
4/6/2014 - The recently planted milkweed began to form flower buds.
4/6/2014 - Oak catkins were all over the roof, back patio, driveway, and both yards.
4/7/2014 - A couple flower buds appeared on the Texas lantana.
4/9/2014 - The string beans on the east side of the arbor have almost reached the trellis lines with their tendrils. The beans on the west side are stunted.
4/9/2014 - The squash seedlings are starting to form their first true leaves.
4/9/2014 - A few irises in the west side yard flowered.
4/15/2014 - A couple of the string beans are climbing up their lines.
4/15/2016 - Wild geraniums are spreading in several places.
4/15/2016 - The white/yellow irises are blooming.
4/15/2016 - Erect dayflower is blooming.
4/15/2016 - The nightshade is growing back.
4/15/2016 - Lawnflower and crabgrass are growing in various places, especially along the west fence.
4/15/2016 - The ferns are reaching their full size.
4/15/2016 - One of the leeks has been blooming for a while.
4/18/2014 - I saw the first beginnings of flower buds on the cucumber plants.
4/18/2014 - A patch of yellow woodsorrell has seeds.
4/18/2014 - A couple of inflorescences on the Texas lantana are mostly blooming
4/23/2014 - Watermelon seedlings emerged.
4/23/2014 - I found one of the ‘Bloody Butcher’ tomatoes on the ground with a small portion eaten.
4/23/2014 - The first flower buds appeared on my string beans.
4/23/2014 - The first flowers bloomed on American nightshade.
4/23/2014 - The pecan tree next door is covered with catkins, some of which fall into my yard.
4/23/2014 - Flower buds appeared on the salad burnet.
4/23/2014 - I photographed an orchard orbweaver spider.
4/24/2014 - The first flower on my Kentucky Wonder beans started to bloom.
4/24/2014 - I took photos of an exposed bird dropping moth.
4/25/2014 - I took a picture of a Celery leaftier moth.
4/25/2014 - The aroma of star jasmine fills the air in its area. Some vines dangle down from the Chinese privet that supports it.
4/25/2014 - I photographed a stout light-colored orbweaver spider.
4/26/2016 - I took a picture of a bumble bee flying up against the fence in the northeast corner of the backyard.
4/26/2016 - The first cucumber flower appeared.
4/26/2016 - I saw a male house sparrow gathering straw for a nest.
4/26/2016 - A twin-flagged jumping spider came into my kitchen.
4/27/2016 - The watermelon seedlings produced their first leaves.
4/27/2016 - I photographed a male and female orchard orbweaver together on the same web.
4/27/2016 - I found a hacklemesh weaver spider in a pot in the garage. I took the pot out into the sun and harassed the poor spider until it came out of the pot for me to photograph.
4/28/2016 - I found some small flies on the orange peels I had just added to the compost the day before.
4/28/2016 - I found a frilly grass tubeworm moth in my kitchen.
4/28/2016 - I photographed a little brown moth.
4/29/2016 - The salad burnet is flowering.
4/29/2016 - The American nightshade has fruit.
