In February, the oak leaves start to fall, the azaleas start growing faster and eventually flower, and I move my tomato transplants into the garden, aware of the risk that they might freeze and die.
Non-Garden Plants
Emerging
Budding Leaves
Flowering
False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve)
Violet Woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea)
Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta)
Violet Woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea)
Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta)
Loropetalum (Loropetalum chinense)
Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
Fruiting
Oriental false hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)Falling Leaves
Fruiting
Notes
2/1/2015 - The arugula is starting to grow more quickly after staying very small for months.
2/1/2015 - The five rouge lettuce plants are about 8 inches tall.
2/1/2015 - A lot of beet and maybe spinach seedlings are scattered in patches here and there.
2/1/2015 - The scallions, shallots, and garlic are all multiplying, up to four individuals in each bunch.
2/1/2015 - The broccoli and cauliflower plants near the back fence have large yellow areas around the edges of several leaves. I yanked those off and left them on the ground nearby.
2/1/2015 - All those plants are growing heads. The broccoli should be harvested soon.
2/1/2015 - The butterfly bush is producing new leaves.
2/1/2015 - The shrimp plant has been flowering for a while. I yanked the star jasmine away from it.
2/1/2015 - The lantana has a couple of small leaves.
2/1/2015 - A third milkweed is growing by the two I planted by the west fence last spring.
2/1/2015 - Crickets started singing when the sun went down.
2/3/2017 - Crane flies started coming in the house.
2/6/2017 - Mason bees were hanging out in the azalea flowers.
2/7/2017 - I killed the first mosquito of the year.
2/8/2017 - The Eastern Redbud's first leaf bud started opening.
2/10/2015 - A crane fly entered the house for the first time this winter.
2/10/2017 - A giant swallowtail flew across the front yard.
2/16/2014 - The broccoli was in full bloom.
2/16/2014 - Catchweed bedstraw was beginning to appear.
2/16/2014 - A few spinach seedlings were in the garden.
2/17/2014 - Mouse-eared chickweed was growing by the small sidewalk on the west side of the house.
2/22/2015 - The live oak leaves are falling heavily on the front yard.
2/22/2015 - The honeysuckle is leafing more now that I hung it up on the fence.
2/22/2015 - A couple of the Brassica rapa plants have bolted and are producing small yellow flowers like those of the bok choi.
2/22/2015 - The broccoli plant nearest the house has produced secondary flower heads since I harvested the primary one a few weeks ago.
2/22/2015 - The rouge lettuce is getting close to harvesting size. I have four individuals of different sizes.
2/22/2015 - All the bok choy left from the ones I grew from seed have themselves produced seed pods. They are past the point where I would eat them.
2/22/2015 - yellow wood sorrel, violet wood sorrel, false garlic, dayflower, henbit, prickly sow thistle, and other Asteraceae are flowering.
2/22/2015 - The stems of one Asteraceae on the mound were covered with aphids. This is the same place were aphids covered my black eyes pea plants in the early fall.
2/22/2015 - The peas are starting to grab the climbing lines.
2/22/2015 - The tropical milkweed is flowering.
2/22/2015 - The lantana is vigorously producing new spring leaves.
2/22/2015 - The fig tree is producing its first leaves since I brought it home.
2/22/2015 - I found a patch of buttercups with a few flowers on the east side of the live oak.
2/22/2015 - The winter grass Buck sows on the east side of my house is doing better than it did last year, but still not so great.
2/22/2015 - The azalea has begun producing new leaves and looks like it will start flowering soon.
2/22/2015 - I spotted some small black bumps on my muscadine, and I’m hoping they are new leaves.
2/22/2015 - Geraniums have filled the big pot on my back patio, as they did last year. No flowers yet.
2/22/2015 - The cleavers in my herb bed are growing faster than I can eat them. I will start clearing them from my herbs more aggressively.
2/22/2015 - The dill is becoming substantial.
2/22/2015 - The loropetalum is blooming like crazy.
2/16/2014 - Catchweed bedstraw was beginning to appear.
2/16/2014 - A few spinach seedlings were in the garden.
2/17/2014 - Mouse-eared chickweed was growing by the small sidewalk on the west side of the house.
2/22/2015 - The live oak leaves are falling heavily on the front yard.
2/22/2015 - The honeysuckle is leafing more now that I hung it up on the fence.
2/22/2015 - A couple of the Brassica rapa plants have bolted and are producing small yellow flowers like those of the bok choi.
2/22/2015 - The broccoli plant nearest the house has produced secondary flower heads since I harvested the primary one a few weeks ago.
2/22/2015 - The rouge lettuce is getting close to harvesting size. I have four individuals of different sizes.
2/22/2015 - All the bok choy left from the ones I grew from seed have themselves produced seed pods. They are past the point where I would eat them.
2/22/2015 - yellow wood sorrel, violet wood sorrel, false garlic, dayflower, henbit, prickly sow thistle, and other Asteraceae are flowering.
2/22/2015 - The stems of one Asteraceae on the mound were covered with aphids. This is the same place were aphids covered my black eyes pea plants in the early fall.
2/22/2015 - The peas are starting to grab the climbing lines.
2/22/2015 - The tropical milkweed is flowering.
2/22/2015 - The lantana is vigorously producing new spring leaves.
2/22/2015 - The fig tree is producing its first leaves since I brought it home.
2/22/2015 - I found a patch of buttercups with a few flowers on the east side of the live oak.
2/22/2015 - The winter grass Buck sows on the east side of my house is doing better than it did last year, but still not so great.
2/22/2015 - The azalea has begun producing new leaves and looks like it will start flowering soon.
2/22/2015 - I spotted some small black bumps on my muscadine, and I’m hoping they are new leaves.
2/22/2015 - Geraniums have filled the big pot on my back patio, as they did last year. No flowers yet.
2/22/2015 - The cleavers in my herb bed are growing faster than I can eat them. I will start clearing them from my herbs more aggressively.
2/22/2015 - The dill is becoming substantial.
2/22/2015 - The loropetalum is blooming like crazy.
