#CapeGooseberry or #GoldenBerry is growing well here, looks to be very drought tolerant & best of all produces about 1-2 servings of fruit every few days for months on end. So far, it seems to produce steadily instead of a huge crop and then nothing.
#Spring is here as the #AppleTree is starting to leaf out. Last freeze should be towards the end of May here, but it may have been last weekend (mid-April) by the weather forecast. #ClimateDiary
#Rain here, several inches of #snow up by #LakeArrowhead. Still some rain falling, indoor activities planned for today as seeds were planted yesterday to take advantage of the rain. #CaWx
Now that we have a clear day, it looks like we got 10 1/2 inches (25.9 centimeters) of rain from Sunday to today and 19 3/4 inches (50.1 centimeters) in the last week. #CaWx#LosAngelesCounty#ClimateChange#ClimateDiary (We are fine, just a bit soggy).
Checked on local rivers & spreading grounds & they are basically empty, so we should be in good shape for the upcoming rain. #CaWx#SantaFeSprings#DrainageSystem
Spent the day outside enjoying nature & watching my #PetChickens enjoy some fresh grass. We have a lot of predation issues from the neighbors' cat, so guard roosters have become essential.
It looks like no snow from this round of storms up by #LakeArrowhead (and only one light snowfall that has completely melted so far this season). Historically, this spot has garages built against the road due to high likelihood of heavy, wet winter snow blocking egress otherwise. There should at least be snow/ice on the ground now. But the year round residents are likely happy with this compared to last year. #ClimateCrisis#ClimateDiary
Finally the first proper #snow of the season (enough to cover the ground) on 01/07/2024 (normally this happens by late September or October). #LakeArrowhead#CaWx#ClimateDiary
#SnowFree cloud passage through the local #CloudForest near #LakeArrowhead. In my lifetime, this area has gone from snowed in most of the year (September to May), to mostly snow free, to possibly no snow at all this year. #ClimateChange#ClimateDiary
#BabySwissChard and #tomatoes going crazy in the garden right now. Leaving the spent flower stalks definitely seems to be the easiest way to grow & harvest tons of small, tender leaves. My tomato plants are going crazy producing tomatoes as well. #ClimateDiary#LosAngelesCounty#HomegrownFood
At the grocery store yesterday, 2 raw whole chickens were $31, but one whole cooked rotisserie chicken was $5. Plus the stores were out of hot chocolate & lettuce and almost out of candy canes & chicken thighs (but had plenty of chicken breasts). Blueberries are back after being out for a month. #GroceryWeirdness#ClimateCrisis#ClimateDiary
It's mid-December here & I am harvesting persimmons (normal), summer avocados (the winter ones aren't ready yet), tomatoes (I guess no killing frost this year), peppers, pomegranates (a month late), and my sugar bush thinks it is already spring along with some of the chickens. We are having unseasonably warm weather. #ClimateDiary
I've been busy & offline the last month or so, but now it is mid-December in the US & my garden is producing an abundance of tomatoes, basil & green onions.
#Highway18 in California still has a lot of the original #WorksProgressAdministration infrastructure from the 1930s and non-stop scenic views. It has to be my favorite place to drive (it is rare to see bicycles as it rises almost 6,000 feet (2 kilometers) in a short distance and even cars can struggle in parts.
#SpringFlower in #October. Normally the snow should have started in September and put the flowers to sleep until April, but now we have flowers instead of snow. Also, the local arboretum moved their plant sale a full month later due to lack of snow. #ClimateDiary
#Fuyu#Persimmon ripening on the tree. The rain all spring & summer has made them big. We are still harvesting figs & just starting to pick pomegranates & avocados. #ClimateDiary
Interesting article reviewing attempts at storing carbon dioxide underground. End result in almost every case is increased fossil fuels production with questionable carbon sequestration.
Testing the fireplace this weekend. It raises the indoor temperature enough that other heating isn't needed. However, using it to cook food results in a very narrow window between "so undercooked you risk food poisoning" and "too burnt to eat."
