Today is cloudy and mild.
I fed the birds. I've seen several sparrows and house finches, a catbird, and a
phoebe.
I put out water for the birds.
I set out the flats of pots and watered them.
EDIT 5/21/25 -- I did a bit more work outside.
I've seen a female cardinal.
EDIT 5/21/25 -- I potted up 2 pink-flowered '
Toscana' strawberries, each in its own pot. I filled another pot with a purple-and-white striped 'Wave'
petunia, a '
Dusty Miller' artemesia, and 2 white
sweet alyssums. I put these on the tall metal planter and tied them in place.
EDIT 5/21/25 -- We moved 2 bags of composted manure to the old picnic table.
I've seen a young fox squirrel.
EDIT 5/21/25 -- I potted up the last of the
Shithouse Marigolds and
Charleston Food Forest marigolds, each in its own pot. These are the last of the ones I grew from seed. All winter-sown pots sprouted at least one marigold, and many sprouted several. That makes this a good approach to repeat.
EDIT 5/21/25 -- I sowed a pot with
passionflower seeds. No idea if they'll actually fruit here, but it's a
host plant for multiple butterfly species who only need the leaves. I've never tried to grow these before, and bought them on a whim when I saw the seed packet in a store, knowing that they are a valuable host plant.
I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 5/21/25 -- I sowed two pots with
nasturtiums.
EDIT 5/21/25 -- I took pictures of the pots where I sowed seeds earlier. Of the 10 pots of
Little Bluestem that I
sowed on 2/24/25, five of them sprouted healthy little clumps of grass. I planted these five in one of the strips of the prairie garden. While 50% is not a great success rate, it is a useful rate particularly with native plants that are expensive to buy in pots.
EDIT 5/21/25 -- I did a bit more work outside.
I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches along with several mourning doves.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
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