I just placed an order at Rosy Dawn Gardens for some Coleus for 2012. I ordered:
– Sedona
– Plum Frost
– Ruby Laser
– Flamingo
– Florida Inferno
– Diane’s Gold
– Trailing Plum Brocade
– Saturn
– Saturn’s Rings
– I also placed a special request for Tilt-a-Whirl if it becomes available.
I’ve have most of these in the past except for Ruby Laser and Florida Inferno, which are new to me. I should be getting these around May 14, 2012.
I saw these Micro Terrerium being sold at Michael’s. They remind me of these mini terrariums that I had when I was a kid.
I just heard on the news that some cities in the Bay Area may have near freezing temperatures tonight. Oh man! I’m not even for cold weather yet… I haven’t even taken cuttings from my Coleus to overwinter indoor… and I’m almost out of Jiffy Jumbo Pellets so I have to get more.
As I was walking down Santa Clara Avenue in Alameda, I saw a few trees growing along the street and wondered what they were.
Each branch has 6, 8 or 10 leaves in pairs on opposite sides of the branch. Some of the tree have a bunch of suckers growing at the base of the tree. The younger stems are reddish brown. I crushed a leaf and there is really no distinct odor.
Here is a photo of the whole tree along the street.
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As I was walking down Santa Clara Avenue in Alameda, I saw a few trees growing along the street and wondered what they were.
Each branch has 6, 8 or 10 leaves in pairs on opposite sides of the branch. Some of the tree have a bunch of suckers growing at the base of the tree. The younger stems are reddish brown. I crushed a leaf and there is really no distinct odor.
Here is a photo of the whole tree along the street.
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We have this Apple growing in our yard, but we lost the plant tag a long time ago. It has a really good taste that is sweet and a little tangy. When you slice it open, there are portions of the flesh that are semi-translucent–like it’s been frozen–but it hasn’t. I haven’t seen this in any other Apples. My Mom says that the fruits are always like this and it reminds her of a Pineapple.
Anyone know what kind of Apple this is?
Today, my Mom and I went to the Fairfield Tomato Festival 2011. We got to taste several Tomatoes, listen to bands, see the street vendors and of course buy some ripe juicy Tomatoes!!!
Below is a slide show from the event.
I ended up buying 8 varieties:
– Tomato ‘Pink Boar’
– Tomato ‘Green Zebra’
– Tomato ‘Berkeley Tie-Dye
– Tomato ‘1884’
– Tomato ‘Sweet Carneros Pink’
– Tomato ‘Yellow Jelly Bean’
– Tomato ‘Isis Candy’
– Tomato ‘Large Barred Boar’
I harvest various Apples, Pears and Asian Pears from our garden to make an Apple and Pear Crisp.
I harvested the two Asian Pear ‘Hosui’ 
fruits because they were starting to soften. I think I should have harvested them a few weeks ago when they were more firm.
The Asian Pear ‘Hosui’ fruits are more brown and spotted than our existing Asian Pear (unknown variety) that they are grafted onto.
One of our Apple variety has splotches of semi-translucent areas inside the fruit. It looks mushy, but isn’t. My Mom says that this is normal and it tastes a little like Pineapple.
I didn’t remember to take a photo of the unpeeled Apple. I’ll have to check the tree and take a photo.
Anyone happen to know this Apple variety?