Birdfeeding
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birdfeedingToday is sunny, blustery, and cold.
It froze last night. Normally we get several light frosts before a heavier one. This year skipped those and went right to 28°F last night. This was enough to kill outright many of the tender annuals like coleus. Probably the peppers and eggplants are gone too. Many others are substantially wilted such as sunflowers and zinnias. I'm surprised the cherry tomatoes didn't die entirely. Hardier plants are still going strong including whit alyssum, blue lobelia, and the shithouse marigolds. The trees, which have lazily dotted the grass with leaves for a couple months, suddenly realized it is fall and have dropped a carpet overnight.
The last of my Breck's shipment arrived in the mail: 15 Enchanted Evening Tulip Mixture. These are for the purple-and-white garden. I still have a bunch of the bargain bulbs to plant too, when I have time.
I fed the birds. I haven't seen any today but they've clearly been eating the seed.
Has it frozen yet where you live?
It froze last night. Normally we get several light frosts before a heavier one. This year skipped those and went right to 28°F last night. This was enough to kill outright many of the tender annuals like coleus. Probably the peppers and eggplants are gone too. Many others are substantially wilted such as sunflowers and zinnias. I'm surprised the cherry tomatoes didn't die entirely. Hardier plants are still going strong including whit alyssum, blue lobelia, and the shithouse marigolds. The trees, which have lazily dotted the grass with leaves for a couple months, suddenly realized it is fall and have dropped a carpet overnight.
The last of my Breck's shipment arrived in the mail: 15 Enchanted Evening Tulip Mixture. These are for the purple-and-white garden. I still have a bunch of the bargain bulbs to plant too, when I have time.
I fed the birds. I haven't seen any today but they've clearly been eating the seed.
Has it frozen yet where you live?
Re: Yes ...
Date: 2023-10-31 10:28 pm (UTC)//sighs// Time to set up the cat barriers again. They will try to eat anything with foliage.
- Cobalt Amber (he/him)