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birdfeedingContinuing from Charleston Food Forest Part 1 Right Side, these photos show the remainder of the right side and the left side. Continue with the Coles County Community Garden and Seeds.
A flower blooms under the pear tree.
I think the flower is a calendula.
Milkweed is going to seed. It attracts monarch butterflies for the nectar and is also their larval host plant.
As the spiny brown pods split open, the fluff opens into silky parachutes that carry away the flat brown seeds. I stuffed fluff and all into the bag, but later I may pick off the seeds.
Behind a bench, a pink zinnia blooms. Planting flowers among edible plants encourages pollinators, which boost fruit production.
Bachelor's buttons bloom in the asparagus patch.
This is the asparagus patch, seen from the back side.
There are a fair number of berries this year, though not as many as last year.
The berries are small and red, slightly soft. Birds love them. Asparagus that can set seeds may be distributed by birds. It's important to grow food crops that can reproduce sexually.
Some of the crosne knotroots are still green but most have turned brown. Mine in pots are still quite green.
This is the sign for the crosne knotroots.
This black-eyed Susan is still blooming.
The skirret patch is mostly brown and went to seed some time ago. I tried crushing the umbels into a bag, and hopefully got some seeds along with the chaff. They're so tiny it's hard to tell.
Here's another zinnia blooming in a different area.
This patch of marigolds hasn't really set seeds yet.
I think this butterfly is a silvery checkerspot.
A bird nest in a cherry tree shows that the food forest supports wildlife as well as people.
A small patch of zinnias is still blooming toward the left front of the food forest. This patch had many dry seedheads so I gathered copious seeds.
A flower blooms under the pear tree.
I think the flower is a calendula.
Milkweed is going to seed. It attracts monarch butterflies for the nectar and is also their larval host plant.
As the spiny brown pods split open, the fluff opens into silky parachutes that carry away the flat brown seeds. I stuffed fluff and all into the bag, but later I may pick off the seeds.
Behind a bench, a pink zinnia blooms. Planting flowers among edible plants encourages pollinators, which boost fruit production.
Bachelor's buttons bloom in the asparagus patch.
This is the asparagus patch, seen from the back side.
There are a fair number of berries this year, though not as many as last year.
The berries are small and red, slightly soft. Birds love them. Asparagus that can set seeds may be distributed by birds. It's important to grow food crops that can reproduce sexually.
Some of the crosne knotroots are still green but most have turned brown. Mine in pots are still quite green.
This is the sign for the crosne knotroots.
This black-eyed Susan is still blooming.
The skirret patch is mostly brown and went to seed some time ago. I tried crushing the umbels into a bag, and hopefully got some seeds along with the chaff. They're so tiny it's hard to tell.
Here's another zinnia blooming in a different area.
This patch of marigolds hasn't really set seeds yet.
I think this butterfly is a silvery checkerspot.
A bird nest in a cherry tree shows that the food forest supports wildlife as well as people.
A small patch of zinnias is still blooming toward the left front of the food forest. This patch had many dry seedheads so I gathered copious seeds.
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