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Title: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Diane Whitehead on January 03, 2021, 07:57:36 PM
I've been growing this plant of Fuchsia regia ssp reitzii since 2007, and don't remember it continuing to bloom into January before.

It is appreciated by our Anna's hummingbirds, but I didn't manage to get a picture of one feeding on it.

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 04, 2021, 04:35:45 AM
Many Fuchsia species are surprisingly hardy, a valuable trait in late blooming plants. I think we (in NZ at any rate) don't appreciate them as we should. Though quite often seen in gardens, especially older gardens, they are rarely seen for sale although the bigger, blousier modern hybrids are seen frequently in garden centres.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Catwheazle on January 04, 2021, 10:01:25 AM
Helleborus foetidus in the snow  ;D

greetings
Bernd

Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Leena on January 07, 2021, 10:39:46 AM
Winter has come here, temperatures are below freezing all the time (around -3- -5C), and there is about 2cm snow right now. More is coming next week and that is good, because the temperatures are expected to drop more then. At least all January is the same, and probably also February and March.
This Helleborus Early Purple is again the earliest. This picture was taken after Christmas just before the cold came, and I covered the buds with dry oak leaves and spruce branches. Hope they will continue in the spring:).
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Tristan_He on January 10, 2021, 12:22:33 PM
We've had a bit of snow too, though not much by Canadian / Finnish standards. But it's been very pretty....

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Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane'. This is the same plant that got a bit confused and threw a few yellow flowers in autumn, but it is still flowering properly now as it is supposed to.

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Japonica quince, still with the odd flower.

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Betula ermanii, for once looking darker than the background.

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Tristan_He on January 10, 2021, 12:23:51 PM
...and of course snow is fun too!

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: ashley on January 10, 2021, 12:51:49 PM
Great photos Tristan 8) 
No snow here except on the hills but the river is frozen right over for the first time in maybe 10 years.

Witch hazels have started here too:
Hamamelis mollis
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x intermedia 'Diane'
H. x intermedia 'Jelena' (earliest here, with  first flowers usually before Xmas)
Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda (syn. Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda)

Some plants in my unheated greenhouse are looking stressed with the prolonged freeze, so fingers crossed that losses are minimal.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Gabriela on January 10, 2021, 02:53:31 PM
Everything looks so wonderful with snow added on top, or even with ice crystals!

Your Hamamelis are beautiful Ashley. Hopefully the weather returns to what's considered 'normal' for your region!
I've seen pictures with snow from Madrid recently!!! Luckily it wasn't too cold so the native plants should probably be OK.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: ashley on January 11, 2021, 12:10:32 PM
Thanks Gabriela :)
For me witch hazels, and the wonderful scent of H. mollis especially, mark arrival of a new year in the garden.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Tristan_He on January 11, 2021, 08:07:47 PM
Me too Ashley! Can't beat a good witch hazel, preferably with a good carpet of snowdrops and maybe some Cyclamen coum underneath.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: shelagh on January 13, 2021, 10:28:05 AM
Ashley I do envy you, our H. mollis pallida succcumbed to a drought (yes I know have a good laugh since we live in Greater Manchester) in gosh it must have been 2019. Doesn't time fly when we are enjoying ourselves so much. It was always just in flower on New Years Day and a grand start to the year.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Menai on January 13, 2021, 06:20:02 PM
My "Jelena" has produced out of season yellow flowers on a number of occasions. Maybe its a Welsh thing?

Erle in Anglesey (no snow here just a couple of days of frost)
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Leena on January 13, 2021, 07:03:41 PM
The last two days it has been snowing here, and in my garden there is now 50-60cm snow, most of it from these past days. They say that it snows here this much at a time only maybe couple of times in a century. Temperatures are dropping and for Friday it is predicted -23C, so for the plants it is good to have snow, and more is coming next week.  When there is this much snow, the ground doesn't freeze very deep, and also that sounds good for my Hepatica japonicas, and other not so hardy plants.
Having this weather now it was so nice to have a letter from a forumist today, and new seeds to sow. :)

This picture is from this morning.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Jeffnz on January 13, 2021, 08:14:12 PM
Hi Leena
Will developing hellebore buds be affected by the snowfall?
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: ashley on January 13, 2021, 09:23:02 PM
Lovely photo Leena, and a snug blanket for your plants.
It puts my paltry ice crystals into perspective ;D
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Gabriela on January 14, 2021, 12:20:26 AM
How beautiful it looks Leena! A true winter image  :)
I am very happy for you, the snow blanket means very good protection for all plants; you don't have to worry about any cold snaps for a while.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Catwheazle on January 14, 2021, 07:44:18 AM
we got snow now too. About 50cm overnight. ... and it continues to snow non-stop ...

greetings
Bernd
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Leena on January 14, 2021, 11:30:35 AM
Here the snowing has now stopped, and it is -12C and temperature dropping. So snow is really good protection for the plants at the moment. :)

Will developing hellebore buds be affected by the snowfall?

No, not at least if they are in the early stage (if they are in full flower like some early Helleborus niger might be, then the flowers may be damaged during winter. I don't have such plants right now, or there was one H.niger starting to flower in December, but voles ate the flowers one night).
The buds just stop developing more, and wait until snow melts and temperatures are getting above freezing. It looks like this year it will be in March or April:(. Last year I had more damage to Helleborus buds/flowers when there wasn't any snow, but flowering started earlier then, and also some plants were not damaged at all, so there are differences in their cold tolerance.

Lovely photo Leena, and a snug blanket for your plants.
It puts my paltry ice crystals into perspective ;D

Thanks Ashley, I loved your ice crystals, and actually I would much rather have your milder climate, but it is what it is:).
It is so nice to see plants and flowers in milder climates when here it is still winter.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Catwheazle on January 14, 2021, 03:34:16 PM
meanwhile we sink into the snow. About 1 meter.
.... no plants, only Maja is having fun

 ;D

Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Robert on January 19, 2021, 04:54:40 AM
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A few scenes from our Sacramento, California garden today, 18 January.

I am getting the garden in order. The winter vegetables are producing well. The record, to near record, high temperatures feel more like April than January.

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I continuously plant to keep us well supplied with fresh vegetables throughout the year.

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The first flowers in this tub of Narcissus romieuxii started to appear about 1 January. Now they are in full flower and look great. More flower buds are yet to open.

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This is a little closer look at the flowers.

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A few Narcissus bulbocodium have started to bloom.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Robert on January 19, 2021, 04:58:33 AM
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Moraea polystachya will bloom in our garden from autumn into the early spring. The plants out in the open garden bloom first. During the autumn, we delay watering the bulbs in tubs. They bloom during the winter into the spring.

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We grow Moraea polystachya from seed from which we get considerable genetic variability. We breed and select for characteristics that we appreciate and plants that perform well in our garden.

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Arctostaphylos myrtifolia is among the first of the Manzanita species to commence blooming in our garden.

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This is an exceptional form of Arctostaphylos myrtifolia that I propagated asexually from a specimen I found near Ione, California about 7 or 8 years ago. The coppery-red new growth is very showy and the plant blooms prolifically.

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A beautiful California native Dudleya with Arctostaphylos myrtifolia.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Hoy on January 19, 2021, 07:59:30 AM
Your garden looks terrific, Robert! Especially since it is only January.
My garden is covered by 10 cm snow, or it was. Now it is raining so it is a mess out there.

A couple photos from before the rain.

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Catwheazle on January 24, 2021, 09:55:49 AM
still lot of snow  :-\

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Stefan B. on January 24, 2021, 10:57:03 AM
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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Andre Schuiteman on January 26, 2021, 03:22:22 PM
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Eranthis hyemalis enjoying some rare snow.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Hoy on January 26, 2021, 04:28:11 PM
The coldest January for years. Even the fjord has frozen over. Must be more than 10 years since it happened last time.

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Mariette on January 27, 2021, 02:07:46 PM
Trond, Iīm going to get addicted to Your pics of  Norwegian sceneries!

Hereīs a sharp contrast: When I bought Alstroemeria īGarden Summer Redīin August, the label promised flowers from May to October. Recently I carried the pot into the green house as frosts were threatening. Itīs still flowering there!

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Hoy on January 28, 2021, 02:30:47 PM
Trond, Iīm going to get addicted to Your pics of  Norwegian sceneries!

Hereīs a sharp contrast: When I bought Alstroemeria īGarden Summer Redīin August, the label promised flowers from May to October. Recently I carried the pot into the green house as frosts were threatening. Itīs still flowering there!


Thank you Mariette! Glad to hear that :)

Here's the same scene as above but in sunshine. It is still very cold here and the ice on the fjord hasn't covered that much since 1986.

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Very nice Alstroemeria! I did grow Alstroemeria aurea in my garden for many years. But it died some years ago.

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Here is an Alstroemeria I saw in Chile. I think it is A. hookeri.

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Mariette on January 28, 2021, 03:01:53 PM
The flowers of almost all alstroemerias are very beautiful! When we had colder winters, I was able to grow Alstroemeria aurea in the garden for some years, too. But since the winters became milder, the soil became too wet for these, and they succumbed. Friends in my area gardening on better drained soil are still successful with these plants in their borders.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Catwheazle on January 31, 2021, 11:01:23 AM
Finally free from the snow: One is Asplenium scolopendrium,
the other I suspect: an Asplenium ceterach ???
greetings
Bernd

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: cohan on January 31, 2021, 07:41:16 PM
Lots of nice wintry views-- except Robert!
After most of the winter above average temperatures and moderate snowfall ( though we have had snow on the ground in many places since mid-October)  we have had some colder temperatures recently-- but still not serious cold-- we've had some daytime -10 to -17C with nights -18 to -25C that will sound cold to those of you in warmer climates, but consider that a real cold spell for mid winter could be daytime below -20 and nights -30 to -45C! We've had nothing colder than -25C all winter, which is much more unusual than any warmish days we've had.
Nothing happening in the garden of course, yesterday I took a few shots to show some of the variability in native Picea glauca. These are all wild trees growing close to the house.. first shot is the two oldest /most mature trees around-- note the top is rounded- not many of that age around, they are right by the driveway.
Last photo is a bonus shot of Sorbus aucuparia which froze with leaves on this year (fairly sudden cold, mid-Oct) to the right of if it is a planted 'Colorado Blue Spruce' contrast colour to a glauca to the left.

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Robert on January 31, 2021, 08:29:48 PM

Here's the same scene as above but in sunshine. It is still very cold here and the ice on the fjord hasn't covered that much since 1986.


Hi Trond,

It seems like your weather has been extremely cold! It is interesting that during late December/early January there was a pronounced disruption of the stratospheric polar vortex with a marked slowing of the winds and rise in temperatures. This weather phenomenon led to the commencement of a period of Sudden Stratospheric Warming, which began on 5 January. Today I noticed a continuation of the reversal of the upper tropospheric winds in the vicinity of Finland and western Russia. It appears that how, or if, the current displacement and/or split in the polar vortex plays out will determine our weather in the coming weeks and months.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Leena on February 01, 2021, 01:26:38 PM
Today I noticed a continuation of the reversal of the upper tropospheric winds in the vicinity of Finland and western Russia. It appears that how, or if, the current displacement and/or split in the polar vortex plays out will determine our weather in the coming weeks and months.

Here the forecast isn't sure how it will be later this month (they are talking about the same thing your wrote about), colder from east or warmer from west winds, but right now this and next week are cold (-17C last night). On the whole, it looks like we are below freezing all February, but how much, that isn't sure. And I hope it doesn't last all March, too.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: cohan on February 01, 2021, 07:33:09 PM
Another winter tree-- this one is birch, all same tree-- presumably Betula papyrifera, though our local specimens have some interesting features, and there could be some hybridising going on. Our trees are quite variable in colour- generally whitish, but on a closer look there can be lots of pink, re-brown, silver-greys, even violet (often, but not always, young stems are dark colours, as are fine branches). They are commonly several trunked, and generally not super long-lived, though when older trunks fall, there are often suckers that grow up..

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Robert on February 01, 2021, 08:32:18 PM
Here the forecast isn't sure how it will be later this month (they are talking about the same thing your wrote about), colder from east or warmer from west winds, but right now this and next week are cold (-17C last night). On the whole, it looks like we are below freezing all February, but how much, that isn't sure. And I hope it doesn't last all March, too.

Hello Leena

I hope that a thick blanket of snow still safely covers your garden. It appears that the same weather pattern is going to persist for at least the next week. This morning the anomalous ridging/300mb jet in the Northern Pacific extended from 33N to 73N from ~ 180 to 165W. This will likely continue the displacement of the Polar Vortex in the vicinity of northern Finland/northwestern Russia. In your region this translates to a continuation of below average temperatures, for us in California, more dry weather. There have been some recent shifts in the OLR in the western equatorial Pacific. Hopefully this will translate into a shift in the weather pattern. We could use much more precipitation; maybe less cold would be welcome in your region.

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Cyclamen coum rebounded well after the last storm.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Lesley Cox on February 01, 2021, 09:59:27 PM
My own H. mollis pallida also succumbed to drought last summer (2019/20) which astounded me as it was 10 years in its place and had grown and flowered so well all along. But it was a very dry season (unlike the current one) and as well as the witch hazel, arisaemas, podophyllums a couple of smaller rhododendrons and many primulas died. I was watering but we had severe restrictions and I was well into a period of not Covid lockdown but immobility due to a knee which needed replacement and had virtually crippled me so the garden all over was badly neglected. Even now, (the knee was replaced in October '20) while the dying has ceased, the plant replacement is impossible in many instances. Some, like the glaucidiums had previously set good seed and I have young plants of both purple and white forms, but at close to 78 I am conscious of the possibility that some things may not flower or not mature anyway, until too late for me.
 
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Leena on February 02, 2021, 09:28:18 AM
Hello Leena
I hope that a thick blanket of snow still safely covers your garden. It appears that the same weather pattern is going to persist for at least the next week....

Hopefully this will translate into a shift in the weather pattern. We could use much more precipitation; maybe less cold would be welcome in your region.

Yes, certainly less cold would be welcome. There is a lot of snow, and my Cyclamen coum buds are safely under protection of dry leaves and then 40cm of snow. Yours is lovely!
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Hoy on February 03, 2021, 08:05:45 AM
Cohan,

Picea glauca is planted here. The only native spruce is P. abies but several others are planted both in gardens and in forests. However, around here, P. sitchensis dominates.

I hope your rowan tree survive!

Your birch tree looks very similar to ours! Especially those we have at the west coast!

Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Hoy on February 03, 2021, 08:13:33 AM
Robert,

The cold weather pattern continues at least two more weeks. January was the coldest January since 2010 in the country, and some places had a monthly mean 7C lower than normal. Here we had only a few days above freezing so the little snow disappeared, and then back to even colder weather. We have gotten 10cm of snow though but the soil is frozen solid deep down. I think many plants will die but I hope the spring will be delayed and then no more frost when the thawing starts.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Hoy on February 03, 2021, 08:28:45 AM
My own H. mollis pallida also succumbed to drought last summer (2019/20) which astounded me as it was 10 years in its place and had grown and flowered so well all along. But it was a very dry season (unlike the current one) and as well as the witch hazel, arisaemas, podophyllums a couple of smaller rhododendrons and many primulas died. I was watering but we had severe restrictions and I was well into a period of not Covid lockdown but immobility due to a knee which needed replacement and had virtually crippled me so the garden all over was badly neglected. Even now, (the knee was replaced in October '20) while the dying has ceased, the plant replacement is impossible in many instances. Some, like the glaucidiums had previously set good seed and I have young plants of both purple and white forms, but at close to 78 I am conscious of the possibility that some things may not flower or not mature anyway, until too late for me.

Lesley,

Sorry to hear of your losses. Lacking water is almost worse than freezing. (We can experience drought here also but rarely as severe as yours.)
Hope your knee is mending well.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: cohan on February 04, 2021, 07:08:40 PM
My own H. mollis pallida also succumbed to drought last summer (2019/20) which astounded me as it was 10 years in its place and had grown and flowered so well all along. But it was a very dry season (unlike the current one) and as well as the witch hazel, arisaemas, podophyllums a couple of smaller rhododendrons and many primulas died. I was watering but we had severe restrictions and I was well into a period of not Covid lockdown but immobility due to a knee which needed replacement and had virtually crippled me so the garden all over was badly neglected. Even now, (the knee was replaced in October '20) while the dying has ceased, the plant replacement is impossible in many instances. Some, like the glaucidiums had previously set good seed and I have young plants of both purple and white forms, but at close to 78 I am conscious of the possibility that some things may not flower or not mature anyway, until too late for me.

I hope you are getting more mobility back! My housemate had a knee injury a little over a year ago, as I think I've mentioned, and still  slowly regaining more functionality, bit by bit!

Happily there are lots of wonderful things to grow which can flower and mature quickly! I've tended not to plant too many super slow things just because I don't know that I'll be staying here!
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: cohan on February 04, 2021, 07:13:07 PM
Cohan,

Picea glauca is planted here. The only native spruce is P. abies but several others are planted both in gardens and in forests. However, around here, P. sitchensis dominates.

I hope your rowan tree survive!

Your birch tree looks very similar to ours! Especially those we have at the west coast!

I'm sure the Sorbus will be completely fine, they are very hardy here, even decades ago when we had even more severe winters! I've seen them have some leaves frozen on before, in spring they are normal. It not rarely happens to native poplars as well- one year nearly all trees stil had leaves barely turned colour when deep freeze arrived-- they turned black/grey/brown and fell weeks later when it warmed. In spring no differences noted. One plant here that sometimes suffers a bit in that way is a large rugosa type rose-- sometimes the canes are killed when they freeze without hardening, but then it just shoots up full height ( it is 8-10 feet) in the next season. Hardened canes are fully hardy.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: cohan on February 04, 2021, 07:18:49 PM
Another winter wild plant-- Rhododendron (Ledum) groenlandicum in wet woods at the north side of the acreage. They don't flower a lot on the acreage, probably lack of sun as they are in mixed woods-- spruce, tamarack (Larix) poplars and willow. I think they'd prefer to keep their leaves under snow in winter, but the snow is not always that deep here, so the sheltered location is probably helpful. I don't know of any other sites on the farm- I suspect they don't like cows ;) though the back of the acreage was grazed many decades ago, and the plants were there as long as I can remember ( at least back to late '70's, early '80's, probably before..)

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Robert on February 05, 2021, 07:30:00 PM
Hi Lesley,

It seems like it was not the year for the genus Hamamelis. We lost an old 25-year old plant this season. It lost its shade when we removed part of our house. At least we now have more garden and less house.

I certainly hope that your knee heals well and you are out in your garden 100% soon enough. Sharing your horticultural expertise and vast experience is a tremendous asset to this forum, from which we all benefit. Thank you so much!

Now on with a few scenes from our garden.

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This is a familiar early spring scene, Snowdrops and a few early Crocus.

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Our vegetable beds are recovering after the stormy weather. The cider blocks are filled with California native bulbs and annuals. Later this season the plants in the cider blocks will be very colorful with many flowers.

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Doing more with less. This simple cloche was constructed with simple items found in our yard. It may not look like much, however it is very effective and fits in well with our simple old fashion cottage garden method of gardening.

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Lachenelia reflexa is fading but still looking good.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Robert on February 05, 2021, 07:32:49 PM
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We are very pleased with Crocus angustifolius. In our garden, this species blooms very early in the spring. We have a number of plants, all grown from seed. Our hope is to increase their numbers and spread them around in the open garden.

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Crocus biflorus ssp. isauricus is easy, both in the open garden as well as in the cider block planters.

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Another easy-to-grow Crocus species, Crocus tommasinianus. These were grown from seed. We are hoping that they set seed and continue to thrive in our garden.

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Leucojum aestivum is a familiar early spring bloomer in our area. I grow them from seed hoping for something better or different. Nothing in this department, yet.

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The first flower to open on this batch of Narcissus hybrids. The blossom became deformed from the stormy weather and variable temperatures. More flowers will be opening soon. The flowers are absolutely nothing special. The plants contain recessive genes that will take another generation to be expressed in the phenotype. I am pleased to be making progress again.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Hoy on February 08, 2021, 07:34:16 AM
Robert,

you certainly have many interesting plants!

Here we are waiting for the snow and ice to melt and the frozen soil to thaw!

An ivy frozen solid!

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Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Herman Mylemans on February 08, 2021, 09:30:20 AM
Here also a lot of snow!
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Hoy on February 08, 2021, 10:15:33 PM
Here also a lot of snow!

Looks cold also!
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: cohan on February 12, 2021, 07:23:47 PM
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We are very pleased with Crocus angustifolius. In our garden, this species blooms very early in the spring. We have a number of plants, all grown from seed. Our hope is to increase their numbers and spread them around in the open garden.

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Crocus biflorus ssp. isauricus is easy, both in the open garden as well as in the cider block planters.

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Another easy-to-grow Crocus species, Crocus tommasinianus. These were grown from seed. We are hoping that they set seed and continue to thrive in our garden.

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Leucojum aestivum is a familiar early spring bloomer in our area. I grow them from seed hoping for something better or different. Nothing in this department, yet.

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The first flower to open on this batch of Narcissus hybrids. The blossom became deformed from the stormy weather and variable temperatures. More flowers will be opening soon. The flowers are absolutely nothing special. The plants contain recessive genes that will take another generation to be expressed in the phenotype. I am pleased to be making progress again.



looking like spring there! Hope you get decent moisture over the winter//.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Robert on February 13, 2021, 08:09:51 PM
Hello Cohan,

I, too, am hoping for more precipitation this winter/spring. Currently, the situation is better than last year, but this is not saying much. As of today, 13 February, our precipitation totals are running 61.2% of average versus last year, 65.0%. Yes, there was a bit more precipitation to date last season, however we currently have 17.6% more liquid equivalents in the snow pack this year versus last year. In addition, there was no precipitation for the entire month of February last year. Currently, the 7-day forecast is not very promising for much in the way of additional precipitation. In the mean time, temperatures are currently running 2.3 F (1.31 C) above average in the Sierra Nevada Foothills and 1.42 F (0.79 C) above average in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for the month of February. Although the La Niņa is weakening and there are clear changes in the atmosphere, the persistent high pressure in the eastern Pacific Ocean still remains the dominant feature of our weather.
Title: Re: January 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: cohan on February 26, 2021, 08:15:05 PM
Hello Cohan,

I, too, am hoping for more precipitation this winter/spring. Currently, the situation is better than last year, but this is not saying much. As of today, 13 February, our precipitation totals are running 61.2% of average versus last year, 65.0%. Yes, there was a bit more precipitation to date last season, however we currently have 17.6% more liquid equivalents in the snow pack this year versus last year. In addition, there was no precipitation for the entire month of February last year. Currently, the 7-day forecast is not very promising for much in the way of additional precipitation. In the mean time, temperatures are currently running 2.3 F (1.31 C) above average in the Sierra Nevada Foothills and 1.42 F (0.79 C) above average in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for the month of February. Although the La Niņa is weakening and there are clear changes in the atmosphere, the persistent high pressure in the eastern Pacific Ocean still remains the dominant feature of our weather.

After being mostly mild, or average at coldest for much of the year, we had a couple of cold weeks in Feb, but now back to mostly mild/above average again. Lower than usual snowfall, but there has been snow on the ground in many places since mid-Oct.
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