another ocotillo update

Well, we've got green! don't look like much though, more like a little weed sprouting than anything else... I guess we'll see what happens.

Happy early 4th of July... I have absolutely no idea what I'll be doing - there are no plans and my sister is pulling a little family stress right now, which I refuse to go into here.

And it's off to work I go... hopefully, I'll have a great day that involves making lots of money, and maybe I'll see something worth photographing...

Ocotillo seed update....

7 AM, I just peeked into the baggie behind the curtain and the ocotillo seeds are starting to sprout! Each of the fuzzy little seeds have a tiny root coming out. No green yet of course.

off to work I go...

It's blooming again...

Well, the darned Escobaria vivipara has decided to put out another round of flowers... this single bloom is the beginning of the 3rd flush of blooms... lots and lots of buds on both heads of this plant. And some of the last flush of blooms left about 3 seedpods, so we'll see how those ripen up.

Didn't achieve too terribly much today. Did plant a few seeds for an ocotillo. Believe it or not, they will survive up here, although the branches tend to stand up straighter, and they tend to hold their leaves a lot longer... It would be much easier to make a cutting grow than the seeds, but the few that are around in the area are fiercely protected by their owners. Anyway, I planted them in a plastic baggie that I pinned to the inside of a curtain, and we'll see what happens.

I also have a plumeria that is a little too top-heavy in it's pot, so I dug a hole and plunged the pot into the ground today... I have to bring it in every year, so it has to stay potted, but after the cactus fiasco, I'm paranoid of plants falling over...

Looks like I'll finally get to mow the lawn tonight. Last night, I was just getting ready to start the mower when rain blew in... Darn... but it's going to be clear this evening, so I get to mow... Darn...