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Sat. Aug. 15th
I raked up a bunch of mulch and pruned the trees at my neighbors and brought all the “extra” organic matter to my yard. This is gold.
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Friday the 14th!
Anyways. I saw two spadefoot two nights ago and two last night as well. I filled the 50 slot tower with water today, and I need to figure out when I need to change the nutrients. I also put it on a timer so that the pump is on 15 mins then off 30 mins,…
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August 12, 2026 – Getting some really decent rain
I haven’t seen anything like a wildflower sprouting yet, mainly just sunflowers, panic grass and radishes. I got a pack of herb seeds for the hydro tower: Thyme, dill, parsley, Thai basil, cilantro, chives, lavender, sage, Genovese basil, and some Italian oregano. The lettuce that I planted in the tower has started to come up.…
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August 10, 2026 – Monsoon Finally!
Today we are having another storm. I believe it has been two years that we did not have a monsoon to speak of. Besides that, I still have the carne seca in the dryer. It is kinda raining right now and the app says it is 51% humidity. The general rule is to use the…
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August 9, 2026
I noticed that the desert willow was looking a bit like it was wilting. For a tree of that type that is pretty significant so even though it was super hot out I gave it a deep watering. Also today I checked the carne seca a few times and the thinnest parts were ready. I…
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August 9 2026
Total loss of all worms in my 3 year old worm bin. Curse you, heat! I’ve been feeding them and checking on them every now and then and so far they had always been there but… today I checked and not a single worm left. Luckily there are tons in my garden. I spread 5…
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August 8, 2026
Today I planted a bunch of seeds, Arizona Summer Poppy-Caltrops, Parry’s Penstemon, Desert Marigold, Arroyo Lupine, Desert Bluebells, Showy Milkweed and Globemallow and video taped my tedious methodology: First I got a little tilling tool I have, but I don’t till the ground I just bang it on the ground and it makes holes. Then…
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August, 2026
This is for three days: the 5th, the 6th and the 7th of August, 2026. on the 5th I planted the desert willow and saw 4 spade foot and another amphibian on the 6th I saw 9 spade foot mating in my pond. on the 7th I planted Bisbee Black Cowpea from Native Seed Search…