Ripple Effects

Taken February 6, 2012.
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Two Impossibles Things After Breakfast

Can't be Here So Late: February 6, 2012

Can't be Here So Early: February 21, 2012.

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A Shadow of Light

Taken February 2, 2012.
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Magic By Dusk

Taken February 1, 2012.
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Magic By Daylight

Taken February 1, 2012.
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Dogs small. Trees big.

Taken late January-early February, 2012.
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Sunday Poetry Post

Harbingers


February Garden Activities and Chores in Red Bluff
USDA Zone 9
Compiled by Karen and Mike Garofalo
Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California

Browsing and ordering from seed and garden catalogs.
Pruning leafless trees and shrubs.
Weeding and tending the winter vegetable garden.
Relax and read books from the library.
The soil is usually too wet and cold for much digging.
Keeping cold sensitive potted plants in protected areas or indoors.
Make sure that the cuttings in protected areas do not dry out.
Repair fences.
Put straw mulch over fertilized vegetable garden areas not planted.
Distribute fertilizer and minerals.
Prune and mulch dormant perennials.
Remove dead trees, shrubs, branches, and twigs.
Enjoy the bulbs and rosemary in bloom.
Repair and sharpen tools.
Construct gardening boxes and flats.
Keep hardwood cuttings moist.
Write a poem. Keep a gardening journal.
Fertilize with 20-9-9 or 15-15-15.
Trees without leaves need little or no watering.
Take a walk in your garden.
Sit and observe.