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Cyclamen coum


First snow of the year was beautiful today. Just enough to decorate the trees, and give a light cover to the land. Cyclamen coum looked so pretty, blooming in the dusting of snow.





]]> General http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=595 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:15:34 -0900 Trailwork Transplants http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=594 It is amazing to watch all the bordering plants moving in on the opened space, and to see which ones take advantage of part of the path being mowed. Today I brought a few back a few things to save that would have been trampled, and found many more to rescue later. I marvel at the subtleties that influence the success of the native plants here; changes in the contour of the land, differences in layers of the soil, varied exposure to light. Trailing yellow violet - Viola sempervirens, Piggy-back plant - Tolmiea menziesii, and Foamflower - Tiarella trifoliata all seem to appreciate the occasional mowing. They seem likely for a trial here where meadow could replace some lawn. Also along the trail there are Pacific bleeding heart - Dicentra formosa, vanilla leaf - Achlys triphlla, pearly everlasting - Anaphlis margantacea. ]]> General http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=594 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:22:13 -0900 Transplanting Day http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=593 Some volunteer Douglas firs got a new home as well. ]]> General http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=593 Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:13:21 -0900 Evergreen Huckleberry http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=592 General http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=592 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:02:12 -0900 Hardwood Cuttings http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=591 Anyway... the twigs are cut to 3-5 nodes, about 12 inches, are tied in bundles, and set in a box of sand in the cold frame (after dipping the earth bound end in the hormone if you're using it). You can just dig a hole and bury the box about a foot deep if you don't have a cold frame. The ideal temperature for through the winter is about 40 degrees, so you can adjust to your weather conditions.
Meanwhile... the refrigerator here, also about 40 degrees, got lots of nice red currant seedlings going after about 2 months. They got set into pots of starting mix today, and into the garage for now.]]> General http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=591 Mon, 2 Jan 2012 18:26:10 -0900 Happy New Year http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=590 General http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=590 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 18:51:58 -0900 Looking Forward http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=589 General http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=589 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:10:27 -0900 Happy Halloween http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=588 General http://www.meadowhawkfarm.com/mhfblog/index.php?itemid=588 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:23:36 -0800