thank you andrea, tom, and monty.
i've actually had blooms since january first. however with the storms, constant wind and rain, i've not been able to get pictures. no one wants to see all the "melted" blooms on stalks. it's been a heartbreaking sight.
'cozy cotton', 'autumn explosion', and 'concertina' would have had a great show and some clump pics (which are rare for me) had it not been for the rain. we've had these on and off heavy wind rain storms since december, and just experienced another a few days ago. there's another predicted for saturday which is supposed to include hail.
another crazy phenomenon, i picked my last cucumber from season 2023 in february 2024. the craziest plant growing from 2023 is the 3" round japanese eggplant, still fruiting and bearing fruit today. we just had chicken/eggplant parmesan last night with 5 of the fruit.
the weather has been relatively mild this winter, but we did experience some low 40's to mid 30's for several weeks during the coldest months dec.-feb.
i planted radishes in january, didn't get any produce. now, they are bolting and in full flower.
we did manage to have a few young leaves for our salads.
