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Castro Valley, near Oakland, CA; approx 37.7N by 122W, 400 feet.
This is part of my ongoing project to document the changes in our yard from month to month.
September 2017 is here: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/26/1700246/-The-Daily-Bucket-September-2017-Yard-Report August 2017 is here: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/30/1693832/-The-Daily-Bucket-August-2017-Yard-Report July 2017 is here: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/28/1684722/-The-Daily-Bucket-July-2017-Yard-Report June 2017 is here: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/23/1673196/-The-Daily-Bucket-June-2017-Yard-Report May 2017 is here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/16/1661890/-The-Daily-Bucket-May-2017-Yard-Report April 2017 is here:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/04/11/1650881/-The-Daily-Bucket-April-ish-Yard-Report March 2017 is Here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/03/13/1642539/-The-Daily-Bucket-March-Yard-Report February 2017 is Here:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/02/15/1632790/-The-Daily-Bucket-February-Yard-Report The January 2017 yard report is Here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/21/1622018/-The-Daily-Bucket-January-Yard-Report Previous versions are listed near the top of the December 2016 report: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/29/1615231/-The-Daily-Bucket-December-Yard-Report
This is as of the 10th.
looking south along back parseley, succulent, geranium near back door pineapple sage geranium beneath hose reel rose by dr window corner geranium chocolate mint and remains of celery - we have no idea what hit it milkweed, hanging basil, grapes basilgrapes, still figuring out what to do here bunchgrass, sage, pineapple sage and fuschia (sticks) without the bunchgrass, fuschia by upturned pot seriously pruned fuschia pineapple sage, mystery vine behind redbud, redbud this stretch was yucca stubs and stumps, now in planning stages oranges apricot tree still holding leaves redbud top, to be brought under control guava Santa Barbara Daisies berryless coffeeberry north from back door under the trumpet vine east from the trumpet vine a little of everything, and we've already suffered losses, especially to the Napa Cabbages the lemon which has a serious problem in the south face, plus others the lemon again thyme, rhubarb, romas, and cherry tomatoes, both tomatoes are still producing above plus san marzano tomato, epazote and spanish onions epazote and onions below a hole from part of the lemon that died zuke with Napa Cabbage to its left, zuke just succembed to sudden monster aphid infestation zuke with a Napa Cabbage at other end closer look at westernmost Napa Cabbage in this bed the other bed with recently planted onions east of the kale the flowers in the other bed more kale and onions strawberries, may have finally stopped producing for the year the other ribes gerbara or shasta daisies and pear apple, still full of apples another yucca stub and stump scar, will be pavers and groundcover/weeds front redbud, camillia to lower left sages under redbud garlic chives with seed heads Mexican sage feeders, bottlebrush to left, ceanothus behind grasses, geranium, palm, buddleih, succulent buddleih, starting a second bloom salvias claude the fuschia
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