Paddock Woods Saturday June 1
Joe had a tiny volunteer group Saturday morning and had to vacate Paddock as the rain increased its intensity soon after the 9:00 am starting time. It didn't let up anytime soon, continuing in fits and starts for 12 hours or more.
Diana planned to pull garlic mustard Sunday morning at McClaughrey Springs, only to cancel after arriving at the site due to the soft, sodden ground.in the parking lot. This was a good call; as the amount of damage my 13s alone might do likely outweighs the benefit of invasive seeds we'd remove from the woods.
Our abundant rain this year seems to be paying dividends. Last year I didn't see any wild hyacinth and this year there was quite a bit of it. Mayapples, which struggled last year to form fruit, are having no problem this time around.
Penstemon (foxglove beardtongue) is another species that's found in large numbers, and prairie dock and compass plant, which seemed stunted in most locations last year, also look happy and healthy. If only my vegetable garden does as well!
Joe had a tiny volunteer group Saturday morning and had to vacate Paddock as the rain increased its intensity soon after the 9:00 am starting time. It didn't let up anytime soon, continuing in fits and starts for 12 hours or more.
Diana planned to pull garlic mustard Sunday morning at McClaughrey Springs, only to cancel after arriving at the site due to the soft, sodden ground.in the parking lot. This was a good call; as the amount of damage my 13s alone might do likely outweighs the benefit of invasive seeds we'd remove from the woods.
Our abundant rain this year seems to be paying dividends. Last year I didn't see any wild hyacinth and this year there was quite a bit of it. Mayapples, which struggled last year to form fruit, are having no problem this time around.
Penstemon (foxglove beardtongue) is another species that's found in large numbers, and prairie dock and compass plant, which seemed stunted in most locations last year, also look happy and healthy. If only my vegetable garden does as well!
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