Just picked a bowl of golden currants. It's maybe enough for a pie, but there are more ripening on the two buses. Pretty good for not having to water them or do much else except pick. The birds are planting the buses all over the place too.
#nativefoodforest
#CaliforniaNativePlants
#foraging
#goldencurrant
#ribesaureum

Corylus Cornuta Californica, California Hazel, I've been doing some understory thinning of young douglas fir encroachment into oak woodland, and found this lovely California hazel hidden, being crowded out. Im taking advantage of her ability to root naturally by layering. Where a young shoot leans over and touches the ground roots appear. Snip it off the main stem in the fall and you have a tree you can plant. A stand of hazel is a good addition to my ca native plant food forest and prized as a basket material.
#CaNativePlants #NativeFoodForest
#BasketMaterial
#CorylusCornutaCalifornica
#CaliforniaHazel
#Hazel

Obligatory intro post from a new instance: I'm Daywalking Redhead - if you've seen the South Park episode, you'll get the joke. I'm in the US.

I have a standard poodle, Samwise, who was meant to be my #ServiceDog until he had a grand Mal seizure. He's enjoying being a retired pupper, playing with his Wubba and our Covid bubble mates' black lab puppy. My daughter's dog is medicated for extreme anxiety, and I can't get another puppy to train while he's with us. Such is life - he's an adorable tiny menace. Expect photos.

I #garden. Started in 2020, as a way to keep my sanity, and loved it. I'm working on removing all the invasives, and replacing them with a #NativeFoodForest. Expect photos.

I'm #disabled, working on unpacking my internalized #ableism. Probably neurospicy, but not officially dxd. My doctor is the one who just assumes I am.

I'm aware of my cis and white privilege, and working on being anti-racist and anti-transphobic.

I don't mind Christians, as long as they keep that lifestyle choice to themselves. Given that I live in a state that's been taken over by cristofascists who mean to kill me and mine, and given that other christians aren't standing up and fighting them on it, I'm shifting swiftly toward actively hostile to the entire mess. I absolutely think we should #TaxAllChurches, regardless of religion, and dissolve those who are active in politics. Separation of church and state is a demand, not a polite suggestion.

#EndCitizensUnited.

I'm #VaccinatedAF. I #mask 100% of the time in public, as does the rest of my household and the other two households in our #CovidBubble.

Interests include and are not limited to: sci-fi/fantasy, urban fantasy, mystery, superheroes, comics/graphic novels, movies, art, photography, music - many genres, Star Wars/Trek, video games, PokemonGo, weather nerdery, ASMR, and whatever other random thing catches my fancy in any moment.

Replacing the invasives and the toxic plants in my yard with a #NativeFoodForest I just read the book “beautiful no-mow yards” through Libby, and I admit.. the only reason I haven’t ripped out all the grass already is ticks. I hate ticks and they hate short grass. So that’s a conflict… but I’ve got a better plan to support the #NativePlants now, and a list of native ground covers to investigate as well! #GardenDreaming

I’m in southwest Ohio, and this educator made me rethink everything in my yard. I’m on a mission to remove all the invasives, and replace them with a #NativeFoodForest If you want to learn more, esp if you’re in the Midwest, this is a fabulous place to learn

https://indigescapes.com/