Despite last weekend's heavy storm, the TMAD has been warming up up in the last few weeks. Saturday through Monday were exceptionally hot days sandwiched between storms; Los Angeles and TMAD reached a blazing 80ºF+, while San Francisco chilled in a balmy 68º. A abnormal weather pattern is said to be the cause of this.
Anyways, here at the CCAG, we are currently mimicking a cycle of annual desert wildflower blooms occurring in Antelope Valley. Every winter, California Poppies, Clovers, Desert Chia and other annuals bloom, filling the brown deserts with a painting of flowers. The CCAG is mimicking this process that happens every year between late March and early April. Since its the CCAG's first year of trying this out, we started a little early!
This is a Mallow plant growing in the CCAG. They are the same plants people used to use back then to make marshmallows. If you don't recognize this plant, examine the photo below:
Chances are you've seen it in yards, driveways, sidewalk cracks, etc. But the mallow grown inside the TMAD grows straight and upright. It has more flowers and grows best in the sunshine. Although the mallows are still sprouting, we can't wait to see them later!
The recent rain/wind storm brought new growth to the CCAG's TMAD of course. But it also brought back some ancient cacti too. This prickly pear cacti was found from a giant prickly pear tree in 2021.I planted it in the ground, and it has not showed any new growth since. But then, I realized that there was a pink sprout on top of it! The cactus was growing it's first pad!
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