January 2015 garden tour
![Bok choy and gai lan harvest. Incidentally, too much bok choy is potentially harmful.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6613-683x1024.jpg)
![Robertson navel orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck ) blossom.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6609_2-1024x683.jpg)
![Peas have really pretty flowers. Heirloom snow pea (Pisum sativum) called, "Mammoth Melting Sugar Pea"](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6604_1-683x1024.jpg)
Heirloom snow pea (Pisum sativum) called, “Mammoth Melting Sugar Pea”
!['Sharp blue' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum sp) blossom. A young plant I didnt expect to start setting fruit.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6600_0-1024x683.jpg)
![Heirloom snow pea (Pisum sativum) called, "Mammoth Melting Sugar Pea"](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6598_0-683x1024.jpg)
![Bok choy (Brassica rapa Chinensis group) Ready for harvesting and thinning out.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6594-1024x683.jpg)
Ready for harvesting and thinning out.
![Water droplets from the evening's dew on the gai lan (Brassica oleracea).](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6569-683x1024.jpg)
gai lan (Brassica oleracea).
![Water droplets from the evening's dew on the gai lan (Brassica oleracea).](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6570_1-1024x683.jpg)
gai lan (Brassica oleracea).
![Fragrant hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis). The first of the spring flower bulbs to bloom.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6584_1-683x1024.jpg)
![Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale). I've been trying since 2010 to get a flower. The tiny seeds have high germination rates but once sprouted, they are super delicate. They are easily damage and uprooted by the terminal velocity of a droplet of water. Last year, I was able to nurse them to a good size-- about an inch tall. Then one day to my horror, I found all ten or so of them chomped down to soil level by a single catepillar. Furious and devasted, I swiftly dealt with the problem and held out little hope that the plant would grow back. Grow back it did. I have two plants that have leaves about 6 inches long. Now that we're in the clear, it is a waiting game.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6585-683x1024.jpg)
Last year, I was able to nurse them to a good size– about an inch tall. Then one day to my horror, I found all ten or so of them chomped down to soil level by a single catepillar.
Furious and devasted, I swiftly dealt with the problem and held out little hope that the plant would grow back. Grow back it did.
I have two plants that have leaves about 6 inches long. Now that we’re in the clear, it is a waiting game.
![Freesia (Freesia) bud](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6588-683x1024.jpg)
![Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale)](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6558-1024x683.jpg)
![Gai lan](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6522-683x1024.jpg)
![Some softneck garlic variety that was available at the supermarket. The fine green strands are garlic chive spouts. I had a gazllion seeds to scatter with haste after the rain got to the container holding them.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6498-1024x683.jpg)
![Strawberry](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6496-683x1024.jpg)
![Shallots. These were first grown in the garden last year from shallots that sprouted before they could be cooked.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6495-1024x683.jpg)
![African daisy (Osteospermum)](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6494-683x1024.jpg)
![This goji berry has been overwhelmed by the fugi that was triggered by the rain. The course now: strip the leaves.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6482_1-683x1024.jpg)
![My first time growing celery. I use it in gumbo and chicken noodle soup; and that's pretty much it.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6486-1024x683.jpg)
![Bok choy grows quickly and will be my staple vegetable crop.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6489-683x1024.jpg)
![Recieved fresh garlic in a Community Support Agriculture (CSA) box last year and decided to dry it out and grow it. I dont know what variety it is other than that it is a softneck.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6488-683x1024.jpg)
I dont know what variety it is other than that it is a softneck.
![The kaffir lime air layered last year by John. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/landscape/air-layering/ This year, I hope to see more leaves on it. With the leaves, I use it for green curry.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6483-683x1024.jpg)
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/landscape/air-layering/
This year, I hope to see more leaves on it. With the leaves, I use it for green curry.
![Carrots, celery, gai lan](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6484-1024x683.jpg)
![wood sorrel (Oxalis bowiei)](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6476_1-683x1024.jpg)
!['Green Globe Improved' artichoke](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6473-683x1024.jpg)
![Elephant garlic with 'Chesnok' garlice (foreground)](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6469-683x1024.jpg)
![Elephant garlic](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6468-683x1024.jpg)
!['Turkish Giant' garlic. Appears to be slow growing.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6465-1024x683.jpg)
!['Turkish Giant' garlic](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6464-1024x683.jpg)
!['Chesnok' garlic](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6463-683x1024.jpg)
![Dill](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6462-1024x683.jpg)
![Recieved fresh garlic in a Community Support Agriculture (CSA) box last year and decided to dry it out and grow it. I dont know what variety it is other than that it is a softneck.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6461-1024x683.jpg)
I dont know what variety it is other than that it is a softneck.
![Blueberry blossom. Blooming early this year. 'Sunshine' blueberry](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6459_1-1024x683.jpg)
‘Sunshine’ blueberry
![Blueberry fruiting early this year. 'Sunshine' blueberry](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6458-1024x683.jpg)
‘Sunshine’ blueberry
![Garlic chive wintering](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_6456-1024x683.jpg)
![Heirloom snow pea (Pisum sativum) called, "Mammoth Melting Sugar Pea"](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0815-683x1024.jpg)
![Daikon](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0814-683x1024.jpg)
![Blueberry (Vaccinium x 'Sunshine Blue') The leaves have green from a rust color.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0813-683x1024.jpg)
The leaves have green from a rust color.
![Mystery plant. Very likely planted by a bird. I like the purple fringe. I am going to see if it'll flower. A flower will certainly yield another clue.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0812-683x1024.jpg)
![Roquette Arugula (Eruca sativa) Ready for making a Bollini’s Pizzeria Napolitana, Monterey Park arugula salad: roasted chicken, bacon, goat cheese, corn, & arugula.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0810_1-683x1024.jpg)
Ready for making a Bollini’s Pizzeria Napolitana, Monterey Park arugula salad: roasted chicken, bacon, goat cheese, corn, & arugula.
![Tea (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis) seeds from Shenzhen, China. There is nothing particular about Shenzhen other than that this ebay seller had the lowest price. If I can get any of these tea seeds to germinate, I will have to wait three years before I can start making my own tea.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0804-1024x683.jpg)
If I can get any of these tea seeds to germinate, I will have to wait three years before I can start making my own tea.
![Upon closer inspection they were indeed leaf buds (and not bugs). The is the Goji berry that had its leaves striped off because they were infested with fungi.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0800_fp-1024x683.jpg)
![Goji berry leaf buds](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0799-1024x683.jpg)
![Walking by this pot I spot what appears to be leaf buds.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0798-683x1024.jpg)
![Walking by this pot I spot what appears to be leaf buds.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0797-683x1024.jpg)
![Ranunculus tuber](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0796_fp-1024x683.jpg)
![I might be a bit late on getting these Ranunculus tubers back into the ground. There's mold caused by the winter rain.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0795_fp-1024x683.jpg)
![There are a bunch of seeds attached to this Ranunculus floret. When loose, they resemble crushed red peppers. The germination rate is said to be very low. I have thousands. Surely one will grow.](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0794_fp-1024x683.jpg)
![Ranunculus seed florets](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0792-1024x683.jpg)
![Gai lan](https://www.neverenoughdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0787-1024x683.jpg)