Nursery Work Day, 2008/9-#1

Our first official work day for the plant year 2008/9 involved lots of cleaning: Nanci, Bill, Steve and John. Nanci made sure all was cleaned up in Nursery, and then moved to cleaning seed from the rose hips and cactus fruit. Bill started the day by watering Dudleya and tree inventory, which have been on a every two week cycle over the summer. John, Steve, and Bill then proceeded to clean seed that we have collected over the 12 months. Then Steve helped do the final bag and label of seed, which I took home to get a 24 hour freeze to de-critter.
Oh… for those there, the plant listing is: Narrow leaved bedstraw, Galium angustifolium .
In the slideshow, click here, you’ll see Nanci starting to fill blender, with blades taped, with rose hip to begin seed separation. The “rose water” had the added benefit of softening your hands! Then you’ll see cactus fruit in bucket that had also been separated, then seed skimmed off top. Bill is taking the husk off False Indigo seeds. (Click any pic to enlarge)

Seed Collecting 2008

Collected rose, cactus fruit, acorns (coast live and scrub), wild rye grass, elderberry and Brickle brush with John today on Laurel loop trail. Very plentiful collection. Ranger Jacky is collecting more cactus fruit from the Nix area too. Click here for rose bed close up. (Click any pic to enlarge)

Seed Collecting

Seed collecting today with John and Bill up Laurel Loop. We scouted acorns for Coast Live Oak and Scrub Oak which are abundant, but not quite ready: on tree, turning brown and come out of cap easily. However we did collect rose and false indigo. (Click any pic to enlarge)