Saturday (09-April-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Turkey Vulture, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, American Crow, European Starling, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. Pink and white California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Pink and white Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Yellow white, and orange Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule). Red Turkish Tulip Poppy about to open (Papaver glaucum). Some yellow Pot Marigold (Calendula) and Snapdragons.


Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Weekly indoor hydroponics updates for the four AeroGarden Bounty and eleven AeroGarden Farm hydroponic systems. Several of the systems have mature plants that are flowering and/or are ready to be harvested. The systems with mature plants are consuming lots of water, and need to be fertilized every other day. The systems where the plants are being harvested will converted to seed starting mode. I continue to learn from mistakes. Several of the system have plants that are too crowded. I need to more brutal with thinning. In some cases less than 9 or 12 plants/tray. Also, I would probably be better with only one type of plant per tray.

Bounty-01: Bok Choi harvested (chopped and frozen). Ready for planting Swiss Chard and Arugula. Bounty-02: Various Lettuce and Basil harvested. Basil processed with olive oil and frozen as cubes. Ready for planting Swiss Chard and Arugula. With this next crop in Bounty-01 and Bounty-02, I will be testing DI vs well water. My well water is softened with Potassium Chloride (~ 275 ppm). Bounty-03: Parsley, Basil harvested. Used for dinner. Converted to seed starting top. Ready for planting Red Roselle, Nasturtium, Hollyhock, Foxglove, and Calendula (Pot Marigold). Bounty-04: Various Basil harvested. Processed with olive oil and frozen as cubes. Converted to seed starting top. Ready for planting Red Roselle, Nasturtium, Hollyhock, Foxglove, and Calendula (Pot Marigold). With this next seed starting crop in Bounty-03 and Bounty-04 I will be testing AeroGarden vs an alternative sponge for starting the seeds.

Farm-01 Left (Day 82). (A1, B1, C1, D1): California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Several white, pink-white, and yellow flowers blooming). I’ve pushed several plants to the side, and will soon remove to allow the other poppies in the tray to get light. (A2, B2, C2, D2): Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by the California Poppies. (A3, B3, C3, D3): Lauren’s Grape Poppy (papaver somniferum). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by the California Poppies. Farm-01 Right (Day 82). (A1, B1, C1, D1): Hungarian Bread Seed Poppy (papaver somniferum). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by the Corn Poppies. (A2, B2, C2, D2): Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Several pink flowers with yellow pollen. (A3, B3, C3, D3) Turkish Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaucum). Several dark red flowers with black spots and dark green pollen.

Farm-02 Left (Day 82). (A1, B1, C1, D1) Somniferum Blend Poppy (papaver somniferum). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by the Corn Poppies. (A2, B2, C2, D2): Red (Corn) Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Several pink flowers with yellow pollen. (A3, B3, C3, D3) Red Poppy Mix (Papaver rhoeas). Farm-02 Right (Day 82). (A1, B1): Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale). Not doing well, crowded by other plants; (C1, D1): Hungarian Breadseed Poppy (papaver somniferum). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by other plants. (A2, B2): Turkish Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaucum). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by other plants; (C2) Corn (Red) Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Several pink flowers with yellow pollen. (A3, B3, C3): Somniferum Blend Poppy (papaver somniferum). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by other plants.

Farm-03 Left and Farm-03 Right (Day 82). Kale, Collard Greens, and Spinach harvested. The remaining Mustard Greens about to be harvested. These were all robust growers, but in the future should only have one type of plant per tray. The large Collard Green leaves were blocking the other plants. Maybe four plants per tray. The farms will be converted to seed starters. Farm-03 Left and Farm-03 Right will be converted to seed starting mode.

Farm-04 Left and Farm-04 Right (Day 82). Oregano, Rosemary, Tarragon, Thyme, and Sage. The Tarragon and Sage have been doing very well. They need to be harvested, cut back, and or pruned on a regular basis or block out the other herbs. Oregano and Thyme are doing OK. The Rosemary, not so well. I will keep these going in order to provide fresh herbs for cooking.

Farm-05 Left (Day 48). (A1, A2, A3): Dark Opal Basil. The plants are slower growing and blocked by other plants. (B1, B2, B3): Cinnamon Basil. Fast growing, upper leaves are dark with some purple. Aromatic. I clipped the flower buds. (C1, C2, C3): Genovese Basil. Fast growing with large leaves. I clipped the flower buds. (D1, D2, D3): Holy Basil. Slower growing, blocked by other plants. Farm-05 Right (Day 48). (A1, A2, A3): Italian Large Leaf Basil. Slower growing, blocked by other plants. (B1, B2, B3): Lemmon Basil. Yellowish leaves, smells like lemon. I clipped the flower buds. (C1, C2, C3): Lime Basil. Leaves smell of citrus. I clipped the flower buds. (D1, D2, D3): Sweet Basil. Slower growing, blocked by other plants. In the future should probably only have one type of Basil per tray. Harvested enough leaves (~ 2 cups) from all of the plants to make a mixed Basil pesto for dinner.

Farm-06 Left (Day 66). (A1): Snapdragon. (A2, A3) Chrysanthemum. (B1, B2) Iceland Poppy. One of the plants has a stunted white flower. (B3) Sweet William. (C1, C2, C3) Columbine. Dark, slow growing leaves. (D1, D2): Osteospermum. Died. (D3) Blue Daisy. Died. Viable plants will be transplanted outside to soft pots. Farm-06 Right (Day 48). Various types of lettuce (Red Sails, Deer Tongue, Black Seeded Simpson, Rouge d’Hiver, Paris Island. Now that the plants are relatively mature, they are too close together. In the future, would be better with fewer plants so air can circulate and keep the leaves dry. The plants will be harvested, and both trays converted to seed starting.

Farm-07 Left Dat 48/60). Golden Harvest Tomatoes. A few of the plants have flowers, which I am trying to manually pollinate. The plants are too close together, so I will need to cull several of the smaller plants. This variety of tomato is does not grow very high (determinant). Farm-07 Right (Day 60). Heirloom Red Tomatoes. Several of the plants have flowers, which I am trying to manually pollinate. Some have set tomatoes. Need to thin the number of plants down to 4 per tray. This variety of tomato is does not grow very high (determinant). I remember the last time I grew these tomatoes, the leaves were so dense that air didn’t circulate, and mold was growing in the center of the tray.

Farm-08 Left and Farm-08 Right (Day 75): Various Calendula (Pot Marigold), Osteospermum (African Daisy), Sweet William, and Snapdragon plants. The Calendula and Osteospermum have been blooming. One of the Snapdragon plants started blooming, but the flower stalk was too high for the LED lights. All of the plants are growing, and are too big for a 24 inch high Farm. Drinking lots of water, and fertilizer. Will shut both trays down, and convert to a seed starting system.

Farm-09 Left (Day 61). Iceland Poppy and Chrysanthemum. Note only the Iceland Poppies are thriving and blooming producing many white, yellow, and orange flowers. These Iceland Poppies are much larger than the ones I planted outside in the past. The tray will be moved to Farm-10L, with a 36 inch rather than 24 inch height. Farm-09 Right. The Poppy seedlings were transplanted to outdoor soft pots. Note that I had a problem that several of the seed sponges did not completely hydrate. As such the germination rates were not that high. California Poppy (0/8); Oriental Poppy (4/10); Laurin’s Poppy (1/11), Hungarian Bread Seed Poppy (4/10); Red Poppy (3/8); Turkish Tulip Poppy (3/10), Somniferum Blend Poppy (6/11); Red Poppy (3/9); Red Mixed Poppy (1/8).

Farm-10 Left (Day 82). (A1, B1, C1, D1): California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Several white, yellow, and orange flowers were produced. The California Poppy plants were removed to make space for the other poppies in the tray to get light. (A2, B2, C2, D2): Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by the California Poppies. (A3, B3, C3, D3): Lauren’s Grape Poppy (papaver somniferum). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by the California Poppies. The Oriental Poppy plants were moved to outdoor soft pots. The bright-red flowering Celosia plant was also moved to an outdoor soft pot. This makes space available for tray from Farm-09L with the blooming Iceland Poppies. Farm-10 Right (Day 82). (A1, B1, C1, D1): Hungarian Bread Seed Poppy (papaver somniferum). Not doing well, crowded and blocked by the Corn Poppy leaves. (A2, B2, C2, D2): Red (Corn) Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Several pink flowers with yellow pollen. (A3, B3, C3, D3) Turkish Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaucum). Several dark red flowers with black spots and dark green pollen.


Indoor AeroGarden Bounty and Farm Hydroponic Systems. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Now that it is starting to get a bit warmer (not freezing at night), I started setting up the Grow Towers on the back patio. This year I am not disassembling and reassembling the Garden Towers with fresh potting soil. Rather, I am topping off the potting soil with additional slow release fertilizer. The center composting columns were charged with fresh worms.

Grow Tower 01. Row A: Kohlrabi (4x Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk), Parsley (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Thyme (last year). Row C: Spinach (seed, 1 wk)). Row D: Cabbage (4x, Belle Mead Coop), Basil (seed, 1 wk). Row E: Spinach (seed, 1 wk). Row F: Clover. Row G: Clover. Row H: Clover.

Grow Tower 02. Row A: Brussel Sprouts (4x Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk), Parsley (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Clover. Row C: Arugula (4x Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk), Basil (seed, 1 wk)). Row D: Red Cabbage (4x, Belle Mead Coop), Basil (seed, 1 wk). Row E: Clover. Row F: Clover. Row G: Clover. Row H: Clover.

Grow Tower 03. Row A: Broccoli (4x Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk), Parsley (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Clover. Row C: Kale (4x Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk), Basil (seed, 1 wk)). Row D: Bravo Cabbage (4x, Belle Mead Coop), Basil (seed, 1 wk). Row E: Clover. Row F: Clover. Row G: Clover. Row H: Clover.

Grow Tower 04. Row A: Parsley, Bok Choi, Purple Basil (all transplanted from Bounty-03 and Bounty-04), Bunching Onion (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Clover. Row C: Spinach (seed, 1 wk)). Row D: Spinach (seed, 1 wk). Row E: Clover. Row F: Clover. Row G: Clover. Row H: Clover.

Grow Tower 05. Row A: Garlic (last year), Bunching Onion (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Thyme (last year, dead), Strawberry (5B8, last year). Row C: Clover. Row D: Clover. Row E: Clover. Row F: Clover. Row G: Clover. Row H: Clover.

Grow Tower 06. Row A: Carrot (seed, 1 wk), Bunching Onion (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Sage (last year). Row C: Strawberry (Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row D: Strawberry (Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row E: Clover. Row F: Clover. Row G: Clover. Row H: Clover.

Grow Tower 07. Row A: Radish (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row C: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row D: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row E: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row F: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row G:Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row H:Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk).

Grow Tower 08. Row A: Radish (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row C: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row D: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row E: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row F: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row G:Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row H:Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk).

Grow Tower 09. Row A: Radish (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row C: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row D: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row E: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row F: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row G:Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row H:Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk).

Grow Tower 10. Row A: Radish (seed, 1 wk). Row B: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row C: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row D: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row E: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row F: Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row G:Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). Row H:Strawberry (Ison’s last year and Belle Mead Coop, 1 wk). I


Grow Towers on the back patio. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

After the rain stopped, I took some picture of rain drops on the Daffodils.


Grow Towers on the back patio. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (68.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (46.9 kWh) from Sense. Sun, clouds, and rain. Deficit of 20.2 kWh.

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Wednesday (06-April-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. I didn’t get up early enough for the pink-fringed white poppy (Papaver Rhoes) which much have started opening before the hydroponic AeroGarden Farm LED lights went on. A red Red Turkish Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaucum) opened later, which I did catch for a time-lapse video. One thing to note, the poppy flowers are blooming at nearly the height of the AeroGarden XL Farm (36″). This means I need to use a very tall tripod to capture the images using the Laowa 24 mm macro probe lens.

Daily Electric Energy Used (78.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (12.1 kWh) from Sense. Cloudy and rain. Deficit of 66.0 kWh.

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Sunday (03-April-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, European Starling, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. White, yellow, and orange Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule). White, yellow, orange, and pink California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Pink Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Red Turkish Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaucum). Yellow Calendula (Calendula officinalis) — common name Pot Marigold. Red Celosia and Snapdragon. The Snapdragon flower stalks are too tall for the 24″ AeroGarden Farm.


Indoor hydroponic poppy flowers of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Indoor hydroponic poppy flowers of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (84.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (21.0 kWh) from Sense. Rain and clouds in the morning. Deficit of 63.5 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (619 kWh) from Sense.Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (310 kWh) from Sense. Deficit of 309 kWh.

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Saturday (02-April-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. White, yellow, and orange Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule). White, yellow, orange, and pink California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Pink Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Yellow Calendula (Calendula officinalis) — common name Pot Marigold. Red Celosia and Snapdragon. The Snapdragon flower stalks are too tall for the 24″ AeroGarden Farm. I may try to swap them to a larger 36″ AeroGarden Farm that currently has some smaller tomato plants. I also did a series of B&W flower images using a Leica Q2 monochrome camera. Time-lapse video of an orange California Poppy (after it finally opened).


Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day in B&W. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Weekly Indoor Hydroponic Updates. Bounty-01 (Day 41). Bok Choi is ready to harvest. I will chop them up and store them vacuum packed in the freezer. Bounty-02 (Day 76) Thai and Genovese Basil doing well. Lettuce getting scraggly. Will probably harvest everything soon. Bounty-03 (Day 68). Dill and Genovese Basil doing well. The Italian and Curly Parsley starting to get bigger. Bounty-04 (Day 41): Various Basil. A1: Dark Opal; A2: Cinnamon; A3: Genovese; B1: Holy; B2: Italian Large Leaf; B3: Lemon; B4: Lime; C1: Sweet; C2: Thai.


Bounty-01, Bounty-02, Bounty-03, Bounty-04. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

AeroGarden Farm-01L (Day 75). California Poppy, Oriental Poppy, Lauren’s Grape Poppy. AeroGarden Farm-01R (Day 68). Hungarian Bread Seed Poppy, Red Poppy, Turkish Tulip Poppy. AeroGarden Farm-02L (Day 75). Somn Blend Poppy, Red Poppy Red Poppy, Red Mix Poppy. AeroGarden Farm-02R (Day 75). Oriental Poppy, Hungarian Bread Seed Poppy, Turkish Tulip Poppy, Red Poppy, Red Poppy, Somn Blend Poppy.


Farm-01L, Farm-01R, Farm-02L, Farm-02R. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

AeroGarden Farm-03L and Farm-03R (Day 68). Kale, Collard Greens, Spinach, Mustard Greens. All of the greens are growing fast, and producing large leaves. I am having to harvest the largest leaves to provide light to the smaller plants. AeroGarden Farm-04L and Farm-04R (Day 68). Oregano, Rosemary, Tarragon, Thyme, and Sage. AeroGarden Farm-05L Day 75. (A1, A2, A3): Dark Opal Basil; (B1, B2, B3); Cinnamon Basil; (C1, C2, C3) Genovese Basil; (D1, D2, D3): Holy Basil. AeroGarden Farm-05R Day 41. (A1, A2, A3): Italian Large Leaf Basil; (B1, B2, B3); Lemmon Basil; (C1, C2, C3) Lime Basil; (D1, D2, D3): Sweet Basil.


Farm-03L, Farm-03R, Farm-04L, Farm-04R, Farm-05L, Farm-05R. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

AeroGarden Farm-06L (Day 59). Snapdragon (A1); Chrysanthemum (A2, A3); Iceland Poppy (B1, B2); Sweet William (B3), Columbine (C1, C2, C3); Osteospermum (D1, D2); Blue Daisy (D3). AeroGarden Farm-06R (Day 51). Various types of lettuce. Red Sails (A1, A2, A3, B3); Deer Tongue (B1, B2); Black-seeded Simpson (C1, C2); Rouge d’Hiver (C3, D3); Paris Island (D1, D2). AeroGarden Farm-07L (Day 41/53). Golden Harvest Tomatoes. AeroGarden Farm-0R (Day 41/53). Heirloom Red Tomatoes. Some of the tomatoes have started to bloom and even a few set tomatoes. Trying to pollinate with the battery-operated “Busy Bee”


Farm-06L, Farm-06R, Farm-07L, Farm-07R. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

AeroGarden Farm-08L (Day 54). A1, A2, A3 Calendula. B1, B2, B3, Osteospermum. C1, C2, C3 Sweet William. D1, D2, D3 Snapdragon. AeroGarden Farm-08R (Day 47). A1, A2, A3 Calendula. B1, B2, B3, Osteospermum. C1, C2, C3 Sweet William. D1, D2, D3 Snapdragon.AeroGarden Farm-09L (Day 54). A1, A2, A3 Chrysanthemum. B1, B2, B3, Iceland Poppy. C1, C2, C3 Chrysanthemum. D1, D2, D3 Iceland Poppy. AeroGarden Farm-09R Seed Starter (Day 14). Row A: California Poppy (American Meadows, 2018) 0/8; Row B: Oriental Poppy (American Meadows, 2019) 0/10; Row C: Lauren Grape Poppy Seeds (Marde Ross & Company, 2020) 0/11; Row D: Hungarian Breadseed Poppy Seeds (Plant Good Seed, 2020) 3/10; Row E: Red Poppy Seeds (American Meadows, 2019) 1/8; Row F: Turkish Tulip Poppy Seeds (Waterfall Seeds, 2020) 3/10; Row G: Somniferum Blend Poppy Seeds (Seed Needs, 2020) 10/11; Row H: Red Poppy Seeds (American Meadows, 2019) 2/9; Row I: Mixed Red Poppy Seeds (American Meadows, 2019) 1/8. Problem with not all of the seed sponges getting hydrated. I tried increasing the liquid level in the tray, and manually (twice a day) dousing the dry ones with water.


Farm-08L, Farm-08R, Farm-09L, Farm-09R. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

AeroGarden Farm-10L (Day 68). California Poppy, Oriental Poppy, Lauren’s Grape Poppy. The odd plant is Celosia. More California Poppy flowers have opened. Now a mix of white, light yellow and red, and orange. AeroGarden Farm-10R (Day 68). Hungarian Bread Seed Poppy, Red Poppy, Turkish Tulip Poppy. One of the Turkish Tulip Poppy flowers bloomed. AeroGarden Farm-11 (Day 68). Somn Blend Poppy, Red Poppy Red Poppy, Red Mix Poppy. One of the Mixed Red Poppy plants has produced its first Pink Poppy Flower. The last time I tried Red Poppies indoors in a hydroponic garden it took 124 days before they started to bloom.


Farm-10L, Farm-10R, Farm-11. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (79.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (73.3 kWh) from Sense. Sunny. Deficit of 6.3 kWh.

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Friday (01-April-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Turkey Vulture, American Crow, European Starling, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. White and yellow Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule). California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Pink Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Calendula (Calendula officinalis) — common name Pot Marigold. An orange Iceland Poppy started, but didn’t completely open. I opened some windows today, and the indoor temperature dropped a few degrees that may have contributed to the slower opening.


Indoor hydroponic flowers of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (70.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (42.7 kWh) from Sense. Sun and clouds. Deficit of 27.9 kWh.

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