Yearly Archives: 2023

Native wild honeysuckle 2023-03-30

Not a common sight anymore: native wild honeysuckle.

[Lonicera sempervirens L., Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine]
Lonicera sempervirens L., Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

This Lonicera sempervirens L. is also known as Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, or Woodbine.

It is native to the U.S. Southeast, with some found farther north, possibly as garden escapees. Continue reading →

Canebrake rattlesnake relocated 2023-03-21

This canebrake rattlesnake was too close to the farm workshop at Okra Paradise Farms, so I used a hoe to put it in a cardboard box and took it far away.

[Snake, hoe, box 2023-03-21]
Snake, hoe, box 2023-03-21

How? I show the snake a hoe. It either gets in the box with a nudge from the hoe, or it gets in the box in two pieces.

Here’s a video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLk2OxkA4UvxPbeykZkfos36dRbcvIIeu Continue reading →

Wild azaleas and dogwoods 2023-03-09

The native wild azalea, Rhododendron Canescens, keeps blooming on more bushes.

[Native wild azaleas and dogwood 2022-03-09]
Native wild azaleas and dogwood 2022-03-09

And we have a few blooms of dogwood, Cornus florida. Not as many as usual; we don’t know why. Continue reading →

Longleaf candling after burn 2023-03-06

Two months after a January burn, these 21 acres of planted longleaf pine in the Conservation Reserve Program look like most of them are dead.

[Longleaf candling]
Longleaf candling

But look closely: almost all of them are candling. New growth rising up in inch-thick white candles. Continue reading →