Mission Trails Zombie Run

Here are some pics from the Mission Trails Regional Park Zombie Run. It started at 9 AM this cloudy morning and was perfect for a 5k run covered in gore, blood and makeup!

There was a booth where you could have a quick make-over before the run. 

Zombie runners getting in the mood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope these guys won best costume prize:

 

Epiphyllum blooming

It's May, and true to the calendar, the Epiphyllums are blooming. These are my early May bloomers.

"Pegasus"

"French Gold"

"Aquarius"

 

Seed Starter

Since the rock wool method worked well on germinating sunflower seeds last time, I decided to try it out on these seeds taken from a pod. The pod was taken from a tall plant which had some interesting purple flowers on it. I snagged it outside a Mexican restaurant (which serves a PERFECT cheese enchilada every time I've ordered it....). I worried the seeds wouldn't be viable after sitting in my bedroom for the past year or so.

I put 2 drops of lemon juice to bring the reverse osmosis water down to pH 4.5. The rock wool instructions asked for 5, though. After putting single seeds down the holes in the rock wool, I poured the water in and placed the collection in a plastic tray with plastic wrap on top. This should provide a humid environment to get the seeds germinating.