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Happy Year of the Horse, plant your veggies on the new moon

Most of San Diego's Acacias were imported from Austraila

Some of the hundreds of wild horses at the Wild Horse Sanctuary south of the little town of Shingletown, east of Redding, California.
Some of the hundreds of wild horses at the Wild Horse Sanctuary south of the little town of Shingletown, east of Redding, California.

Happy Year of the Horse! In Chinese mythology, the horse has always stood as a powerful symbol of strength, freedom, and vitality. Within the Chinese zodiac, those born under the sign of the horse inherit that same vivacious, wild energy. While there are no more truly "wild" horses in San Diego County, our most famous "wild" population, The Coyote Canyon Heritage Herd, resided in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park until the were removed in 2003 and 2007 by state officials. Today, descendants of this herd are cared for on private land and preserves in Ramona and Santa Ysabel. While they roam on large acreages (such as near the Sutherland Reservoir), they are managed by the nonprofit Coyote Canyon Caballos d’Anza. DNA testing has linked these horses to the original Spanish stock brought by explorers like Juan Bautista de Anza in the late 1700s.

There's still time to plant some winter veggies.

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The New Moon Peaks on February 17 at 4:01 am. The New Moon is sometimes seen as a period of rebirth... maybe it’s time to consider planting some seeds in anticipation of the gardening season ahead. Check out a Planting Calendar to see if it’s time to get those seedlings started.

Acacia Decurrens propogate and grow rapidly after a brushfire.

Acacias, Festooned with Myriads of Fluffy Yellow Blossoms, are brightening street-sides, freeway embankments, and backyard gardens throughout the San Diego area this month. Although many acacias are native to subtropical regions, nearly all we see today in San Diego were introduced from Australia. The Anza-Borrego Desert’s native acacia (Acacia greggii) is the notoriously thorny “cat-claw,” known by early desert pioneers as “tear-blanket” and “wait-a-minute bush.”

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Some of the hundreds of wild horses at the Wild Horse Sanctuary south of the little town of Shingletown, east of Redding, California.
Some of the hundreds of wild horses at the Wild Horse Sanctuary south of the little town of Shingletown, east of Redding, California.

Happy Year of the Horse! In Chinese mythology, the horse has always stood as a powerful symbol of strength, freedom, and vitality. Within the Chinese zodiac, those born under the sign of the horse inherit that same vivacious, wild energy. While there are no more truly "wild" horses in San Diego County, our most famous "wild" population, The Coyote Canyon Heritage Herd, resided in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park until the were removed in 2003 and 2007 by state officials. Today, descendants of this herd are cared for on private land and preserves in Ramona and Santa Ysabel. While they roam on large acreages (such as near the Sutherland Reservoir), they are managed by the nonprofit Coyote Canyon Caballos d’Anza. DNA testing has linked these horses to the original Spanish stock brought by explorers like Juan Bautista de Anza in the late 1700s.

There's still time to plant some winter veggies.

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The New Moon Peaks on February 17 at 4:01 am. The New Moon is sometimes seen as a period of rebirth... maybe it’s time to consider planting some seeds in anticipation of the gardening season ahead. Check out a Planting Calendar to see if it’s time to get those seedlings started.

Acacia Decurrens propogate and grow rapidly after a brushfire.

Acacias, Festooned with Myriads of Fluffy Yellow Blossoms, are brightening street-sides, freeway embankments, and backyard gardens throughout the San Diego area this month. Although many acacias are native to subtropical regions, nearly all we see today in San Diego were introduced from Australia. The Anza-Borrego Desert’s native acacia (Acacia greggii) is the notoriously thorny “cat-claw,” known by early desert pioneers as “tear-blanket” and “wait-a-minute bush.”

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