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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #50 on: May 11, 2013, 12:04:49 PM »
I was looking at the garden and noticed that the down slope side of the new gauda didn't get dirt.  So I dug up 2 1/2 gallons of dirt from around the pine tree that i'm digging up and put that around the gauda.  I hope that fixes the problem. 

Then I pinched off a couple of the suckers on the tomato plant. 


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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #51 on: May 11, 2013, 05:51:31 PM »
One more quick run out to the garden and I picked up a bucket full of rocks to complete edging around two more of the peonies.  I believe I have to more to edge to get them all.  But about the time I think I've got them all more appear.  I'm glad I at least got out there.

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #52 on: May 11, 2013, 06:02:05 PM »
what's it mean to bayer the roses?
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #53 on: May 11, 2013, 06:05:16 PM »
What's it mean to bayer the roses?
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #54 on: May 11, 2013, 07:44:28 PM »
It's a product that fertilizes, protects against black spot, and protects against bugs.  I have to treat the roses every 6 weeks.

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #55 on: May 11, 2013, 07:55:16 PM »
OK. All I could think of is aspirin. lol
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #56 on: May 11, 2013, 08:06:45 PM »
Same company, different product.
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #57 on: May 12, 2013, 08:15:02 AM »
Ok, I got some thing done in the garden.  Not all that I wanted.  It rained again last night so the ground is very soft.  So I dug up the other pine tree and tossed it on the compost pile.  And then some of the lower branches of one of the chestnut oak was sweeping the ground so I pruned several of those.  Underneath I found a forest of seedlings from the tree.  I dug up about 7 before I surrendered.  I tried to dig up the other tree that is in the wrong place but it has put down some roots.  So I'll probably have to make a big hole to get at them. 

I didn't have enough umph to do it today.  I decided that since I am digging up all of this soil I'd put it in buckets and haul it up to the tires and use it as the garden soil.  Cheaper than buying it.  Found out very quickly that wet clay is much heavier than compost.  I managed one trip with 2 1/2 gallons of clay to one tire.  Now I just have another 2 1/2 gallons to transport to that tire to give it the 50% garden soil I want.  Then there are 11 more after that.  Each one about 3 feet farther away than the last one.  Does it sound daunting?  It does to me.

While I was in that area I found 3 big rocks for around the peonies.  I loaded them in my bucket and made it as far as the shed before the rocks won and I had to put down the bucket.  I have twice that distance to go before I reach the peonies.  I feel like such a whimp. 

The blackberries are of course trying to take over so I dug up a handful of them while I was at it.

So I did something even if I didn't get as much done as I had hoped.

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #58 on: May 12, 2013, 08:39:35 AM »
You did a lot Tammy.
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #59 on: May 12, 2013, 03:00:35 PM »
Hey Barb,

My body agrees with you.  I've been sore every since I came in.  Hopefully the hour long soak will help with that.  And of course I hope to get stronger each day. 

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #60 on: May 13, 2013, 06:56:15 PM »
Well today the garden got a lick and a promise.  Well ok, to be honest, it got a promise as I was passing through.  Hopefully I'll do better tomorrow.


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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #61 on: May 13, 2013, 10:09:48 PM »
i picked a few blackberries, does that count? :BigGrin:
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #62 on: May 13, 2013, 10:57:47 PM »
duh, maybe you'll be able to post pictures of the gaudia because I don't think I've ever seen that.

yes, jen picking counts.  Chewing counts too.

I pulled a few weeds from around the peas.  I've got blooms on my straw bale squash.  Yippee.

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #63 on: May 14, 2013, 09:09:30 AM »
Whew, I'm making progress in my endurance and in the garden.  So far I have managed to cut 1/3 of the back yard, transplant one pot of tulips to the front foundation bed on the right side of the door.  And then I got the roses treated finally.  First day the ground hasn't been saturated with rain.  And I got the 3 medium sized rocks up to the peonies and placed. 

I hope to manage a second session out there to rake up the grass and get it incorporated into the bottom compost pile.  That will be fun. 

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #64 on: May 14, 2013, 09:14:04 AM »
Jenn your blackberries are ready for harvest already?  Mine is full of blooms but that is it.  Now there are blueberries on the bush but they aren't blue yet and the rabbits have already invaded the garden.  They are out there every morning.

Best I can try when I get back out there.  It isn't in bloom but you can see the leaves.  Would that be enough?

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #65 on: May 14, 2013, 11:01:14 AM »
Did the raking.  I had no idea that the raking and incorporating it in to the compost pile would take an hour.  That's one time consuming task.

My hope is to work on the side foundation bed Thursday.  Tomorrow I'll be at social services and then time permitting the meeting in altavista.

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #66 on: May 14, 2013, 09:23:49 PM »
All I did out there today was cut some peonies and put them in a vase.  I need to check out he blackberries and plum trees tomorrow.

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #67 on: May 15, 2013, 09:28:32 PM »
Jenn your blackberries are ready for harvest already?  Mine is full of blooms but that is it.  Now there are blueberries on the bush but they aren't blue yet and the rabbits have already invaded the garden.  They are out there every morning.

Best I can try when I get back out there.  It isn't in bloom but you can see the leaves.  Would that be enough?

tammy, i have 2 kinds of blackberries.  the kind commonly called dew berries (on briars, not canes) and then i have some that are on canes.  the ones on the briars are all but done.  and if we don't get more rain soon, they will be done.  the ones on the canes seem to be a cross between blackberries and raspberries and are "gifts" from birds.  they too will not be edible if we don't get some rain soon.  but they are totally out of bloom and the berries are about as big as the end of my pinky, give or take.

as for my blueberries, they are there, and growing but it will be a bit before they are actually edible.  they are much slower to mature.  which is fine with me.  but i'll have enough for a bowl or two of cereal :)

as for what i did today, absolutely nothing.  i did go to a store to check out their trees on clearance, and decided that i didn't want anything they had for the price they had it.  so  i hope tomorrow i get more done.
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #68 on: May 16, 2013, 09:35:40 AM »
Hasn't the weather been something?  The church sent me a new ginea impatience.  I put it outside and it got so cold over night it killed the plant.  Who knew in May?

My blackberries are blooms, my blueberries are green, and my plums are none existant because of the late frosts. 

So far this morning I've managed to put away the corner edging of the foundation bed and get all the weeds and grass out of there.  Then I went to the back and pulled apart the compost pile so it would be ready for the grass cuttings.  Then I didn't have the energy left to cut the grass.  Isn't that the way it goes?

I did manage to get that big thistle out of the middle of a clump of daffodil leaves without damaging the daffodils.  At least I don't think I damaged them.  All I can do is hope. 

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #69 on: May 16, 2013, 12:05:03 PM »
I got up early to beat the heat and hoed a few weeds out of the garden.  The beans were a bit wilted so I watered everything.  Hard to believe we need rain but we do.  The garden is clean except for the carrot rows and it's going to take a while to get all that grass out.  If we don't cage our tomatoes tonight it will be too late.

I love being out there first thing when it's just me and the bluebirds.

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #70 on: May 16, 2013, 12:58:59 PM »
I finally got our garden planted yesterday.  This is the latest I have ever planted.  I guess we will see how things do.
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #71 on: May 16, 2013, 03:36:11 PM »
You know planting late this year may be a blessing.  You didn't get the seeds rotted from all the rain or have the seedlings washed away.  And these late frosted didn't get your garden either. 

Good luck and I hope you have a great crop. 

Isn't it nice when your garden is clean?  I hope to manage that some day.

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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #72 on: May 16, 2013, 10:08:54 PM »
... If we don't cage our tomatoes tonight it will be too late.
i need to get a tomato cage.  i've never had a tomato plant do as well as this one is doing, so i've never bought any.  so far, so good.

the only thing of any use i did today was plant some more gourd seeds (a different kind than last time) and some morning glories and moon flowers.  i never knew moon flower seeds were so big!
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #73 on: May 16, 2013, 11:05:02 PM »
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Re: What did you do in the garden today? 2
« Reply #74 on: May 17, 2013, 09:14:41 AM »
Well it was a good morning sort of.  I got somewhere between 1/4 and 1/3 of the back yard grass cut.  Mixed with the browns it equaled 3.5 buckets of grass clippings.  Then I got them into the compost pile which is all neatly piled up again. 

The most exciting thing was I got to take a picture of my first peony bloom of the year.  And it is the peony that Penny sent me when I moved in here. 

 

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