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What did you do in the garden today? #275257 Apr 18th, 2009 at 06:42 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 Today was gorgeous so I made a rock garden. I didn't put as many plants in it as I would have liked...but isn't that the story with any garden? I'll be adding onto the rock garden through out the spring and summer. I didn't have top to add some hens and chicks that I have. Here are some pictures... So, what did you do in the garden today? Last edited by hisgal2; Apr 18th, 2009 at 06:43 PM. Reason: Tried to change the last picture...it's resized to 500 pixels across on photobucket, but it won't change when I post...sorry!

Re: What did you do in the garden today? hisgal2 #275268 Apr 18th, 2009 at 07:08 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC pretty. What are the stone flower things?

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #275272 Apr 18th, 2009 at 07:14 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 In the second picture? It is a type of succulent, but I don't know what kind. I have the picture in mystery plants hoping for an ID. :) I LOVE succulents because they look soo odd. Eventually I want some babies toes and split rock plant. If they aren't hardy enough to put outside, then I'll pot them and put them in the house. They are just soo NEAT looking!

Re: What did you do in the garden today? hisgal2 #275276 Apr 18th, 2009 at 07:29 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC gosh, I thought it was made of stone.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #275310 Apr 18th, 2009 at 09:17 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 Nope, it is made of plant. 3 leaves fell off so I'm trying to root them so I have more of it.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? hisgal2 #275360 Apr 19th, 2009 at 06:38 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia Good luck getting them to root. They are cool plants. This far today I've managed to weed the old zinnia bed and around the blueberries. Fertilize the blueberries and the azaleas. And plant the gerber daisies in a pot by the front door. Not much but as much as I could handle. I hope to get out there and take some pictures but it's kind of overcast today and I'm not sure the pictures would come out very well.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #275368 Apr 19th, 2009 at 07:43 AM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas Originally Posted by Bestofour gosh, I thought it was made of stone. isn't that a hen and chick? all I've done in the garden today and all I WILL do since it's too wet, is treat some ant beds with garlic. Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #275405 Apr 19th, 2009 at 10:49 AM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 Its in the hens and chicks family. :) Really? ants and garlic? How do you do that? There is a mess of larger black ants near my hens and chicks and those suckers are all over the place!

Re: What did you do in the garden today? hisgal2 #275411 Apr 19th, 2009 at 11:03 AM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas I usually use ant killer for large ant beds that are not around my veggies. but I use garlic in the garden. I buy chopped garlic from the dollar store. it's in a bottle and only cost a dollar or two. you just sprinkle on top. it seems to work better if you can get it IN the mound, but you gotta be quick. I retreat with garlic every other day or so, 2-3 times. they move on out...or die. not sure? but it works for me. Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #275427 Apr 19th, 2009 at 11:49 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC TK, I hope you take pictures overcast or not. They'll turn out good enough to see what you've been doing. It's dreary and drizzling here too.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #275459 Apr 19th, 2009 at 01:37 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 Cricket, I read once about putting something near an ant bed and they eat it and then it expands and kills the ants. Can't remember what it was!!! don't think it was yeast....it wasn't alkaseltzer either (that's for seagulls )

Re: What did you do in the garden today? hisgal2 #275462 Apr 19th, 2009 at 01:49 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas Originally Posted by hisgal2 Cricket, I read once about putting something near an ant bed and they eat it and then it expands and kills the ants. Can't remember what it was!!! don't think it was yeast....it wasn't alkaseltzer either (that's for seagulls ) I think it's cornmeal...???....or maybe instant grits...? I believe it may be something 'instant' that works along the same way as the....well... you know alkaseltzer. from what I read about the garlic, garlic kills fungus which is the main food source of ants. so if their main food source is suddenly gone they FREAK OUT! and leave. Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #275503 Apr 19th, 2009 at 04:58 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 34 Palmer Twp., PA dredhaus Member dredhaus Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 34 Palmer Twp., PA I pulled a lot of weeds and decided to look into something like preen. Does anyone have any recommendations for combating weeds? I looked at preen and the bayer brand but I am not sure what to go with. Is this safe to use around the regular flowers?

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dredhaus #275529 Apr 19th, 2009 at 06:10 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 I'm not an expert....heck, I'm still learning how to do ALOT of stuff. But I seem to remember people talking about weed killers and how you are not supposed to get that stuff on your flowers. If I remember correctly, anything with a wide leaf (like wider than grass) is doomed if that weed stuff hits it. Be careful with it!! Have you looked into gardening fabric??

Re: What did you do in the garden today? hisgal2 #275542 Apr 19th, 2009 at 06:38 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania I raked my veggie garden yesterday of all the debries .And burnt them. THen I took ROund up ......Hubby mixed, and sprayed all the goofy weeds.....That should kill all.. But be careful with it ..Just spray where you need it . This is before any planting is done at all.. In a week hubby will plow under the soil for the garden .. Then lettuce an onions will be planted...... carrots. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #275835 Apr 21st, 2009 at 03:40 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 34 Palmer Twp., PA dredhaus Member dredhaus Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 34 Palmer Twp., PA the plants are all coming up already. maybe I'll just weed for now and see how crazy it gets! I'm afraid of the fabric because they are all perennials. I think I will use that in the one bed I have that will be all annuals.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dredhaus #275836 Apr 21st, 2009 at 03:52 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 I've used the fabric with perennials before. I transplanted all of them, so I just sliced large X's into the fabric where I wanted the plants and then covered the fabric with mulch. You could always try mulch around your plants to hinder weeds. I see you are in Easton. I live outside of Williamsport right now, but grew up in Reading.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? hisgal2 #276281 Apr 23rd, 2009 at 05:14 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 34 Palmer Twp., PA dredhaus Member dredhaus Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 34 Palmer Twp., PA that brings up another question- the mulch from last year is still there- should I remove this and get new mulch or can I leave it?

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dredhaus #276295 Apr 23rd, 2009 at 05:37 PM Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 hisgal2 HandyMa'am hisgal2 HandyMa'am Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,236 17762 I always just kind of mixed the last year's mulch into the dirt a little, added compost, and then topped it with new mulch. It decomposes...of course, my mulch was always pretty dead after a year. I used black or brown mulch. That was at my old house. I haven't totally decided what to do here. We have a place that has brown mulch for $20/truck bed, so it would be pretty cheap for me to get some. I have to reshape my beds before I do anything tho. I'm sure someone with more experience will be around to help you out.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? hisgal2 #276312 Apr 23rd, 2009 at 06:43 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas leave it. the purpose, or ONE of the purposes of mulch, is to feed the soil with decomposing organic matter. put new on top if you want, but leave the old. TODAY, I replanted a couple more watermelon seeds. I only had one of about five seeds that came up. I put two seeds in each hole this time. I can always pluck out one if both come up. something ate one of my okra seedlings. so, I replanted a couple of seeds in that hole then planted a couple of more 'just in case'. I gotta stop planting! my garden is full already! Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #276315 Apr 23rd, 2009 at 06:57 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas btw.........dont tell anybody, but today I noticed I have weeds out there! tomorrow I plan on doing some weeding. Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #276332 Apr 23rd, 2009 at 07:25 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Take our little digger and get under the weed to make sure it comes out. Ps Welcome to the club. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #276338 Apr 23rd, 2009 at 07:32 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas I have a little digger for weeds too, dodge. but it's attached to the end of my arm. ha ha Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #276341 Apr 23rd, 2009 at 07:35 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Holy Keep thy faith Babe........ PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #276683 Apr 25th, 2009 at 05:35 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas I pulled a few weeds, did a lot of looking, and papered and pine strawed a row that I'm pretty sure I"m not waiting on seeds to come up in. one of my little watermelon seedlings was broken over. I, of course, immediatley started cussing squirrels. then I noticed a little green bug that look a lot like a lady bug but green, was on that little seedling. I squashed him. I hope I didn't just squash a 'good' bug if it wasn't him that did it? anyone know what kind of bug that might have been? Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #276688 Apr 25th, 2009 at 05:40 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania I dont know what it is.. Just get a bucket of hot water and drop the bug in it an watch it suffer like it does to our plants.. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #276855 Apr 26th, 2009 at 04:58 AM Joined: May 2008 Posts: 700 Mississippi Marica Miss. Farmer Marica Miss. Farmer Joined: May 2008 Posts: 700 Mississippi Yesterday I realized aphid season has started. Which means it's open season on aphids. Thank goodness I'm armed to the teeth! I hate aphids. I mean, I really hate them. They are fascinating critters & all, but I hate them. "No crime is involved in plagiarizing nature's ways" (Edward H. Faulkner, 1943, "Plowman's Folly," University of Oklahoma Press).

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Marica #276871 Apr 26th, 2009 at 07:14 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania We must defend our plants. Farmers have to go to classes to keep a license to spray the baddies. That is penna only. Awful trying to survive farn life.. If we let all the insect attack an not kill. THere would be a food shortage in usa. so it figures......Thy shall kill bugs, weeds......to supply our NEEDS. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #276883 Apr 26th, 2009 at 08:43 AM Joined: May 2008 Posts: 700 Mississippi Marica Miss. Farmer Marica Miss. Farmer Joined: May 2008 Posts: 700 Mississippi Whoa Dodge, you're sounding right militant! :-) Doesn't food come from the grocery store?? (Haha) Back to work. seeds don't plant themselves. (Well, sure they do... but those bean seeds aren't going to get from from the table & walk outside!) "No crime is involved in plagiarizing nature's ways" (Edward H. Faulkner, 1943, "Plowman's Folly," University of Oklahoma Press).

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Marica #276914 Apr 26th, 2009 at 11:32 AM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas goodness. I sqaush one bug and get everyone crazy violent. Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #276927 Apr 26th, 2009 at 12:41 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Holy Not violent.........Were doers......... We spray and pray and say....... You will weed us some day....... tee hee PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #277095 Apr 26th, 2009 at 06:43 PM Joined: May 2008 Posts: 700 Mississippi Marica Miss. Farmer Marica Miss. Farmer Joined: May 2008 Posts: 700 Mississippi I had a magnificent day planting, and killing aphids. Aphids were disposed of very humanely. No suffering at all. Smush. They didn't even see it coming. And the remains were dispensed with a squirt of water. Tomorrow it will be time to pay attention to the lettuce. "No crime is involved in plagiarizing nature's ways" (Edward H. Faulkner, 1943, "Plowman's Folly," University of Oklahoma Press).

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Marica #277840 May 1st, 2009 at 08:01 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas weeds, weeds, everywhere and no one wants to pull them up! (I have ryhmes too, dodge!....kinda?) ha ha I did nothing in the garden today, but look. but tomorrow I plan on pulling weeds, finish up with the mulching, and transplanting my last bit of seedlings. Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #277874 May 2nd, 2009 at 06:02 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Oh Cricket, Your wicket>.lol LOL Now weed pulling .....Here is a easier method take a pail with you , and your digger.. I have a bulb setting digger which I use. Pit the point under the weed and lift the weed that way.. It saves me lots of work. See my sis do that . THe dandelion drives me bonkers. Keep trying .. If all else fails use spot weed spray.. Or put down card board or news paper......Thick.. Hope I give you one good hint........ PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #277885 May 2nd, 2009 at 07:36 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,805 Canada - zone 2b Rosepetal Rosepetal Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,805 Canada - zone 2b Wish I could join you all in the garden already. We still have snow on the ground around here. The sun is out with no clouds around so hopefully some of the snow will be gone by tonight. I do have my greenhouse and most of the plants are doing well. Today is my fertilizing day. Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Rosepetal #277935 May 2nd, 2009 at 10:20 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania rOSEPETAL... YOU WILL YOU WILL......Just hold still.. :ding: :ding: they you can boast the most. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #277956 May 2nd, 2009 at 12:40 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC tilled the garden spots and pulled and cut a few weeds. How can I kill of pachysandra? it's taking over an azalea. Roundup doesn't touch it.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #278135 May 3rd, 2009 at 05:10 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia All I've managed is to watch things grow. I have a peony bud that I can't wait to see. I didn't expect to have any blooms this year so you can imagine how excited I am.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? tkhooper #278344 May 3rd, 2009 at 05:29 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC today I put out some tomato plants, squash plants, bell peppers (thanks to TK), marigold seeds and sunflower seeds. No cucumbers yet.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #278418 May 3rd, 2009 at 08:33 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city chermoni Ballard Beaver! chermoni Ballard Beaver! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city Yesterday I aquired and planted two little rose bushes. I also bought a hedge trimmer but it was raining yesterday and couldn't try it out. Today was the perfect day so I got out my new (and first) power tool and went to town on the bushes in front of the garden. I like power , all my bushes got trimmed in less than an hour and they look good! Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? chermoni #278453 May 4th, 2009 at 06:09 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania chermoni Congrats are in order for the hedge work. It does make a difference.. And the 21 days. :ding: :ding: :ding: PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #278461 May 4th, 2009 at 06:16 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri Well, I didn't do it, but my DH made me a new border for my flower bed. I would take a picture of it, but it is dire need of weediong and new dirt.-- The weeding will have to wait for my daughters and the dirt will have to wait until my pernnials are a bit larger. but I am sure happy about my new border. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #278477 May 4th, 2009 at 09:21 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Carol,, Happy to hear hubby helped.. Maybe he can add wet newspapers around the plants to keep weeding down.. It is raining and raining here.. I may have to go weed in the rain.. Good DH :ding: PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #278530 May 4th, 2009 at 06:48 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city chermoni Ballard Beaver! chermoni Ballard Beaver! Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,621 The emerald city Thanks Dodge! Good to hear that some gardening is still being done at your house Carol! Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? chermoni #278592 May 5th, 2009 at 12:45 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia Congrats on the power tools. They certainly make things easier. Yesterday was my day to start cutting the grass. I got it done right next to the sidewalk bed. Now I just have another 7,500 sq ft to go this week lol. It will be constant until the end of the growing season but I really don't mind. I love being out in the garden.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? tkhooper #278605 May 5th, 2009 at 06:30 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Tammy, are you really posting at 3:45 AM? Is it raining at your house?

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #278608 May 5th, 2009 at 06:46 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri at my house it was 2:45 but yes still---Tammy couldn't you sleep??? ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #278661 May 5th, 2009 at 01:27 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia My muscles were protesting my weed eating activities, lol. So to answer your question yes it was 3:00 in the morning. And yes it has been raining off and on. Just enough that I don't feel like getting out there at all today. And from what sharon said it's going to do this all week long. I guess I'll have to plant the peppers and tomatoes between the rain drops. Wish me luck with that lol.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? tkhooper #278695 May 5th, 2009 at 03:50 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania It stopped raining till 5pm and I hoped on the lawn mower and did my thing. Glad I did. Gave the little cows some food after hd raked it up..No waste here. b PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #278719 May 5th, 2009 at 06:00 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC nothing today. Rain, thunder, lightening and tornado warnings.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #278757 May 6th, 2009 at 04:00 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia It's cool out but not raining right now so it is a chance to plant the peppers and tomatoes. And the mini dahlia that I bought when I was at the grocery store. I love these little things. Now I just have to find a space for it.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? tkhooper #278764 May 6th, 2009 at 05:13 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC are you running out of space already TK?

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #279350 May 9th, 2009 at 04:14 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri oh guess what,- guess what??? I planted a Tomato plant!! yes I did----- Rod watered one of my containers for me, put said container up on a chair, I sat in another chair in front of it, and all by myself I planted my tomato plant. I was so happy!!!!! I actually got to garden a bit today!! yea, me!!!!!!! ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #279353 May 9th, 2009 at 05:26 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Junigirl, It is so nice seeing you gardening in a Pot.. LOL Kidding.....I share your joy. b PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #279373 May 9th, 2009 at 08:53 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri Thanks Barb and it is nice to know you feel comfortable enough with me to joke-- I am still tickled to pieces about getting to do it. (I tried to get him to let me sit in the rocks of my landscaping and do some weeding but he was having none of that--- - ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #279411 May 10th, 2009 at 08:24 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Smart man....... Preserving the good women...... Happy moms day. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #279594 May 11th, 2009 at 05:10 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia Well the front yard is cut yeah!! Am I running out of room? No, I'm running out of room that has been prepared as a bed but that just means more digging. I did find my spade yesterday. You'll never believe where. It was hanging on the peg board at eye level. Literally right under my nose. How blind could I possible be. The mini dahlia, tomatoes, and peppers still haven't gotten planted. As soon as it stops raining I'll get right on it.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? tkhooper #279780 May 12th, 2009 at 05:20 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia I did it! I dug up all of the faux strawberry ground cover and planted my tomatoes, banana peppers, and the other miniature dahlia. I feel so good about getting that done it's hard to believe. Of course the back yard looks like a jungle the grass is so high but I'm working on it. Hopefully I can get that done tomorrow. Then it's just going back to the foundation bed, sidewalk bed, street embankment and weeding my little heart out. I'm loving having accomplished as much as I have so far this year. I love gardening.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? tkhooper #279783 May 12th, 2009 at 05:48 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania tk You sound like a good farmer down there in Virginia. It is for lovers......( Garden Lovers)..LOL Glad your finally happy after all the years of hunting for a nice place. good luck. :ding: PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #279786 May 12th, 2009 at 06:19 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC our yard is looking like a jungle too TK. It's been too wet to mow since the beginning of last week and I can't plant anything else right now for the wet red clay. I know there are radishes ready but I can't get too them. The high winds blew my cardboard between my rows all over the place and I don't want to sink up to my elbows in the dirt. My strawberries are producing though and I can get to them.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #279801 May 12th, 2009 at 07:17 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia I know what you mean about the red clay. It gets on everything and sticks. I've started hosing off my tools before I put them away for the day. And my shoes, sometimes I can't see them for the clay. And it is so slick when wet. I have to be really careful on my slope. Yeah, I can't plant anything else for a while either. But I have true leaves up on the Hollyhocks so it won't be too long for those. Then this summer I'm going to direct sow my celosia. I love those things. I hope I'm successful with them.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? tkhooper #279808 May 12th, 2009 at 08:23 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC I love celosia too. The colors remind me of sherbert. One year I planted some seeds someone had sent me, they came up, and came back 2 more years. Maybe we had mild winters for a while. I've seen them at Lowe's lately. I don't have any seeds so I think I'll put out a few. Thanks for reminding me Tammy.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #279861 May 12th, 2009 at 03:04 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia Your very welcome. I can't plant my until June but when I can I certainly will. They are a regular in my garden. Even if they are a dreaded annual lol.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? tkhooper #287284 Jun 26th, 2009 at 01:24 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri Yesterday I stopped at my favorite nursery and bought myself a Coconut Lime Echinacea. The nursery was havubg a plant sale so for 4 dollars I got 8 other annual flower plants. Today I got a tomato plant (a sister of the sweet 100), a new guinea impatient and some mini sedum for under my water spogot. I also got some soil to begin to fill in my flower bed. So far all I have planted is the tomato plant--I think I will wait until it is cooler out this evening to begin the other planting & such. But I did so some weeding and watering VERY early this morning. I didn't even sweat then. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #287328 Jun 26th, 2009 at 06:49 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Good for you JunieGirl. Those pictures Diane shows are beautiful. I don't know that I've ever seen mini sedum. Under the spigot sounds like a great place. Will you be able to post pictures?

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #287335 Jun 26th, 2009 at 07:01 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri yes Sheri I will take pictures of them tomorrow evening after I plant them.--- and BTW: Rod helped and we added my soil and worked it all around---but as some of it was mud (water got into the bags) I wil have to wait a day or so to level it out a bit better. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #287341 Jun 26th, 2009 at 07:16 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC hope you're taking it easy. Can hardly wait to see the pictures.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #287355 Jun 26th, 2009 at 07:41 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri perhaps I am doing more than I should but I am trying to be careful just the same. Thank you for your well wishes--the pics will come soon ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #287372 Jun 27th, 2009 at 05:59 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri Below are pics of the mini sedum that I bought to go under the water spigot. They are in 2 inch pots. If you know this guys name please let me know. Last year I had the Stepables 'scotch moss' there--I really liked it but I was not thinking & I tore it out when it went dormant, thinking it was dead As my traveling was limited this year I did not get the scotch moss. When I get them into their new home I will get a picture of that as well. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #287448 Jun 27th, 2009 at 08:02 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri around 7:30 tonight I went out and planted the below flowers: 2 Mini-sedum---(do not know their names) 1 Coconut Lime Echinacea 1 (white & red) penta 1 Arizona Sun Gaillardia 1 Burgundy Gaillardia 2 Serena white Angelonia 1 purple Angelonia 2 white Osteospermum--one of them a spoon petaled I may plant 1 or 2 other flowers in the back yard yet--we shall see Boy am I out of shape, and was I hot- Even a shower did not cool me down. But hey I am happy as a clam!!!! ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #287472 Jun 28th, 2009 at 03:44 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper Official Taste Tester tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia Well it's the end of June so I put out a mixture of celosia and a mixture of portulaca. I have more orange and red of the portulaca than the other colors so I may have to start trading soon.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? tkhooper #287483 Jun 28th, 2009 at 06:43 AM Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,363 Arkansas suzydaze Daisy suzydaze Daisy Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,363 Arkansas Just trying to keep everything watered right now, we got a small thunderstorm night before last, brough an inche of rain I try to take one day at a time -- but sometimes several days attack me at once. -Jennifer Unlimited- Yard Update -April 2012

Re: What did you do in the garden today? suzydaze #287488 Jun 28th, 2009 at 07:37 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California emdeGardener2 emdeGardener2 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,761 Merced,California I picked some cukes.I'll also pick some banana peppers and tomatillos.I watered the corn. Waiting for fall...

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #287570 Jun 28th, 2009 at 06:30 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Carol YOur supposed to be healing not working. Did you forget?? Those are cute.. Look lots like hen and chickens.. b PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #287577 Jun 28th, 2009 at 06:43 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC love that mini sedum.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #287578 Jun 28th, 2009 at 07:01 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri Originally Posted by dodge Carol YOur supposed to be healing not working. Did you forget?? Those are cute.. Look lots like hen and chickens.. b no Barb I did not forget---the arm is healed, but I am still in physical therapy so the planting is good therapy right ()--The baks should be failt well healed by now I just must be very careful--and then wean myself off of the brace.----It takes my 2 times as long the way I am doing all of this work but I get to do it sdo I do not mind!! I promise I am being as carelful as I can. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #287584 Jun 28th, 2009 at 07:48 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas kudos, carol jean! keep on keeping on, and take it slow! I watered AGAIN, and picked one tomatoe. Oh, and I also realized that I do indeed talk to my plants even though I swear up and down and always have sworn that I DONT talk to my plants. I didn't realize this until today when I was THINKING how my one tomatillo is so big and beautiful and healthy and all it's little 'co-pilots' have gotten eaten away by the deer that hopefully one day soon one of the others would produce a bloom and we'd get some fruit. WELL....what I thought I was thinking turned into me hearing a sudden jerking movenment by hubby on the porch in a chair.... whirling around as I heard myself saying....'I'll get you a boyfriend one of these days, real soon. HOLY COW......I was SO embarrased! I really didn't think I talked to my plants! Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: What did you do in the garden today? cricket #287594 Jun 28th, 2009 at 09:10 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri OH My I do not know what is funnier you talking to your plants OR your getting caught!!!---But I have heard it said that plants that are talked to grow better than ones that are not. I hope for you that the Deer begin to stay away and your garden begins to flourish ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #288241 Jul 3rd, 2009 at 05:28 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri Originally Posted by Bestofour Good for you JunieGirl. Those pictures Diane shows are beautiful. I don't know that I've ever seen mini sedum. Under the spigot sounds like a great place. Will you be able to post pictures? the 3 & 5th are "baby tears". The rest I have no idea what they are, Sheri--the 2nd & 4th are what I had posted earlier---but hey---there they are covering the mud that is directly under my water spigot in the back yard. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #288271 Jul 3rd, 2009 at 07:28 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC that's a good idea. I might steal it.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #288292 Jul 3rd, 2009 at 08:12 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri go right ahead, sheri, be my guest--but some advice?? apparenltly not all are perennials--I thought all were,-- so if ya dont want to replant them every year, ask questions. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #290367 Jul 21st, 2009 at 08:27 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 276 SW Michigan slredmond Member slredmond Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 276 SW Michigan What did I do in the garden today? Well, nothing yet, they make me go to work everyday, but this past week we've been busy. I need a break from working on The Money Pit of a house, so I dig in the dirt. We were able to get a TON of free mulch, so we really laid it on thick. weeds be GONE! Also, it's probably not found as "best practices" in the any gardener's guidebook, but I move plants all the time. So, I swapped a lot of plants around for a more pleasing arrangement now that the garden is maturing. It's really been cooler than usual here - in the 70's and LOW 80's instead of 90's - so I don't think I'm going to stress them much. It did make my "crazy daisy" Shasta daisy rather annoyed, so I cut off the stressed stems and tied it up and it's coming back nicely. I also planted some State Fair zinnia seeds, and after only four days they are popping their little heads up. I was so surprised they germinated that quickly. My next project is to clean out a small bed around a lamp post in the front yard. It is the last bed to get attention, and is seriously weedy. Once the daylillies are done blooming, I'll move them to a better spot. It's always something, huh?! Sandy R.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? slredmond #290398 Jul 21st, 2009 at 01:06 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Gosh, I need a ton of free mulch too. What are you doing to your house? I'm changing the subject again. It's been too dry here so I've been watering and bringing in the vegetables.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #290955 Jul 27th, 2009 at 10:00 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 276 SW Michigan slredmond Member slredmond Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 276 SW Michigan The free mulch came from the city, who in turned donated it to the arboretum society, and there was more they could use. The house - ugh! I promise I'll get pictures up. An 1841 "charmer" turned The Money Pit. Total rewiring, plumbing, lots and lots of structural repair, new walls, new stairs, new bathrooms and kitchen. Just me and hubby and whoever we can cajole into helping! Sandy R.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? slredmond #290962 Jul 27th, 2009 at 12:32 PM Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 686 oregon coast Mrs.Bradley Mrs.Bradley Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 686 oregon coast I also worked on the "money pit". I was also tired of looking at an empty spot on the entry to the house so i created an outdoor living space that should be pretty nice whenever we get a chance to use it. Im kind of nervous about it being there...afraid that our 100 pound puppy will destroy it...he eats EVERYTHING!!

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Mrs.Bradley #290969 Jul 27th, 2009 at 03:14 PM Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 234 Indiana dhuber Member dhuber Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 234 Indiana well, we have been trading plants at work and today I got lungwort, spiderwort, trumpet vine, honeysuckel, salvia, and 2 others...looks like cedium but its not. so off to planting i go... I love my garden

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dhuber #290984 Jul 27th, 2009 at 06:04 PM Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 686 oregon coast Mrs.Bradley Mrs.Bradley Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 686 oregon coast honeysuckle is nice...the dog ate ours..lol

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Mrs.Bradley #309294 Mar 6th, 2010 at 05:21 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada I see people are gardening again.. Up..... ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Sunflowers #309300 Mar 6th, 2010 at 06:15 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri well, not in Illinois, sad to say. no gardening here, until the first part of May ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #309302 Mar 6th, 2010 at 06:44 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Where is my garden? Under 3 or 4 ft of snow. Plant seeds?????????? Birds are the only ones planting seed here. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: What did you do in the garden today? dodge #309305 Mar 6th, 2010 at 08:27 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada Oh well, at least Tina and Cheryl are gardening... ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Sunflowers #309338 Mar 6th, 2010 at 03:53 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri Originally Posted by tamara Oh well, at least Tina and Cheryl are gardening... yea that is what I said when I saw what they were up to... not to worry---our time will come----- ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #309414 Mar 7th, 2010 at 05:22 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada Yup, and I plan to buy some seeds this week to help get me in the mood. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Sunflowers #309500 Mar 8th, 2010 at 06:44 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri seeds---I bought Sheri & I some black oil sunflower seeds to try along with our or seeds that she bought. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #309505 Mar 8th, 2010 at 07:15 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,168 Likes: 33 Monroe, NC Oh boy.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Bestofour #309583 Mar 8th, 2010 at 08:56 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri Today I went out and cleaned off my flower bed in the yard and I cleaned off teh flowers up against the house in the back there. Now all I have toi do is sit for hours & weed my "rock garden" as my SIL calls it. Rod says round-up but then I have to wait for them to die--- perhaps I will do a bit of both. No plants in the rocks to worry about after all. I have the seeds in a bag and they are all packaged up, ready to go. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #309593 Mar 8th, 2010 at 10:10 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. With roundup you only have to wait about 24 hours if you spray on a day with at least two hours of sun after spraying. Then you can pull up or weedeat what you can and the roots have what they need to finish dying on their own. So you can do both. You don't have to wait days for the tops to show drooping and browning. ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Tina #309614 Mar 9th, 2010 at 01:51 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada Just light a soldering torch and burn those weeds up Carol~trust me it works ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Tina #309619 Mar 9th, 2010 at 02:46 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri Originally Posted by Tina With roundup you only have to wait about 24 hours if you spray on a day with at least two hours of sun after spraying. Then you can pull up or weedeat what you can and the roots have what they need to finish dying on their own. So you can do both. You don't have to wait days for the tops to show drooping and browning. good to know--thanks much---- Originally Posted by tamara Just light a soldering torch and burn those weeds up Carol~trust me it works alrighty then--but I do not want to be me if Rod finds out I can actually do this kind of stuff for myself. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #309621 Mar 9th, 2010 at 03:09 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Ooooh, no torches allowed here. Extreme fire danger stuff. I am even careful using anything that may throw off a spark like a weedeater or chain saw. Scary stuff for me. ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Tina #309626 Mar 9th, 2010 at 05:24 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 47,871 Likes: 37 Southern Missouri well Tina I do not have the fire hazard thoughts like you do, but I will stil not be using a torch. again I do thank you for the information about the time frame for the round-up. it has been a few years since I have been able to put in my garden, the proper way. It is my plan to do so this year.--well after the sunflowers that Sheri & I are planting.... ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: What did you do in the garden today? JunieGirl #309628 Mar 9th, 2010 at 05:52 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 31,257 Likes: 66 Atlantic Canada ooops we're over... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CLOSED~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: What did you do in the garden today? Sunflowers #309638 Mar 9th, 2010 at 08:08 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,105 Likes: 1 Portland, OR; USA Wild Willy The Gnome Wild Willy The Gnome Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,105 Likes: 1 Portland, OR; USA Originally Posted by tamara ooops we're over... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CLOSED~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~