A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Landscape trials and triumphs What did you do in the garden today? #3

Weeded again..

Sad thing---we had a whopper of a storm last night--
and this morning we have 1 less tree on the back yard.
Apparently the winds broke it off at a weak spot at the bottom of the trunk.

Oh so sorry...

Guess that means you have to shop for another one..gotta look at the bright side of things

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yep--Rod said He didnt know if he wanted to buy another one---see we have a bad time growing trees here in this soil for some reason.
BUT:

I said yep we are but we will wait until this weeks batch of storms are gone.

we went shopping for another tree. But I told DH that if it died I expected to be able to replace that tree as well....seems we are waiting until the fall or early next spring now-----
I finally trapsed back into the muddy grass area around my raised garden & planted my sage. I should have taken a camera to show you all the 'grass' I am growing in my garden-- --it has been raining SO much---drat it anyway.

Raining yet here as well..

I planted a double rose of Sharon (purple) and a burgundy Gaillardia--got done right as it began to rain.

We hilled up our potatoes and moved some marigolds around.

I put out some more flowers:

Spiderwort---stupid me put it right where I was considering putting a piece of my hosta---so that has gotta be changed.

a red penra

4 Gazania (2 yellow & 2 pink)

1 minifamous calibrachoa--mini-Double magenta

I'm mowing everything in sight..just taking a 5 minute break..my hands are so numb I can't feel my fingers again..

Well, every cherry tree I had is dead...I hoped this last one would survive but nope..discouraging.
And this year every weigela died from the branches...they are starting to grow back from the base though...not enough snow cover this winter. My yard gets barer looking each year.

I am so sorry Tamara I do hope the weigela come back strong though.

Well, they are growing good from the bases..I am going out to cut back the branches in a few...

so sorry you have to do that. If it is any consolation, we have lost at least 4 trees and as many or more bushes since the spring of 2005.

These past few years have been terrible on our yards..oh well maybe that means I'll plant more native trees, they are free for the digging and planting

Well, I cut back the weigelas, hand raked the veggie plot, weeded the few strawberry plants that over wintered(need to buy a few) and got ate alive by flies.

WOW sounds like you put in a full days work !!!
So sorry to hear about the flies.

Today I got out the lawn sweeper and I swept up about 14 bags full of freshly mowed grass, & put it on my raised veggie garden.
Take that you weeds !!!!!

The only thing NOT covered is my asperagus bed. That has to be weeded very carefully then I will be able to put down paper & grass--or perhaps I will use rotted straw---we shall see

Ok so last night after supper I went out & moved my 1 tomato plant over so I c ould fit in the 3 that my dad gave me. One is a big boy & the other 2 are going to be a surprise.--Dad saved the seed from a volunteer he had last year-- said the tomatoes were fairly large--but I fugure free is free after all...
the plant I moved is a Jolly--I like them they are not so big and I liked to eat them fresh off of the vine with salt.

then in order to fit in 4 tom plants instead of 3, I moved one of my mammoth sunflower plants.
(see dad insited that I take 3 plants instead of the 2 I wanted)

then of course I watered them all in.

lastly I took the lawn sweeper out again & swept up a few more bags & put it on the pavers I have laid out between the garden & the area I have my Black oil sunflowers planted.

I've sure been busy

This evening I moved yet another flower & then I planted:

1) Globe Amaranth--Balboa
2) Fuschia--Dollar Princess
3) Portulaca--Rio Yellow Purslane
4) Calibrachoa--Callie Mango

Unless somethuing dies, I think I am done this year adding flowers--
well----there is the one big pot on the back deck--

Well tell Rod lots died here..and you need to buy plants so you can send me seeds. Think it'd work?

hey I'll try anything---but not to worry----with him not working, it is lucky that I saved my Christmas $$ so I had money to spend on flowers.
why just today he ask me why it is I had more $$ to spend on flowers than he did on target shooting....so I had to explain.....again....

but hey I'll be sure to tell him that---
but hey--I thought I could not send you seeds/plants??
or am I keeping that little tid-bit from him???

You can send me seeds..I just can't send them back Strange post office rules.

oh my yes, that is strange

ok so today I moved, yet again, my red penta.
and
I moved my Rio Purslane (a kind of yellow rose moss thing)

Then I planted my Gaura "Passionate Rainbow" and my
Wood Spurge "Helena's Blush".

yea for perennials !!!!

I move things a bit too

Yesterday I spent 8 hours outside doing yard work.

I bought Spectricide to kill weeds and it hasn't done a thing. I've sprayed with it twice and nothing.

I watered so far that's it...

They took all our weed killers off the market here, illegal.

I took photos, does that count???




OMG !!! Thet had better not do that here---I guess I should go out & buy some now huh???

Ya photos count..I only found out about the 'weed killer ban' last week, it was announced in our local paper.

got my first tomato today.

I planted my tomato and pepper plants a few minutes ago.

so your telling me go and buy all the Round-up I can get my hands on....NOW?????

No..I can get some in the next province if I want to drive an hour. Not sure but they banned it in 3 provinces so far.

what is the issue?? are they concerned with contaminating the water supply or what????

Yup, so many rivers, streams and oceans here..we are surrounded.

Today I potted up a small hanging basket with Dianthus annuals.

I had no idea this thread existed.

This morning I mixed up some cow manure and peat moss to side dress my peppers. Then I mulched the pepper bed with #2 Bermuda hay and watered it all down. Started at 8 and had to come in at 11.

The hay smells really nice and it sure does pretty the garden up. This is the first time I've used it. Back in Cincinnati I always got "straw"-- no idea what kind other than that it came from Indiana and was the sort you'd use in a Halloween display. WHeat straw maybe? Anyway, that stuff apparently does not exist down here in Mississippi. So I hope the Bermuda hay functions the same way.

I can believe they banned that herbicide. But I can't believe they will ever ban Roundup. Monsanto's sleeping with everyone in DC. Sorry to be crass.

On a similar note, get this-- as of July 1 any cold or allergy medication with ... what's that stuff called?... diphenhydrasomething is coming off the shelves. (Stuff like sudafed.) You will have to have a prescription to get it. What crap is that? The idea is that whatever this chemical is, it can be-- and is-- used to make meth. So rather than fix the problem by finding the bad guys, they are inconveniencing the good guys. I'm stocking up.

its been off teh shelves here for about a year. You can still get it, but only 2 boxes at a time, and you have to sign your life away.

I stocked up too back in the day, but now I just go to the pharmacy sign my little name, address, etc. & get it when I need it.

wow. I didn't know see-are-a-pee was a naughty word. I'll be bleeped.

THat's how it was in Ohio. You had to sign on the dotted line. But a prescription? Oh well. Maybe we can all just stay healthy. That would show 'em!

they are threatening that here (the needed precriptions) but if & whenwell then that is what I will do--bad news is you KNOW the price will go thru the roof.

They must have taken the killer stuff out of our weed killers cuz that Spectracide was like spraying water on the weeds.

Today I pulled a few weeds, brought in some squash, cucumbers, a few tomatoes - no green beans yet. I put out some pine needles. I tried to turn the compost pile but couldn't because the arm I broke is still weak but I did find out that it's full of pill bugs. I looked online and found out it's because the compost isn't hot enough and I should add bone meal so I went to Lowe's.

tomatoes??? I am jealous--but really we dont see ripe ones unitl July 4th that is if we are lucky---but still.............
Good for you (take care o f that arm !!

I need to get some bone meal, too. So much to do... .

Take care of that arm!

I watered this a.m.

I watered and weeded the small flower bed I have in the front today.
it is so hot I cannot make myself go out & do more.
I so hope we get a "cold snap" soon.

I watered, weeded, moved rails, dug holes, inserted poles...and got mighty dirty in the process.

I hope we get rain soon, sounds funny coming from me but my lawn is so dry that white clover is sprouting...not a good sign.

Today I weeded flower beds weeded carrots an cukes. gave them a drink of liquid fert.

Helped hd fix the tiller I broke, an planted some plants setting on the porch.
ANd it managed to pour afer lunch.

b

and here I thought my white clover was sprouting because of all the rain I was getting. I guess no matter why it comes the white clover is not welcome.

Today I put in my new solar lights, waterd my flowers, and weeded some in the flower beds.

I was headed out to water my veggies & the ground/grass was so squishy wet that I decided the veggies in their raised beds could send their roots down to the water, so they did not need any artificial help from me.

My grandfather said, lots of clover meant poor nitrogen..I remember he'd sprinkle bags of sugar on the lawn to 'fix' it An old wive's tale I'm sure.

well it could be.
Rod usually spread 12-12-12 on the lawn every year. but this year with being laid off he decided that the lawn was established enough & could do without.


do ya think sugar is cheaper than fertilizer???
I really think old timers know what they are talking about after all.

Sugar is over $3 a bag here, probably cheaper to fertilize

I think I can buy it on sale for 2.49 a 4 pound sack, & that is not a good price in my book. every once in awhile I get lucky & find the 5 pound sacks.

so, yep, it is that much here too,and I was thinking that fertilizer was cheaper too.

We dont use much sugar here.

Only in jelly or pie.
Not sugar users.

b

Today I fixed up the hummingbiord feeders with fresh nectar, the thistle feeder with fersh seed, & weeded the back flower bed.

Then I went to the front & watered & fed the container flowers and my container lilac bush.

Did ya all know it is HOT out there???

It was chilly here today..but welcomed.

I mowed, weed wacked and weeded everything but the veggies.

First l;et me say we had a T-Storm last ngiht. all in all we got 2 & 2/10 inches rain, all in a very short amount of time.

IT was so cool & wonderful out tonight. I went out to check everything.
THEN:
1) first I put up plant stakes on my flowers that needed them.
2) I weeded several areas---after all the rain it was so easy to do.
3) I checked out my veggie garden. one of my tomato plants was completely bent over---but it was not broken. I stood it back up. another one had a small brach broken dpown so I removed it.
4) I took some of my cloth tomato cloths & partially tied up 2 of my 4 tomato plants. The other 2 have circular tomato cages & so they won't need tied.

5) my cherokee purple actually has a very small green tomato.

Yesterday I pulled some invasive gaillardias(blanket flowers) and thought to myself...if Carol could see me~I bet she'd smack me good

Yesterday we ate our first red tomatoes. I raised from seeds.

yummmmmmmmmmmm

dodge

We ate green beans from our garden yesterday. I also got squash, cherry tomatoes and cucumbers. Hope it rains today.

Wherer do you ;have room for a garden, an not for flowers?

We eat lettuce a raspberrys tooLOl

dodge

You got that right!!!
you do not even want to KNOW what I paid for a gaillardia this spring---

Never seen a Gaillardia here over $2..too bad I can't ship to you

well to give you an idea--they seem to usually start at $8.95 here.
I had to pay 9.95. This is in half gallon pots, though.

and so, of course,--I am so hoping it comes back next year...

Since I could not paint after all, I pulled more weeds, reconfigured the bricks in my water lily's half barrel, put up more braces in my flower beds, on verious flowers, pulled a few flowers to bring indoors & made more hummingbird nectar & cleaned out my 2 HB feeders.
Then I weeded my rocked area a bit & tried to cleasn off some of my brick edging. I really should go and trim grass around said bricks---

I just got in, weeded every single thing in my yard

Hoed up my pitiful veggie gardens, planted more tomatoes..also planted one upside down in an old hanging basket, planted new sunflower seeds...and planted my climbing rose.

Half gallon perennials here are never more than $6...

To day I was cutting the back yard. I almost was able to do the hole thing but I have about two lanes left for tomorrow.

TKHOOPER I DECLAIR,
Long time no see. :ding:

i think of you often, your petunia seeds from 4 years ago are beautiful blooming.

Update us please..

dodge

Dodge it's super wonderful to reconnect with you. I'm glad the petunia seeds did well for you.

Todays garden chores consided of getting a new branch pruner because I broke the old one. Also getting a new chain saw chain since I ... you guessed it broke the old one lol. Do I dare mention that I was busy breaking everything I layed hands on last year?

I break things also, DH says it's because I have no patience.

Spending the day digging out sod.

digging sod? you have my undying admiration. It's on my list but I may be in an old folks home before I get that far.

Digging the sod might put me in an old folks home real soon

lol @ tamara. I get it I really do.

Hi Tk

Welcome to the club.. I broke everything this summer too. Sometime 2 timesa a day..
How is life out there in the country doing tk?
Are you still a flower child?
Your petunias are also fragrant.Have to get the photo to show you .

dodge

Here you go tk

Your seeds you sent about 4 years ago.

Hope your strawberries are nice ..How are the country folks doing there.

dodge

The country folk are none to fond of me. The guy at the end of the block wanted to have a junk yard and I spoke against it. Definitely p.o.ed the neighbors.

They haven't knocked over the mail box yet though. That could be because I haven't gotten it fixed yet. I'm thinking two ft footers, brick and mortar.

TK,

The dont allow that in our countryside, I dont blame you on that one.
We want america the beautiful.LOL

dodge

Well it just seem a little rediculous to put a junk yard on a residental dead end you know? And the idea of a guy that doesn't really pay attention to the law putting hazardous waste into our water table when we are all on wells scared me spitless.

I killed grubs that cut off some bean plants

Tk

Your on the right track there. Our township has ordinances against all that stuff.
Most townships do. No no . Even tires have to be hauled away. We pay 2 dollara a tire to get rid of them. Batteries we have to trade in for the new ones.

Odd area your in.
dodge

I'm not within a city limit I'm out in the country. But they even have rules out here. Your only allowed 5 cars. He had about 75 cars. Just a tad over the limit.

I haven't done anything in the garden except count how many of my glads are planted backwards, not upsidedown, but facing the wall rather than the walkway.