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

Tk I am on the farm na the township regulates here.


i just spied a red poppy, waiting for it to flatten.


dodge

Here is some right now, I just snapped.
1. is a GERANIUM I WINTERED OVER, THIS IS TAKEN FROM MY PORCH.
ON THE LEFT SIDE IS THE NEIGHBORS YARD. COW PASTURE BETWEEN US.
I SET UP ON A HILL A BIT.

2. SHIRLEY POPPYS

3.bEGONIA BULB I PURCHASED THIS YEAR, PICOTEE PINK/WHITE $2.95




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Very nice flowers - I especially like the begonia!

tHANK YOU

I do like the picotee begonias. Of course my absolute favorite in that family is the dragonwing. They are wowzers in my book. To bad they are an annual because they cost and arm and a leg.

Let me look the dragonwing up an see..

Today I got rained out of my garden...

Tamara better you than me

to you Dodge

HOLY

Today I weeded my flowers & my herb garden. Then I tied up my tomato plants.---I had many heavy green tomato laden branches that needed help staying off of the ground.
now if they would only turn red I would be in business..


Then I deadheaded my flower beds.(some)
Next, with all of this humidity & the rain, I had several very tall weeds. But friends they are history.
I then took out the 7th old water lily flower, after it was done blooming and some spent lily pads, as I am supposed to do.
Finally, ladies & gentlemen I took a picture of my "TWIN" water lilies--numbers 8 & 9.

last but not .least I picked some new flowers for my dining room Table.

Shower followed that.

Quite an Industrious day for a city folk.LOL

I mowed the entire lawn.. Thats enough.

dodge

Today I transferred last night's raking efforts to the road for pick up. I watered and raked some more and got it moved to the road. I went under a sprinkler to weed in the bright sunlight. And got wet and it was wonderful. I moved my outdoor high tech thermometer out of the shade and set it in the sun. It now reads 122* and 18% humidity. Not sure if that is any more accurate than my shade reading of 102*. I shouldn't have leaned it up against a black hose maybe.

This when I dont envy you warm climate folks.

I brought it in and cooled it down to 100*. I put it back out but not leaning against a black anything this time. It has climbed to 111* so far.
Our sunlight is strong and hot right now. But with the lower humidity it keeps it more livable.

even 111 is not a good thing Tina.---Sounds like you had quite the industrous day as well, and in all of that heat too.
Temp is only 93 here now---but the humidity is high.
they say a storm is moving in. and well it should.
esp since
I only watered a few things because it is supposed to storm this afternoon.

Barb---some women like to mow grass, however, I am not one of them. If I ever find myself without someone to mow the grass, I will be paying someone to do it for me, I promise.
But more power to you for mowing your grass.

jUNIGIRL,

I am a dedicated lawn trimmer. No one else is allowed to touch it.
But of course I ride . Zero turn.
Pushing is a no no here.
Only a handful of ladys do it here.

b

The thing is here---all the farm wives cut the grass--theory being the DH's are too busy with the fields.

So, Rod working in his dad's elevator always heard of all the "wives" doing the lawns--so he assumed that I would be doing it when we moved into the farm. well nope, I told him right off--no grass cutting by this wife---
but yes, a Zero turn rider is the way to go---that makes it so much easier, I am sure.

Poor you . All my neighbors are city folks. Only 2 farms near us. I don't work in the fields or barn. Hd does it all.
I think it is fun mowing. Often wished I could get a job an do that for a living>LOL
Would of been more amusing than my seamstress job.

People should know not to marry the wrong type>LOL I have 2 friends who are widows. Both run their own farms, an love it . One raises sheep , the other cattle.
She has a very rich boyfriend who wants to change her ways, she refuses. Some folks(Ladies ) do love being on the farm. Men think its sexy to have wife love farming with him.LOL

Maybe I watch too many westerners movies an learned to love it .

Glad your in a New peaceful home without a job of grass.

dodge

Today I finished charting the flower beds so carol can see what a mess i've made of everything lol.

So hopefully I'll be transplanting everything come fall and next spring I'll have great looking beds.

Well I can hope anyway.

I just picked more beans. Should hit 30 quarts now. Hd just loves the young beans.

Good winter provisions. With todays prices its a wow factor.

dodge

Thanks Ddoge.
Tammy, I am waiting....

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