A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Landscape trials and triumphs What did you do in the garden today? #10

wow james that looks great

I still haven't had the energy to go out and re-arrange all of the stones; figure I'll put it off till the weekend, and see if I end up putting it off any more lol...

lol it'll get better, but it looks great. Did I show y'all the landscaping I did on my storm shelter? I want to get it finished when I get home

that would make a really nice raised bed Belinda.

Yes it would---I agree with Sheri !!!

James, what a difference.

Belinda, it looks great...but I feel so sad for you needing a storm shelter in the first place.

Belinda says DO OR DIE>>>>

:ding:

bETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY.

The straw bale squash is doing well but one of them bales has ants living in it so I put Neem Oil on it. Hope it works.

After all the rain the weeds were going crazy, so I weeded the sidewalk bed, the sidewalk and the foundation bed on the right of the door. And then I pruned back the mums on that side.

I was going to cut grass after that but my arms weren't up to it.

The grass had taken over the beet rows or at least I think it was grass. I don't know for sure what beets look like coming up but I know I didn't plant them that think so I hoed the rows up and am thinking of planting corn.

Beets are read when they pop up.
THey like it cold .

Well today was a grass cutting day. I've got to go back out and get a picture of one of the miniature roses. It is gorgeous.

Ok, I'm uploading to photobucket we'll see how it goes. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

Rain rain rain rain

Lynne sent me a few water lily tubers, and I just today put them in pots and and then into my half barrel. I am now anxious for them to grow !!!

I then weeded my rocked area some and afterwards moved on to my flower bed out in the yard----gee winter is so long one tends to forget all the weeding that needs done..

It snowed an I mowed lawn........too cold . Frost this am at32º

Yesterday I went outside to bring in all my new potted plants, a few new small trees, and flowers because we were in a frost/freeze warning last night. I ended up staying out and weeding the waterfall hill for 2 1/2 hours. Also dug up some ajuga that was running down too far and spread it more over the hill to help stop the erosion of the hill.

We had frost today..32º Snow yesterday and sunday

you just wait, Barb--in a few days it will be so very hot---it is that time of year after all....

going to be 90 here today...

I'm excited, got the cash together to have the back yard leveled on Wednesday and will have a 14'x14' pad for my gazibo area and grill...

We've never really been able to do anything with my back yard, so finally being able to have it as something other than a steep hill sounds nice :).

Am planning several raised garden beds as well, all veggie/herb, but it'll take quite a bit of time to get everything pieced together, but I'll have plenty of projects this summer! :).

new dirt....that sounds so exciting.

Storm shelter; yes sad that I need one but I want it to look pretty. Not just a hole we go hide in you know.... I have to look at it when I'm outside and I like my yard to look nice. going to add more dirt. been waiting for it to settle... then add grave to the top. I don't know if I'll be adding plants or not, haven't really decided yet

this is how much is in the ground and concrete around the base

this is what was left of my carport after the tonado, it sit about 6 to 8 feet from the end of the house




so yes...sad to say We need one

Gremlin keep us up dated with photos.. Love to see your progress reports.
Good luck happy planning.

Typing up a "what needs done" for the contractors tomorrow, 3-4 tiers of leveling need done then i get to see if the above ground popup pool isn't busted (it's been under a tarp for years, so 50/50 chance).

They're pouring a 14'x14' slab right off of the deck then I am planning on a walk way to the faucet using quikrete molds then several raised beds... I can't wait to get started lol...

I did more weeding tonight---I really should have planted the seeds that Dodge sent me--they would have gotten rained on that way.

I planted a row of red potatoes yesterday..too cold to plant anything else.

Do you plant red tators in same garden as tomatoes?
What do you do of potato bugs ?

today I watered the straw bale squash. I have blooms and squash growing. yippee.

Today I planted 6 tomatoes.I will cover at nite.

70º today who knows what 2maro brings???

So true about the weather.

Today I managed to dig the weeds out from under the edging at the corner of the foundation bed. Now I need to move the car to get to the rest of it. Maybe tomorrow.

Then I tore up the compost pile so that I could add more grass. Now I just have to cut the grass. Always something right?

Grem love your big old project. Wish I had that kind of money and enthusiasm. I'm a real sloth.

I donno, I'm a pretty big sloth... Just have the opportunity to do some things now lol...

Well I look forward to hearing all about it.

Got out there early to beat the heat and hoed some grass out. I still need to work on the carrot rows but I made progress. I watered everything too. I can't believe I'm saying this but I hope it rains soon.

Were hoping rain quits

Dodge, I plant tomatoes at the far opposite end of my potatoes...and hand pick the potato bugs.

well, let's see---I have a jet star tomato plant--yep, so far just one. And my herbs are coming up--well, all but my basil---why didnt it over-winter ??? So when I buy my other toms I will likley buy a new basil plant.

Today I finally cleaned out my gardening bench---& put all my odds & ends in drawer like things---so now most of my little stuff is in conainers behind closed doors--all that is out really is my small cardboard container with a handle that I carry around my hand spade, my gloves & such in--and so it looks so much better---I threw away one 30 gallon bag of "things", my DH should be pleased.

I also bought the plants for my large pot that goes on the front porch---I guess I will plant them tomorrow night----

Hey Barb,

I just went out & planted the poppy seed that you sent me--(it is damp & cool out & it promises to rain today)---I have a section of wild flowers that had a bare area---so now hopefully that bare spot will be filled with poppies every year--YAY !!!!!

Thanks so much...