A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Landscape trials and triumphs What did you do in the garden today? #11

Maybe they are hot an shake the covers off..LOL

I am wondering about Sheri's comment also. I plant my potatoes in a 12 inch trench, covered 6 inches down...then cover another 6 inches when they reach 4 inches high. I then hill them up two more times and that's it.

Yesterday was a grass or dandelion cutting day There were more dandelions than grass.

Dandelions are much more useful than grass, Sunny.

I was wondering if she got confused about how one plants potatoes in a pot verses in the ground.
b/c
when growing them in a pot you plant them in about 7 inches of soil, let them come up & then cover them, let them grow & repeat until you get to the top of the pot/box---whatever you are using....

And yes I agree with Tina, Sunny,--Dandelions are yummy as a salad. Esp. the young ones.

Dandelion flowers make good jelly/syrup. Dandelion roots are good for a drink. And the whole thing is medicinal in very good ways.
I settled on growing potatoes in a tower. In my cubes that are 4X4X5 ft, I could easily grow over a hundred pounds in each of 2. We have very poor soil for in ground growing. And I have very destructive critter problems. So a tower it will be. I will buy bagged soil to plant in and top off as the plants grow. I have planted in bagged soil before. Those were in different towers than I have available now.

Yesterday I hand tilled my whole veggie garden...I am thinking in the upcoming years that I may have to give in and buy a small tiller.

I despise dandelions on my lawn...I'll mail them all to you for your eating pleasure

Planted a few more perennials and split some hostas.

Split some Hostas..I should do that--but I have no place to put the part I split...

I was in the same situation...trust me, they are easy to give away. I have hosta volunteers in a lot of yards

OMG..OMG..OMG !!!

I am SOOO tickled !!!

Today I was in the neighborhood so I stopped at a nursery & bought some annuals and some tomato plants. I had SUCH a good time !!! YAY !!! Then, and then, I actually got to go outside & begin to clean off my largest flower bed. I got that done--and I tranplanted 4 or 5 of my perennials. (yay me)

I also cleaned out my small flower bed to the north of the garage door too. I really need to split my Hostas and my 2 Lirope. If I had someone to give them to I would be sure to do it. I just cannot discard a living plant--so I will not split them yet.

Way to go, Carol. I love getting things done outdoors. It is a sense of accomplishment unlike any other.

Thanks Tina, I so agree.

Well, my veggie garden is all in..mulch all spread and everything weeded. Feels good.

been getting loads of squash but that's it. The rest of the garden is in a drought.

Is it zucchini ?
How do you prepare yours?

I planted zucchini.

I do not know how Sheri prepares her squash but I like to saute it in butter, with onion & garlic.
Of course I like it seasoned with lemon pepper, breaded & fried also.

Last night I weeded most of my veggie garden and planted 4 of my tomato plants. I may give the rest of the smaller ones I have away away and buy some larger ones now.

I have decided to do away with my asparagus patch though. My yard is so low I cannot get out to harvest much of it in the spring & since my DH does not eat it, it is not worth the work to me. Next up is trimming up my herb garden. Perhaps that is what I will do tonight.

Planted some cuke plants and weeded the veggie garden. Grandgirl went flower shopping with Grampie...she is waiting to do up a planter.

Sounds fun, Sunny.

Sounds as if there are good times to be had at Sunny's house !!

My youngest grandson went home just now--but we got in a good visit.

Henry got Grandpa a "Grandpa shirt" with Luke & Henry's name on it
Then we both got a photo that has Henry's feet print shaped into sorta like a heart shape that says,
I "heart" (the heart is made by his feet prints) you Grandma & Grandpa, from the top of my head to the tips of my toes, Love Henry...

And the best news...I have a new laptop...it has Windows 8 so now to learn how to use it... Valarie did buy be a cordless mouse though so that is good.

PS: I am on the desktop now

Cute..

Yesterday I managed to weed my veggie garden...grandgirl managed to weed some of my carrots

I watered my tomatoes, sunflowers, herbs and flower beds last night. Then I got the one side of my rocked area weeded. So now the smaller side is done. Good news is part of the larger side is done as well.

Note: What really needs done is all the rock needs taken up, the area re-papered or sand put down & the the rock put back. BUT as I cannot do that & I will get no help, weeding &* putting down new rock is what I will do.

AND : I have Red Cerry Tomatoes!!!! I will go out & get photos before I pick them--YAY for lucnh time !!!

It's so unbelievably hot that even the petunias are scorching. It's horrible. Watering doesn't help because they are being scorched from the top.

about watering in the scorching weather.
I take my houseplant watering can outside & put the long nozzel down thru the plant to the dirt on flowers in pots..that way no water gets onto the plants, so as to prevent the scorcing.

THEN even though you are not supposed to water late a night, in this warm weather that is just what I do---that way your flowers/plants/veggies are less liley to get burned when the water gets on the leaves and or flowers.

and FYI: I had to water my large pot that has flowers in it, last night & then turn around & water it this morning, to keep the petunia's and sweet potato vines from wilting.

Much scorches here. And gets wind burnt. I have to shade many things that take hot weather pretty well other places. growing in the desert is different.

No scorching of flowers here...today is so cold that grandgirl is wearing her Winter coat outside.

Weeded some more today.

junie, I have been watering at night and in the morning. Sometimes I've watered 3 times a day. The flowers aren't wilting they are scorching. It took me a while to figure it out.

OH MY GOODNESS/....I am so very sorry...That is just sad...and wrong.

I live in the desert with intense sun. I use mostly overhead watering with micro sprinklers, all day long. I guess I don't get scorching to my flowers because that micro sprinkler system cools the plants and the air around them. I am pretty certain of it.
I water this way because it is the best way, in my climate, to sink into the soil in the broadest way without using too much water. It wets the soil on my hillsides without causing runoff down the hill. And it really uses the least amount of water than any other way I have tried.
I do live on gravity fed, well water with less pressure than city water. I have to replace micro sprinklers pretty often due to sand and grit that gets into the system. But I have found this is the best system for me.

that sounds wonderful, Tina, good for you !!

I watered with a hose & sprayer nozzle tonight, Then I weeded the last of my rocked area (finally)..,next up is one of my flower beds. Some of the flowers will be thinned out & new mulch laid down.

That's a great way to keep things watered Tina.

I have been working away on my shed...if I ever talk about shingling something else, you are welcome to beat the idea out of me with a cedar shingle

Gracious Sunflower, how large is the shed? I've never even attempted shingling and now I know why.

It's only 10 by 12...but shingling only covers a 5 inch row at a time. And all the cuts take twice the amount of time. I'm almost done the third side.

Painted the front step today..cut the lawn yesterday.

Lol, I still haven't finished painting mine... The eves still need the first coat of white paint and I need to touchup a ton of it; at some point :P lol

So when you guys get done painting, you could come together to my house & paint my deck. Why, I'll even buy the stain...

You are so kind

Hoping to tackle the back step today.

why thank you !!!

I want to do something to pretty up my pretend green house but can't figure out what. The outside walls are sort of like what you'd find in trailers only not. It's some sort of thin metal siding. I don't know if it will take paint. Any ideas?

Metal paint will stick to it...Tremclad is a good brand.

Can you post a pic of it?

Today I weeded some more (it is a never-ending chore it seems)
I planted a Lemon Thyme herb plant and a "Toto Lemon Rudbeckia" flower.
I moved some pavers around and then I watered a few things.

Wow, that does not sound like much, but I was out there for over 2 hours....