What have you done today in the Garden?

Discussion in 'Fruit and Veg Gardening' started by razyrsharpe, Jan 20, 2014.

  1. Anniekay

    Anniekay Shovel Kicker

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    Thank you Pac !!

    You've been working your behind off !!

    I never heard of trimming the taproot of a Pecan but I think it's so the root will fork, making the tree set itself more firmly in the ground and to coax more feeder roots to grow off it.

    You should ask @Jersey Devil about Poinsettias. He keeps his going all year long and they set beautiful red bracts the following year. I don't know how he does it be he'll be glad to share, I'm sure.
     
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    Yesterday did some watering and hubby did some weeding, but the ground is too dry to do a lot.
    Today for me it's hair washing day, so not much today.
     
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    Nothing again today, apart from changing the white heather in this big Apta pot by the front door, for this azalea, which I bought in B&Q a month ago for £18. I thought it was quite good for the money.


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    The only thing I need to do in the garden today is pick some Zinnia flowers and some Courgettes. Yesterday I wateredand weeded all the plants that needed it, watered the veg garden, and weeded and watered my Fig and Peach tree.

    I'm gonna catch up on cleaning the house, hang out a laundry on the line and get some groceries. Easy day for catching up on rest..
     
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    Set up the hoses for the irrigation system . Changed the washers and added tape to stop leaks. Power washed the patio and still cleaning the moss and gunk off the house and windows. Cleaned out all the spider webs on the porches . Popped off all the debris on the vaulted ceiling and spider webs on the shade house. I’m hoping less spiders in the house. Tired of seeing all those tiny clack spiders in the house. I’m probably guilty of bringing in several spiders this time of year the spiders catch a ride on the wind and face to face webs flying across my face is the norm. There a lot of wolf spiders out and mowing the pastures bumplebee’s are loving the dandelions. Saw some wild honey bees today searching flowers for pollen.
    And these guys are out today harassing everybody.
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  6. Anniekay

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    This morning a friend stopped by and brought me some okra seedlings and a whole load of Squash (Courgette ) seedlings. I separated them from their cells and from each other and potted them on. The Okra I set out in a raised bed after separating those seedlings from one another.

    Then, I planted out some white Yarrow to help lure in polinators. I had a mound of dirt in the ground that had a watermelon planted in it last year, so, I just flattened the mound out and put the Yarrow in. It will be easy to control it in the ground as the grass will help reduce it's spread and I can mow any excess seedlings that go astray.

    Then I divided up the Gerber Daisy plants in the hanging basket I got yesterday and planted those out in a shady bed about 25' west of the red ones I planted last year. These bloom all year, right up until Late January and even survived the snow. I wish they came in every color !! :p

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    Nothing ,visited family today.

    What are they Pac, Yellow Jackets or Hornets? Whichever..not very nice to have around. We occasionally get Hornets nesting in the garage, they are like moths and are attracted by lights and in the high summer in late evening we had real issues with them flying through all our open windows. Horrid things.
     
  8. Willowisp0801

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    I put a few plants in gallon milk jugs that I cut part way, and put them outside. I then taped the top part closed, in case we have the "surprise" April snow.

    These will go out next month towards the end. 17451277693657849003009300059533.jpg

    Victory Garden Initiative is delivering some of the dirt they put in the gardens when they build them. I just ordered 4 cubic yards to add to my beds and fill the cold frame I'm going to build (thank you Aldi, they had a $20 raised bed last year.)
     
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    When we lived in Texas we had carpenter bees (I think is what someone said they were). They were kinda freaky because they'd hover right in front of you. I guess staring. I painted where they were boring holes, because I guess that stops them. They just looked like giant black bumble bees to me, that liked to stare.
     
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    Mine was doing really well last year, it was maybe 24-30 inches. I brought it in for the winter last fall. I was so proud of it. I started it in my classroom where all my plants thrived. I brought it home for the summer and it was still doing well. School started again and I knew I was retiring so didn't bring any plants back. I came home one day and there was dirt all over the floor and my poor ginger plant was chewed up. Ridiculous plant eating cat. It's weird that she left it alone for maybe a month before totally annihilating it.
     
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    Just a check around this morning, feed the birds and collect the camera cards. I've my Covid jab in a bit. The chemists in our village does them on Sundays. Then household chores, but I may mow the lawn this afternoon.

    My new turf is darkening down and is growing faster than the rest of the lawn!



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    These two wisterias are more or less fully out. As are more of the azaleas.


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    The blue of these three are out.



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    But the white isn't yet.



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    So far, with the one on the side of the house, none of these blooms have fallen as they did last year.
    But it will be a week before they are out, they should open progressively along the length. Although it did rain overnight, I did chuck three gallons of water around the root last night. Just in case.



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    This acer is starting to recover after I'd "hacked it into a smaller ball shape" a week ago.


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    This is our camellia, with one lone red flower, (the others are on a rhodo in front of it).
    This is because I always prune it right back. I like it for its variegated, glossy leaves.



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    I keep it to this size for a reason.

    Twenty years ago, it was one of three here. They were beginning to dominate the garden.


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    I binned two and cut this one down to about 18", dug it out and replanted it where it is now.

    I think the centre of the garden has looked better like this since then.


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    Early this morning a friend came over to pickup some extra tomato plants I ended up with. I had eight extra so he took half. Then, when Tractor Supply opened I drove over there
    ( 1 mile) to get some alfalfa hay and more brown mulch that's on sale. I had 10 bucks in my account so that made it even cheaper. I spread more mulch on the beds and spread more alfalfa hay on my raised beds.

    Then the Easter bunny showed up, waggled his paw at me and said: "Get thyself inside !! It's Easter and no chocolate eggs for you for working on Easter Morning !! "
    Well, there's just no arguing with the Bunny .....;) :p
     
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    Potted up lots of Petunias this morning.

    All the Carnation and Snapdragon cuttings that I took about 5 weeks ago have rooted extremely well and they too require potting on , so that will be this afternoons job.:)
     
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    Bees 6.jpg bees 13.jpg bees 14.jpg @Pacnorwest , your buzzy friend is a bald faced hornet. They can be very agressive. Don't use poisons, but you can make a faux hornet nest with a paper bag (lunch size is good), some crumpled newspaper and a rubber band. Fill the paper bag with the crumpled newspaper and rumple it some. Tie off the top with a rubber band (or tape?), and hang it under some eaves where it won't get wet. They are territorial and will think other hornets have moved in and go someplace else. I need to make a new one this year.

    The United States is experiencing a major die-off of honey bees this year. I think the news said it was more than double the normal winter die-offs of honey bees. We NEED the pollinators! If you must poison a hornet nest (only if too near your home), please do it in the evening when they are all inside, and remove it before morning so you do not poison your birds. Be sure to dispose of it safely.
     
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    @AAnightowl .

    No, no, Bald faced hornets are white with thin brown stripes on their legs.
    I know, I got stung and chased, stung three times by one who followed me, at a run, right into my house. I killed him and sent a pic to the Forestry servive.

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    white, not yellow. I think Pac has a Yellow jacket photo posted.
     
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