Today I mostly mowed. I got out the electric hand mower and it worked fine. It goes places the riding mower cant. I increased the cleaned area of the back yard, quite a lot (Rose garden, duck yard, and some more). Still a lot to go. I started hauling arborist chips to cover the bare ground areas in the rose garden. That will be a long project, but not too bad. The chip mulch keeps weeds down and soil, a bit less dry. I watered the transplanted roses and blueberry, and the new dogwood. This "Carmine Jewell" bush cherry is blooming nicely. It's about the size of a rose bush and is in the rose garden. So are several blueberry bushes. Rhubarbs are growing nicely. An Erythronium. Leucojum Some daffs An apple that was sold as Tasty Red, but it isn't. Still, delicious and productive. Columnar and stays within size for me to manage easily. Lots of these little ones around the yard. These were the first Chines chives harvested. Not at all bad for mid April! They went into these (made by a far better cook than myself). Also, there were a couple dozen, so some went into the freezer. Next, I want to plant some flower seeds, and I can't lapse on tomato plant care. Next weekend I want to buy pepper plants. I hope, Jalapeños, poblanos, some others. A nice clump of oregano. I grew these from seeds a few years ago. Bees love it. Some random tulips that must have been in the potting soil. I do re-use it.
Beautiful! It sure is looking like spring over there Daniel! I've been craving rhubarb, but my plant isn't even growing yet. Yours looks great
Random thread is a good idea !! Yesterday when I trimmed off a low branch from my pomegranete tree, which was hitting the ground, I took a bunch of cuttings from it. 6-8" pieces, thorns and all sideshoots removed, tips pinched out, dipped in rooting hormone and tucked into the outer edge of the pot. It's already humid in S. Ga. so, no need for humidity dome or plastic bag. I stuck it in the shade on the North side of the house and by mid summer we should have roots.
Adding to random this that and the other... I started soaking some Four O'Clock seeds. I saved most last year but also some from '22 and '14. I doubt those oldest ones will grow, but who knows? The tomato seedlings are growing quickly. The odd lighting is LEDs. I think I'll start them on their days outside, tomorrow. I planted more seeds. Genovese basil, a many-color mix of California poppies ("Swirl mix"), and some celosia plumosa, flame type. I also spread 4 wagons of arborist chips in the rose garden, and made more progress on clearing out weeds and blackberry vines. There are more seeds to plant tomorrow. I might plant radishes in the kitchen garden and maybe marigolds and zinnias in pots. I usually start them later but it's so warm outside now.
