What have you done today in the Garden?

Yesterday finished planting the wallflowers along the path in the front garden, since then it hasn't stopped raining so they've had a good soaking in.

 

Good onya Loggie. We are having too much rain over here as well.

 

Thank you Sjoerd, i hope that it doesn't cause much trouble for you.

 

Pulled up the Snapdragons and did some weeding.

 

Picked tomatoes today. They aren't quite ripe, but with them producing so late in the season, I need to bring them in to ripen or the animals get them. I learned that the hard way!

 

Nothing today, i haven't had time, had to have a flu jab in arm hubby as well.

 

We took down the bean wigwams. Schoffeled the quadrant, raked it and laid down the first mulch layer.

We made our last Food Bank run for the season. Then headed home to do some processing.

Willow— those toms look great.

Loggie— the beds are so wet and soft that I reluctantly tread on them even with the planks. Some things will have to wait, but we are going to have some good weatherin the coming few days.

 

Sjoerd yes somethings will have to wait, our back grass is getting like that and River still does most of his toileting on it.

 

Just moseying around making a check list of what needs to be done …tomorrow. Took some clippings out to the pasture to mulch mow. More interested in picking the last of the dahlias and asters after shaking out the bumblebees. Lots of bee’s on the Erica’s too. Clipping out the rose hips and pee gee hydrangeas .
I admit it was a lazy fly by the seat of my britches day.

 

Thanks Sjoerd, I will simmer for a minute or two, then freeze, when they're ready. I love Mr Stripey (the huge one) for soup tomatoes. It's a very meaty one.

 

I planted a few more perennials for the xeric border - thyme, Lychnis coronaria (rose campion), and a yellow agastache.

I also bought a Weeping Pink Texas Yucca (Hesperaloe), which I don't know how it will do in the wet winter here, so planted it in a container. I can keep it dry under the house eaves. It looks like an interesting xeric plant.

https://www.highcountrygardens.com/...eeping-pink-hesperaloe-2021-plant-of-the-year

Similarly, I was reading about fringe lavender (Lavandula dentala) - not as hardy as some other lavenders. So I dig one up and potted it too, I'll leave the second on in the ground overwinter as a test.

Not much more. Oh- I harvested about seven pounds of sauce tomatoes.

One of the prostrate manzanitas is about 3/4 eaten. My guess is, deer. I'm not going to protect them. This border is meant to be as low maintenance as I can manage, so if they need coddling, that's not a good sign.

 

What a busy bunch you folks are. Chapeau.
Daniel— it sounds like your dry garden is developing nicely. You are adopting well.

 

Not much even though there is much to do. Been busy. Am waiting for the mum I purchased from the PTO at my daughters school to bloom. Will post a pic.

 

Thanks for showing that, Pac. The more interest there is in xeric garden styles and plants, the better. I think.

I'm certainly no expert, and I don't have the energy for an extensive garden, but I'm obviously headed that direction.

I lot of xeric choices seem more muted and subtle compared to the more lavish water-loving alternatives, but I think there can be a middle ground, too. Also, there are a lot of xeric choices that have richly fragrant leaves, and some interesting foliage.

Anyway, I'm having fun learning and trying different "water wise" choices.

(Lately I started looking on-line at scented - leaf geraniums. Maybe I'll add a couple next year).