What have you done today in the Garden?

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  1. Pacnorwest

    Pacnorwest Hardy Maple

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    @Daniel W thank you for the update on all the waddelers in your menagerie.
    Another amazing AI pic clearly demonstrating a range of emotions and laughter. :smt026
     
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    Thursday the rest of the tulips arrived, didn't have time on Friday to plant so yesterday i planted all of them.
     
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    The leaf routine … tomorrow the same as today. Rinse and repeat.
     
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    Logan, come Spring those tulips will be beautiful.

    @Pacnorwest thank you. Sometimes, the images can express my thoughts better than my words.

    Also, lots of leaves! What a blessing.

    Today I pruned the drooping leaves off the front yard palms. Now I can mow closer without the threat being impaled by sharp palm frond. I like how they quiver in the wind, like a palm version of quaking aspen or some sort of bird dance.

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    Also, two pear trees.

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    After

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    I also cleaned up a raised bed. It had beans, and before that, garlic. Next year I'm planning to plant tomatoes there.

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    It still needs supplements coffee grounds, chicken bone meal, and egg shells. Then I can turn over the top few inches and cover it.
     
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  5. Pacnorwest

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    I adore your palm trees @Daniel W . How in the world did you manage them in our weather. How long have you had them. They look beautiful. :smt026 Very impressive :setf_016:Is there anything that you can’t grow .
    I had a couple hardy Chinese Windmill Palms - Trachycarpus fortunei and they both croaked during an unusual cold snap and ice storm in 2017.
     
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    I just harvested a dinner plate sized head of broccoli--my first ever! I'll be making cheddar broccoli soup tomorrow!!
     
  7. AAnightowl

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    We had several days of high winds, so no leaf raking. It is pointless to try and rake leaves in high winds. We had some rain Thursday night, and a frost. It was not supposed to frost, but it did anyway. We had more rain overnight, and I was planning to rake today. I got out and cleaned up after my dogs, and then the rain started. So, I worked indoors. I did some mending, and canned the last of my garden tomatoes. I had put some in the freezer to wait for the others to ripen. Finally most were ripened enough, and what was not usuable I gave to my chickens. I got 2 quarts and 4 pints put up. Maybe I can make elderberry jam one day this week. It will free up some freezer space. The elderberries are from my own bushes. Now that we have had some rain, maybe I can dig out a few elderberry bushes for my friends?

    Oklahoma had a lot of tornadoes overnight last night, including OK City. My oldest granddaughter and kids live there. I hope they are okay.

    I have a few small sewing projects to do tonight. It is only mending, but the garments are worth mending.
     
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    These are 9 and 14 years old. The one I planted at the old place in Vancouver is 24 years old.

    I don't do anything special for them. No fertilizer - I think it might make faster but less tough growth.

    They are fun. Both are Trachycarpus fortunei. bought from local stores.
     
  9. Pacnorwest

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    Nice your palms are doing great @Daniel . Hardy palms are a great way to create structure and interest . One of the punctuation marks that adds height and texture of spikey fronds. A real stand out in your garden. :smt023
     
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    Thank you @Daniel W
     
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    @Logan Just curious …wondering what variety of tulips are you planting ?
     
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    "It was a dark and stormy night" last night. We had very strong storms and winds and heavy rains, and we are expecting more today, and probably tomorrow? We have a lull in the rain at the moment, maybe I should try to do something? I think we had about 8" of rain overnight? We had about 3" total before that from Thursday and Saturday nights. I usually sleep right through most storms, but these woke me a lot. I just pray and go back to sleep again. No noticeable damage here, other than a certain leak in the hallway, and an old chimney.

    Guess I will walk my dogs, and if there is still a lull, I will see if I can get anything done outside. I did get a few mending projects done yesterday. If not, I have lots of indoor projects to work on. bird house projects.jpg

    Some bird houses to repair on the 3 right ones. For the 2 left ones, I will remodel into birdhouses. I ordered some tiny hinges so I can fix them up. I have various odds n ends to use to do the work.

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    A friend on another forum found out these are calendulas. I planted some of the seeds, and will save some back also. I have been wondering all summer what these were. They are from that variety pack a friend gave me in spring, and were the only ones that grew.
     

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