I don’t know what’s up with my tomatoes this year. My mother was just telling me how hers were pretty slow this year. Meanwhile, I’ve had to add a second tier to the cages to contain mine, and I pulled out the Swiss chard from between them because it was getting too shaded out (bearing […]
So something dug up my Sedona coleus. The one I buy every year because it’s such a cool orange color. So I ended up repotting the red one in a slightly smaller pot. I suppose if I had to lose one, the Sedona was the better one to lose – I do have
A little harvest from the garden. A little disappointing, since I overplanted an entire window box. I guess I need to give up on that seed packet…
On the plus side, I did have enough mulch to cover the areas that needed it the most. I was a little bad this year, and did something I’d never done before: cut back the daffodil foliage before it completely died back. Since they had their best ever Spring after the winter of doom for
I finally figured out what was bugging me about the garden, last night. Despite the fact that it’s a week after Memorial Day, and I always do my planting on Memorial Day (but skipped this year because we went to VT, and it was so freaking cold!), the iris are still not blooming. But, they’re
Well, here’s what’s survived in the back yard. I officially gave up on the heucheras today, as well as the lavender and lemon thyme from the side yard. It’s definitely been a weird Spring, seeing what is coming back. The climbing rose survived, but most of the top is dead. That’s probably ultimately a good
This is definitely one of the best years for daffodils we’ve had in a while. In other news, I managed to do a bit more gardening today. First were the back yard pots. The pots on the right are the hostas. They’re starting to bud, and I actually transplanted a couple of the larger ones
Ok, it’s slow, and definitely late,but things are happening. By the time I got out last Sunday to rake and bring the pots out of the garage, there were daffodils! It was so cold over the winter, I’m not sure what’s going to come back from the potted perennials. Here’s hoping there’s not too much
The Continuation of Spring Read More »
Why yes, it’s April now, and I’m just getting crocus. This winter has completely sucked. While we didn’t get that much snow (last year’s blizzard made that winter worse snowfall-wise), I don’t ever remember it being this cold, and I have a working recall of winters here back to the early 80s. Thankfully, we seem
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The large maple has finally dropped all its leaves, and I’ve cleared the last of the garden detritus out of the side garden. As much as it pains me to say this, I’m ready for winter.
