Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2020 18:06:58 GMT -5
My garden started small, too. It got a little bigger every year until now it's so big that sometimes I wear out before I even make my rounds in the morning. Sigh. No way DD will have any interest in maintaining it, so it's a good thing that it's almost all perennials.
|
|
CCL
Junior Associate
Joined: Jan 4, 2011 19:34:47 GMT -5
Posts: 7,599
|
Gardening
Sept 18, 2020 19:40:45 GMT -5
via mobile
oped likes this
Post by CCL on Sept 18, 2020 19:40:45 GMT -5
I used to have more and bigger gardens, one of the reasons we sold our other house and moved here. We got tired of taking care of it all.
Since we moved here I just have one flower bed with only perennials and a couple pots on the porch. That's enough for me. This year it's been a challenge just keeping up with the weeds.
My herb garden is in a big pot on the patio and a separate pot of cilantro. They produce plenty for my needs. In winter I bring my cilantro in and move the pot near a window and manage to keep it alive til spring when I can move it out to the porch again.
I used to have a vegetable garden that was 12 x 30 ft. It was lots of fun back when my kids were little. We grew lots of fun stuff. One year hubby installed an underground sprinkler system so we added a sprinkler line to my garden, too. My tomatoes grew huge lol.
I just don't want to do all that anymore. I may or may not be getting a bit lazy.
I still like to try growing something new every year. This year it's cayenne peppers and loofah (or luffa, depending on who you ask). If all goes well, I'm gonna use the loofah for making my soaps.
I'll see if I can dig up a few pics I took.
|
|
CCL
Junior Associate
Joined: Jan 4, 2011 19:34:47 GMT -5
Posts: 7,599
|
Post by CCL on Sept 18, 2020 20:31:41 GMT -5
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2020 17:52:17 GMT -5
Nice pix. I wish DD and her crew would condescend to eat fresh home-grown veggies. At our house it's "that's why we have grocery stores."
If I can get myself dynamited out to the garden this week, I'm going to plant the allium bulbs and the rest of the daffodils. There are also some alliums planted in a spot where they don't seem especially happy so I want to get them moved.
I'd really rather go shopping.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 16,929
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Sept 20, 2020 18:13:10 GMT -5
Looks really good, mine are dying back too, and I pulled a lot of stuff already. I like canning but I need to give up at some point.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2020 6:52:14 GMT -5
My mind was all made up yesterday to head out to the garden bright and early this morning and get the allium bulbs planted and the unhappy ones moved. And to plant the rest of the daffodils.
Some time during the night, my motivation snuck out and left, just when we're going to have a sunny and cool day. Now what? Those bulbs aren't going to plant themselves.
And there are weeds out there that have no right to live and certainly no right to go to seed and sprout again in the spring. The only solution to the weed problem is the final solution...dig 'em out and put them in the trash.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2020 10:57:39 GMT -5
Hold the presses! Call the media! News flash!
The allium bulbs have been planted. The alliums that need to be transplanted are waiting their turn.
There are weeds that will never again see the light of day. I did it for all of humanity.
And the mums are filling out the big pots nicely. They're mounded and huge and blooming, one pot of yellow, one of maroon, and one multicolored that was started from small plants last year. So far some are white, some lavender.
This season is called drop. It's when the leaves drop off the trees. Well, that won't happen here for about two months. But I love drop.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2020 15:37:47 GMT -5
Aaaaaand, most of the daffodils have now been planted, too. I only gave it up for today because the bugs didn't want to leave me alone (there weren't any out there this morning). There are probably a couple of dozen left to be planted, so if it's not raining in the morning, I'll do it then. Might even move those alliums.
|
|
Knee Deep in Water Chloe
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 27, 2010 21:04:44 GMT -5
Posts: 13,806
Mini-Profile Name Color: 1980e6
|
Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Sept 22, 2020 22:22:43 GMT -5
I just saw a squirrel climb 7' up my sunflower plant and steal my flowers.
|
|
Knee Deep in Water Chloe
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 27, 2010 21:04:44 GMT -5
Posts: 13,806
Mini-Profile Name Color: 1980e6
|
Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Sept 22, 2020 22:26:46 GMT -5
I used to have more and bigger gardens, one of the reasons we sold our other house and moved here. We got tired of taking care of it all. Since we moved here I just have one flower bed with only perennials and a couple pots on the porch. That's enough for me. This year it's been a challenge just keeping up with the weeds. My herb garden is in a big pot on the patio and a separate pot of cilantro. They produce plenty for my needs. In winter I bring my cilantro in and move the pot near a window and manage to keep it alive til spring when I can move it out to the porch again. I used to have a vegetable garden that was 12 x 30 ft. It was lots of fun back when my kids were little. We grew lots of fun stuff. One year hubby installed an underground sprinkler system so we added a sprinkler line to my garden, too. My tomatoes grew huge lol. I just don't want to do all that anymore. I may or may not be getting a bit lazy. I still like to try growing something new every year. This year it's cayenne peppers and loofah (or luffa, depending on who you ask). If all goes well, I'm gonna use the loofah for making my soaps. I'll see if I can dig up a few pics I took. We only have half an acre. DH wanted to buy a place that was two acres that was fully manicured, and I put my foot down because I knew we couldn't keep up with it. We've been here eight years, and for the last two years, we've hired people to do the basic management. We just don't have time for all of it to keep it at the level it should be, but we don't want to move nor will we let it deteriorate. We didn't even do any vegetables at all this year.
|
|
Knee Deep in Water Chloe
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 27, 2010 21:04:44 GMT -5
Posts: 13,806
Mini-Profile Name Color: 1980e6
|
Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Sept 22, 2020 22:27:35 GMT -5
Aaaaaand, most of the daffodils have now been planted, too. I only gave it up for today because the bugs didn't want to leave me alone (there weren't any out there this morning). There are probably a couple of dozen left to be planted, so if it's not raining in the morning, I'll do it then. Might even move those alliums. Oh dear..l forgot to replant my alliums. Shoot.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 7:53:38 GMT -5
Okay. It's 60 and sunny. Time to throw on my grubby duds, get out there, and get busy.
|
|
oped
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 20, 2018 20:49:12 GMT -5
Posts: 4,676
|
Post by oped on Sept 23, 2020 8:17:23 GMT -5
We have 2.5 acres. I’m still researching my food forest plan, although I’d like to get some trees in this fall.
|
|
oped
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 20, 2018 20:49:12 GMT -5
Posts: 4,676
|
Post by oped on Sept 23, 2020 9:20:25 GMT -5
I think you can make out the back part of the lot where I've been letting things grow and putting in pathways where I'd like them to go as I plan what trees and shrubs and other plants to plant in the high grass parts.... the neighbors have been increasingly pleased to live beside me oh well. I'm not mowing 2 plus acres of grass for the rest of my life. Wasted space.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 12:41:50 GMT -5
That's gonna be a food forest? How does a food forest get there? And veggies aren't perennials so wouldn't it have to be planted every year? Are you going to turn into a gentlemanperson farmer?
Congratulate me. I planted the rest of the daffodils this morning. The alliums are still resting comfortably where they were planted. Maybe they'll just wait until spring. Or until I feel like messing with them.
And I raked up a boatload of magnolia leaves. Love the trees. Hate the mess.
|
|
oped
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 20, 2018 20:49:12 GMT -5
Posts: 4,676
|
Post by oped on Sept 23, 2020 13:04:34 GMT -5
Its going to get nut and fruit trees, hazlenut and berry bushes, perennial herbs... things that self seed... that kind of stuff. I'm reading now about how to accomplish it... it might go in in stages. Son is advocating for getting a rescue tortoise to live back there and in my basement in the winter. And, Congratulations
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 13:42:21 GMT -5
oped Why would a rescue tortoise want to live in your food forest and what makes your son think said tortoise wouldn't wander off? And why would a rescue tortoise want to live in your basement? Or anybody's basement? A basement isn't exactly a tortoise's natural habitat. I'm glad I'm not a tortoise that needs rescuing. Fruit and nut trees and berry bushes and herbs sound fun. You could trot out in the morning to pick raspberries to put on your cereal for breakfast. Or to bake a pie.
|
|
oped
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 20, 2018 20:49:12 GMT -5
Posts: 4,676
|
Post by oped on Sept 23, 2020 13:49:57 GMT -5
I have not gotten the final report on why this is something that needs to be done... I will let you know when I have reviewed the materials (which is generally how I have handled things like that in our family... speech or report, sourced and notated...)
Yes. I actually have some raspberries and blackberries closer too but I will also plant more of those back there.
Right now I'm looking at almonds, pecans, butternut, english walnut, hazelnut, pear, apple, cherry, logan-elder-boysen berries, maybe fig and plum...
I'd like to do American chestnuts more for perpetuation than harvest.
|
|
wvugurl26
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Dec 19, 2010 15:25:30 GMT -5
Posts: 21,704
|
Post by wvugurl26 on Sept 23, 2020 19:09:18 GMT -5
I got the fall flowers in their pots today. That only took 3 days. Everything got fertilized and watered.
|
|
Knee Deep in Water Chloe
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 27, 2010 21:04:44 GMT -5
Posts: 13,806
Mini-Profile Name Color: 1980e6
|
Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Sept 24, 2020 9:39:08 GMT -5
We had a storm yesterday. I’m sad.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2020 10:18:19 GMT -5
Oh, no! Are they broken at the base or only badly bent? Can they be repotted?
|
|
Knee Deep in Water Chloe
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 27, 2010 21:04:44 GMT -5
Posts: 13,806
Mini-Profile Name Color: 1980e6
|
Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Sept 24, 2020 19:35:02 GMT -5
Oh, no! Are they broken at the base or only badly bent? Can they be repotted? Seven stems fully broke. I cut them off and put them on my table. This is what’s left.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2020 6:46:57 GMT -5
Knee Deep in Water Chloe I hope the blooms last a long time...I've only ever just let mine bloom outside, and they last forever. The ones that broke off...if the roots are still in the pots, you can probably save them so they'll grow and bloom again next year. Not very satisfying now, but still... Our rain has stopped so I should Inspect the Grounds...Tour the Vast Estate...and kill more leaf rollers on the cannas.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2020 19:22:46 GMT -5
I decided this afternoon that The Pyracantha Bushes Must Die. I'm planning to have the house painted outside next Spring and I have two ginormous bushes up against the house so I have to do something anyway. The name comes from the Greek words for "fire" and "thorn" and it's not false advertising. Those little thorns are evil. My plan was to have the local landscaping firm the HOA uses to trim everything back from the house and remove the pyracantha completely but today I cautiously started cutting off branches. A local firm takes in bags of lawn waste for $1 each and compost them, so I have an eco-friendly place to get rid of the cuttings. So far I've filled 2 bags. Plenty to go but I feel better already and I may leave a couple of small stands intact. The upper leaves have turned a pretty red (yeah, well, maybe THAT's the "pyro" reference) and there are a lot of berries that I'm sure the birds like. I think I just got into the vicious circle of not cutting it back because it was big and thorny and of course it just got bigger and thornier.
I also transplanted some volunteer native grasses that sprang up where I didn't want them and put them in a bare spot. I've been adding more native grasses- they're perennials, the local critters like them and they crowd out the weeds. Like others here, I bought a place with a giant garden, don't want to turn it into lawn but am finding it a challenge to maintain.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2020 8:02:39 GMT -5
We had pyracantha in El Paso years ago. It was pretty, but you're right--it was also wicked!
The weather is going to be optimal for reseeding in the next couple of days so I really need to get on it. Only problem is that I need DD to take me to Home Depot to get soil and seed, and I positively hate to ask. Now that DGD is back home, DD is a taxi driver once again and spends a good portion of her day dropping whatever she's doing to fetch and carry. Sigh. I just hate to add to the possibility that she'll grow roots from her butt into the driver's seat of her car.
|
|
|
Gardening
Sept 27, 2020 8:26:39 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by empress of self-improvement on Sept 27, 2020 8:26:39 GMT -5
I still need to plant my tulip bulbs I picked up last week. I have not been inspired to do so whatsoever. Hell, my whole yard and gardens need doing and I don't feel any inspiration whatsoever. Maybe I'll move into oped's basement so the tortoise can't😁 I'm supposed to be getting a pear tree at some point so need to move a rose twig for it. Don't ask me why but I am the go-to recipient for stuff like this when my sister and BIL makes weird purchases. Beats getting the Apple tree though since I don't like apples.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2020 9:34:30 GMT -5
Decided not to bother reseeding. I'm just going to wait until spring and put down one of those lawn blanket things. They're cheap. The fungus always gets that part of the lawn anyway. In the spring I'll have grass for a couple of months instead of spending a king's ransom trying to solve a problem that I haven't been able to solve for five years.
Yay me.
|
|
Tennesseer
Member Emeritus
Joined: Dec 20, 2010 21:58:42 GMT -5
Posts: 63,499
|
Post by Tennesseer on Sept 27, 2020 10:42:19 GMT -5
I decided this afternoon that The Pyracantha Bushes Must Die. I'm planning to have the house painted outside next Spring and I have two ginormous bushes up against the house so I have to do something anyway. The name comes from the Greek words for "fire" and "thorn" and it's not false advertising. Those little thorns are evil. My plan was to have the local landscaping firm the HOA uses to trim everything back from the house and remove the pyracantha completely but today I cautiously started cutting off branches. A local firm takes in bags of lawn waste for $1 each and compost them, so I have an eco-friendly place to get rid of the cuttings. So far I've filled 2 bags. Plenty to go but I feel better already and I may leave a couple of small stands intact. The upper leaves have turned a pretty red (yeah, well, maybe THAT's the "pyro" reference) and there are a lot of berries that I'm sure the birds like. I think I just got into the vicious circle of not cutting it back because it was big and thorny and of course it just got bigger and thornier. I also transplanted some volunteer native grasses that sprang up where I didn't want them and put them in a bare spot. I've been adding more native grasses- they're perennials, the local critters like them and they crowd out the weeds. Like others here, I bought a place with a giant garden, don't want to turn it into lawn but am finding it a challenge to maintain. Ditto on the pyracantha. I also learned not to plant Elaeagnus - silverberry as a house foundation shrub.
|
|
Tennesseer
Member Emeritus
Joined: Dec 20, 2010 21:58:42 GMT -5
Posts: 63,499
|
Post by Tennesseer on Sept 27, 2020 10:44:08 GMT -5
Decided not to bother reseeding. I'm just going to wait until spring and put down one of those lawn blanket things. They're cheap. The fungus always gets that part of the lawn anyway. In the spring I'll have grass for a couple of months instead of spending a king's ransom trying to solve a problem that I haven't been able to solve for five years. Yay me. Could you scatter some annual rye grass seeds to protect the earth from any winter erosion? Would the rye grass survive your winter?
|
|
Deleted
Joined: May 3, 2024 7:22:40 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2020 11:02:14 GMT -5
Decided not to bother reseeding. I'm just going to wait until spring and put down one of those lawn blanket things. They're cheap. The fungus always gets that part of the lawn anyway. In the spring I'll have grass for a couple of months instead of spending a king's ransom trying to solve a problem that I haven't been able to solve for five years. Yay me. Could you scatter some annual rye grass seeds to protect the earth from any winter erosion? Would the rye grass survive your winter? I could probably give it a try. DD's mower guy suggested rye, too. It thrives here in the winter and would at least be green. I have no idea if the fungus would bother it. I'd still have to do some ground prep, though. Not feeling it today even though it's a lovely warm and sunny day before the rain and cold start for the rest of the week. And...DD is spending the afternoon getting the last of DGD's stuff from the exBF's place, which means she's not available to take me to buy grass seed.
|
|