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Found this little fellow growing in my garden today. A stinkhorn mushroom. that's interesting but I'm afraid that, if I Google it, I'm going to be directed to a porn site
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Post by NoNamePerson on Mar 13, 2021 21:12:22 GMT -5
Found this little fellow growing in my garden today. A stinkhorn mushroom. that's interesting but I'm afraid that, if I Google it, I'm going to be directed to a porn site I had to google - some of the mushrooms were a bit "male like" but nothing that made me run hide under the sofa. Now I only saw maybe two rows so can't vouch for anything beyond that!!
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 13, 2021 21:34:09 GMT -5
Found this little fellow growing in my garden today. A stinkhorn mushroom. that's interesting but I'm afraid that, if I Google it, I'm going to be directed to a porn site Its scientific name is Phallaceae.
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SPRING IS NEAR! I’m so excited!
Mister cleared out the bricked in flower bed around the mailbox, and told me to figure out what to plant in it. Uhhhh.... okay? Everything is gone, except the 2 crepe myrtles. And they are sick with the crap that leaves black in the bark. Apparently there’s something we can treat them with, I need to do more research on that, but if any of you have dealt with it successfully, I’m listening.
So, him telling me to figure out what I want planted there led me down the rabbit hole and I’ve lost focus.
Every flower, plant or shrub I plant anywhere this year, needs to be perennial and low maintenance, so I don’t get discouraged by all the work, and never want to plant anything ever again.
I need help!
Because I lost focus, I ended up thinking more about the things I’d like planted somewhere, anywhere. The bed at the mailbox is the only spot that gets full sun. Well, except for the beds along the length of the front of the house, that currently contain a row of uniform shrubs that I hate. But if I have a plan (especially one that will be less work to maintain than having to trim all those stupid, ugly anyway shrubs), I’m sure I can convince Mister to dig them up and plant something else. I have 2 more bricked in beds on the back of the house, one is full of a holly type shrub that I don’t mind keeping, the other, everything has already been completely dug up, and I can plant whatever in it. The way the house sits, the beds on the back don’t get direct sunlight until the afternoon.
Because full sun is a problem, I’ve also toyed with the idea of a raised flower bed in the backyard, away from the shade of the house, if necessary for what I’d like to grow.
So, I went from trying to figure out what I’d like in the bed by the mailbox, to focusing more on what I’d like to grow. And figuring out where to put them, based on their needs. And figuring out the rest, as far as filling the beds, later. Is that crazy?
Ideally, I’d like to grow rosemary and lavender somewhere. I’ve wanted to grow salvia/sage literally for years, so it’s a must, somewhere. I also desperately want to grow roses, in honor of my Grandmother, who had a serious green thumb. She always had many different kinds of houseplants and had a vegetable garden every year until the year she got majorly pissed off because someone stole all her tomatoes. She would’ve given them away if they’d just asked, so that upset her nerves so much that she never had another vegetable garden. Roses were the only flower I remember her ever having and taking care of. She grew them planted in the ground and in containers. A rose bush is more important than anything else I could try to grow.
What I’ve learned so far, it seems like daylilies would be a good addition to the mailbox flowerbed. That’s pretty much all I’ve come up with so far for that space.
I’m good with only planting what I know I want, for now, and filling in empty spaces over time.
If you all would help me figure some of this out, I’d be eternally grateful.
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 13, 2021 22:03:07 GMT -5
@pinkcshmere - crape myrtle bark scale. Treatment below: "Then treat with a systemic insecticide in late March through early May with a product containing Imidacloprid (Merit® or Bayer Advanced™ Tree and Shrub Insect Control), thiomethoxam (Meridian® ) and dinotefuran (Greenlight Tree and Shrub Insect Control with Safari). These products will be taken up by the tree and moved throughout the system of the tree, and have shown good results in controlling the scale." Link: Crape myrtle bark scale.
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Dug up and transplanted some of the hosta and Chelonia - did I kill them? Have to wait to see. Nervous that I moved them to a spot that was too sunny, but have to keep reminding myself that nothing has grown in that corner of the garden because it’s too shady - once it’s summer, with the sun in a higher arc, the house will shade that spot most of the day. Fingers crossed. If I did kill them, I left part of them behind in their old spot, so I won’t be completely without them. Nervously put out some grass seed over where they had to dig up the septic tank over Christmas - I know you don’t plant fescue in the spring, but couldn’t find any rye annual seed. DH found some ‘patch’ seed that comes mixed with mulch and fertilizer that promises it will be growing in two weeks - and he’s promised he will water it every day it doesn’t rain (he’s retired, so he doesn’t have much else to do). If we can baby it through until the fall we can over plant with more fescue and hopefully have a somewhat sturdy patch of grass then. It’s unfortunately right in front of the doors to the storage room under the house where all the yard tools/lawnmowers are, so I really don’t want a mud pit there all summer. We’ll see what happens. willow has it’s catkins out. Daffodils are blooming. My allergies are starting. Spring is near. Hosta is tough to kill. I've even dug them up and left them laying around all summer. Planted them in the fall and they were fine.
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That was the first thing I told my son when he planted blueberry bushes. His reply "well birds gotta eat too. He gets enough for me, them and and few others and birds get the rest. My first, and only, attempt at blueberries was with 2 plants. I watched them get full of big berries. Before they were ready for me to pick the birds ate everyone. Stopped at Home Depot to check out the patio furniture. They had small blueberry bushes so I picked up a couple. Ordered the patio furniture when I got home, too.
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Tennesseer Um. That thing is ugly beyond words. And it borders on the obscene! Ew.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Mar 14, 2021 7:43:01 GMT -5
Dug up and transplanted some of the hosta and Chelonia - did I kill them? Have to wait to see. Nervous that I moved them to a spot that was too sunny, but have to keep reminding myself that nothing has grown in that corner of the garden because it’s too shady - once it’s summer, with the sun in a higher arc, the house will shade that spot most of the day. Fingers crossed. If I did kill them, I left part of them behind in their old spot, so I won’t be completely without them. Nervously put out some grass seed over where they had to dig up the septic tank over Christmas - I know you don’t plant fescue in the spring, but couldn’t find any rye annual seed. DH found some ‘patch’ seed that comes mixed with mulch and fertilizer that promises it will be growing in two weeks - and he’s promised he will water it every day it doesn’t rain (he’s retired, so he doesn’t have much else to do). If we can baby it through until the fall we can over plant with more fescue and hopefully have a somewhat sturdy patch of grass then. It’s unfortunately right in front of the doors to the storage room under the house where all the yard tools/lawnmowers are, so I really don’t want a mud pit there all summer. We’ll see what happens. willow has it’s catkins out. Daffodils are blooming. My allergies are starting. Spring is near. Hosta is tough to kill. I've even dug them up and left them laying around all summer. Planted them in the fall and they were fine. AMEN!! A friend gave me some after digging up from her yard. And I was told they HAD to have shade (told this after I had them in the ground). I had never had hostas before. I just planted them in the spot available in yard. I live on the Gulf Coast and hot as 200 hells most of the time. They grew like crazy and got blazing sun all day. They were the big leaf "blue" ones. Bottom line your hostas should do just fine~~and they are sooooo pretty.
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SPRING IS NEAR! I’m so excited! Mister cleared out the bricked in flower bed around the mailbox, and told me to figure out what to plant in it. Uhhhh.... okay? Everything is gone, except the 2 crepe myrtles. And they are sick with the crap that leaves black in the bark. Apparently there’s something we can treat them with, I need to do more research on that, but if any of you have dealt with it successfully, I’m listening. So, him telling me to figure out what I want planted there led me down the rabbit hole and I’ve lost focus. Every flower, plant or shrub I plant anywhere this year, needs to be perennial and low maintenance, so I don’t get discouraged by all the work, and never want to plant anything ever again. I need help! Because I lost focus, I ended up thinking more about the things I’d like planted somewhere, anywhere. The bed at the mailbox is the only spot that gets full sun. Well, except for the beds along the length of the front of the house, that currently contain a row of uniform shrubs that I hate. But if I have a plan (especially one that will be less work to maintain than having to trim all those stupid, ugly anyway shrubs), I’m sure I can convince Mister to dig them up and plant something else. I have 2 more bricked in beds on the back of the house, one is full of a holly type shrub that I don’t mind keeping, the other, everything has already been completely dug up, and I can plant whatever in it. The way the house sits, the beds on the back don’t get direct sunlight until the afternoon. Because full sun is a problem, I’ve also toyed with the idea of a raised flower bed in the backyard, away from the shade of the house, if necessary for what I’d like to grow. So, I went from trying to figure out what I’d like in the bed by the mailbox, to focusing more on what I’d like to grow. And figuring out where to put them, based on their needs. And figuring out the rest, as far as filling the beds, later. Is that crazy? Ideally, I’d like to grow rosemary and lavender somewhere. I’ve wanted to grow salvia/sage literally for years, so it’s a must, somewhere. I also desperately want to grow roses, in honor of my Grandmother, who had a serious green thumb. She always had many different kinds of houseplants and had a vegetable garden every year until the year she got majorly pissed off because someone stole all her tomatoes. She would’ve given them away if they’d just asked, so that upset her nerves so much that she never had another vegetable garden. Roses were the only flower I remember her ever having and taking care of. She grew them planted in the ground and in containers. A rose bush is more important than anything else I could try to grow. What I’ve learned so far, it seems like daylilies would be a good addition to the mailbox flowerbed. That’s pretty much all I’ve come up with so far for that space. I’m good with only planting what I know I want, for now, and filling in empty spaces over time. If you all would help me figure some of this out, I’d be eternally grateful. Daylillies, at least in my area, are reliable perennials that are hard to kill, so they should do fine around your mailbox. Of all the things I tried to plant in my front flowerbed, the daylillies have done the best and are still reliably returning every year. Their thick foliage helps keep weeds out, too. I can’t help you on the roses. Roses scare me. I have heard they require a lot of care - fertilizer and pesticides- and pruning. I tried some knock out roses which are supposed to be easy to grow, and gradually I’ve killed half of them. They seem to be susceptible to a rot that kills the stems. I know my mom had some in Ohio and had to wrap them in burlap every year so they wouldn’t freeze. I love roses though, maybe when I retire I’ll try a few.
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Buy heirloom roses on their own rootstock. You can typically only find climbing or trailing ones but those you plant and forget. You can take hedge shears to them if you want. Very different from wild roses. Don't confuse the two. Antiques look like standard roses but the blooms are smaller.
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Trying to convince my Self to get out to the garden and plant some seeds while it's still warm (60 right now). Yesterday's high temp was 81; today's isn't expected to get beyond 65.
My Self is arguing.
@pinkcshmere Daylilies would be a good choice. They're hardy and as dependable every year as church on Sunday. There are lots of varieties. Check with Mr. Google for pictures. He's a primo horticulturalist.
If you'd like some early spring blooms and there's room enough, you could plant some daffodil bulbs in the fall. They're dependable and hardy, too. After they've bloomed, the daylilies will have started sprouting again and bloom in about another month or two.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Mar 15, 2021 8:27:18 GMT -5
Trying to convince my Self to get out to the garden and plant some seeds while it's still warm (60 right now). Yesterday's high temp was 81; today's isn't expected to get beyond 65. My Self is arguing. @pinkcshmere Daylilies would be a good choice. They're hardy and as dependable every year as church on Sunday. There are lots of varieties. Check with Mr. Google for pictures. He's a primo horticulturalist. If you'd like some early spring blooms and there's room enough, you could plant some daffodil bulbs in the fall. They're dependable and hardy, too. After they've bloomed, the daylilies will have started sprouting again and bloom in about another month or two. Had a nursery man tell me once if I couldn't grow daylilies I shouldn't be planting anything at all I love the old varieties best but getting hard to find. We had a guy here that had a daylily "farm" he was always working on new varieties and such. I bought most of my daylilies from him back in the day. They are also good for soil erosion if needed because of root system - ok I'll shut up but got itch to dig in dirt now.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Mar 15, 2021 8:29:15 GMT -5
So much for the early warm weather. It was 29° at 7 am. Still a month before I can plant seeds outside. Then the night time temp will be about 50°.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 15, 2021 9:28:45 GMT -5
I have a pepper sprout! It's sad how much delight I'm taking in these little guys.
It's just nice to have something positive. Plants can't talk, plants can't be sociopathic assholes to me.
I still may end up killing them. I don't have much of a green thumb. That skipped me and my brother got those genes.
He's giving me some tips. We got awhile till the last frost. He agreed putting them in my porch pots and rolling them indoors at night will probably be best as my sprouts get bigger.
Apparently morning glories can be invasive they need a pot to themselves. I'm thinking of getting a trellis and letting them crawl up the side of the porch to attract bees and butterflies.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 9:34:21 GMT -5
Daylilies it is. Hardy and dependable won me over. I’m not even sure what daffodils look like. Google is my friend. Surely you all have noticed that I am NOT a flower person lol.
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Post by susana1954 on Mar 15, 2021 9:50:54 GMT -5
I asked the lawn guy if he would spread weed'n'feed again for me this year. He said, "Sure. Your husband always picked it up first." I understand why he prefers it that way . . . that stuff is expensive ($55 a bag). Plus, he has to take the time to do it. It is also heavy. I could barely get it in/out of the cart and then the car. Next year I am going to see if Lowe's or someone delivers.
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NomoreDramaQ1015 That's not sad. It's a sign of hopefulness. Regarding morning glories, be sure to read the instructions! You should score the seeds and soak them for a day before planting. To keep them from overtaking your yard, deadhead the spent blooms before the seed pods drop. Another thing about morning glories is that they like full sun. They can grow quite tall so a trellis is a good idea. You could plant them in a big pot and let them climb to their heart's content. The bees and butterflies will thank you In warm-ish climates they are perennials, but where you are probably not. @pinkcshmere Gonna turn you into a gardener for sure after you see how happy the daylilies are and how easy they are to grow. I've been out deadheading dianthus and pulling weeds. The lawn needs to be mowed, but I'm tired. If I get a second wind later, it will get done. Otherwise it'll have to wait until the weekend because we're going to get some heavy duty rain and thunderstorms starting tonight and lasting through Thursday.
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There’s a HUGE nursery not far from us. I think I’ll try to get Mister to go there with me today.
We went last fall, but it’s so huge that it was overwhelming since we were “just looking” without anything specific in mind. I know all the flowers aren’t ready yet, but I also need a small bush or 2. We can get some ideas for what we might want for a bush, if nothing else.
I think I’ll support the local nurseries for my plants and flowers this year, instead of the big box stores.
I found a nice cedar raised garden kit, but it’s small, 4x4. I know the whole point is to be able to reach into the middle to tend to whatever is planted. I really prefer the look of some kind of stone border, but that’s more money and work to set up. Maybe sometime in the future.
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There’s a HUGE nursery not far from us. I think I’ll try to get Mister to go there with me today. We went last fall, but it’s so huge that it was overwhelming since we were “just looking” without anything specific in mind. I know all the flowers aren’t ready yet, but I also need a small bush or 2. We can get some ideas for what we might want for a bush, if nothing else. I think I’ll support the local nurseries for my plants and flowers this year, instead of the big box stores. I found a nice cedar raised garden kit, but it’s small, 4x4. I know the whole point is to be able to reach into the middle to tend to whatever is planted. I really prefer the look of some kind of stone border, but that’s more money and work to set up. Maybe sometime in the future. And you might find that local folks love to answer questions and impart their knowledge! Just play the “I’m a novice card” and I bet you get lots of help.! Just go for it! There’s not a Gardner alive that had a few oops along the way!
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DH and I spotted a lot more bush bean sprouts in the veggie bed today. If the weather's right tomorrow, I will spot treat a few weeds in the lawn. I've earmarked Thursday for a trip to a local nursery whose online inventory shows giant liriope, and I'll check out their pollinator plant selection too. I want one more plant for our pollinator bed so I can plant the bed this weekend. We had a great ground soaking rain yesterday, and it's gently raining again now. DH will have to replace the insert in our rain gauge because curious paws and teeth have been working on it-raccoons are suspected!
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There’s a HUGE nursery not far from us. I think I’ll try to get Mister to go there with me today. We went last fall, but it’s so huge that it was overwhelming since we were “just looking” without anything specific in mind. I know all the flowers aren’t ready yet, but I also need a small bush or 2. We can get some ideas for what we might want for a bush, if nothing else. I think I’ll support the local nurseries for my plants and flowers this year, instead of the big box stores. I found a nice cedar raised garden kit, but it’s small, 4x4. I know the whole point is to be able to reach into the middle to tend to whatever is planted. I really prefer the look of some kind of stone border, but that’s more money and work to set up. Maybe sometime in the future. Is the nursery possibly Digger O'Dell Nursery? I have bought plants from there before. Years ago I bought several potted daylillies from them. Over the years those daylillies turned into ornamental Micanthus grass which I don't mind but I never planted the grasses. Apparently Digger O'Dell either used some old plastic pots for the daylillies and there were traces of micanthus grass roots at the bottom of the pots. Or they used some old soil for the daylillies which contained micanthus grass roots. Also when you buy your daylillies look for the reblooming daylillies. There is a reason why they are called daylillies as the flowers are good for only a day and won't rebloom again until next year.
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We did go to the nursery today, and also to Home Depot. I managed to stay on track at the nursery, thank goodness. If I hadn’t done some research and had specific items on my lists, no telling what I might have come home with, that may not have been good choices. So, I got reblooming Daylilies, Caradonna Sage, and English Lavender. Those were the only 3 I was supposed to buy today, if I bought anything. So, I did good there. Later, at Home Depot, I bought some daffodils on impulse, but at least it was something I recalled is a decent or better option in my area. I have no idea what to do with them though. It looks like this would be a bad time to plant them in the ground, since they’re already growing, no flowers yet though. So just put them in pretty pots? There’s lavender that died sometime last summer still sitting in a terra cotta pot on a table on the deck. Yesterday, DS noticed that there was green lavender growing in the pot. When I looked, I couldn’t believe it! I thought it was dead-dead, so it’s not been watered except for rain (and snow) and it was not protected at all over the winter. How did it sprout new growth? Anyway, I have some stuff to keep me busy for a minute, and I’m happy.
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Post by CCL on Mar 15, 2021 23:08:55 GMT -5
You can put the daffodils in the ground since they are perennials. They won't care if it's cold and will multiple if they have room.
I bought a few rhubarb plants.
Hubby says he's going to add on to my garden for me.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Mar 16, 2021 6:43:43 GMT -5
We did go to the nursery today, and also to Home Depot. I managed to stay on track at the nursery, thank goodness. If I hadn’t done some research and had specific items on my lists, no telling what I might have come home with, that may not have been good choices. So, I got reblooming Daylilies, Caradonna Sage, and English Lavender. Those were the only 3 I was supposed to buy today, if I bought anything. So, I did good there. Later, at Home Depot, I bought some daffodils on impulse, but at least it was something I recalled is a decent or better option in my area. I have no idea what to do with them though. It looks like this would be a bad time to plant them in the ground, since they’re already growing, no flowers yet though. So just put them in pretty pots? There’s lavender that died sometime last summer still sitting in a terra cotta pot on a table on the deck. Yesterday, DS noticed that there was green lavender growing in the pot. When I looked, I couldn’t believe it! I thought it was dead-dead, so it’s not been watered except for rain (and snow) and it was not protected at all over the winter. How did it sprout new growth? Anyway, I have some stuff to keep me busy for a minute, and I’m happy. When I bought my townhouse some time back I had a neighbor/friend across the street from me whose yard was really pretty. I was starting from scratch since previous owner had no interest in flowers. Neighbor was constantly having "dead" stuff dug up in her yard. She had a guy who did her yard work. I would offer to take her dead stuff off her hands. I had a gorgeous yard for very little expense. And what I didn't use I passed on to my neighbor down the street!
Happy digging and planting and enjoying the fruits of your labor. OH can't comment on the daffodils going into grown since I live in a totally different climate than you. One more word of wisdom that I was told hundred years ago from nursery man "plant a .50 plant in a $5.00 hole and you will always have beautiful plants! Soil prep!
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Rhubarb won't grow here because it gets too hot When I was a kid we used to take the sugar bowl out to the rhubarb patch, break off a stem, and dunk it in the sugar bowl...unwashed, of course. We didn't die. @pinkcshmere Daffodil bulbs should be planted in the fall, but if they're already in pots you can put them in the ground now. They are perennials and will multiply and come back every year. They'd be a nice addition to your mailbox planting because they bloom early (well before the daylilies). Lavender prefers well-drained sandy soil. It's a perennial, too, and stays green all year long, blooming in spring and summer. When you thought it was dead, it was apparently just resting There won't be any gardening done here today. It's raining. And I didn't get a second wind yesterday so the lawn hasn't been mowed.
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 16, 2021 7:24:12 GMT -5
We did go to the nursery today, and also to Home Depot. I managed to stay on track at the nursery, thank goodness. If I hadn’t done some research and had specific items on my lists, no telling what I might have come home with, that may not have been good choices. So, I got reblooming Daylilies, Caradonna Sage, and English Lavender. Those were the only 3 I was supposed to buy today, if I bought anything. So, I did good there. Later, at Home Depot, I bought some daffodils on impulse, but at least it was something I recalled is a decent or better option in my area. I have no idea what to do with them though. It looks like this would be a bad time to plant them in the ground, since they’re already growing, no flowers yet though. So just put them in pretty pots? There’s lavender that died sometime last summer still sitting in a terra cotta pot on a table on the deck. Yesterday, DS noticed that there was green lavender growing in the pot. When I looked, I couldn’t believe it! I thought it was dead-dead, so it’s not been watered except for rain (and snow) and it was not protected at all over the winter. How did it sprout new growth? Anyway, I have some stuff to keep me busy for a minute, and I’m happy. If the daffodils are bulbs put them in pots. When they die back, trim off the dead foliage and stick them in your fridge until fall, then pull them out and plant them. They’ll come back and even multiple, they are sturdy lit things. I planted about six different varieties in a bed near my garage door and they all bloom on slightly different schedules, which is nice. Even some pink ones. Don’t fall for the lure of tulips. I planted a bunch once, got one big showy spring out of them, and one measly spring, and nothing since. If there is a trick to use to keep tulips coming back, I’m not aware of it.
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Post by Cheesy FL-Vol on Mar 16, 2021 7:37:31 GMT -5
We did go to the nursery today, and also to Home Depot. I managed to stay on track at the nursery, thank goodness. If I hadn’t done some research and had specific items on my lists, no telling what I might have come home with, that may not have been good choices. So, I got reblooming Daylilies, Caradonna Sage, and English Lavender. Those were the only 3 I was supposed to buy today, if I bought anything. So, I did good there. Later, at Home Depot, I bought some daffodils on impulse, but at least it was something I recalled is a decent or better option in my area. I have no idea what to do with them though. It looks like this would be a bad time to plant them in the ground, since they’re already growing, no flowers yet though. So just put them in pretty pots? There’s lavender that died sometime last summer still sitting in a terra cotta pot on a table on the deck. Yesterday, DS noticed that there was green lavender growing in the pot. When I looked, I couldn’t believe it! I thought it was dead-dead, so it’s not been watered except for rain (and snow) and it was not protected at all over the winter. How did it sprout new growth? Anyway, I have some stuff to keep me busy for a minute, and I’m happy. If daffodils were a word, it would be "happy". I bought a bunch of mini daffies for my porch balcony box this weekend! So now I have a box full of happy! We now have lots and lots of room for a garden. However, no way in hell am I going to be a slave to weeding (I had my fill of that when we were kids and my parents had a 1/4 acre garden planted with almost anything you can think of) so I found plans this weekend for elevated garden boxes that are sized to fit (4) 5 gallon buckets into. I am debating making one to try out this season. I did pick up some jumbo plastic planters to try my hand at tomatos. My dad was a whiz at those, and they were his pride and joy over everything else except the flowers in the garden. I plan to try and find a place in the yard to plant some of his favorite flowers in his memory.
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