A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Landscape trials and triumphs What did you do in the garden today # 12

gardening is definitely therapeutic even if it is hard work.

Today I put out squash and cucumber seeds in the straw bales and planted my teeny weeny tomato plants. I'm so behind.

IF it ever stops raining here I can re-weed my gardens and finish my planting. This reminds me of the years that Good, conscientious gardeners were mowing down their gardens because it rained so much that the weeds could not be kept at bay...

And my rocked area....Gracious me !!!

Not to mention I NEED to stain/seal my deck. BUT it has to be above 55*F for 48 hours I think it is before I can. We have not had that...yet...

Going to bed now--nite nite.

weeds are never ending.

Good going Sheri...late is better than never

Late is definitely better than never.

Today I weeded the area under my water spigot so I can put in the 2 plants I have for there. I do not know there names. I will look in my books soon, but for right now they put me in the mind of flat hens & chicks..only tiny.

Then I weeded my large flower bed--again. I wanted it weed free so I could plant my purple Angelonia, my orange Osteospermum, & my multi colored Snapdragon plants.
Now I only need 1 more Osteospermum, & 3 short perennials. There is a nice Nursery close to where my oldest DD used to live--I think I will go there.

Then I transplanted some volunteers of my existing perennials . They were little plants so at this point I am not sure if they are Gaillardia or Echinacea. Either way they are free !!! so now whatever they are, are filling in a space I was going to need to buy a plant for. I also moved a volunteer sunflower plant. If it makes it the birds will sure be happy this summer/fall when it grows.

Then I took my "left over" 2 Celebrity tomato plants & put them in my herb garden. Not much room for them really, but at this point it was all the real-estate that I had for them.
evening update:
I had been in but then a while later, I went back out and re-watered my newly planted plants. Then as the wind had died down, I used a bunch of round up. Now to wait until it begins to work. Then I will do some more weeding.

I hope it does rain tonight as they predict. That would water in my newly planted plants.

You got a lot done, good job.

I have perennials to divide also...especially my daylilly's. My Aunt needs a few extra plants for her front yard so I'll drop off a few to help. She is a wonderful aunt and could use a helping hand.

It is nice of you to share, Sunny.

Yes, it is very nice of you to share. I am sure your Aunt will be thrilled.

If I knew of someone that needed some plants I would share too.

My Aunt had many plants....and sadly found out that her toddler grandson has a bee allergy. So they had to strip over half of everything out of her yard. I am helping her replenish what doesn't draw in the bees.

I finished all my outdoor raking and trimmed back all the plants and shrubs that needed it.

Sunny hope that toddler has an epi pen handy.

junie, you've accomplished a bunch.

It's been raining here so I'm not sure how my late garden is coming along. Hope to be able to check tomorrow.

Yes, Epi pens are a must for him.

GG and I put in two rows of Norland red potatoes today.

Mmm, potatoes. May you have a wonderful harvest.

I LOVE red potatoes....

I've planted Norland reds previously but for some reason this year I went with Yukon gold.

let me know how they do, Sheri. I have always wondered about growing them.

Well so far so good. We dug a trench to plant them and I've covered the plants 3 or 4 times and they're over a foot high again already. If that's any indication of how many potatoes we're going to have then we'll have a lot.

YAY !!

No such thing as too many potatoes.

So true.

Today I added a few bags of compost to my garden...I wish we could compost here. It is hard to amend soil a few bags at a time per year.

GG and I weeded....it is still to cool for planting.

Well, that has to be done also. Another lesson for the GG.

The green beans are up. Surprise! Not all that I planted but over 1/2.

YAY for green beans !!!!.....even if it is half.....

My potatoes are starting to poke through the ground already

My spinach is about ready to eat and my green onions are too.

Has anyone every used row covers? I'm thinking of putting some over the squash. May be too late though because doesn't the squash borer get in there early?

I have only ever used row covers as a frost deterant...I hope it works for you.

Didn't get the row covers. Hopefully the squash bugs won't find my squash.

I hope the squash bugs go to someone elses house, Sheri..


I potted some begonias today, for the front porch.

I moved my angelonia over about 1 foot, so I could transplant my green envy coneflower close to where I had it.
I had lots of volunteer green envies up against the house that I wanted to move.

Then I planted the plants I bought today when Rod & I went to Lowes. I bought an annual Coreopsis Corey the picture is yellow but these in the pot are tiny pink. we shall see.

then I planted some pale pink/pale yellow tiny zinnia. They are the ones that have like 4-6 petals...

also I planted a Mandarin Double Orange Coneflower. and a Maroon Blanket flower (Gaillardia).

I think my flower bed is done--that is if my seeds do ok--some are up & ok but some are bare. I guess it rained too heavily at the wrong time, HUH?? The nasturtium are doing well though.

The bugs and eggs are there today. The plants haven't had the first flowers and they've already found them. At this point I'm not sure if I should pull up the plants and start over or just pull them up and give up. This is the earliest the bugs have ever shown up.

Sounds like your flower bed will be beautiful.

I've already planted my window boxes twice and the sun is so intense nothing will live. Even the lantana died. Not sure what to plant next. Maybe some type of small cactus but I really don't like cactus.

None of my peonies bloomed this year. Didn't even have buds. They've all bloomed from the beginning. I think we had a really cold snap for a few days after it had been warm for a while and that did them in. Shoot.

Thank you about m flower bed, Sheri.

did you buy Marigolds, Sheri. I think they are more hardy..and they have some pretty varieties.

I have never put marigolds in the window boxes because I don't much like them but it's a thought.

I pulled up one squash plant and stuck in another seed. I picked off and murdered several adult squash bugs today and removed some eggs. Maybe if I keep this up I'll get squash before the plants are totally gone.

Woke up at 6 so I went to the garden. Didn't see squash bugs but maybe they were still asleep. The Japanese Beetles were awake though. Yuck. Picked a few green peas (may be the last) and dug up some potatoes.

Yum...potatoes and creamed peas...you are going to cream the peas, right ????...You make me hungry !!!
Glad that you got rid of some squash bugs...keep up the good work.

I hilled my potato plants today and planted up my window box and two planters.

YAY for you....I am betting the rain didn't know that, or it would have "come to help"

I watered a LOT and weeded a bit.

I eat the green peas raw or throw them in the pan when I cook me an egg. I've already lost 2 squash plants. They just withered up. There was no sign of the squash vine borer or squash bugs so I've got no idea unless it was just the brutal 101° sun. I've never had that happen.

Yesterday I put in 3 kinds of tomatoes, 2 kinds of peppers, 2 kinds of cukes, 4 kinds of beans, carrots, beets, onions and lettuce.

Go, Sunny!

yea !! What Tina said !!!!

Sounds wonderful !!!

I know that the below comment is a spring job, but hey, better late than never, right ??

I just finished laying down my Pea Gravel and my Mulch for the year.....I had just bought 1 2 cu ft of Mulch a month or more ago & when I was done I was way short. I finally found more (it was late in the season after all) a bit back & as today was still a nice day I used it--and well I am done for this year, - with that anyway. I have cleaned around & built up most of my brick edging but one long strip needs to be done yet. I may go back out again this afternoon when I am cooled off or I may wait until this evening. we shall see. Good news is all of my flower beds are weeded...