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Today I went out to trim off my lirope...(I have 2 and I had already trimmed one.)

Then I began to clear off the old dead leaves, and remove the weeds that are already growing new this year.

Long story short, I cleaned off the whole bed, and replanted some of the perennials that are already coming up.

One bed down 3 to go.....and then I begin planting new flowers...


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I've been so swamped with coding that I still haven't done much more than picking up in the yard and checking the pool cover; there's so much that I need to get done, too...


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Not to worry...There is plenty of time...Sadly it WILL wait for you.

My frost date is not until like a bit before Mother's day. I just had a chance to go out today so I did.
Truthfully that will most likely be it for a month or more....


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I hope to get some dirt and pots to start my seeds and finally use my new tiny greenhouse. Haven't even check on the peas and potatoes. Maybe this weekend.



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Keep us posted. shewinks


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I chopped down a wisteria bush and put a new cover on the pool; at least I got something done, it's supposed to be in the 80's tomorrow...


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The way I look at it is "It's another job done." Eventually if we keep at it, we will be done....Right ???

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Lol, yes; someday there will be enough time for everything, :)


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Originally Posted by Gremelin
Lol, yes; someday there will be enough time for everything, :)


Promise ????


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I'm hoping, at least...


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The more you do the more there is to do.



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Originally Posted by Gremelin
Lol, yes; someday there will be enough time for everything, :)


Nope, just when you think that.....grandkids come along lol


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Originally Posted by Sunflowers
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Lol, yes; someday there will be enough time for everything, :)


Nope, just when you think that.....grandkids come along lol


OH, goodness, you are right !! lol


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That's the truth Sunny.

It's been so windy here and it was 29° this morning and I've been at the hospital all the time so I haven't done anything. Hope you get my seeds started this week.



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Today I refilled a large pot & planted 6 cutting of our SandCherry bush. I sure hope this works. And oh, I used root hormone & dampened the soil before I planted them.
here is hoping prayers


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Cover that pot with plastic and you'll have better luck with those cuttings, Carol. Like making a mini greenhouse.


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Originally Posted by Tina
Cover that pot with plastic and you'll have better luck with those cuttings, Carol. Like making a mini greenhouse.


OK, IF I can find a plastic bag big enough...and it is outside, but hey, so are mini greenhouses.


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I used the plastic from the cleaners one year and overwintered a bunch of plants.



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yesterday Aubry and I started the green beans in the garden, started Abraham Lincoln tomato seeds in containers, covered the potatoes.



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Gardening with little ones is so much fun. GG can't wait to plant her 'Rattlesnake beans'. They make the bean package with a cartoon snake on it so it draws little gardeners right to it in the store lol


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Rattlesnake beans. Sounds yummy :)

I forgot to get dirt to start my other seeds. If I only had a brain.



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Originally Posted by Bestofour


I forgot to get dirt to start my other seeds. If I only had a brain.


Join the crowd my dear..... blush


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Sherri, GG planted rattlesnake beans last year for the first time, they are a mottled, long, slender bean that grow on poles. They were delicious...in fact the best beans we ever ate. They only took up a 4 ft space in the garden and we got buckets and buckets off them. I'll plant them every year now.


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What I did today was :

I weeded my herb garden, & trimmed it back some (the Oregano was taking over my chives.)

I moved around the fencing to better suit the herb plot

I removed my large & half dead sage plant. I will add a new one back next week after the rains.

I planted a Sweet Basil plant in one of my planters on the deck.

I weeded some of my rocked area (although I think I will have to (by hand) take up my rocks, and then put down new landscaping paper & replace the rocks....and perhaps put down some new sand under my colored bricks that I use as edging.

I re-weeded my big flower bed a bit, then I added some new soil to it. More needs to be bought & added I am sure.

and OH..I weeded & cleaned out my big half barrel that I plant on planting a tomato into.



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Good job Junie.

I marked off a new garden area to add to my existing garden....today I shall start the sod removal. It seems that my garden area melts first with the snow. thumbup


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Yesterday before going to the hospital I covered the potatoes again and planted some tomato seeds. I've got to start cucumbers and squash.



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Sod removal finished and more seeds bought. Slow and steady will get me there.


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Yes it will, Sunny. I hope soon.


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Finally rained so tomorrow I hope to get out there and cover the potatoes (if it's not too muddy) and start cucumber, basil, and squash seeds.



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Next week I am going to put in my tomatoes & a few other veggies.
I may plant some lettuce & onions this week as well.

I want you to keep us posted on your potatoes, Sheri----unless I plant some in one of my big pots I will not be planting any of those this year.


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Tonight I put out a new BLUE pot on my porch and planted most of the flowers that I bought day before yesterday.

Then I took the other Blue pot that I bought and transferred my lilac bush that I have been growing from a small start for the 10 years we have lived here. It is from a lilac bush that Valarie bought when she was in college & was homesick. The old pot was so brittle that there had to be a new one.

Another job done, as the saying goes.


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That sounds nice, Carol.


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Thank You, it was very therapeutic.


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Yay for new pots thumbup

How is the lilac start doing?


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I pruned our rose bushes (and one of the neighbors), picked quite a few of them, then turned the water on and hooked up the hoses and set all of the timers. The front faucet had a bad leak so I ended up in the basement for a while tightening the connections to fix the leaks. spring prep, I suppose...


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Well at least "That is another job done"
After all not all of our spring garden prep is fun..but it still has to be done.


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DH was feeling sorry for me today, as the kids could not make it home, so he took me out & had me go shopping for some flowers.
I decided to go to Lowe's.
Well, they had tons of flowers, but not any smaller perennial's. So of course I bought a few veggie plants, and a few annuals. I planted most of them this afternoon. There are 3 left to be planted. BUT as we are supposed to have bad storms the next few days I did not plant them all. Also some of the plants that I put in pots are waiting in the garage to be put out.

I hope that everyone is having a Good Mother's Day / Sunday.


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Originally Posted by JunieGirl
After all not all of our spring garden prep is fun..but it still has to be done.
The pool is what I'm dreading; I can't seem to find a cover that fits, so there's all sorts of fun things in there right now... When I have the cash to open the pool for the season, it'll take quite a bit of chemicals to bring it back to "clean" lol.

We have a Lowes down the street, and a Home Depot up the street, we end up spending a lot of time at them both, lol.


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I wish I had those stores so close to me. But then, perhaps it is good that I do not.... blush


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