Removing Wildflower Beds in the Backyard
4/5/2019 – We pulled the pitiful wildflowers –mostly crimson clover–from the three locations in the backyard. Tilled the dirt with the TroyBilt cultivator.
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The journal of events related to bushes, trees, flower beds, and the lawn.
First Rain in a Month
4/4/2019 – Exactly one month ago, 3/4/2019, it rained and has been very dry since then. The large veggie garden was planted a week and half ago and the seeds have been resting in the dry dust. We have watered the beds, new plants, and new trees daily and they have done ok. The grass […]
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Another Daylily Bed
Before the rain began this morning (first rain in a month) we widened the narrow bed between the SE corner bed with the power pole and the southmost new camellia. Dug up the large clump of daylilies in the driveway bed and pull out two fans. Dug up a clump that was out of place […]
Continue ReadingBuilt a Round Compost Bin
4/3/2019 – Built a round compost bin with 48″ high field fence. Placed in next to the grain bin at the blower/dryer. Put the yard garden debris and the wildflowers debris removed from the bed along the wood fence/road. 4/6/2019 – We have pulled the wildflowers and weeds from the backyard beds and out them […]
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Planted New Daylilies
We completed tilling the bed along the wood fence. Mary planted the four new daylily varieties (21 total plants) she ordered from American Meadows. They are cited below. ‘Crimson Pirate’ Daylily blooms in clear red with golden yellow accents and a sunny yellow throat. Narrow, elongated petals give this easy-care plant a refined look, especially […]
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The bed along the wood fence between the Crepes was cleaned out –other than the ends–of the wildflowers that were mostly clover last week. Used the Troy-Bilt cultivator till the soil that was hard other than next to the crepes and plumbago where it is moist from our watering the plants. Pried off fans from […]
Continue ReadingFertilized Crepes, Bushes and more
All below was fertilized with 15-0-15 unless otherwise noted. Crepe Myrtles along the road – 1 pint (~1 lb) in about a 10′ x 10′ area around the trunk per the soil test. Lightly dribbled around the daylilies, roses, blue plumbagos, and bridal wreaths in the same bed. A little less than a pint on […]
Continue ReadingA Brown Select Satsuma and two “Julia Child” Roses
3/27/2019 – Bought a Brown Select Satsuma and two “Julia Child” gold floribunda roses at Sessions. The Julia Child rose, known in the UK as the Absolutely Fabulous rose, is a golden butter or golden floribunda rose, named after the chef Julia Child. WikipediaScientific name: Rosa ‘Julia Child’ Higher classification: RoseCultivar: ‘WEKvossutono’. Origin: Tom Carruth; (United States, […]
Continue ReadingFed the Sunset Magic Crape Myrtles
About 3/27/2019 – Tom fed the three purple crepes a blend of Miracle Grow and fish emulsion.
Continue ReadingVery dry March this spring
The last rain was on 3/4/2019 and was the fourth day in a row where we had about 0.25″ each day. That was a small amount of rain after a week of dry winds. Since then the humidity has been low and the wind blowing out of the north or south. So, the flower beds […]
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