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It's (Approximately) Gardening Season!
- Thread starter Songbird
- Start date
So far, I've planted......
- 25 Norway Spruces
- Many pounds of mixed wildflowers
So far, I've killed.....
- Tens of thousands of garlic mustard plants, aka, "Satan's Deadly Minion".
- Dozens of boxelder seedlings.
- Hundreds of Honeysuckle.
My hostas are up really earlly this year!
- 25 Norway Spruces
- Many pounds of mixed wildflowers
So far, I've killed.....
- Tens of thousands of garlic mustard plants, aka, "Satan's Deadly Minion".
- Dozens of boxelder seedlings.
- Hundreds of Honeysuckle.
My hostas are up really earlly this year!
Songbird
She rules her life like a bird in flight
My hostas are too. Such an easy, no-maintenance plant.
We'll plant our typical garden: tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, onions, potatoes, corn, and other assorted veggies and various herbs.
We have 3 apple trees we planted last spring, but I don't think they'll bear fruit for at least another season. We plan to add a couple of pears, peaches, and plums as money allows. And various berry bushes and grape vines are in the plan as well, but getting the chicken coop finished and the birds outside is top priority.
We went to Lowe's yesterday and they had peach trees for sale already starting to bear fruit!
We have 3 apple trees we planted last spring, but I don't think they'll bear fruit for at least another season. We plan to add a couple of pears, peaches, and plums as money allows. And various berry bushes and grape vines are in the plan as well, but getting the chicken coop finished and the birds outside is top priority.
We went to Lowe's yesterday and they had peach trees for sale already starting to bear fruit!
Really? Mine are very high maintenance. Oh, the drama between Golden Meadows & Golden Tiara! Great
Expectations is jealous when Dancing Queen shakes her petioles with Blue Angel. Patriot wants Sea Thunder to
quiet down. And....you get the picture. I have thousands of at least 40 varieties, & most want to be queen bee!
Songbird
She rules her life like a bird in flight
Oh, to live in a peach-bearing zone! Though the tradeoff is the work involved. And a chicken coop! Fresh eggs!
Songbird
She rules her life like a bird in flight
Oh, that's funny! Yes, I can see that happening. Aggressive li'l things, ain't they? They must be frequently split up.
Student of X
Paradigm Shifter
My wife planted some radishes, I think. She likes to pickle them.
Broken Smoke
Member
We really had an early spring this year. I've been enjoying the perennial flowers blooming, and I haven't done too much with my big area. I did start big pots of the "can't live without" herbs. Parsley, basil, and oregano. I need to start the thyme between the stepping stones experiment. It would be wonderful to have thyme as a scented ground cover. I'm also watching some volunteer tomato plants coming up. I don't know what they will produce. Probably some very crossed up stuff. But those little guys seem to always be the strongest plants with the most fruit. Tasty too!
A belated caution to all....
Garlic mustard is going to seed already this year. If you pull it, be sure to burn it.
Composting it won't kill the seeds, & you'll become even more infested with this
most invasive & destructive weed. We're still a few years away from a biological
control. Purple loosestrife was conquered eventually this way, so this garlicy scourge
should be manageable.
About garlic mustard
Garlic mustard is going to seed already this year. If you pull it, be sure to burn it.
Composting it won't kill the seeds, & you'll become even more infested with this
most invasive & destructive weed. We're still a few years away from a biological
control. Purple loosestrife was conquered eventually this way, so this garlicy scourge
should be manageable.
About garlic mustard
We've got apples!
I was checking the trees yesterday and found about a dozen tiny apples (about the size of your thumb tip) on the Stayman Winesap, and about two dozen on the Red Delicious. The Golden Delicious didn't even bloom this year, but we just planted it late last summer.
It surprises me because they're only the size of small saplings (about 4' tall); I figured we'd have at least another year before they bore fruit. I doubt the fruit will fully mature, but it's neat to see it already.
I was checking the trees yesterday and found about a dozen tiny apples (about the size of your thumb tip) on the Stayman Winesap, and about two dozen on the Red Delicious. The Golden Delicious didn't even bloom this year, but we just planted it late last summer.
It surprises me because they're only the size of small saplings (about 4' tall); I figured we'd have at least another year before they bore fruit. I doubt the fruit will fully mature, but it's neat to see it already.