October 19, 2011
four yards compost!
We finished spreading compost as top-dressing for the lawn and around plants in all the garden beds. That was a lot of compost and a messy job.
I also made several trips to Starbucks for used coffee grounds and spread around the acid-loving plants before applying compost. The plants getting coffee included rhododendron, azalea, camellia, blueberry, and choisya.
I also made several trips to Starbucks for used coffee grounds and spread around the acid-loving plants before applying compost. The plants getting coffee included rhododendron, azalea, camellia, blueberry, and choisya.
October 11, 2011
Angel's Trumpet mishap
The wind blew over my largest Angel's Trumpet, and the pot broke. What a mess! So I spent a couple hours this morning cleaning it up. The plant got a good root pruning before moving into a new pot. I usually prune in the spring before bringing outside, but this plant got its roots pruned early. I cut the branches back about halfway (a little more than usual) and moved the plants into the storage room.
I'm going to think about a creative way to use the large broken pieces of pot. I've seen some interesting uses in other gardens, but I want to think of what might work well in my yard.
I'm moving things into storage. I've moved my tuberous begonias in, after letting them dry out. I will cover them with vermiculite to store for the winter.
I am going to clean the leaves of one of my elephant ears plants and replace the top layer of soil, then will move them inside the house for the winter. Hopefully, they won't bring many insects in. I will store another plant in the storage shed to see how it does over the winter.
I repotted some abutilon plants into smaller pots for overwintering. Almost time to bring them in too.
John changed the tubes in one light fixture in my storage room to full-spectrum lights. I will try to remember to turn on and off regularly to give the plants a boost.
I'm going to think about a creative way to use the large broken pieces of pot. I've seen some interesting uses in other gardens, but I want to think of what might work well in my yard.
I'm moving things into storage. I've moved my tuberous begonias in, after letting them dry out. I will cover them with vermiculite to store for the winter.
I am going to clean the leaves of one of my elephant ears plants and replace the top layer of soil, then will move them inside the house for the winter. Hopefully, they won't bring many insects in. I will store another plant in the storage shed to see how it does over the winter.
I repotted some abutilon plants into smaller pots for overwintering. Almost time to bring them in too.
John changed the tubes in one light fixture in my storage room to full-spectrum lights. I will try to remember to turn on and off regularly to give the plants a boost.
Lawn aerated and overseeded
Hooray! John did a very thorough job aerating the lawn Saturday afternoon. He went over it several times. Then he spread a mix of perennial rye and fine fescue seed and organic fertilizer. Then he top dressed with compost.
We had four yards of compost delivered. It is much less expensive than buying bags, but it sure is messy! I think we got a batch of good quality compost. I now have more than two yards left to spread around my plants throughout the yard.
Here is a photo of the lawn. It sure looks messy, so we hope the rains wash most of the compost down into the grass in the next couple weeks.
We had four yards of compost delivered. It is much less expensive than buying bags, but it sure is messy! I think we got a batch of good quality compost. I now have more than two yards left to spread around my plants throughout the yard.
Here is a photo of the lawn. It sure looks messy, so we hope the rains wash most of the compost down into the grass in the next couple weeks.
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