The Green Thumb Project

Did some fall cleanup. Pulled out the ratty looking cuke plants and managed to lug 50 lbs. of peat moss to throw down over everything. The advantage of that is it's hiding the beating my flowers took when the menfolk worked on the house siding. My poor garden was mangled! I just wanted to get the moss down and seriously watered before the torrential rains we are going to get for 3 days. Hmmph. Next, later today, I'm going to have to go cover the fish pond with some screens to keep all the leaves and crap out. Wondering if I should buy more fish food or not. It's important to keep them fat so they can make it through winter. So I guess I'll be getting food when I head to Petco today. Sad it's fall in a way. The plants are doing well, still green and pretty. It will be bittersweet to see everything die down for winter. But at least I have a good start for next year. Picked some tomatoes, they are putting out like crazy still. Just puttering around today.

The Green Thumb Project

Today I planted some sort of daisy and a mini rose. I moved some ferns over to the pond garden and planted some Cukes, Clarkia, Pinks and Sweet William seeds. I KNOW! It IS a BIT late to be PLANTING. Oh well! I watered really well and added water to the fish pond and just pretty much puttered about, yanking weeds as needed. It was a bit hot and sweaty. But I got things done. I also rewarded myself with a nice cool bath, a bottle of cold water and my book. Coming soon are more pics. Happy Fathers Day tomorrow for those of you who are daddy's. Going to the Cape for a nice cookout. But since it's going to rain, eating in seems like a sure thing.

The Green Thumb Project

Before and after (well, during... So not done.) pics today. What went into the bed are Pinks in the front, lavender in the middle and some tulip bulbs to the left up against the brick. Way in the back is Solomons Seal, and just in front of it I planted some lily bulbs. I made sure I left plenty of room for everything to fill in. I know I'll add another lavender plant and possibly more bulbs. I need to mulch it as that spot gets fierce sun during the summer and we have a well. Need to think of water conservation all the time. The screen house is up now. Need to set it up to eat out there. Got to bring the mini-fridge out and the tables and chairs and some storage bins and the grill moved closer (this time positioned so you can SEE what you are freaking grilling after sunset). I think M and the mouses will do that. I don't have much more that I can do without some money. Burning season is prematurely over due to a sudden dry spell. No, not a drought, a dry spell. *SIGH* Hello early brush fire season, good bye to getting the rest of the brush cut/cleared and burnt!

Today I also got some branches cut down from over the fish ponds. It's a damn Choke Cherry- messy trees. They get crap all over the place in various stages of growth during the season. My advice? Cut them right down. Unfortunately, The ponds need shade and that's it. But I pruned the hell out of it.

Then I watered and fertilized the new stuff, picked rocks and roots and witch grass, changed the birdbaths and puttered. And got crisped by the sun. Tomorrow is supposed to be a beautiful day. NOTE: hat, sunblock, t-shirt that covers more skin and get into the shade. More pics coming soon. I'm pretty much done for the night.