Showing posts with label yard work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yard work. Show all posts

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

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.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Wishing everyone a beautiful holiday weekend!

Not much going on for me. Just going to putter outside during the day and see what marathons or movies are on at night. That's all folks! So enjoy your long weekend! Keep it slow and safe!