Category: Straw bale bed #8
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Gardening Diary – April 11, 2024
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After pondering the pro’s and con’s of fixing the backflow device for the irrigation system, finally decided to forgo fixing it. Since we had decided last year to remove the vegetable raised beds and to change focus to the maintaining of primarily bushes and trees in the backyard, the need…
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Gardening Diary – August 22, 2022
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Again, Sharon continued to prune the Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood [Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’] and weeded the bed containing it. She cut down many Green-headed Coneflowers [Rudbeckia laciniata]. Also, Larry continued to weed part of the walkway between 2nd bulb bed and raised bed #8, part of the 2nd bulb bed and…
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Gardening Diary – August 20, 2022
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Sharon continued to prune the Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood [Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’] and weeded the bed containing it. Weeded part of the walkway between 2nd bulb bed and raised bed #8, part of the 2nd bulb bed and pruned some twigs off the Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood that were hanging over…
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Gardening Diary – August 16, 2022
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Weed-eated the walkway next to the Butterfly Bush bed and the Lenten Rose bed. Did some pruning of the Indigo Bush [Amorpha fruticosa] to facilitate weeding of the Hydrangea bed and the walkway along the left walkway along the latter bed. Weeded the Hydrangea bed concentrating on getting rid of…
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Gardening Diary – February 9, 2022
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Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood [Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’] Picture was taken on February 9, 2022. Started to prune the Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood that was next to the Dappled Willow [Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’] which we finished pruning a couple of days ago. The pruning is essentially the removal of twigs that were…
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Gardening Diary – June 2, 2021
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Tomatoes Pictures taken June 2, 2021. Sharon staked the Tomatoes and then she sprayed diatomaceous earth over the vegetables planted in straw bale beds #1-4 and #7-8. Lenten Rose bed Pictures taken June 2, 2021. Put down several bags of pine bark mini-nuggets mulch to cover the Lenten Rose bed.…
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Gardening Diary – May 27, 2021
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Cut down the branches that were from the bush growing in the right front fence. Took these and previously cut branches and plants to the gulley on Dave’s property. Sharon and I transported 7 or 8 bags of garden waste to the Knox county dump in Karns. Sharon spreading diatomaceous…
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Gardening Diary – April 30, 2021
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Sharon fertilized all the plants in Straw bale beds #3-4, 7-8 and sprayed diatomaceous earth on all the plants in straw bale beds #3-4. Straw bale beds #7-8 Picture taken April 30, 2021. Cut the drip hose on straw bale beds #7-8 at the place where the hose leaves straw…
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Gardening Diary – April 9, 2021
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Straw bale beds #1-4 Picture taken on April 9, 2021. Installed a 50 ft drip hose that was purchased from Amazon. Unfortunately, it was about 1 bale short. Thus, added a Mister Landscape hose to cover that bale. Straw bale beds #7-8 Picture taken on April 9, 2021. Installed a…
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Gardening Diary – April 5, 2021
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Last week, we had several nights when the temperature dipped into the middle 20’s. The following plants suffered damage from the freeze. Semmes Beauty Oakleaf Hydrangea [Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Semmes Beauty’] Picture taken 6 April 2021. Wintergreen Boxwoods [Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Wintergreen’] Picture taken 6 April 2021. Icicle Short Top Radishes Picture taken 6…