Category: Gardening
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Gardening Diary – June 15, 2021
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Sharon and I took 6 bags of garden trash to the Knox County dump. Sharon planted Velvet Queen Sunflower [Helianthus annuus] seeds and Chianti Hybrid Sunflower seeds in raised bed #5. These were Burpee seeds and purchased by Elizabeth last year. After this, Sharon continued to weed the herb raised…
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Gardening Diary – June 14, 2021
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Vanilla Marigolds [Tagetes “Vanilla”] Picture taken June 14, 2021 Sharon planted the rest of the Vanilla Marigolds that we had purchased. Sharon started weeding the spice raised bed (#6). Removed the large weeds from the bed along the right fence from the utility shed to the cross fence. Watered the…
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Gardening Diary – June 13, 2021
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Coleus and Double Play Doozie® Spirea [Solenostemon scutellarioides], [Spiraea x] Picture taken June 14, 2021. Turned on the irrigation system for the straw bale beds and hand watered the plants which were added this year except those that were in the straw bale beds.
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Gardening Diary – June 12, 2021
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Tomatoes Picture taken June 12, 2021. Sharon staked 4 more Tomato plants and Sharon planting Vanilla Marigolds [Tagetes ‘Vanilla’] Picture taken on June 12, 2021. planted some Vanilla Marigolds in various straw bale beds. Trellis for Cucumbers. Picture taken on June 12, 2021. Sharon and I set up a trellis to…
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Gardening Diary – June 10, 2021
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Toyo Nishiki Flowering Quince, Scarlet Storm Flowering Quince, Orange Storm Double Take Quince, Pink Storm Flowering Quince [Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Toyo Nishiki’], [Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Scarlet Storm’], [Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Orange Storm’], [Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Pink Storm’] Picture taken on June 10, 2021. Pruned the Toyo Nishiki Flowering Quince and other Quinces in the front porch bed and…
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Gardening Diary – June 4, 2021
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Vanilla Marigold, Superbells® Evening Star™, Superbells® Holy Cow!™, Superbells® Grape Punch™, Gerbera Daisy, Carol Mackie Daphne [Tagetes ‘Vanilla’], [Calibrachoa hybrid ‘BBCAL87705’ USPP 30,837], [Calibrachoa hybrid ‘BBCAL85303’ USPP 30,840], [Calibrachoa hybrid ‘JGCAL09404’ USPP 29,760], [Gerbera sp.], [Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’]. Picture taken June 4, 2021. Vanilla Marigolds [Tagetes ‘Vanilla’] Picture taken June 4, 2021. Weeded the…
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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 31, 2021
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Big Blue Liriope [Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’] Picture taken on May 31, 2021. Planted 6 Big Blue Liriope [Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’] in the Lenten Rose bed. These Liriopes were purchased several years ago from Lowe’s. They remained in their pots in the Lenten Rose bed during this time! Are we or…
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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 – May 26, 2021
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Coleus and Double Play Doozie® Spirea [Solenostemon scutellarioides], [Spiraea x] Picture taken on May 26, 2021. Sharon completed weeding the original bed around Coleus and Double Play Doozie® Spirea. Straw bale bed with diatomaceous earth. Picture taken on May 26, 2021. Sharon sprayed diatomaceous earth on all of the plants in…