Category: Gardening
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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 23, 2021
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Photograph (1) taken today: Volcano Clematis (and detail) [Clematis ‘Mazowsze’] Picture taken on April 23, 2021.
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Gardening Diary – April 22, 2021
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From the website of WBIR 10News: We set a new record low for April 22nd with a low of 30 degrees at the McGhee Tyson Airport (the old record was 31 degrees in 1993). There is only one other year where we’ve been this cold this late in the month of…
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Gardening Diary – April 21, 2021
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Sharon and the covered Straw Bale Beds #3-4. Picture taken on April 21, 2021, In preparation for the predicted lows (near freezing), Sharon and I covered the Tomatoes and Peppers in the Straw Bale Beds #3-4. Moved the pail, that contained the Hosta [Hosta sp.] plant dug up in the…
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Gardening Diary – April 20, 2021
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Weed-eated all but 3 walkways (walkway along the original bed, along the left fence and along the Sedum/Iris bed) in the backyard along with part of the walkways in the back bed. Sharon fertilizing the Tomatoes. Picture taken April 20, 2021. Sharon fertilized the Tomatoes with (a tomato fertilizer) and…
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Gardening Diary – April 19, 2021
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Spent the day pruning the Dappled Willow [Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’] which is next to the right fence. Placed the refuse in the ditch on Dave’s property. Dappled Willow before pruning. [Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’] Picture taken on April 19, 2021. Dappled Willow after pruning. [Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’] Picture taken on April…
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Gardening Diary – April 16, 2021
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Connector on the drip hose. Picture taken on April 16, 2021. Added the hose clamp, that was purchased yesterday, to seal the cut in the drip hose. Had to use pliers to tighten the clamp. Part of the original bed that was weeded. Picture taken on April 16, 2021. Continued…
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Gardening Diary – April 15, 2021
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Straw bales beds #1-4 with modifications in irrigation system. Picture taken on April 15, 2021. For years, we have been concerned that the water from the drip hoses between beds containing the straw bales has been flooding the area outside the beds, especially, in the walkways. Thoughts of various solutions…
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Gardening Diary – April 13, 2021
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Golden Jubilee Yellow Tomatoes, Roma Tomatoes, Celebrity Tomatoes [Lycopersicon lycopersicum ‘Golden Jubilee’] Picture taken on April 9, 2021. As can be seen in the above image, the drip hose does not enclose the 2 left Tomatoes. Unfortunately, when we watered the beds, the water did not reach these tomatoes. Moved the…
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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…