Category: Gardening
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Gardening Diary – April 6, 2021
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Part of the right fence bed, left of the shed. Picture taken April 6, 2021. Continued pruning of Ferguson’s bushes that were hanging over the right fence.
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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…
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Gardening Diary – April 2, 2021
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Sharon at uncovered Straw Bale Bed #7. Picture taken 2 April 2021. Sharon and I took the cover off of Straw Bale Bed #7 at about 11 AM. The low temperature for last night appears to have been about 28o F. Tonight, the low temperature is predicted to be 26o F; hence,…
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Gardening Diary – April 1, 2021
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Covered Straw Bale Bed #7 Picture taken 1 April 2021. Since the forecast low for tonight is 26o F, checked the literature to see if we needed to cover our Oregon Sugar Pod II Peas [Pisum sativum var. saccharatum] and/or Icicle Short Top Radishes. From Oregon State University Extension Service [1]:…
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Gardening Diary – March 26, 2021
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Hydrangea bed. Picture taken on 26 March 2021. Weeded most of the Hydrangea bed and the part of the right walkway adjacent to the bed. Most of the weeds were Dead Nettle, Violets and Onions. Aphrodite Sweetshrub [Calycanthus L. ‘Aphrodite’] Picture taken on 26 March 2021. Planted an Aphrodite Sweetshrub [Calycanthus L.…
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Gardening Diary – March 24, 2021
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Oregon Sugar Pod II Peas [Pisum sativum var. saccharatum] Picture taken on 24 March 2021. Watered straw bale beds #7-8. Carol Mackie Daphne [Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’] Picture taken on 24 March 2021. Put 4 2 ft3 bags of pine bark mini-nuggets on the Flowering Cherry bed which we planted the…
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Gardening Diary – March 23, 2021
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Went to Home Depot and bought 10 2 ft3 bags of pine bark mini-nugget mulch. Hosta [Hosta sp.] Picture taken 23 March 2023. Using a spade, was able to lift the Hosta plant that was in the Flowering Cherry bed. Weeded this bed; the bed had a significant number of Violets…
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Gardening Diary – March 20, 2021
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Took 6 bags of weeds to the Knox County dump. Saw some Violets in the 2 Pink Muhly Grass beds and the Serviceberry bed; removed these. Walkway through Sunny Knockout Rose bed. Picture taken on March 20, 2021. Continued weeding of the Sunny Knockout Rose bed near the Purple Smoke…
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Gardening Diary – March 15, 2021
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Sunny Knock Out Roses [Rosa ‘Radsunny’] Picture taken March 15, 2021. Continued to weed the Sunny Knock Out Rose bed. Mulched a significant part of the latter bed with pine bark mini nuggets mulch. Additional picture (1) taken today: Weeding on Sunny Knock Out Roses bed Picture taken March 15, 2021.
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Gardening Diary – March 11, 2021
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Back part of Straw Bale Bed #8. Picture taken March 11, 2021. Front part of Straw Bale Bed #8. Picture taken March 11, 2021. Placed a 1 ft3 bag of Vigoro All-Purpose Garden Soil on each back, front of Straw Bale Bed #8 and the front of Straw Bale Bed #7.…