cineater Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Those are cute. At the grade school, they have a painted rock garden and it is all fish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 @Gracii Guns is your grass cooperating for the cross hatched pattern you were hoping for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, soon said: @Gracii Guns is your grass cooperating for the cross hatched pattern you were hoping for? Our mower is a Flymo, so doesn’t have a roller, therefore stripes are still a distant dream. I must say, that the lawn care I have done (scarifying, adding sand, mowing at the right time and seeding after every mowing) is working a treat and we have a verdant lawn with only a few weeds now. That’s what I love about gardening. You give a little care, then quite soon, a garden can take care of itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 24 minutes ago, Gracii Guns said: That’s what I love about gardening. You give a little care, then quite soon, a garden can take care of itself. Amen to that! Glad things are going so well with the lawn. One day stripped and it'll be perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 What is a verdant lawn? Never heard of that, sounds interesting. Sunburned and sore but I think I'm finally done planting for a while. There was no petunias left over from the plant sale so I changed my one bed to lantanas. Just as well, I would have been watering the petunias all the time. And I'm using lots of herbs that make a nice show so that will cut down on the watering too. I'm ready to kick back and watch the garden grow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, cineater said: What is a verdant lawn? Never heard of that, sounds interesting. just that it's a very lush green grass lawn. Our lawns in England tend to be full of dandelions, daisies and moss. It takes effort to have just grass, fake grass is getting common now so you get the effect without the hard work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 I'm trying for lush and plush on my lawn. I have a big round bare spot where let go of the fertilizer spreader and it fell over, oops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Oh, little gardening tip. Not a good idea to wear a button up shirt when gardening as you might discover in the middle of the hardware store it became unbutton while you were hauling those bags of mulch and the whole store has now seen your bra. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 4 hours ago, cineater said: Oh, little gardening tip. Not a good idea to wear a button up shirt when gardening as you might discover in the middle of the hardware store it became unbutton while you were hauling those bags of mulch and the whole store has now seen your bra. Story of my life! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Here's the answer to why can't I leave a barrel of fertilizer water in the greenhouse to water all my containers with. Because it turns to pond scum real quick! Holy shit, it turned to hot real quick. All the spinach bolted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I love the students. You tell them free plants and they descend on them like a herd of locust. I pretty much cleared out the plants leftover from the plant sale. You ask those of us who have been around a while to take some plants, we might throw rotten vegetables at you. The students are doing a salsa garden (my idea) as their class project. Grow shit and eat! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 16 hours ago, cineater said: Here's the answer to why can't I leave a barrel of fertilizer water in the greenhouse to water all my containers with. Because it turns to pond scum real quick! Holy shit, it turned to hot real quick. All the spinach bolted. Oh no! Can you still use the fertilizer like that? I see algae and other fermented stuff for sale as fertilizer - maybe similar? I once mentioned to someone that "the lettuce bolted" and they casually glanced down the path as if to inquire 'oh, maybe we could still catch up with them?' lol They must've thought I meant like the slang term bolted, meaning running off in a hurry. But they never did ask how that would be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I don't know if we can use it like that. I just dumped it. I don't want bugs living in it. And I always spill some on me, so no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Salsa gardens are a perfect gateway drug to food production! Its how I got into also growing dent corn because after a while going to the grocery store buy mass produced tortillas to scoop up my gardens salsa felt like it cheapened the fun experience and satisfaction of "I grew this" (in addition to wanting to control all ingredients). And its a transferable concept to use for most aspects of pantry planning. *********** The slow, cruel countdown until May 15 when I start my season is destroying my soul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I'm starting to wonder about you soon, drugs are creeping into your conversation. I kicked the houseplants out and they were happy to go. We hit 90 toady and should be in this weather pattern for the next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, cineater said: I'm starting to wonder about you soon, drugs are creeping into your conversation. You're the one growing Salvia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 2 hours ago, soon said: You're the one growing Salvia! Among other things. I already sent the park 72 marigolds and I'm delivering 144 tomorrow. Originally they wanted a couple hundred more. I don't mind. They are easy to grow. The parks folks get the hard part, planting all of them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Im so exited to get started. Although my first order of business is to dig a big, deep hole at one end for drainage and then deepen my paths/furrows and create a lean so they all drain into my pit. Its likely already soaked so it should be some miserable work. Second order of business is to set up solar bug zappers around pit so that it doesnt become a bug breeding hot spot. Then weeding and hauling tons of wood mulch from up the way. Im thinking maybe 50 trips. Yeah, not my idea of gardening bliss. At least setting up my shed sounds pleasant. And Ill hope to begin sowing peas, kale and comfrey asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Sounds like fun! I have never recovered from a 3 day motorcycle trip from St Louis to NY in 105 heat. It gets about 90 and I'm done. We got there today with humidity! Mother's Day to the rescue. I got an Energizer headlight. A headband with a light in it. 315 lumens, light it up, from spot light to flood light! Can't wait for it to get dark to try it out. With this, doesn't matter what time of day it is, I can garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 OMG, that works great! Lights it up and I can even see better than in the daylight. The plants really stand out and I can see between the growth down to the dirt. Only drawback is bugs are attracted to the light. The cats hate it, yeah I see you there and your eyes give you away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Sounds like a great road trip, though! I should consider getting one of those head lamps. Happy Mothers Day, btw. But yeah, theres lots of warnings about how much more a threat to health and safety those bugs can be this season. In addition to my zappers Im planning to continue using my catnip bug spray and also maybe apply citronella essential oil to my clothing. I've been up since before dawn churning out make ahead meals, doing laundry, doing a big clean in preparation for the busy weeks to come. It all starts tomorrow for me! Woo-Hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 I'm seeing those bug health warnings too. I'll be smelling like sunscreen and bug spray. You're just getting started and I'm almost done planting, just a few more I'm bringing up from seed in the house. Love being out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 No smelling like coconut sunscreen for me again today. Was supposed to get started today. Rained all night and all morning and more is on the way. Not in the forecast. Also, I poked myself in the eye. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 aw, that sucks, the rain and the poke in the eye. I thought I finished my mother's yard today only to look up and see the lilac bushes are done blooming. One more day of work there and then I'm done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Is that why Mothers day is falls on this date; so we will go prep their gardens for the season and tidy up the Spring time plants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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