Beginner Gardening: Is it just me - or is winter coming early?, 0 by Acemoose

Acemoose wrote:
Well.. I better get my burlap out and The Red Knit Ski Cap (for the top of the balcony fig tree) and keep them ready for The Big Chill, which I hope comes soon. I LOOOVE autumn and winter.i wrap all the plants on the balcony and leave little gaps (away from the wind) so I can stick the snout of the watering can in them and water the plants once or twice a week, thru the winter.

Right now all my maple trees and ginkgo trees on my balcony as well as the Paw Paw trees are beginning to turn colors -- The bronze coleus leaves look spectacular at the base of my fringe trees -- and the squash vine is still gently wrapping itself here and there with little blossoms (I THINK they are setting fruits finally....) peeking their yellow faces at me -- it is so beautiful!!

Since my balcony is thoroughly and very safely (over 8 ft high, with, total overlap on the bottom) cat-proof-fenced in, my kitties can go out and enjoy the splendor (I also have a baffle at the top to keep out hawks or eagles, both of which are in my area). Big Bad Baby Twinkle meow-meows at me to come and enjoy "her" balcony, with her. Sweet Cee Cee will not go out there unless I am with her at all times. There's even a little hut out there for them to temporarily take shelter in (I supervise them at all times) if it's snowing, or raining - as the picture shows, BBBT LOVES the snow-- the (doubled, at the base of balcony) fencing (chicken wire, 1" opening, secured to the balcony fence and the 8 lattice sections throughout the balcony) is not visible in this photo but it IS there.

Ace



This message was edited Oct 7, 2009 11:28 AM