Northeast Gardening: Garden Projects #14, 0 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
Lucy, Ma, so right about the leaves appearing today. We noticed several Japanese Maples that seemed bare yesterday, but covered today with leaves. The Shad bloomed today and tomorrow it looks like we will have the crab apples out.

Lucy, OH, SDB iris are popping out here too. I will post a shot of some that came out recently

Robin, at least your vinegar will age nicely. I also seem to collect dried beans and rice, but I think that is smart if we have a disaster. DH is not amused.

Karen I will post the list as soon as the tulip season is over with photos. Glad to know that moving the snowdrops is OK. I am about to move more Narcissus which always works especially if I remember to water them in well.

Today was extremely productive but I over did it and am suffering with a back ache. I dug out about 4'x50' of an area in front and along one side of our veggie bed. Then DH pitched in to help me dig out holes in this new space to sink in the 70 or more pots that contain our collection of Hippeastrum. DH lugged them all out of the GH and we sunk them all in the new space. I am not sure this is the best hair brained idea that I ever had, but I think they will get regular watering from the sprinkler we use for the veggie bed ( thanks to Wha) and in the fall I can just lift them to take back inside the house. We then pruned several Scrub Oaks, a Viburnum and several Burning Bushes before I crawled back into the house.

The replacement for our falls for the endless stream came today, so we will be installing it by the week end. I will take the potted herbs out of the GH tomorrow and anything else that I think is ready for the weather if I can move. Patti