Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Yardening Summer 2013, 2 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
I CANNOT BELIEVE IT THAT I NEVER "FOUND" THIS THREAD!!!!!!

Here it is--59 posts--and no one even wondered where i was...as I, usually, post pretty
regular on out Threads.

Just read the whole thing----nothing much to contribute---OR--i don't know where to start...
Been really busy trying to get all my beds planted.
Today--I started to tackle my "Stump Bed"--a small, round bed with a decaying stump in the middle.
The stump is all that is left from an old (25 years) River Birch.

On top of it--bolstered up with bricks so it will nor cave in--I always have a big pot with pretty flowers in it.
Not doing anything great yet....but it will be spilling over soon.

I had to dig up the bed--down to the clay--to keep it the size for my black, rubber edging to fit around.
Well--this turned out to be a big project--as there were many large chunks of decayed tree roots
Of course--everything is soaked. That equals===HEAVY.

Will continue Monday. Tomorrow is "Garden day" for me at the HD.

--I can show you a pic. I took--with all the clay and clumps dug up.
--Here it is, kind of, rough-raked and the edging put around.
--The black soil on top is just a small layer of "Leaf Gro"--. Under that--i sprinkled some Plant Tone.

Next step will be to combine the two--and rake it down again.
Then i can plant my plants in it....hopefully on Monday.....

Who thinks that one can just dig a small hole and plant a plant??? NOT here!
All my efforts take at least half a day. Or more--in this case.....I DO just wear out.....

edited to add that--before anything--I had to rip out lots and lots of spreading Euphorbias.
You can see the Mama plant in the last picture. Not sure what to do with it??????
Maybe we need another "Digging party"......It is now spreading incessantly..

This message was edited Jun 8, 2013 7:26 PM