Northeast Gardening: Garden Projects #4 , 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
Robindog, I think you could be right as I only remember planting blue in 1983. I rue the the day.

flowAjen, not fair.

I found more Iris pseudacorus today and just as I was finished for the day, I saw some more hiding in a corner. I'll jerk them out tomorrow.

Pfg, that is a way cool idea, but so much work. I need to lift some lavender as well as many masses of siberian Iris to get out some grass. The DL could use your method too. Maybe next spring I'll put that on my 2012 "project " list.

I finally finished cleaning out the GH today of everything that goes out for the summer, except for 4 big pots of plants that belong to a friend who will have her "gardener" come by and pick them up at some point and fluff them up with some new annuals and herbs. One is an oleander tree that blooms all winter so I like having it. Plus we have 2 pots of hers filled with begonias that never have stopped blooming over the last 4 or 5 years. Non stop for sure. I moved too many heavy pots and am very sore now. Plus after I came in for the day I decided to move some big rugs from one room to another which meant moving a bunch of furniture. Now really hurting, but done.

I also weeded a terrace, divided some lavender and nepeta to use to fill in some bare spots and did some raking in the new veggie bed area. I planted up some hot peppers in pots on the deck because they are pretty and I remember to use them. I bought a six pack of mixed, but have no idea of what ones they are. I will plant a row of jalapeno's and another bunch of Serrano's in the garden as I need more of those. .

DH got the new veggie bed planted with pumpkins, potatoes, cabbage, and mini watermelons and who knows what else as I quite before he finished. Before he could start he had to put rabbit wire around the bottom as those critters eat right through the deer fencing to munch on everything. Our friend, and his ESL student from Lithuania, made us a cool gate for it and dropped it off and then hung it for us. Done. Some shots from today with the gate. Patti