Gardening Thread

[JayneWonders]

We had found a bunch of bulbs in and around our shed in new-to-us dirt. Turned out most were daffodils, some were hyacinth, and some were crocuses.
I had dug them out and threw them in a pail last week.
Today my husband and I transplanted them to along the driveway.
65 daffodils, 3 hyacinths, and 15 or so cr

Taking a short break, whilst he plants two apples trees that i picked up from a local fellow gardener last fall.
Then, i will go about planting the dozen or so perennials that I picked up at Northlands for our entrance way and newer dappled shade garden. It was formed to hold the dozen delightful daylilies that i was gifted, and became a repository of many other items that i had or was given. Things are doing well, so fingers crossed.

Hoping to get in before the long afternoon rain hits.

 

[KayTheCurler]

Despite the reality of scattered snowbanks in shady spots things are breaking out finally. Fresh green leaf buds unfurling. The early flowering, very invasive pulmonaria is going strong and providing some colour. There are flowers on the haskaps!!

 

[JayneWonders]

I do the gardens, and my husband does the bush lot, though we both discuss both and help with each.
Today was a trip to a local nursery to buy a number of new trees and shrubs to help build the forest back. The bush has been hit by the loss of the ash trees, and though it still has a great canopy, it could use some help. What we bought is small, so 15-20 years from now, they will start to bear evidence of the diversity added.

Todays additions are: serviceberry, redbuds, black gum, pussy willow, hemlock, black cherry

 

[ChemGal]

Garlic is up early and haskaps have been blooming for weeks here.

 

[Carolla]

I do the gardens, and my husband does the bush lot, though we both discuss both and help with each.
Today was a trip to a local nursery to buy a number of new trees and shrubs to help build the forest back. The bush has been hit by the loss of the ash trees, and though it still has a great canopy, it could use some help. What we bought is small, so 15-20 years from now, they will start to bear evidence of the diversity added.

Todays additions are: serviceberry, redbuds, black gum, pussy willow, hemlock, black cherry

Ooo - those will be beautiful Jayne!!

 

[JayneWonders]

and tomorrow, we get delivery of trees from a garden centre that is stopping doing tree / garden sales -- it is only doing landscaping items.
So, we bought big trees -- an American Beech, Venus Dogwood, Greenspire Linden and Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash -- great price.

These will help to fill in the bush for some of the missing ashes.

 

[BetteTheRed]

I do hope that you got more than one of a couple of trees, not a bunch of single specimens.

 

[JayneWonders]

Curious, why, Bette?

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

Curious, why, Bette?

Because trees of the same species connect with each other underground and support each other. ( actually, different species sometimes as well).
Talking Trees: How do Trees Communicate?

 

[JayneWonders]

This is a bush, think massive canopy. It's had ash trees die.

There is no lack of support in that manner

One area is an old driveway, which has maple, hickory, spruce, pine and other trees on either side, but we wish to reforest.

One area is near a culvert, and has musclewood trees, shagbark hickory, maple, etc. Linden like moisture. So do black gums and pussy willow are also going in near

The redbuds are going in on a hill of maples and hickory, oak, as the redbuds are understory, as are the azaleas and rhodo planted last year on that hill

The ash trees are such a loss

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

The ash trees are such a loss

Ashes to ashes....
It sounds like a well thought through plan.

 

[Carolla]

Ooof, I'm tired. Have been doing lots in the garden for the past week or so - both at home and at the school. Thinning, weeding, edging, pondering where to put all those beautiful seedlings I started this year, prepping the big pots for my 'driveway farm'. Yesterday & today I planted most of the flower seedlings, plus the beans & peppers. I'm still waiting while the tomatoes harden off a bit more - but probably a day or two & they will go in. Our weather is suddenly rather hot - so not the best for transplanting, but good for the gardener!

 

[ChemGal]

I killed at least 30 lily beetles today, and this year Chemguy has mostly been on it as I just haven't been feeling well enough most days., I'm not sure if he's as good of a spotter as I am, I know with the cabbage moths he's not, but that is green on green.

 

[JayneWonders]

Oh dear. I thinned my Asiatic lilies, must have given my brother-in-law 50 bulbs. He was happy.

It's good to have folks close to share with that you can say "this is what they are and how to manage"

 

[JayneWonders]

Got some much needed rain yesterday evening. Need a whole lot more

Found the garden tags for some hostas from our old house and the oakleaf hydrangea. I had moved them to here, so bonus, I now know the name.

Iris are now opening up. I do love our seasons

 

[BetteTheRed]

I killed at least 30 lily beetles today,

And THAT is why I let them eat my lilies to the ground after a few years' battle, and have not replaced them. I just stick with daylilies now. The beetles are bad (especially if you knock them off accidentally, because they deliberately flip themselves so their red shell is down and their soil-coloured abdomen is up). The next stage - those awful larvae that cover themselves in their own feces - is worse.

 

[ChemGal]

And THAT is why I let them eat my lilies to the ground after a few years' battle, and have not replaced them. I just stick with daylilies now. The beetles are bad (especially if you knock them off accidentally, because they deliberately flip themselves so their red shell is down and their soil-coloured abdomen is up). The next stage - those awful larvae that cover themselves in their own feces - is worse.

We typically manage to get the adults or at least eggs before we see larvae.

 

[Carolla]

What ridiculous weather we are having! I just put my heat loving tomatoes (except 1 plant) & peppers into the garage - it is getting cold here tonight - if we can believe the weather forecast. Tomorrow morning the high is only 7, with a windchill and lots of rain! I'm glad for the rain, but not so much for the chill! On Monday or Tues it was 31!!

 

[ChemGal]

What ridiculous weather we are having! I just put my heat loving tomatoes (except 1 plant) & peppers into the garage - it is getting cold here tonight - if we can believe the weather forecast. Tomorrow morning the high is only 7, with a windchill and lots of rain! I'm glad for the rain, but not so much for the chill! On Monday or Tues it was 31!!

Here we call that May

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

Gardening friends,
I have built this cover for my raised bed, finished it yesterday. They are still calling for frost in the next days, it was 4 degrees this morning and on the weekend we will have single digits. I am eager to get my tomotoes and peppers in the ground- should I dare? Is this enough protection?