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Inventory [gardening]
May. 20th, 2021 08:32 amI have finally been home for long enough during daylight hours to take a slightly closer look at the condition of the garden. On top of that it has been warm and dry, so things needed watering.
The currant bush has currants on it!
This corner is "brassicas gone wild"
There's at least one volunteer mustard plant back behind the brassicas, too, which I'm pleased to see, although it looks to me like mustards out here basically grow and then bolt straightaway, so if I want to grow and eat mustard greens in the future I probably have to be strategic about nabbing them as soon as they look big and leafy.
Lots of strawberry flowers and nascent berries. I bet I am going to miss out entirely on strawberry season this year, so I'll have to let our neighbors know they're free to pick and enjoy if they'd like.
The rhubarb has made a jungle:
But there's no sign of the artichoke, so it looks like the winter insulation used this past year was inadequate. It's going to be a year before I try again. I can be patient.
The tulips are finishing up but the lavender is greening up. This year the red tulips bloomed but the black tulips didn't. It also looked to me like something nibbled on the tips of the leaves of the black tulips. Again, I will be patient.
I only just discovered yesterday that the dahlia tubers got put out with the tomato seedlings in mid-March, which was definitely NOT after the last frost. I am sad that they are most likely dead. I guess in the future I must label any subsequent dahlias with a sign that says, "Do not put these dahlias outside until May." I will not be able to obtain more dahlias this year, which breaks my heart a little.
The NYT said one shouldn't bother overwintering petunias, but here's this one now:
A bit scraggly but I have a feeling that with some soil amendment it may bush out again and be fun.
Iris alley has popped:
After I finish giving my final exam on Saturday, I am going to go up to the hardware store in Troy to see what I can find by way of soaker hose and watering timers, plus hose repair kits, as it seems the end of one of the more durable hoses has gotten damaged such that it now leaks. I'd like to get the garden situated such that it requires next to no maintenance while we're out of town.
I will also spend some time over the weekend sifting compost and worm dirt and applying things to the garden. Soil therapy, I suppose.
For now, back to work. Ugh.
The currant bush has currants on it!
This corner is "brassicas gone wild"
There's at least one volunteer mustard plant back behind the brassicas, too, which I'm pleased to see, although it looks to me like mustards out here basically grow and then bolt straightaway, so if I want to grow and eat mustard greens in the future I probably have to be strategic about nabbing them as soon as they look big and leafy.
Lots of strawberry flowers and nascent berries. I bet I am going to miss out entirely on strawberry season this year, so I'll have to let our neighbors know they're free to pick and enjoy if they'd like.
The rhubarb has made a jungle:
But there's no sign of the artichoke, so it looks like the winter insulation used this past year was inadequate. It's going to be a year before I try again. I can be patient.
The tulips are finishing up but the lavender is greening up. This year the red tulips bloomed but the black tulips didn't. It also looked to me like something nibbled on the tips of the leaves of the black tulips. Again, I will be patient.
I only just discovered yesterday that the dahlia tubers got put out with the tomato seedlings in mid-March, which was definitely NOT after the last frost. I am sad that they are most likely dead. I guess in the future I must label any subsequent dahlias with a sign that says, "Do not put these dahlias outside until May." I will not be able to obtain more dahlias this year, which breaks my heart a little.
The NYT said one shouldn't bother overwintering petunias, but here's this one now:
A bit scraggly but I have a feeling that with some soil amendment it may bush out again and be fun.
Iris alley has popped:
After I finish giving my final exam on Saturday, I am going to go up to the hardware store in Troy to see what I can find by way of soaker hose and watering timers, plus hose repair kits, as it seems the end of one of the more durable hoses has gotten damaged such that it now leaks. I'd like to get the garden situated such that it requires next to no maintenance while we're out of town.
I will also spend some time over the weekend sifting compost and worm dirt and applying things to the garden. Soil therapy, I suppose.
For now, back to work. Ugh.
