"A go-to outfit for gardening? Used scrubs from the thrift store. They're durable, have plenty of pockets and are easy to toss in the wash at the end of the day." ~ Garden Gate Magazine Reader Tip
"A go-to outfit for gardening? Used scrubs from the thrift store. They're durable, have plenty of pockets and are easy to toss in the wash at the end of the day." ~ Garden Gate Magazine Reader Tip
I wear jeans and old t shirts from the thrift store, but this is a good idea, too!
I “pinched” my 4 dahlia seedlings this evening .... it was only semi-traumatic. Their raised bed got a good weeding, soil amended with some bought topsoil, organic fertilizer sprinkled & a deep layer of pine straw added. They are definitely getting bush-like and strong - the wind really blows them. Once they get heavy with flowers, I am sure some support will be needed.
Finished the carpentry part of the lean-to project today & it looks pretty good. Next part is to haul all the stuff in the barn into the lean-to. I wanted to do it tomorrow, but I offered assistance to an elderly relative & she took me up on the offer so I am taking her to a specialist doctor appointment tomorrow (30 miles/45 minutes one way). I am very worried about her - she’s fallen twice in the last 2 weeks & cannot get up by herself, none of which is good.
The Rat snake was in the barn early afternoon - when I came back from a break, it was in front of my red mower. It finally moved on after I lightly tapped the end of its tail with my shoe - took 2 taps. I thought it might coil defensively after tap 1, but after tap 2, it moved on out.
This evening, as I locked up the shop, a dark shape caught my eye in the grass in front of the barn. It was a skunk! Not the typical coloring, mostly black with white on the end if its tail - no stripe. I figured we had one around due to all the holes dug in our landscape mulch. I hollered & clapped my hands a couple if times and it took off for the fence & the neighbor’s field (tall grass, lots of cover). A temporary retreat, I’m sure.