Thank you!
We’re still turning the bed. Our soil is pretty alkali, like desert soils normally are, so I have been double digging it,bit by bit, and adding gypsum, sulfur, compost and a little sand. We’ve also just planted a crabapple in the front yard (a Sugar Tyme) and an Italian plum in the backyard. The backyard’s in bad shape, and will need some serious TLC, but the front yard had been neglected, too.
I will test the soil one more time before I plant. If it’s still a bit on the alkali side, then I will just use a good tree and shrub potting soil to amend the hole I plant them in and mulch heavily. I’m also starting to wonder what companion plants I ought to plant in this bed. There will be room for some of them, for sure.
Rose and Garden Ping!
How does your garden grow?
I located a photo I took last year of one of my favorite roses; my hybrid tea, "Tropicana". Some people have real good luck with it, others just can't get it to grow. Mine blooms steady all spring, summer and, last year, even up until Thanksgiving it had blossoms.
Sounds like you are really getting into gardening. Isn't it fun?