Posted on 04/29/2016 2:12:39 PM PDT by greeneyes
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My peas are up and doing well - really starting to climb. I am swamped ... my two new raised beds got constructed Monday night & now I have to haul the dirt to fill them from the pile in the back field. Each will take 45 5-gallon buckets. I have Leaf Gro (7 bags each) to add so that saves hauling a few buckets. I’ve already bought 16 plants for the garden - need at least one of the new beds (plus the two old ones) to plant them all so that’s “motivation” to get one of the new beds completed.
I just got off the mower after almost 3 hours of mowing fields. The good news about that is I’m using a new zero-turn mower that was delivered yesterday. It is FAST compared to my 10 year old lawn tractor. I’ve got lots of catch-up mowing to do since the belt broke on the old mower & that didn’t get fixed for a couple of days plus we’ve had rain. One thing is for certain - I need to practice my driving skills on the new mower & will be using the old one for a while to trim close around the redbuds & rose bushes. Going around big trees I can manage, but the small stuff would get run over for sure at this point - there’s a definite learning curve. :-)
It seems to be sold out in the form of transplants everywhere.
After the trouble I got into just for not wearing gloves? Are you kidding?!?!
They’ll often root. Not wasting time.
At 3 hours mowing , you might have enough to bale ! :)
LMAO !!
Seriously , how is the thumb ?
Grass clippings make a good temporary mulch
or placed in compost as nitrogen rich green manure !
What do you do with the skinny asparagus side shoots ?
Do you use them for flavoring soups and stews ?.. or do you have another use for them ?
Rabbs (wild leeks) and asparagus are a spring tonic around here !
The swelling went down enough to see the red mark where the splinter still is. I had it ultra-sounded yesterday, and surgery is scheduled for Monday.
They were able to measure it on the ultrasound scans, it’s about half an inch long, and goes straight through the muscle!
Gteat pictures! Thanks!
Have you grown white asparagus before? It’s my favorite.
Dang !.. you did it for real !
You are in my prayers that all will go well .
Probably worth a shot.
I have propagated blackberries by bending over and burying the mid section of a cane. Next season I cut the cane and I’m left with two plants.
I’ve also used root cuttings from blackberries in large containers. Sometimes by properly taking cuttings and placing them in the fridge with peat (IIRC). Sometimes, I leave the large container with no plate under it in one place for months, then just come along and move the container, breaking off and leaving behind the portions of the roots that snuck through the drain hole into the ground.
I’ve had no luck with blueberries, unfortunately, as I want a bunch of those to use as hedges.
Southern Tier here. Temps have been tough on our flowering trees and bushes. Our mock pears only had about 1/4 the usual blossoms, then went to leaf after only two weeks. Guessing we will have skimpy foliage on those this year. Lilacs look as though they won’t be much better. Forsythia - leaves and virtually no blossoms. Last year they were great.
I think I know what is in store for my peach tree. My apple trees have not done a diddly darn thing since planted years ago - but at least I won’t have any sense of disappointment with those.
My teeny row of snow peas is doing OK, but we can NOT plant anything else until the end of May. Grampys wisdom. One year we got cocky, and we paid for it, LOL. We can plant seeds to ground mid May, but no started plants. EVER.
My Prayers are with you…
The average last frost date here in Western NY is 5/20 , so frost blanket, cloche, and cold frames are useful, and frequently needed in the garden.
I would suggest a side dressing of compost and/or 5-10-10 within the dripzone to feed any delayed foliage formation and fruiting blooms .
If not used by the plant this year , it will build up the plant nutritionals for next years production so it won't be totally wasted.
Last week, apple orchards around here expect 30% reduction in blooms due to frost, but the resulting fruit may actually be larger, depending on the rest of the season.
If the blooms aren't blasted and desiccated , there is still a chance of delayed blooms.
Thank you!
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