We’ve been getting an unusual amount of rain so far this month but it’s good for the plants. Tourists, for the most part, can’t come anyway so it’s not as bad as if there was no lockdown.
Should we cover our perennial flower gardens in the evening before it frosts this week?
Greetings from southern New Hampshire. Sorry I missed your posting, but yesterday morning, our beloved cat, “Blue”, crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. He was 16 and had liver failure. This is the second cat in six months that has died on my lap! We are now down to four cats and we have three holes in our home and our hearts.
Household Six has quite a “garden” started in our basement. I was going to start raking and leveling raised beds, but yesterday, we had about 3” of heavy, wet snow. It is all gone, now.
I have the first of three horizontal hive boxes done. Two to go. They are insulated with sheep wool. I drove down to Mass to pick up three bags full, and all I heard was “Baa Baa”.
Life goes on.
Here in Florida my red oleander is putting on quite a show of red blossoms.
Down the street a neighbor has a pumpkin that has turned orange. When I tried squash a few years back, the vines did well at first but later were riddled with boring holes.
The hydrangea I bought from Wal-Mart three weeks ago still has its blooms.
My amaryllis are blooming, but not all at the same time. Their blooms only last a few days each.
My Maui ixora are starting to bloom. They like moderate shade.
My neighbor’s citrus trees are not doing well. The Florida sun south of Sarasota where I am is too hot. As development moves inland, the cloud cover decreases, making my area more sunny.
rose grafting:
https://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/topic-files/flower/propagation.pdf
I’ve never had any luck with grafting or budding in years past, but I’ll keep trying.
Easter lilies do well in my part of Florida.
They can be bought cheaply as remainders around Eastertime.
I got most of my potatoes in today but was not able to finish planting all of them.
The weather won’t be good for planting the rest probably till Friday or Sat.
What’s the best way to store the chits in the meantime?