Hi Dolly!
Raised bed is going great guns. Put a few cages in for the tomato plants. Yes, lots of rain, but I did water it the other day as it seems to dry out quickly. I think that’s because it’s raised, and the metal grain bin heats up with the sun, so it’s getting more dried out than it normally would. I’m all hooked up to hoses on each side of the house, so it’s easy to water. All of my lettuces are growing like crazy.....how can I eat all of that lettuce at one time!?
My flower pots are taking off so well this year! I was looking at them today - so full and colorful. But for Cotton’s arms, I would send you some updated pics. Maybe in a couple of weeks I will....or when I get my first tomatoes! The rhubarb is doing well also.
Most of those perennial gardens with the ponds, sitting areas, that CB posted for me awhile ago are at Natalie’s house. I have one nice semi-circle garden, plus my flower pots and hanging baskets. The lush, beautiful gardens are definitely not mine lol. I may send a pic when those are blooming - the colors are just starting to come out.
Her vegetable garden is out by one of the barns - it’s about a half acre. I haven’t seen it this year, but she’s had issues with too much rain, hail damage, wind, etc. It seems to be taking off though....at least the weeds are. The small fruit orchard is by the house, on the far side of the driveway. Those trees are doing fine.
How are your raised beds doing? I also wondered where you were putting all of that mulch.....did you put in a new garden?
The mulch is on a small section of lawn between the mobile home and parking area. I had described earlier that I’ve put a double layer of cardboard and Intended to cover that with the tree clipping /shred but couldn’t find any so just using brown mulch atop the cardboard.
Along the parking areas I have smaller planters with some herbs but primarily mixed flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds. In smaller containers I have sunflowers . Have four banana trees planted . Small divisions from friends yard. The containers dry out quickly as you said for the bin
The little planters aren’t especially attractive hoping when I finish all will be improved. I’ll take a couple pix where you can see cardboard still not covered
Ideally the grass would have been removed to do it properly. Too much labor involved in that for me even though it’s a small area
“All of my lettuces are growing like crazy.....how can I eat all of that lettuce at one time!?”
I always wonder how a salad became the stereotype of lettuce and tomato and cucumber. By the time my tomatoes and cucumbers are in, the lettuce is completely gone.