an evening in the garden

i needed to get out of the house so i went up to see what i could do in the garden.

i put 1 tablespoon of espoma plant tone per sf. in the strawberry beds
i put 1 tablespoon of espoma plant tone per sf. in the herb bed
and a tsp. inside of espoma plant tone some of the little pots.

i cleaned out a bit of the overgrown areas in the bed with the bulbs and hostas. just abou 20 minutes worth of work. there's alot that could be done there.

since we now have a greatly reduced area, we could redesign that section.

perhaps add a couple inches of mulch to cut down on weeds?

maybe we can shape that giant shrub/tree that grows there? like a bonsai?

also, we discussed putting grass down instead of mulch around the SF beds. and getting a push reel (old fashioned) lawn mower.

Sunday

Blogger still seems to be down at NKU.

Anyhow, sunday the Zig-zag bed got repaired, filled, and planted. We spent about $30 on a few items for the garden-- hose repair, more spaghnum peat, and more cow manure.

We put the tomatoes, cucumber, watermelons, butternut squash, and canteloupe in. When we transplant, we dunk the rootball in a two gallon bucket of water for 10 to 30 seconds. This method, although a little messy, seems to eliminate the chance of transplant shock.

Our next endeavour will be weed prevention....