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Post by desertwoman on May 16, 2015 10:10:20 GMT -5
I like the field tiles. What a great use for them (well, maybe.... ;)
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Post by OregonRed on May 16, 2015 10:30:47 GMT -5
OH! I have something like that from a friend. they are square -ish and in two different circumference... I use them as I would a pot around the edges of the CG, also here in the back yard as a 'riser' to place containers on top of , to raise them up - keep slugs slowed down, + less bending.
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Post by Mumsey on May 16, 2015 11:11:54 GMT -5
And another minor disaster. Don't believe it when you are told zone 4 is now zone 5. I planted ornamental grasses last year, good to zone 5, -20 below. Only one is showing a tiny sprig of green hope. It has been 2 weeks since that one showed hope, the others are goners. Adagio grass, a form of maiden grass. It ain't happening. From now on it's only grasses zone 4 or less! Had 5 of those things. I even covered them with tons of leaves and they were on the east side of the house, somewhat protected area.
So I see this year, the same grass has a statement on the tag. "May not survive zone 5".
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Post by ahntjudy on May 16, 2015 11:45:21 GMT -5
Geez Mumsey...What a bummer.
Ground hogs are horrible.
Cute but horrible.
I had to have animal control a few times for them.
Besides eating everything they also dig some nasty tunnels.
I hope you find things 'not to bad' at Dad's.
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Post by ncgarden on May 16, 2015 18:11:09 GMT -5
Wow - that is a lot of tomatoes to lose!! They must have been magically delicious.
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Post by brownrexx on May 16, 2015 18:19:28 GMT -5
Not really a disaster here but yesterday I planted those 4 Peruvian daffodil bulbs that I got at the plant exchange and watered them. Today I found 2 of them dug out of the ground and laying there but thankfully not eaten. A skunk checked them out, I'll bet. I am so glad that my garden is fenced. I just got new wire this year.
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Post by desertwoman on May 16, 2015 18:29:10 GMT -5
Is it my imagination or are there more disasters for everyone this year?
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 16, 2015 19:54:57 GMT -5
Misery loves company.....did u ever hear that saying.....I don't know where I heard it ....maybe my father....he always had a saying of some sort.
Yes, it does seem there is a run of bad luck. but is it that we all are talking about these things more in here than in the old forum... I am more so. It feels like to me more people want to know and to help or at least console our efforts.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on May 17, 2015 0:05:38 GMT -5
Red, I remember pictures of those tiles from the old forum and thought they were absolutely great containers. They lend a lot of character and art to any garden bed. Your photo is a reminder to start scouting out old plumbing and vintage shops to see if I can find some. I don't recall if you wrote on the old forum where you found yours?
Mumsey, I think you're right about the zones. Given the severe winter we had, I'm looking at plants that are hardy to one zone lower than mine, and also thinking of more ways to protect plants over the winter. If I spend a lot of time building protections, that's a guarantee that we'll have a warmer than usual winter!
Strangely, my yard isn't having a disaster but rather a blooming boom! There are wildflowers that I've never seen that are massively prolific. There are at least 2 varieties I've never seen before. But, I think a gardening miracle has occurred. At least so far I haven't seen any sign of the massive amounts of black locust that were popping up prolifically. That would be so wonderful it's beyond description. Even invasive plants are easier to remove than those stubborn saplings.
The one loss so far is that my red trillium didn't come up this year. That's a real disappointment, but the white trilliums are up to about 60 blooms now. (I almost feel guilty writing about this given the disasters that others here have faced.)
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Post by Mumsey on May 17, 2015 3:38:19 GMT -5
The one thing I was worried about returning has returned! The hibiscus! It has many sprouts about 1-2 inches appearing. I protected that thing well, caged it and filled the cage with 12 inches of leaves. Didn't prune it back until I removed the cage.
So there are many blessings despite the few failures. Hostas are looking awesome!
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Post by lisaann on May 17, 2015 12:10:59 GMT -5
My hibiscus is rated to zone 4. It is up and running. Robert Fleming variety. Uncle has a cutting from me from last year, and his is just coming up and he lives 3 miles from me and his only about 1 inch tall. Mine is already up much higher than his. Those micro climates are really interesting. Here is a pic of mine at the moment:  |
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Post by brownrexx on May 17, 2015 12:19:31 GMT -5
Those micro climates are really interesting. Uncle's is a younger plant in different soil so don't assume that it's all climate related. |
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Post by lisaann on May 17, 2015 12:24:14 GMT -5
My baby plant in the beginning was up just the same as this year.
He has his in a shadier, chillier spot.
But I am not going to go there. And I will not discuss where he planted that Rutgers tomato either....................
Of all the places to plant it he..............I am shutting my BIG MOUTH!
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Post by Mumsey on May 18, 2015 18:56:49 GMT -5
So I surveyed the damage at Dad's today. He lost 50 of the 103 tomatoes I grew for him. Not as bad as I expected. But he is very resourceful and will get 50 more! I also got to witness the means of demise for at least one groundhog. Perhaps there was only one, there has been no more damage. I did see the tomato that I grew for step-mom wasn't touched. It's a grape/cherry type called Sprite and she loves to just snack on them.
So, despite the wind and very chilly temps, friend and I went fishing and all was well, aside from freezing fingers, t-shirt, sweatshirt, jacket AND a hoodie! I did call it quits when I had to help get friend's lure out of the tree twice. Same tree, same branch. And we saved her lure each time! Woo-hoo. No boat today, whitecaps on the quarry. Shore fishing was good. Rock hunting was good. Sampling apple wine was good, only a sip or two. I did bring a bottle home for later in the week.
Maybe we could sample it at the Tiki Bar!
A good day of fishing.
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