ArkansasLady's Blog

ohhhh daggum it...
Aug 27, 2007 | 4:35 PM PST

I had a post all written out, and got a phone call and got signed out...........sooooooooo drats it...it is off in cyber space floating around...

anyhooooooooo I am wondering what everyone is doing in their gardens this week?? my veggie garden is growing the corn is growing and so is the okra and zukes...

the flower beds got some new babies in them...I got a lovely new hibiscus plant it has multi colored blooms on it...really pretty..NOW please dont take this is gospel, because it was just something told to me..but I was told if a hibiscus has dull leaves instead of shiny leaves you can winter them in zone 7, the tag on my new one said down to 30 degrees, so we shall mulch deeply and also watch the weather and cover up the sweet baby...hehehe I also got 3 new hostas..I like hostas, they are pretty..I dont care for their flowers but the leaves are gorgeous.. these are verigated leaves and just lovely I got two smaller ones just alike and a larger leafed one that is also a larger plant..

Last week I transplanted some of my herbs to a long planter that I can bring inside during the winter...next spring I will have a herb bed too..excited about that...my yard is getting too small for all my plans...LOL

a cold front...LOL
Aug 25, 2007 | 6:24 PM PST
well it was only about 90 today and a nice nice breeze...LOL but the cooler weather took me to Lowes...and some plants were bought...and planted...I have a flower bed that is shaded and gets some sun but not much..so I put 3 hostas in there..I had impatients in there this summer but they didnt do well (I did pot them up in a pot cant bear to throw away any living plant LOL) then we moved a azelia that was getting too much sun over under the shade tree too next to the fence..and we planted a hibiscus there..it has all different colored blooms on it...we will have to keep a eye on the temps because it wont tolerate anything under 30 degrees but it is in a place we can easily shelter it..I love planting and tweaking my flower beds...LOL...so did you all do any planting or gardening this weekend with some of the cooler weather..

HOT HOT....ohh it is miserable hot here
Aug 10, 2007 | 2:26 PM PST

Been having to water my garden, but the poor little garden was just really hot soooooooooo being the good momma I am I got out all of my umbrellas (two patio and two beach) and put one in each corner and made the garden a shade..and it is looking so much happier...I was afraid my fall garden was going to burn up but I think it may make it..just gotta keep watering it...

I have green beans up and actually have baby beans, have corn up and okra and zukes...pepper plants are still alive and have a bell on of them...but my other pepper plant  hasnt done much..

I am ready for fall.........so ready for fall so I can plant my new blueberry bushes and prepare my new raised bed for next year (I am doubling the size of my raised bed...ohhh and I am going to prepare a herb bed too...just ready for fall and cooler temps..

~C~