trudy's Blog

A few more things done
Jun 13, 2007 | 2:38 AM PST
Tags: Butterbeans , cattle panel , strawberries , Devils Claw , weeds , mystery , vine

Got a few more things done today after I got home yesterday,  DD was trying to finish up moving into there new home they purchased then remodeled.  So proud of her, her first home she got on her own.  They are finally at a point that it won't be long she can plant the plants I've saved for her in pots for her own yard.  I did get the cattle panel arbor up with my newphew in laws help.  Added some manure to the area, worked it in an planted some Willowleaf Pole Butterbeans.  Replanted in spots some of the Sieva BBeans where the others hadn't come up.  I think the Sieva seeds must have gotten old seeing how they are coming up in spots.  They were given to me when our feed store went out of business back before spring.  So if I can just get enough of them to make I'll replant saved seeds next year with fresh seed.  The Willowleaft must be ok, the ones I planted earlier so far are trying to break ground.   I still have some planting area left that needs something in there, but what?  

We had a good storm come thru about 4 yesterday afternoon an everything got a good drink, so afterwards I checked the greenhouse, all was good.  But while there I noticed my Devil's Claw seed pods had gotten blown onto the ground with a few seeds scattered.  I took them an put the in the squash bed (open ground area).  I think those are neat seed pods.  Wicked looking!  If they come up fine, if they don't thats fine to.  I finally took the time to get my last large container done up an planted the last of the comfrey that I almost let die.  Good Lord at the roots on them.  But  they stand a better chance now to survive.  They just look bad for now.  Weeded a few more beds, not that there bad but don't want them to be either.

If the wind isn't up after work today I think I'll do some round up in spots just so it doesn't get out of hand b4 my surgery.  After that I won't be able to pick up anything over 8 lbs for 6 wks.  So better get as much done in the over 8 lb catagory finished up today.    I put up 4 more pvc stakes for mators an got some others retied.  Added a little manure to one of the asparagus containers, just because.the others I had done a few weeks ago responded so well after doing this. I thnk I may have ID'd my mystery vine that came up in the strawberry patch to be cantolope.  May be wrong, but from my (not so good) memory I think thats what it is.  So my trellising may not work without some olf panytyose to use for a sling.  Will see if it ever forms some fruit.  Trudy