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May 6, 2009 | 3:00 AM PST
Tags: gray weather , wild roses , Transplants , perennials , Columbine , Black Hollyhocks , english daisy , Forget-Me-Not , earthworms , worm , worm poop
I was able to work in the garden for about an hour today. The weather was really gray and overcast, but mild. No rain though (hey....I'm not complaining because I think we are going to be in for some soon).

I transplanted 6-7 Wild Roses into the "Rose Section" again. The roses I transplanted yesterday don't look too happy, but I am hoping they will bounce back in the next few days. I continue to water them well, and often. I will have to see how the ones I transplanted today fair tomorrow. I handled these new transplants a bit differently this time around. I filled a bucket with some water and then put the roots in it until I could get them in the ground. Yesterday I left them out on the ground and some of them may have dried up since I was sidetracked with Hannah and it took longer than I had hoped. We will have to wait and see what my success rate is with the rose transplants this season. I have been doing this for 3 years now and it still hasn't filled in like I would like it to be.

I also planted another one of my perennials (the Creeping Baby's Breath - purple) that wasn't looking too great in the little pot I bought it in a few weeks back. Oh, I forgot to tell you all - yesterday, the day I only spent 2-3 hours in the garden, I also planted 6 of my perennials I bought four weeks or so ago.

They include:
1.) Columbine - "Dragon Fly Mix" --1
2.) Hollyhock - Black --1
3.) English Daisy--2
4.) Red/Pink Forget-Me-Not's--1
5.) ? Can't remember what it was called, I will find out tomorrow and post it then.--1

The 6 perennials really needed to be planted and the weather is getting nicer at night - I figured, what the heck...let's see how they do - well, so far so good. I have been watching the weather to make sure it doesn't get a major frost at night and have a plan to cover them with milk jugs if it does get down in the temp at night.

I will continue to plant the rest of the perennials within the next few days, then on to the seeds I have planned for this year. I also need to get that dang area for the veggies done soon as well.

I had an interesting surprise today.

A little background explanation first - When I was digging up the area that I was leveling for Hannah 2 or 3 weeks ago (after a pretty good rain), I found lots of worms and collected them by putting them into a bucket full of organic matter/dirt.

Well, today I decided to dump the bucket. To my surprise there were TONS of worms and TONS of worm poop! What a wonderful surprise! I collected the worms up and put them back into a bucket full of new organic matter/dirt hoping to make a successful worm house. I will have to do some research in the next few days regarding what makes worms happy. I could really use the worm poop too!

More to come in the next few days or so, as always - depending on the weather!

Take Care and Happy Gardening!

~M~

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rbsteen9	May 6, 2009 \| 3:51 AM PST What a happy ending to your blog...worms and worm poop. How cute... enjoyed. Have great day gardening...reba Last edited by rbsteen9 on May 6th at 3:52 AM.
witt	May 6, 2009 \| 4:26 AM PST Oh, boy! Free worm poop! That's great. Your plants will probably do very well when they get some rain water.
mitzilou	May 6, 2009 \| 4:28 AM PST What do your wild roses look like ? Sounds like you accomplished a lot more ! I like the list of flowers you have planted. Yes, worms are little friends in the garden ! Take care , mitzilou Last edited by mitzilou on May 6th at 4:45 AM.
thirdgeneration	May 6, 2009 \| 8:17 AM PST At our garden club we had a worm composting lesson, they really are pretty easy. Black hollyhocks are SO pretty, I hope you enjoy!
blueyedkitty04	May 7, 2009 \| 4:18 PM PST Thanks all! Yes, I do love hollyhocks and the black ones are on the top of my list! Happy Gardening! ~M~

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