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Feels like it's been forever...
May 29, 2009 | 4:22 AM PST
Tags: seeds , pansy , veggies , clematis Dr. Ruppel , clematis Multi Blue , moth , cow manure , bell flower
It feels like forever since I wrote last, but it's only been 2 full days.

I want to thank everyone who has been commenting on my posts lately. I have been slacking in my regular chit-chat responses I normally do and don't quite know why. I think I have just been so busy trying to keep up with the housework and get my share of "playing" out in the garden. My husband will be home in a few weeks and I want to be done with my "spring" cleaning and organizing by the time he gets home. There is still a ton to do, then we'll have my daughter's eye surgery on the 17th to add. So, I will be busy, but I will be sure to keep writing!

I felt better later on in the day after having that terrible headache. Thank you all for the "feel betters"!!

Now, on to gardening....

So many of my seeds are coming up! I am so excited! I planted so many seeds I can't remember where I planted them all. I marked most of the seed with sprinkles of peat moss over the areas and that has helped. Some of them I didn't think to do that with so I have to be careful when digging.

Most of the seed that is coming up is the smaller seed like Alyssum, Brachycome (Swan River Daisy), Matthiola (Night Scented Stocks), and Baby's Breath.

I planted a ton of Morning Glory seeds that I soaked for the recommended 24 hours, but they haven't come through the soil yet and I am wondering if somehow they dried up. It's strange that they haven't, but I will have to be patient.

My "stump planters" have quite a bit of seed coming. My sweet peas are coming in nice as well as what I believe to be sunflower seeds (the ones I sprinkled in from last years seed head this spring). I can't wait to see how nice turn out.

I made a new flower bed (well, sort of) to spread my cut flower mixes, Shasta Daisy, Delphinium, Baby's Breath, Bachelor Buttons, the rest of my Black-Eyed Susan's, extra Phlox, and mixed Poppy seeds. I raked out an area, pulled out the loose rocks, used all those rocks I pulled out to line the perimeter. After pulling out the bits of grass and natural bushes I spread the seed mixed with sand around the area. Covered it all with a thin layer of dirt and watered it all in. I hope the seed grows in since it will look really cute with the "Gnome Home" and the two little Gnomes admiring the flower area (see below). I will post some pictures later if/when the seeds start to come in.  (Click on any of the images to enlarge and see closer up!)

I planted the two Zucchini plants from the nursery today but decided to place a clear plastic tub over them for the night to keep the cold off of them. They were kept under a greenhouse style roof/area that protected them, so I figured it wouldn't hurt (I just have to make sure they don't overheat in the morning). I spotted the Zucchini seeds sprouting that I planted and I am so excited. I do hope they grow! I love fried Zucchini and seasoning salt as well as Zucchini bread! Any suggestions on how to eat Zucchini?

I also planted some Broccoli seeds, but don't know if it will make it before it get's too cold. We'll just have to see.

My peas and radishes have come through the soil which is good too.

I also decided to plant some Cosmos and Zinnias for the first time and they are coming in nicely too. I chose to plant them in my wild rose area since the wild roses I transplanted are not doing to well yet (if at all). My daughter helped me plant them and it was so cute. She would squat down and tip her hand attempting to spread the seed around, but really just dropping them on top of each other so I had to spread them out afterwards.

I love letting her help me, it makes me so happy to see her learning and enjoying nature. I show her any bug I come across, frogs and toads and especially birds. We listen to cricketts and frogs at night. She knows what Woodpeckers do and can explain it (she's only 2.5 years old). She says "they peck, peck, peck....", "The trees", "Looking for bugs and going slurp, slurp, slurp!" and "using their beeks". It's so cute! She's so bright and retains so much. I want her to be able to look at the little things around her, to be able to step back and see things in a simple way, enjoy it and value it. Kids these days are so wrapped up in materialistic things, video games, t.v and computers. None of those things nurtures the soul, none of those things can do what mother nature does for a person. I believe those things can enjoyed in a healthy amount but that other things need to be taught and learned. Simple things. How many kids go through school having the only experiance with nature be the "plant unit" taught to them by their teacher? Sad.

Anyway......

Above: The tags from my new Clematis. I really like them, but now am not sure where I want to put them. When I bought them I figured I could find a place, but now I am getting pickier and re-thinking where they should go. When I really like a certain flower I take forever finding a place for it to go since I am scared of killing it...lol.

Above: My Mother-In-Laws Gazinia (? I am guessing the name because I can't think of it off the top of my head right now...) Really pretty.

Above: A really pretty purple/blue flower in my Mother-In-Law's garden with her Columbine. Really pretty, I will have to ask her what it is. Do you know what it is?

Above: A GIANT moth my little Brother-In-Law caught today to show my daughter and I. It was huge! He said that it looked like Nike swooshes on it's wings and feathers for antennas.

Above: "No Name" Cow Manure....cracked me up! I never would have thought there was "No Name" brand cow manure....had to share....lol!

Above:  A few of the Pansies....

 

Above:  My blue/purple Bell Flower blooming!  I just LOVE IT!

Above:  One of my favorite flowers in my garden.  It's a succulent (I believe), supposidly flowers but has wonderful green/red colors and grows in so nicely in my garden.  I don't know what it is though.  It's easy to transplant and spread, you just have to clip pieces off and stick them into the soil.  It's great!

Well, that's all for today.  I hope you all have had a wonderful week so far!  We've had just beautiful weather!  More to come in the next few days. 

Oh, I have been meaning to ask.  Some members commented on my daughter and the little frog pictures and said I should submit it to G&G, what is that?  I cannot for the life of me figure it out.  LOL.  It's been in the back of my mind and I have been trying to figure it out, but can't and it's making me curious to find out what it is.  Thanks!

Have a great day and an even better weekend!

~M~