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witt's Blog
April 19
Apr 19, 2008 | 4:58 AM PST
A friend came over yesterday and got a slew of baby nandinas that I had pulled out of the Back Bed. She was a witness to the woodpecker eating off the ground. She was amazed a the bird chatter going on the woods. It sounds like a million goldfinches out there. Amazing. After she left, I decided to work on the ivy in the Old Gourd Garden. Of course, it was filled up with leaves again. What do you expect when it's on the edge of the woods? After I got out a bucket load of leaves, I got the ivy clipped back. A lot of it was dying due to old fire ant beds in the middle of it. I need to give it some fresh soil where it was excavated. I didn't like the way the bed looked, so I continued to de-leaf. There are still lots of leaves on the far end. I thought that I'd work on that some today, but now they are calling for rain. I was enjoying porch-sitting and birdwatching after I was too pooped to pick up another leaf when I noticed a patch of weeds in the Patio Garden. I went to investigate and there wasn't just one patch of weeds, but a gazillion. You'd think that I hadn't weeded it at all this spring. Au contraire. I've done it at least five times. I got a bucket load out of there. The chickens loved it, so that made it worthwhile. I gave all my new plants a drink of rainwater. They are looking good and so far no squirrels have decided to investigate their roots...yet.
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Apr 19, 2008 | 4:58 AM PST
A friend came over yesterday and got a slew of baby nandinas that I had pulled out of the Back Bed. She was a witness to the woodpecker eating off the ground. She was amazed a the bird chatter going on the woods. It sounds like a million goldfinches out there. Amazing. After she left, I decided to work on the ivy in the Old Gourd Garden. Of course, it was filled up with leaves again. What do you expect when it's on the edge of the woods? After I got out a bucket load of leaves, I got the ivy clipped back. A lot of it was dying due to old fire ant beds in the middle of it. I need to give it some fresh soil where it was excavated. I didn't like the way the bed looked, so I continued to de-leaf. There are still lots of leaves on the far end. I thought that I'd work on that some today, but now they are calling for rain. I was enjoying porch-sitting and birdwatching after I was too pooped to pick up another leaf when I noticed a patch of weeds in the Patio Garden. I went to investigate and there wasn't just one patch of weeds, but a gazillion. You'd think that I hadn't weeded it at all this spring. Au contraire. I've done it at least five times. I got a bucket load out of there. The chickens loved it, so that made it worthwhile. I gave all my new plants a drink of rainwater. They are looking good and so far no squirrels have decided to investigate their roots...yet.
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Apr 19, 2008 | 6:06 AM PST
Sounds like you are off to a good start. If have any energy left over, you can stop by my garden and help me out. Anyway, you have a great day and happy gardening. Bill Mitchell |
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Apr 19, 2008 | 6:44 PM PST
Those pesky fire ants! |
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