I need some FReeper gardening advice. I have several Lilacs that grow but won’t bloom. Does anyone have a trick or some helpful tidbit? One Lilac use to bloom but stopped several years ago. I have read online that adding Epsom Salt to the soil or in the water helps. Any advice is truly appreciated. I’ll be in and out today (dealing with tons of little fires that I need to put out) but I will check the Gardening Thread throughout the day. Thank you in advance. Hugs, Mom
Well, if you would be so kind, you can add me to your list.
I’m looking forward to the last frost in hopefully the next week so I can get my starts in the ground. Down here the old-timers say you look at the mountains and if you see snow don’t plant, if you don’t see snow plant. Works everytime.
Good morning, all. I might actually buy some seedling starts of flowers and veggies in the next couple of weeks. I think we are finally beyond the chances of a frost here. I moved my 25 year old Jade Plant out to the front porch this week and also have some Crysanthemum starts out there. That is the beginning.
On the home front, I’m still recovering (slowly) from my slip on the ice in Jan. Might have to have a knee replacement and am fighting the idea mightily. But, everytime I think I’m out of the woods, by knee will catch and bring me to my senses.
Hello, all! We started a terraced square foot garden on a hill on the south lawn this year(since we can’t sell our house and get out into the country). It’s proving to be a much larger project than we anticipated! We knew that the soil wouldn’t be cheap but are limited to two beds at the moment. We may try for two or three more throughout the summer for late crops or a jump on next year.
Also, starting plants from seeds is horrifying! I started with 6 of each seed and am down to one survivor from each plant. Mostly tomatoes and peppers. I’ve got them in a sunny window that I open so the breeze hits them for part of the day. I’m trying to get them strong enough to go outside and into the ground. I’m afraid I’m going to wind up going to the local nursery to purchase plants after buying all the seed and killing all the plants. I pray something survives my not-so-green thumb!
Next year I’m just going to drive down to Mansfield, MO and buy substantial plants ready for the ground from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. It’s going to be hard for me to try to can stuff this year if there’s nothing to can. Oh, woe is me!! :0)
I wish you all much success!
I’m slowly getting my trees planted. I don’t have much stamina due to health issues, so I’ve been limiting myself to 2 trees per trip, that way I don’t hurt myself trying to do too much in a day, and I can kind of baby the trees as I plant them instead of just trying to get the job done as fast as I can.
My strawberries came through the cold snap, blossoms and all, and the baby strawberries are starting to get bigger. We’re going to have more berries than we can pick again this year. I might have to invite friends over to help!
Had an unpleasant surprize on one of my trips out to the land. I’d decided to check out the spot I was planning to put the root cellar, and found that someone else thought that was a good place to dig, too, but for a different reason. It looked for all the world like a grave. So much so, that I had the county sheriff send somebody to check it out. They think it was just someone’s weird idea of a prank, but said if I decide to go ahead and dig my cellar there and find anything “interesting” I should call them back. They were nice and respectful the whole time, not like some of the cops who’ve been in the news lately. That was good. The county were my land is doesn’t have a big city anywhere, just a few small towns. Maybe that’s the difference.
