Posted on 04/01/2024 6:23:19 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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My sinuses say we are in ‘The Pollening’ for sure! :)
You are in Hardiness Zone 7, so Sweet (Winter) Daphne should be very happy at your place! Deer and rabbits avoid it. Morning sun with afternoon shade is ideal for planting. If you have any Hydrangea, treat them the same as far as location goes. Yes, all parts of it are toxic, but I’m sure it tastes awful if animals avoid it, so I doubt kids or house pets would be interested in anything other than smelling the flowers.
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/daphne-odorata-winter-daphne
Our steer, ‘Chuck’ just got back from ‘The Spa’ so we have HUNDREDS of #s of beef on hand. Thanks! :)
LOL! It’s my Inner Child that wants more time off! :)
Enjoy it.
Big things going on at The Crab Shack (a/k/a my place) in the past 2 weeks.
1. My blueberry bushes, which I’ve had in their containers since buying them 3 years ago and which have never done anything but put forth a couple of leaves, now have blossoms! Quite a few of them, too.
2. Several of the blossoms have dropped off already, revealing what looks for all the world like a tiny, tiny little blueberry, smaller than a BB right now.
My Sis is the green thumb in the family, and has always told me that blueberries and hydrangeas need to have something called an “acidifier” added every once in a while. Glad I listened to her for a change, and bought a bag. :-)
Thanks so much, Diana!
When I was a teenager working for the family business, I would sometimes complain about the pay (there wasn’t any), and my Dad would tell me he had already doubled my pay a few months back. My retort, “oh, that’s right!, well then why stop at doubling it? Maybe tripling it would get me to work harder.” He’d chuckle even though I was a bit of a smart @ss sometimes.
Good luck with the blueberries. I’m trying from seed. They went in some dirt last full moon. We’ll see what happens. Acidifier = coffee grounds.
Anyway, also in the dirt here in zone 10b:
Tomatoes
Gooseberries
Cayenne
Habenero
Strawberries (hopefully perennial ones).
Corn (my own cross between Silver queen and Peaches and Cream). Maybe try some popcorn for summer planting.
Ginger
Peanuts peanuts peanuts everywhere.
Sweet taters
Melons
Squash or Zucchini (I’m not sure which).
Sunflowers
On deck for tomorrow since I have to work on the new moon Monday:
Moar peppers
Moar tomatoes
Moar melons.
Prolly moar peanuts
Moar peppers
Collards
Cranberry hibiscus (more akin to okra than hibiscus)
Surinam cherry tree is doing great. I got about 1 1/2 pounds of them. So good.
Avacadoes are forming.
Mangoes are forming.
I thought my Mulberry tree was dead, but electroculture saved it.
Wasps have yet to find the fig tree, but they will soon.
Citrus trees have flowers and smell so good. I’m gonna try the aloe trick to clone some lemons and lime trees.
Don’t forget everyone Monday is a new moon and an optimal day for planting - especially with the eclipse.
Anarchy? Well at least they have almost every inch covered
with some plant. Looks like they have attained their goal.
That front garden is a thing of BEAUTY! :)
Wow #1PAL, sounds like all ten fingers of yours are green, not just the one thumb. Iam way jealous. Heh. The yield is going to be spectacular.
Please do update from time to time on the progress of everything.
That garden picture reminds me of a good movie Uncle Nino.
Budget route. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Cottage-Farms-Direct-0-5-Qt-Karl-Foerster-Grass-3-Piece-HD1009/309939548
Have no idea of the quality.
Outlawed in many places
I can’t have that in my neighborhood, and unfortunately for me, that’s my sunniest spot.
e MO native.
Northern Pecan Cultivars
Shepherd, Oswego, Kanza look like good scab varieties. Not sure about commercial availability though. He sells scion wood, but is done for the year.
Quora discussion about pecans. With good care and a good location you could have pecans in 4-5 years.
Do not try to graft a pecan tree on hickory understock.
“Don’t forget everyone Monday is a new moon and an optimal day for planting - especially with the eclipse.”
Great reminder. Looks like my weather will be cooperating, so I can get a few things seeded. (Lettuces, Spinach, Radishes) I’m still nursing my tomatoes and peppers along INSIDE, but within another week or so they will be enjoying the greenhouse. :)
Started a flat of Marigolds today as well as Cosmos. Zinnia get started next week, then the summer squashes and zukes & cukes, then the winter squashes/pumpkins.
So HAPPY that Spring is finally here in Wisconsin! :)
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