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ksmithSpent late morning-early afternoon resetting daffodil bulbs. It was, admittedly, waaaaaay overdue, since I think at least a decade has passed since I first planted them. They bloomed every Spring, no worries. Then two years ago, all that came up was greenery. Same thing this year. I knew what that meant.
So we trundled out the lawn cart with the pitchfork, shovel, rake and bucket and started digging. I don't think I had planted any more than 30-40 bulbs initially, but I must have dug up 3x that many, huge clusters held together by tangled roots. I teased them apart and tossed them in the bucket, which holds about 1 1/2 gallons and was about 2/3 full by the time I finished the digging-up portion. Some of the bulbs are *tiny*, and may not be viable. I replanted the largest, adding a few mediums and smalls just to see what comes up. The area in question only measured about 30 square feet, but my back hurts and my thighs are stiff and I feel like I hiked for miles.
But it was a chore that needed doing, and now it's done. Next weekend, assuming the weather cooperates, we take care of the leaves.
The pups ran themselves ragged while I worked, running from one side of the yard to the other every time I walked to the garage for another tool. After I brought them inside,King actually fell alsleep beside me on the living room rug. I wanted to join him, but I held off until he and Mickey were fed. Took a short nap on the couch. Put out the garbage. I need to fit some guitar practice in here somewhere--I've neglected it the last two weeks--but I'm wiped.
I should at least strum a few chords...
So we trundled out the lawn cart with the pitchfork, shovel, rake and bucket and started digging. I don't think I had planted any more than 30-40 bulbs initially, but I must have dug up 3x that many, huge clusters held together by tangled roots. I teased them apart and tossed them in the bucket, which holds about 1 1/2 gallons and was about 2/3 full by the time I finished the digging-up portion. Some of the bulbs are *tiny*, and may not be viable. I replanted the largest, adding a few mediums and smalls just to see what comes up. The area in question only measured about 30 square feet, but my back hurts and my thighs are stiff and I feel like I hiked for miles.
But it was a chore that needed doing, and now it's done. Next weekend, assuming the weather cooperates, we take care of the leaves.
The pups ran themselves ragged while I worked, running from one side of the yard to the other every time I walked to the garage for another tool. After I brought them inside,King actually fell alsleep beside me on the living room rug. I wanted to join him, but I held off until he and Mickey were fed. Took a short nap on the couch. Put out the garbage. I need to fit some guitar practice in here somewhere--I've neglected it the last two weeks--but I'm wiped.
I should at least strum a few chords...
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It will look glorious!
Date: 2004-10-26 10:32 am (UTC)I got out and managed to do a little gardening last weekend, despite the best efforts of husband and small child. My garlic is planted and mulched, I've mowed a bit of the wild tangle that is the back lot, and double dug about 2/3rds of a bed destined for winter lettuce, spinach and broccoli, if I can finish it in time. As it is, these veggies will be under a cloche. I have gobs of summer broccoli florets to harvest and freeze. With luck, sproutlet and I wll start some seeds in the next couple of days. I hope I haven't left it too late!
Re: It will look glorious!
Date: 2004-10-26 06:31 pm (UTC)Ummm...no, I did not. In fact, such is the extent of my ignorance that I didn't realize I needed to. I was planning on adding fertilizer afterwards, but ran out of steam.
I got out and managed to do a little gardening last weekend, despite the best efforts of husband and small child. My garlic is planted and mulched, I've mowed a bit of the wild tangle that is the back lot, and double dug about 2/3rds of a bed destined for winter lettuce, spinach and broccoli, if I can finish it in time. As it is, these veggies will be under a cloche. I have gobs of summer broccoli florets to harvest and freeze. With luck, sproutlet and I wll start some seeds in the next couple of days. I hope I haven't left it too late!
That sounds like a lot of work. I have plans to convert the far southeast corner of the backyard into a shrubs and grasses garden next Spring. Thought about vegetables, but between the dogs and the local wildlife (I live about 50 yards from the edge of a state park/forest preserve) I figured it would be a lost cause.
Tomorrow the landscaper comes to do some planting. A dwarf crabapple, two hybrid red and blue lilacs, and a pink hydrangea. I'm good at picking the wrong plants and then watching them wither, so this I turned over to a pro.
I also bought a roof rake in preparation for the white stuff. I don't think this maintenance thing ever stops.