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> Well, I spent a little bit of time stitching yesterday, but mostly I spent
> the day in the garden getting ready for about 4-5 yards of mulch. Which
> I'll
> have delivered. The big bed is approximately 100 feet long and varies from
> 10 to 20 feet wide with paths intersecting it in a number of spots. I use
> one of the online garden calculator sites; my favorite is
> http://www.gardenplace.com/content/calculator/mulch_calc.html#
> I'm only mulching the paths - about 3 inches of the lowest grade stuff
> over
> doubled landscape fabric.
> I hauled about 3 full but not packed down 55 gallon barrels out there
> yesterday and that doesn't include the pruning and the stuff I divided out
> for a friend. I suspect, continuing to use the barrel, I could pull 20
> more
> out over the next few sunny days.
> My cukes and pumpkins look anemic (I may actually go feed them today) but
> the tomatoes are quite in the pink and look like I might soon have few
> tasty cherry tomatoes.
> I think this week's big project will be moving the sand cherry. So, first,
> dig really big hole extending the "D" bed about 8 feet longer and even out
> the shape and amending the soil with some finished compost. Hopefully,
> I'll
> get some labor out of this from DS and DD. Then dig up the sand cherry,
> and
> move it....
> I'm also going to coppice the pussy willow and see what happened. I'm
> going
> to have bag that, not compost it since it is suffering from gall. There a
> chance it will recover, be healthy and look good again. Otherwise, it's
> coming out.
> Cheryl

>

>
>> Well, I spent a little bit of time stitching yesterday, but mostly I
>> spent
>> the day in the garden getting ready for about 4-5 yards of mulch.
>> Which I'll
>> have delivered. The big bed is approximately 100 feet long and varies
>> from
>> 10 to 20 feet wide with paths intersecting it in a number of spots. I use
>> one of the online garden calculator sites; my favorite is
>> http://www.gardenplace.com/content/calculator/mulch_calc.html#
>> I'm only mulching the paths - about 3 inches of the lowest grade stuff
>> over
>> doubled landscape fabric.
>> I hauled about 3 full but not packed down 55 gallon barrels out there
>> yesterday and that doesn't include the pruning and the stuff I divided
>> out
>> for a friend. I suspect, continuing to use the barrel, I could pull 20
>> more
>> out over the next few sunny days.
>> My cukes and pumpkins look anemic (I may actually go feed them today) but
>> the tomatoes are quite in the pink and look like I might soon have few
>> tasty cherry tomatoes.
>> I think this week's big project will be moving the sand cherry. So,
>> first,
>> dig really big hole extending the "D" bed about 8 feet longer and even
>> out
>> the shape and amending the soil with some finished compost.
>> Hopefully, I'll
>> get some labor out of this from DS and DD. Then dig up the sand
>> cherry, and
>> move it....
>> I'm also going to coppice the pussy willow and see what happened. I'm
>> going
>> to have bag that, not compost it since it is suffering from gall. There a
>> chance it will recover, be healthy and look good again. Otherwise, it's
>> coming out.
>> Cheryl
>
> Not being much of a gardener I can't really understand why that's fun,
> but I know you love it. I also know the end result is awesome to me,
> both from a picturesque standpoint and my knowledge of the work involved.
>
> I might add, it sounds like your garden is almost as big as my whole house.
>
> L
>

> Lucille wrote:
>>> Well, I spent a little bit of time stitching yesterday, but mostly I
>>> spent
>>> the day in the garden getting ready for about 4-5 yards of mulch. Which
>>> I'll
>>> have delivered. The big bed is approximately 100 feet long and varies
>>> from
>>> 10 to 20 feet wide with paths intersecting it in a number of spots. I
>>> use
>>> one of the online garden calculator sites; my favorite is
>>> http://www.gardenplace.com/content/calculator/mulch_calc.html#
>>> I'm only mulching the paths - about 3 inches of the lowest grade stuff
>>> over
>>> doubled landscape fabric.
>>> I hauled about 3 full but not packed down 55 gallon barrels out there
>>> yesterday and that doesn't include the pruning and the stuff I divided
>>> out
>>> for a friend. I suspect, continuing to use the barrel, I could pull 20
>>> more
>>> out over the next few sunny days.
>>> My cukes and pumpkins look anemic (I may actually go feed them today)
>>> but
>>> the tomatoes are quite in the pink and look like I might soon have few
>>> tasty cherry tomatoes.
>>> I think this week's big project will be moving the sand cherry. So,
>>> first,
>>> dig really big hole extending the "D" bed about 8 feet longer and even
>>> out
>>> the shape and amending the soil with some finished compost. Hopefully,
>>> I'll
>>> get some labor out of this from DS and DD. Then dig up the sand cherry,
>>> and
>>> move it....
>>> I'm also going to coppice the pussy willow and see what happened. I'm
>>> going
>>> to have bag that, not compost it since it is suffering from gall. There
>>> a
>>> chance it will recover, be healthy and look good again. Otherwise, it's
>>> coming out.
>>> Cheryl
>> Not being much of a gardener I can't really understand why that's fun,
>> but I know you love it. I also know the end result is awesome to me,
>> both from a picturesque standpoint and my knowledge of the work involved.
>> I might add, it sounds like your garden is almost as big as my whole
>> house.
>> L
> I haven't seen your house, Lucille, but have seen Cheryl's garden. It IS
> big!! and also very beautiful.
> Gill

>
>> Well, I spent a little bit of time stitching yesterday, but mostly I spent
>> the day in the garden getting ready for about 4-5 yards of mulch. Which
>> I'll
>> have delivered. The big bed is approximately 100 feet long and varies from
>> 10 to 20 feet wide with paths intersecting it in a number of spots. I use
>> one of the online garden calculator sites; my favorite is
>> http://www.gardenplace.com/content/calculator/mulch_calc.html#
>>
>> I'm only mulching the paths - about 3 inches of the lowest grade stuff
>> over
>> doubled landscape fabric.
>>
>>
>> I hauled about 3 full but not packed down 55 gallon barrels out there
>> yesterday and that doesn't include the pruning and the stuff I divided out
>> for a friend. I suspect, continuing to use the barrel, I could pull 20
>> more
>> out over the next few sunny days.
>>
>> My cukes and pumpkins look anemic (I may actually go feed them today) but
>> the tomatoes are quite in the pink and look like I might soon have few
>> tasty cherry tomatoes.
>>
>> I think this week's big project will be moving the sand cherry. So, first,
>> dig really big hole extending the "D" bed about 8 feet longer and even out
>> the shape and amending the soil with some finished compost. Hopefully,
>> I'll
>> get some labor out of this from DS and DD. Then dig up the sand cherry,
>> and
>> move it....
>>
>> I'm also going to coppice the pussy willow and see what happened. I'm
>> going
>> to have bag that, not compost it since it is suffering from gall. There a
>> chance it will recover, be healthy and look good again. Otherwise, it's
>> coming out.
>>
>> Cheryl
>
> Not being much of a gardener I can't really understand why that's fun, but I
> know you love it. I also know the end result is awesome to me, both from a
> picturesque standpoint and my knowledge of the work involved.
>
> I might add, it sounds like your garden is almost as big as my whole house.
>
> L
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