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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on July 8, 2009, 12:06 pm
On 7/8/09 11:22 AM, in article C67A31F4.15B3A%egirl22@verizon.net, "ellice"
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>> On 7/7/09 4:47 PM, in article KvO4m.53592$n8.5930@newsfe10.ams2, "Pat P"
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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
>>>
>>> Phew - I`m worn out just reading this, Cheryl - well done indeed!
>>>
>>> Pat
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Well, the "to do list" has gotten longer. Before I move the sand cherry, I
>> have to have two pines cut down as the blister beetle struck again. Actually
>> about 6 trees will come down all told. Some I'll have the stumps ground out,
>> others won't. The new shape of the bed can get roughed out before the
>> arborist and crew do their work.
>>
>> I need to "get rid of" some daylilies and my buddy John from hockey is going
>> to trade me mulch for them. That means loads and loads of landscape fabric
>> first.
>>
>> Cheryl
>>
> Hey - I could take some new dayliliies - and have plenty of landscape
> fabric.
>
> Ellice
>
Ok - colors?
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Posted by ellice on July 8, 2009, 1:10 pm
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> On 7/8/09 11:22 AM, in article C67A31F4.15B3A%egirl22@verizon.net, "ellice"
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>>> On 7/7/09 4:47 PM, in article KvO4m.53592$n8.5930@newsfe10.ams2, "Pat P"
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> Phew - I`m worn out just reading this, Cheryl - well done indeed!
>>>>
>>>> Pat
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, the "to do list" has gotten longer. Before I move the sand cherry, I
>>> have to have two pines cut down as the blister beetle struck again. Actually
>>> about 6 trees will come down all told. Some I'll have the stumps ground out,
>>> others won't. The new shape of the bed can get roughed out before the
>>> arborist and crew do their work.
>>>
>>> I need to "get rid of" some daylilies and my buddy John from hockey is going
>>> to trade me mulch for them. That means loads and loads of landscape fabric
>>> first.
>>>
>>> Cheryl
>>>
>> Hey - I could take some new dayliliies - and have plenty of landscape
>> fabric.
>>
>> Ellice
>>
>
> Ok - colors?
>
Hey, I'm easy. Almost anything will work - as we're planning now the
borders, and I have lots of space. We found a gorgeous, new variety of
Lilac tree - some Japanese thing with golden edged leaves - that I think
we're going to plant off the cut corner of the deck. Then put some nandina
or similar along the long edge behind the Serviceberry, and on the other
side we have a couple of choices, with a rose at the end. In front of the
lilac, as it's a pretty straight, single trunk - about 3" caliper, we're
going to plant a bed of hydrangeas around. So, I can do daylilies in front
of the evergreens. And have room in the front bed. Plus, on the side of
the serviceberry, along the rail from the walkout of the basement, we're
bedding that - another rose at the end, and more hydrangeas. So, again,
since it's a good space (this will alleviate the difficult mowing around the
Serviceberry tree) there is room in the bed for color. The stuff
immediately in front of the deck has to be evergreen as we didn't lattice
the space, and need to cover it a bit. We saw some amazing purple
hydrangeas recently. So, I'll work with whatever you want to send!
Ellice
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>> On 7/7/09 4:47 PM, in article KvO4m.53592$n8.5930@newsfe10.ams2, "Pat P"
>>
>>>
>>>> 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
>>>
>>> Phew - I`m worn out just reading this, Cheryl - well done indeed!
>>>
>>> Pat
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Well, the "to do list" has gotten longer. Before I move the sand cherry, I
>> have to have two pines cut down as the blister beetle struck again. Actually
>> about 6 trees will come down all told. Some I'll have the stumps ground out,
>> others won't. The new shape of the bed can get roughed out before the
>> arborist and crew do their work.
>>
>> I need to "get rid of" some daylilies and my buddy John from hockey is going
>> to trade me mulch for them. That means loads and loads of landscape fabric
>> first.
>>
>> Cheryl
>>
> Hey - I could take some new dayliliies - and have plenty of landscape
> fabric.
>
> Ellice
>