Archive for September, 2002
Posted: September 26th, 2002 by
Lisa
It was very rainy all day today, and chilly too. We are getting ready to leave for a ten day vacation in the bay area of California, so I spent much of today doing last minute garden chores before we go. I wonder if it’ll freeze and kill my window box plants while we’re gone?
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Posted under Ornamental Grass, Rain, Wind, Zebra Grass.
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Posted: September 24th, 2002 by
Lisa
Fall is officially here. The air is decidedly nippy tonight. I thought we might actually be in for the first freeze of the year, but I guess my blood just hasn’t thickened up yet. But so many of the fall plants are out in full force in the garden. The burning bushes are almost at
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Posted under Asters, Burning Bush, Crab Apple, Morning Glory, Sedum.
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Posted: September 16th, 2002 by
Lisa
We got outside in the garden after work today, mostly because it was beautiful weather and puttering out there gives us an excuse to get out there. I messed around on the trampoline as well, which was fun. But mostly, we spread compost. In particular, we are moving back toward that area where we cut
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Posted under Bindweed, Coffee Grounds, Compost, Lasagna Layering, dahlia.
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Posted: September 14th, 2002 by
Lisa
We need to name our pond something like Heron’s Hang-out or Marlow’s Frog Bar or something. We’re down to three fish left, from the eight we started the year with. Poor things. The frogs seem to be hanging in there, but several times I’ve found wading birds of different flavors in the edges of the
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Posted under Burning Bush, Cats, Fish, Frogs, Lasagna Layering, Lawn, Mushrooms, Pond, Princess, Pumpkin, Roses, Sedum, Soil, Wild birds.
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Posted: September 13th, 2002 by
Lisa
Our volunteer dahlia with it’s step-siblings is just cuter than cute. We still haven’t a clue how we got this one, as it’s not where either of us remember planting it. It looks really pretty with the yellow flowers behind and all around it.
Posted under Heliopsis, dahlia.
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Posted: September 9th, 2002 by
Lisa
It was record-breaking hot here today. 99 degrees. We had a hugely productive day, though. We worked ourselves until we were exhausted, but got a huge amount of stuff done in the garden. The cats (both Princess and Yoda) supervised nearly everything we did today, clearly enjoying the weather and the company. They are
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Posted under Cats, Compost, Deadheading, Lawn tractor, Princess, Screening, Sunny, Turning, Weeding, Yoda.
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Posted: September 6th, 2002 by
Lisa
Our poor pumpkin! Still huge, and the blossoms are huge, but now we learn that they have to be hand pollinated. I doubt we are even going to get a single pumpkin from this plant. Stupid pumpkin. I wanted to take my own home grown pumpkin to the Keene Pumpkin festival this year. Chrysler Imperial
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Posted under Asters, Chrysler Imperial, Compost, Honeysuckle, Pumpkin, Soil, pergola.
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Posted: September 3rd, 2002 by
Lisa
It’s just the beginning of September, but fall is definitely in the air. The asters are just starting to bloom. I’d picked up two fancy ones earlier this year, and I’m quite pleased with the dark purple and dark blue colors. I’m not so sure I liked where I planted them, but I want to
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Posted under Asters, Compost, Coneflowers, Lily, Star Gazer, dahlia.
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Posted: September 1st, 2002 by
Lisa
We harvested our first potatoes today, and they are great. These are All Blue, and they are purple, my favorite color. Overall though, our potato attempt wasn’t that successful. We had planted them in one of the newly de-brushed areas in the future veggie patch, but there was no irrigation out there and it’s been a very dry summer. We tried to remember to water, but with our travel schedule, they sometimes went a week without water. That’s definitely shown up in the yield. We really like the way they taste and look, though, so we want to plan and execute is much better next year. They were a last minute thought this year, and now I’ve got months to think about how to do it better next year.
Posted under Harvesting, Potatoes, Reviews, Self.
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