Starting my fist ATP garden blog and trying to decide what things should be entered into it.
1. I should make entries when new things are planted and make notes of the location.
2. I should also enter in the dates of spraying and fertilizing so I can keep better track of such things.
3. Definitely record the purchase of all new plants.
4. Provide photographs as often as possible
5. Make notes of all unusual weather conditions
6. Make notes of first bloom dates
7. Make notes of all new beds created
8. Make notes on when things are transplanted and where
I guess that will do for now I will add to the list as I think of other things.
Yesterday and today combined we had over five inches of rain. It caused the path inbetween the to large island shade beds to wash. I patched it for the time being but more work is needed.also the bed along the inside of the west fence was washed out pretty badly, especially around the new plastic edging I installed just recently. I got that pretty much repaired. Outside the west fence the bed was a little eroded but required minimal repair, mostly just putting the soil back in place.
I added three wheelbarrow loads of compost to the inside bed along the west fence today. Mowed about half the grass, need to finish that tomorrow if the rain holds off.
More of the bearded Iris are getting ready to bloom, don't know if they well be the same or different then the earlier one.
I moved the Albo-Marginata Hosta from the middle of the path over to a better location along with two other Hostas to form a little triangle of plants. I also had to move a couple of Ginger plants that were growing in one of the paths, moved them over with some others near the bird feeder.
I dug up several more ferns from near the branch and potted them up. Sat them in the sade of the oaks next to the west fence with some other potted ferns. Still need to dig up three over in the east shade bed. Those ferns spread way too fast in that bed.
All the tomato plants that I thought the cold had killed are putting on new leaves so I won't have to replace those plants after all. I still have several Beefsteak plants in the cold fame in the bog area I need to do something with.I never knew tomato plants would recover after all their leaves had been burned off by the cold.
I need to take pictures of the Autumn Fern tomorrow to remind me of the growth habit of that fern at this time of year. All the new growth is still reddish brown, but it is starting to turn green. The Japanse Fern I planted two years ago that nearly faded out last year, has made a remarkable recovery and is doing great now. The Macho Fern did not make it though the cold even with the extra much I threw over it, I have replaced it with the new Lady Victoria Fern, now by the big fountain in the back bed. All the ferns I purchased at the fern farm are doing good an putting on new growth.
The Hostas I planted from seed seveal years ago have quadupled in size this year, after a few years of doing nothing they have finally caught up and are looking great. I had to thin them out some so I moved five of them from the border to the large shade bed. They are just plain green with ribbed foliage, but they are so green and healthy looking they really add a lot to the garden.
Checking the other Hostas today nothing new, but I remember from last year how slow they were to emerge, so I am feel most of them will return.
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