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- Beginner
- Do you have a web site or profile you would like to share?
- http://WKD2.com
- What kind of gardening do you like to do?
- Flowers and Flowering Shrubs and some Bulbs.
- How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden?
- Depends on the weather
New But Not
I have more or less played with gardening in the past but we had to move around some so I got out of it.
I now have a permanent place and it's Zoned 8a. Our summers can be stifling hot and very Humid at times, mainly through July and August. I like all types of Flowers and so does my wife. I have an area now i'm slowly filling.
I now have a permanent place and it's Zoned 8a. Our summers can be stifling hot and very Humid at times, mainly through July and August. I like all types of Flowers and so does my wife. I have an area now i'm slowly filling.
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It looks like I may have an earwig chewing on my dahlia plants. Any suggestions for getting rid of them? Ginny - on storing dahlia tubers - I've tried with very little luck for several years to store them. Recently, I came across a lady who gave awa…
I have never done dahlias before, and I need hand holding. I saw some on HGTV that were not dinnerplates and were on tall stalks. They were red red red and gorgeous...
Any suggestions?
what is the best way to store your dahlia bulbs during the winter?
I was inspired by some pictures of dahlia that was posted yesterday. Never had one before, bought some tubers today (they were on sale). Sure I'm one lucky gardener if they bloom this year... we'll see :=)
Just stopped in to say Hi. I'm still around. No critter stories, but did fence in the Front yard to keep the big dogs from laying in my pine strawed gardens. Dogs like to lay in Pine Straw for some reason. Got some plants coming up, some blooming, a…
It was in the upper 70's here in SE Georgia today.
Speaking of dogs: We just fenced in the front yard partly because the dogs were laying on the staw that covers my plants. I hope they didn't smother them. I've seen no sign of them in the straw and wonder if they will return. They are supposed to be…
Good weather must be coming, I have things sprouting out of the ground already here in southeast georgia.
I'm an avid dahlia gardener with very little success. I've planted for years and have had some luck but I've had so many challenges from grubs, spider mites, deer, shade, japanese beetles, etc. I keep trying!
Wow many new people here since I posted last. Good to see.
It's a bit early but already have bulb plants breaking ground.
And a pink hyacinth blooming. More in my blog I will post later.
Just glad to see the Lounge growing.
Hey all, Glad to see the Lounge growing in members. I've been checking in this winter but haven't had anything to talk about so haven't posted.
But now I've got some cuttings from a annual plant that's beginning to get roots in a glass of water! I w…
We had a very light Frost the other morning and i'm happy to report all plants are fine no one hurt.
Got some more pine straw, a pick up truck load. Waiting til Monday when it going to be a little warmer to spread it around. It's supposed to be 72, today would have been good if it weren't for the cold wind that's blowing.
Countdown up above is off but not by too much to worry about.
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New Bulbs
Hi,
Got my final round of New yesterday. Bulbs, that i put in a planter and covered with miracle-gro soil. Hopefully we won't have too much rain this winter so they won't rot. Especially my Queen of the Night Tulips. It's a shame I have to wait til spring to see what I just bought and planted. My rose that i saved from near death has 2 new blooms on it suprizingly. I though it was done blooming til next year.
Well, a short blog this time cos that's all I got going on.
Catch Ya Next Time
Got my final round of New yesterday. Bulbs, that i put in a planter and covered with miracle-gro soil. Hopefully we won't have too much rain this winter so they won't rot. Especially my Queen of the Night Tulips. It's a shame I have to wait til spring to see what I just bought and planted. My rose that i saved from near death has 2 new blooms on it suprizingly. I though it was done blooming til next year.
Well, a short blog this time cos that's all I got going on.
Catch Ya Next Time
Posted on October 23, 2009 at 5:03pm —
New Perennials
Hi Again,
I finally got my new plants in and now the cool weather comes. I hope they have time to get rooted good before it gets too cold. But they say to plant in the fall so i guess i'm ok. I have plants in my original garden spot and planted an all Red garden just opposite it in the other corner of my front yard. Tricky part here is that the Red garden ground was un-prepared. It was kind of a last minute deal, so basically it's just planted among the grass. What i'll probably do is wait til t… Continue
I finally got my new plants in and now the cool weather comes. I hope they have time to get rooted good before it gets too cold. But they say to plant in the fall so i guess i'm ok. I have plants in my original garden spot and planted an all Red garden just opposite it in the other corner of my front yard. Tricky part here is that the Red garden ground was un-prepared. It was kind of a last minute deal, so basically it's just planted among the grass. What i'll probably do is wait til t… Continue
Posted on October 17, 2009 at 10:35am —
Long Month..lol
Hi,
I'm still here!...lol I haven't blogged in a month but my last one said i'd probably wait til the nurseries sent my plants. Well, they sent them, now i got to get them. UPS somehow got the wrong address and put them back on the truck and told me they will deliver tomorrow. Just as well since it's raining and i couldn't get them planted anyway. Here's what i've got coming:
1 DROPMORE ITALIAN BUGLOSS
1 ARIZONA SUN GAILLARDIA
1 PINK MIST SCABIOSA
1 DOUBLE DECKER CONEFLOWER
1 DAINTY DAISY… Continue
I'm still here!...lol I haven't blogged in a month but my last one said i'd probably wait til the nurseries sent my plants. Well, they sent them, now i got to get them. UPS somehow got the wrong address and put them back on the truck and told me they will deliver tomorrow. Just as well since it's raining and i couldn't get them planted anyway. Here's what i've got coming:
1 DROPMORE ITALIAN BUGLOSS
1 ARIZONA SUN GAILLARDIA
1 PINK MIST SCABIOSA
1 DOUBLE DECKER CONEFLOWER
1 DAINTY DAISY… Continue
Posted on October 5, 2009 at 11:11am — 1 Comment
Garden Finished
Hi All,
Just a short blog this week.
I finally finished my Garden spot and now have to wait for the nurseries to send my plants and bulbs in about another month. Wish I could get em sent early so I could start planting them. I'll try to be patient....lol. Anyhow, other than transplanting a rose that's all i've done this week. I do plan on moving 3 more roses to a front yard spot where i've got 2 now.
Well I said i'd be short, so have a good weekend.
Catch Ya next time.
Just a short blog this week.
I finally finished my Garden spot and now have to wait for the nurseries to send my plants and bulbs in about another month. Wish I could get em sent early so I could start planting them. I'll try to be patient....lol. Anyhow, other than transplanting a rose that's all i've done this week. I do plan on moving 3 more roses to a front yard spot where i've got 2 now.
Well I said i'd be short, so have a good weekend.
Catch Ya next time.
Posted on September 10, 2009 at 9:30pm —
Here I Am Again!
Hi,
I'm Back! I decided a weekly blog was too much, There are times when there's just nothing going on. But i'm back this week to blog, (I'm at the site everyday though at one time or another). Well, we made it to September and the temps are about 10 degrees cooler than a month ago middle 80's . I'm waiting for it to go down another 10 degrees for my taste (70's). But I did manage to get more of my Garden done and am near finished with it, until the New plants start arriving from the nurseries i… Continue
I'm Back! I decided a weekly blog was too much, There are times when there's just nothing going on. But i'm back this week to blog, (I'm at the site everyday though at one time or another). Well, we made it to September and the temps are about 10 degrees cooler than a month ago middle 80's . I'm waiting for it to go down another 10 degrees for my taste (70's). But I did manage to get more of my Garden done and am near finished with it, until the New plants start arriving from the nurseries i… Continue
Posted on September 3, 2009 at 10:05pm —
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 6:54pm on August 9, 2009,
liz joseph said… - holy crap, I comment a lot on your page!!!!! Sorry!!!!!!
- At 6:54pm on August 9, 2009,
liz joseph said…
- i know when you plant in the mid to late summer all plants need loads of water.... I'm assuming this goes double in hot areas. We're having a hot streak here, too. it was only supposed to be 74F today, but the heat index made it about 90!!! it's a good thing it finally rained last night!!!! My plants were looking sickly, and I water EVERY DAY!!!!!
- At 4:25am on August 9, 2009,
liz joseph said…
- I didn't do anything special to plant any of those seeds. All I noticed was that, if I direct sowed them, they did way better than they did when I grew them indoors first. I get a little to happy with the detachable faucet attachment, LOL. The seeds were free, so don't worry if they all don't take off. I have more if you want. I know you only wanted the 'perennial geranium' seeds, which I didn't end up sending anyway, cuz I gave you the wrong name!!! So sorry! I feel so dumb!!!
- At 4:22am on August 9, 2009,
liz joseph said…
- the mallow musk is definitely a perennial. OMG, did you say they opened up already? WOW!!! If you're talking about plants from the seeds I sent you, that was FAST!!! I gave a smal Mallow Musk plant to my neighbor, who had no landscape, and transplanted my huge one. Well, I guess my big one didn't like the shock (even though I used root starter liguid, for transplanting) so now i'm down from 2 to nill. Oh well, I have seeds and will start to grow new ones for next year.
- At 7:41am on August 3, 2009,
liz joseph said…
- Hey!!!! I sent out those seeds on Tuesday. Have you received them yet? I sent a few 'extras'... Just some seeds that I think would grow great in your garden, since you're in the south. I know you said you wanted the perennial geranium.... which my MOM has. She gave me Mallow Musk last year and called it geranium... sorry about the mix-up!!!! I'll be going to her house tomorrow and will grab those seeds so I can send the real thing to you!!! '
Otherwise, what'd ya think? Are you going to plant any of those seeds? if not, just throw them out, or give them to a happy home, LOL. I hope I didn't make you mad!!!!!
- At 7:51am on July 22, 2009,
liz joseph said…
- oh, yeah.... i'll be getting a bunch of seeds from my various hibiscus plants late this summer. since you're in GA, they should last a really long time. i may also have Oleander seeds left over from a couple of months ago, which would do great in your area!!! also on the list: daylily (yellow stella d'oro, orange, white), yucca, snapdragon, delphinium, shasta daisy, cosmo, morning glory (if i can get 'em in time, LOL)... eh, the list goes on.
some of them haven't seeded yet, others have seeded already and spread, but are flowering again... so i'm ASSuming they'll have more seeds later. you're more than welcome to anything i have. i don't know about you, but i'm have this problem they call "lack'o'funds" and am happy any time i can find stuff for FREE!!!!!
- At 11:10pm on June 26, 2009,
Virgil & Judy said… - I'll add some pictures as soon as they bloom.
Thanks for the invitation.
- At 11:16am on June 25, 2009,
Virgil & Judy said…
- We just ordered new Dahlias this year from Swan Island Dahlias in Canby, Oregon. Although they haven't started blooming yet we're still enjoying the beautiful catalog they publish. They can be reached at 1-800-410-6540 to order the catalog or www.dahlias.com. I'd recommend the catalog - it's better than the website.
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Diane, sorry for not making my message more clear - my reminder was about those shrubs that need to be scaled down and in my region (zones 5 & 6) the buds for the next season form on new growth in August so cutting the brunches after July would have…
delegating thats an interesting idea. the onlyone to delegate to is hubby and i know what he will say.
Crazy rainstorm last night, ripped down half the ivy on the wall. Had to cut it down, so I figured what the heck I'll collect snails in my garden. Armed with chopsticks (they make it way easy to gather up tiny guys under plants if you are profficent…
Love this flower. Never was able to grow it though. Thought it was called queen Anns Lace. I think it adds charm to the garden.
thanks Bob
Sheryl, that shouldn't be a problem, I have a seed feeder in close proximity and the humming birds seem happy enough to share. They just seem to perch on the tiny twigs where the big guys cant get to. Chech the surronding territory, perhaps someone…
What housework-What cooking-I am delegating so that I can go out in my gardens.Besides my gardens I am on my computer watching the lovely new photos come up on "latest activity" HELP I am soo hooked. Don't want to change. Don't want to give it up ei…
Thanks! Isn't it funny I was plotting today hopw to get rid of them entirely? (Because they get a little weedy.) I'll leave them up, because I like them too.
Clare this is stunning! It's the entry to the Secret Garden!
Beautiful,colorful garden! Very nice photo.
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