by angela@diggingbliss | Oct 22, 2004 | Uncategorized
With this break in the weather, I wanted to get some of my tulips in the ground using my new bulb auger. It took a few tries before I got the hang of it, but now I’m a bulb-plantin’ fool! I think having a powerful cordless drill helps. I don’t, so I borrowed a nice Makita. Did I manage to hit drip tubing with the auger? Yes. Several times. I have a knack for killing my drip system. With me, an auger becomes more of a drip system sensing device.
The important thing is, now I look forward to bulb planting instead of dreading it. One word of caution. The recent rains probably made the soil a lot more penetrable than it usually is. Don’t try the thing in dry, unamended soil.
Just checked Gardener’s Supply and they’re sold out on the augers! Glad I got mine when I did…
by angela@diggingbliss | Oct 19, 2004 | Uncategorized
Looks like fall is really here… I managed to get my California poppy seeds sprinkled just in time. This year, instead of my usual wildflower mix, I’m going with ‘Mission Bells’ and ‘Apricot Chiffon’ California poppies. It’ll be interesting to see if any of last year’s wildflowers that went to seed come up in spring/summer.
Now that I have a greenhouse, I’ve been ordering more seeds. There are so many fun things to grow that you just can’t find in our local nurseries. Plus, it’s waaaaaaay more economical. Ok, not so if you count the cost of the greenhouse. Oh, nevermind.
In the garden, my tomatoes are winding down, but in the greenhouse, they’re just getting going. We’ll see if I can manage to produce some winter tomatoes. I think I remember Farmer Fred mentioning on his radio show that he had trouble with whiteflies on his greenhouse tomatoes. I’ll be watching out for the little buggers. I grew them in the greenhouse in one of my classes at UCD on these really cool vine supports. We did a lot of pinching and tying, so they really did act like vines and only took up about a square foot of soil.
I’m behind on my bulb planting. Wishing very much that I’d gotten them in the ground before the rain. Oh well. Because I hate those bulb planter thingies, I ordered a bulb-planting drill bit from Gardener’s supply. I’ll let y’all know how it works.
More later…
by angela@diggingbliss | Oct 3, 2004 | Uncategorized
View from patio
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by angela@diggingbliss | Oct 3, 2004 | Uncategorized
Saucer magnolia, penstemon, white echinacea, Chinese ground orchids (Bletilla striata), Salvia (labeled ‘May Knight’, but could be another… it’s dark purple anyway) and pansies.
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by angela@diggingbliss | Oct 3, 2004 | Uncategorized
Veggies are growing nicely. Sugarsnap peas are sprouting. I was disappointed to learn that my 4 4″ scallions were in fact 1 scallion, 2 Walla Wallas and one leek! They all looked the friggin’ same when I bought them and the first one was labeled “Scallions.” I made the mistake of assuming the others were too. My bad…
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