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By joenesgarden, 1 month and 16 days ago

Gardening Oops – February 2010

Shoulda, woulda, coulda.  That's my gardening oops this month.  Here at joene's garden, the first of each month is Gardening oops -  GOOPs for short – Day. On GOOPs day, I fess up one of my gardening blunders in the hopes that you might avoid a GOOPs of your own after reading one of mine.  I figure we all learn from our mistakes, and often from mistakes of others.  So why not share our mistakes with each other and, therefore, enhance everyone's overall chance to learn.

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By joenesgarden, 5 months and 14 days ago

Pre-frost action

A quick walk through the yard today added urgency to my pre-frost list of to-dos.  Last night's temperature dropped low enough to slightly burn the top edges of a cherry tomato plant - the temperature at 6:30 am was 39 degrees – so a good hard freeze is not too far off.  So what's done and what's left on my to do list? 

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By joene, 1 year ago

First plantings – outside and in

I managed to get the first set of seeds planted outside before today's rain began.  The combination of thawed planting beds and forecasts for heavy rains over the next few days makes for optimal planting conditions for cold-hardy seeds.  I planted two varieties of peas; my favored Carouby de Maussane snow peas which turn beautiful purple flowers into tasty, crisp morsels, and the new-to-me Snowflake pea pods.  I started with one sowing of each planted in pots sunk into one of the vegetable garden beds.  Three additional long, narrow planters now hold the promise of Cherry Belle and French Breakfast radishes, and Winter Density and New Red Fire lettuces.  I'm determined to reap vegetables from my planting beds in spite of my population of hungry voles (see 'Think outside of the plot' below).

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  • Spring promises – GB Bloom Day:
    • joenesgarden: Jean, these iris are only about 4 inches tall and they don't last long, but they bloom when nearly nothing else does. You definitely need these in your gardens.
    • Jean: Joene, I can't fgure out why I have never planted this gorgeous species of iris in my garden, but clearly it's an oversight I need to rectify! -Jean
    • joenesgarden: I'm going to watch the progress of my budding plants closely over the next few days of warmth, Debbie. I expect things to really pop.
    • Debbie: Hi Joene, Happy Belated Bloom Day! Your irises are so colorful even when deluged by rain. I imagine the next few days of sun and warm temps will make your garden come to life even more than.
    • joenesgarden: Cyndy ... the iris are little but pack a powerful punch.
    • joenesgarden: Noel, my blooms aren't sweet smelling, but sweet looking. Thanks for the complement on my photos.
    • Cyndy: Oh my, those iris are knockouts!
    • noel: aloha joene, you have alot of beautiful blooms coming from your garden today and it looks like alot of sweet smelling blooms also...thanks for sharing....i love the intense blue of your iris...your photography is beautiful
    • joenesgarden: I'll bet your iris reticulata will be even more beautiful, Christine. Enjoy mine now and share your's with us later.

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