a) I love swings! Your mister husband really IS a keeper!
b) I love cilantro! The only trouble with cilantro is that it all seems to be ready at one time, and I don't know how to get around that. I guess one might be able to freeze some? Once cilantro goes to seed, it's coriander, and you can dry that, to grind up later for use. I guess you plant your cilantro in waves--some now, some later.
c) your wheelbarrow will grow and look fine! I have a client who puts caladiums in her old wheelbarrows (she's got 2) along with some tuberous begonias, and they look fine. You'll find that the plants will take off before you know it.
d) The red leafed shrub in a barberry. They are rat-bastards! They're considered invasive (at least I believe so), as they'll make a little red berry, and then you have them places you don't want. I would recommend getting rid of it: cutting it back and digging or pulling out the stump (should be do-able). I do not like barberries one bit, because, as you noted--the thorns. Maybe because of your growing zone, there
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with the cilantro I was planning on doing two waves in spring and two in the fall (I think that's what i'm planning). with any extra, i'm probably going to freeze half and dry half and see what works out the best. cilantro is SO EXPENSIVE here (like 3-4x the price from when we were in CA) and it's not that great, so having fresh is going to really be a joy. i'm hopeful that it will grow in the poly tunnel this winter so we can have it all year long. (greenhouse is pushed to next year, probably. too many dollars.)
thank you so much for the info on the bastard bush! we're doing so much clearing of the property that these bushes may make it until winter, but i'll look up the NON-BEAR bushes you mentioned! I want flowers and color and explosive happy. :)
so I was wrong, they're not dahlias. they're zinnias. lol last two letters are the same, no wonder i'm confused. they are queen anne greens and hopefully i'll get some sprouted. there was a mishap with my little growing area, so I may have to start more. ugh. and that's GREAT to know about
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Rabbits will eat down crocus flowers (and leaves) it's a drag! Is the foilage still up for the daffs and crocus? if so let me see the leaves. Don't worry--you really may have planted them too late and they are just hanging in there...next year could be their year!!
we finally got a few strawberry plants planted... hopefully picking up tomato, zucchini, and cucumber seedlings to try as well. Hopefully I can still keep up with gardening with these needy little people climbing on me lol
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i hope it turns out like my brain THINKS it will. :)
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a) I love swings! Your mister husband really IS a keeper!
b) I love cilantro! The only trouble with cilantro is that it all seems to be ready at one time, and I don't know how to get around that. I guess one might be able to freeze some? Once cilantro goes to seed, it's coriander, and you can dry that, to grind up later for use. I guess you plant your cilantro in waves--some now, some later.
c) your wheelbarrow will grow and look fine! I have a client who puts caladiums in her old wheelbarrows (she's got 2) along with some tuberous begonias, and they look fine. You'll find that the plants will take off before you know it.
d) The red leafed shrub in a barberry. They are rat-bastards! They're considered invasive (at least I believe so), as they'll make a little red berry, and then you have them places you don't want. I would recommend getting rid of it: cutting it back and digging or pulling out the stump (should be do-able). I do not like barberries one bit, because, as you noted--the thorns. Maybe because of your growing zone, there ( ... )
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with the cilantro I was planning on doing two waves in spring and two in the fall (I think that's what i'm planning). with any extra, i'm probably going to freeze half and dry half and see what works out the best. cilantro is SO EXPENSIVE here (like 3-4x the price from when we were in CA) and it's not that great, so having fresh is going to really be a joy. i'm hopeful that it will grow in the poly tunnel this winter so we can have it all year long. (greenhouse is pushed to next year, probably. too many dollars.)
thank you so much for the info on the bastard bush! we're doing so much clearing of the property that these bushes may make it until winter, but i'll look up the NON-BEAR bushes you mentioned! I want flowers and color and explosive happy. :)
so I was wrong, they're not dahlias. they're zinnias. lol last two letters are the same, no wonder i'm confused. they are queen anne greens and hopefully i'll get some sprouted. there was a mishap with my little growing area, so I may have to start more. ugh. and that's GREAT to know about ( ... )
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your picture is of a dahlia tho! #JustSaying
Rabbits will eat down crocus flowers (and leaves) it's a drag! Is the foilage still up for the daffs and crocus? if so let me see the leaves. Don't worry--you really may have planted them too late and they are just hanging in there...next year could be their year!!
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Nice garden.
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