Can the bushes be covered at all? I think my mothers blackberries got to tall for that.
Unfortunately mine is too big to cover I think.Can the bushes be covered at all? I think my mothers blackberries got to tall for that.
Unfortunately mine is too big to cover I think.
Only dropped to 35 so they should have made it through at least last night. How much longer, though, remains to be seen.Can the bushes be covered at all? I think my mothers blackberries got to tall for that.
It is sort of my fault. I cut my bushes down to the ground in late fall or early spring so I can clean around them. If I didn’t do that I would have a big summer crop of berries and only a light one in the fall. Raspberries in general are a PITA but good for bees and wildlife. Most years I get maybe two thirds of the berries ripened before frost kills them, but probably not this year.I think we are supposed to be cool today and then warm up a bit again. Hopefully those berries will hurry up and ripen!
Yes, they are beautiful. Are they hot ones or sweet ones?Aren't these just the prettiest peppers?! Too pretty to chop, so I roasted them instead.
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Wow. I have had to do that with roots coming up in my yard from 60 year old pines but never that large of a section. Between the digging and the sawing, it’s a big job.I got the new planting bed worked up, with soil amendments worked in, but there was a snag- literally- at first. A large root from a neighbor's black walnut tree was only a few inches below the surface. The tree in question is about 2 feet in diameter, and right on the property line. Here is the chunk I dug out:View attachment 355148This section was a little over 6 feet in length, and there is more beneath the yard, but I'm saving that for another day.
I have found traces of roots from that same tree in the flower bed by the deck- over 30 feet away. Who knows how many more are to be found lurking under the grass?Wow. I have had to do that with roots coming up in my yard from 60 year old pines but never that large of a section. Between the digging and the sawing, it’s a big job.
When Michele's shipment of bulbs arrived, a 2021 catalog was included in the package. We looked through it, saw some that we liked, and she went on line to order them, as there was a discount for early ordering. They were all sold out already for the entire season, not just for the early specials.I noticed that 2021 seed catalogs are starting to come out. Might be good to buy seeds now for next year before they're sold out again. I'm browsing through this one even though I don't have outdoor space and my indoor gardening is limited to small houseplants: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.botanicalinterests.com/downloads/Botanical-Interests-Catalog_2021.pdf