I decided to try using the fliers and newspapers again to keep down the chickweed in out vegetable garden. I spread them out in layers (with help from the wind!) and put planks and tomatoes cages on top, then I watered them with the hose to try to keep them in place.
Chris, diligent husband planted some seed tapes in the rated veg beds, carrots, lettuce and beets as well as some Swiss chard seeds.
I have a pot of Swiss chard seedlings in the greenhouse which I planted about 10 days ago called Bright Lights. They will get planted out into the veg garden after the May long weekend once the cold nights warm up. We are expecting frost for about 5 or 6 nights next week so we don't want to plant anything out too soon.
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| May 6 tulips at top of rock garden |
May 7 to 9
I cleaned up the triangle bed (south side). There was a day lily with a lot of dead leaves on it from last year, as well as some splendins to trim, and some bearded iris leaves. No sign of peonies or Bleeding heart yet. This bed had snow on it up until 2 weeks ago.
I also trimmed the branches of my Miss Kim lilac in the centre of that bed. I know you're supposed to do that in mid summer once its done flowering because other wise you chip off the parts that will bloom. But it needed a good trim as it was growing wonky!
May 8 I dug out a huge amount of golden rod out of the side of the house bed. It was doing a massive take over! I planted one clump of Golden Rods in my small Spruce tree bed. I cleaned up the at bed too. Dug out a lot of grass on one side but the rain showers made me stop so it still has a bit of work left.
My Honey Berry shrubs both got leaves early and both my rhubarb plants are sprouting! :)
Unfortunately we realized we had planted our haskap berry bushes (Indigo Gem) too far apart to cross pollinate so will we even get any berries?
More photos
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| May 7 leaves are opening on the poplars and trembling aspens |
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| Morden Ruby rose is showing signs of life May 14 |
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| Tulips May 12 Rock Garden |
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| Pond May 13 |
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| Tree swallows are back and courting |
May 14
Planted herbs in large pot in the greenhouse:
Rosemary
Cilantro
Oregano
Thyme
To do - basil and parsley
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| Upper deck pots- Firebird dahlia with buds, 3 geraniums overwintered in the house |
Greenhouse interior
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| Spaghettie squashes, tomatoes, cosmos, lavatara |
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| Spaghettie squashes, Calla lily, Firebird dahlia #2 |
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| Cosmos and morning glories from seed, repotted the gazania bedding plants |
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| Tomatoe plants started in doors from seed. morning glories are going crazy and 1 more spaghetti Squash |
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| Potted strawberries, sweet peas and another calla lily |
Tulips are doing fabulously!
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| July 13 rock garden- almost ready to open |
Yellow Tulips next to the houses popped out of the ground on April 20 and bloomed on May 9.
Orange tulips in rock garden had leaf sprouts on April 22 and bloomed on May 6.
Stackstone bed tulips are a later variety. They were the 3rd group to sprout and they bloomed on May 25.
The wild Crocuses were blooming at the top of picnic hill on April 28, quite a bit later than last year.
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| Pasque Flowers May 16 |
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| Tulips at side of house May 16 |
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| Red with yellow rock garden tulips |
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| Vegetable raised beds |
Peas, green beans, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, dill, spinach, carrots, beets, swiss chard and onions.
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