Plants and Perennials:
I picked up 4 lupine plants from the clearance rack at The Home Depot yesterday for $3.50 each {reg,$7.99}. I think I’ll plant both of the white lupines in the front side yard and the purple and pink lupines in the back.
I’d also like to get the Shasta daisies I started from seed transplanted to the garden this week as well. Shasta daisies spread like crazy {which is what I’m counting on} and I am hoping that by the time we put our house on the market there will be a nice row of them along the fence near the vegetable garden area.
Garden Vegetables:
A few of the pumpkin and winter squash seedlings I set out in the garden a few weeks ago were gobbled up by slugs. Both the varieties I’ll be planting are 100 days seed to harvest so I know I’m taking my chances… but I just can’t resist. Because really, who doesn’t want a bunch of pumpkin puree in the freezer and winter squash stored in the garage for during the colder months? I’m going for it.
Potatoes. I scored 2 bags of seed potatoes at Wilco the other day for $3.00 a bag! I’ll have to create a new potato bed for them as our current potato patch is full of potatoes I planted earlier this year and I am not ready to dig them up yet.
General Garden Maintenance:
We used Tagro in the garden this year and as a result our tomato plants have gone bonkers. I need to tie them to the stakes again so they’ll stop falling over.
Stain at least 2 fence sections. {I’ve got a long ways to go.}
Those are my garden chores for this week.
Keep Calm and Garden On.
~Mavis
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