Pat and Jim's Gardening Adventure: June 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

one helping or two

I go out to the backyard before I leave for work, usually around 0600. Sometimes I see foxes, or ducks, or even a hawk or two. But most times I get to see that gangster deer, bambi, chowing down at the Groble buffet. Come on, leave some for the birds.

It wouldn't be so bad if bambi and his gangster posse only eat bird seed. but no, they have to munch on perfectly good hosta too. That's why we have a zillion hosta. I figure the deer can't eat them all.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

yeah, i watered

Pat is out west, visiting the grandkid. She left the precious potted plants to my care, how trusting. As you can see, I watered. Hey, once a week is good right?

Don't worry Pat. I got the ones in the front yard too.

soil and climate

Our yard is clay. Clay, clay and more clay. Clay all the way to the center of the earth. The people at the conservation district told us that " we're at the wrong end of the glacier". I nodded the nod of the intimidated and have repeated it ever since. We are true belivers in sweet peet and work in 15 yards every spring. Our back yard faces north and is a good 6 feet lower than the house. Most of the back yard is moist year round. Except for the north east corner, the yard is under shade or partial shade. The front yard is mainly sunny. We are in zone 5b.