It's time to finish all the spring planting!This weekend I'm going to be busy in the garden, hoeing, planting, weeding, and generally finishing up anything that should be done in the spring.
The garden blitz begins at dawn.
This year, I promised myself that there would be no half flats of flowers not planted, left to languish on the patio for the summer. This year, I'm planting every single plant I bought.
And I'm even going to plant the old fashioned rose that I started from cuttings from my aunt's garden, that has been living in a four inch pot on the patio for almost two years.
It's time, it's Memorial Day weekend. The unofficial beginning of summer. The big weekend in Indianapolis.
My goal is to garden all out and get everything done so that on Sunday I can be ready to sit, relax, and reflect on my spring at May Dream Gardens by the time Jim Nabors steps up to the microphone to Sing 'Back Home Again in Indiana' at the Indianapolis 500 race. And then I'l listen to the version Annie in Austin wrote for May Dreams Gardens.
I'll also take care of that bunny's nest in my strawberry patch. I checked it last night and it appears that the Mama may have moved the baby bunnies to another location as the nest is empty, except for two babies that did not appear to survive. I'll give them a nice burial, unless some other critter has come along and taken care of them for me.
That's life in the garden, it sometimes doesn't turn out the way we would like it to.
And just between us, when I first found the nest with what I thought were countless baby rabbits in it, I could have easily taken care of the matter right then, if you know what I mean, but I didn't have the heart to do it. DON'T tell anyone what a 'softie' I am, or the rabbits will come from miles around to live here. And I don't need that!
What I need is for the weathermen to come through on their promises of sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70's this weekend. Then I can finish my spring planting!
Happy Gardening!
Comments
Love the blog - your garden is such an inspiration!
I am glad to see I am not the only one that buys flowers only to have them languish in the pots. I am better at not doing this but it happens from time to time. Mostly during fall when the bulbs need to be planted. That is when I stall out.
Have a wonderful weekend. I hope you have your feet propped up and a mint julip in your hand by the time Jim starts singing.
Yes, there isn't much time left before it gets too hot to plant anymore....but at C&L I still buy plants and put them in the holding area where they use up valuable energy and resources until fall.
The planting time seems like such a short period of time...either it is too cold or the nurseries don't have the plants in yet. Which is why I have a holding area. Do you?
We'll be thinking of you tomorrow as you welcome summer to Indianapolis!
We have a little too much summer here- day after day of rainless days in the nineties... sure is not my idea of what May should be like, even in Texas.
Hugs from Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Frances
By the way, I thought about you on Friday. When I got to the garden center, one of my coworkers asked if I had seen "the new wildlife." I said, "Yup, I saw the duck and her nest on Sunday..." and then was surprised to learn that the duck's nest was OLD news, as we now have a nest of baby bunnies in the creeping phlox, too! (The mama still comes and feeds them, because they are getting fat... and they're so cute. We'll OBVIOUSLY have to relocate them when they grow up a bit, though. lol.)
Anyway, I thought of you first. And then Mr. McGregor's Daughter. :)
Leslie, Well, I'll admit that at dawn it was still pretty chilly, so I waited a bit to get started.
Lisa at Greenbow, When Jim Nabors starts singing, I'll probably still be gardening!
Dee/Reddirtramblings, I hope you enjoy your trip and that bunnies don't take over your garden while you are gone.
MSS @ Zanthan Gardens, Yes we are just beginning our gardens here. It's odd to think that you are shutting down fo the summer.
Gail, I don't really have a holding area, but I think i should!
Annie in Austin, I've been reading about your weather, it sounds so... hot. I hope you get some rain and some relief.
Frances, Thanks, and remember I won't be watching the race, since it is blacked out on TV here, but I will be listening to it on the radio.
Robin's Nesting Place, I still have a lot to plant, too. Spent time mowing the lawn instead of planting.
Blackswamp_Girl, Yes, me and the bunnies, we are trying to co-exist. Is it possible to do so?
Thanks all for the comments and good wishes,
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
I've been looking for a Ro-Ho Gardener for years. You are very lucky. However, I suspect that you may not fully apppreciate its ability. The tines are great for initially preparing the soil, but there is a bar mounted above and in front of the roller. I said bar, but it is more like a knife blade that is beveled on both edges. Just flip the Ro-Ho upside down and now you have a device that slices off the weeds about an inch or two below the surface. It still takes some effort, but it's a LOT easier than forcing the tines through the soil. If your rows are spaced about 16-20 inches, the Ro-Ho almost makes a garden that takes care of itself - almost. Well you know what I mean.
Mark
The word is out in the bunny world there just as it is in the kitty world here. They just magically appear out of nowhere... God love 'em! (And so do we.) Kitties, that is!