in which many things were planted
May. 2nd, 2010 07:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eorYesterday was a planned busy day and it met all expectations.
We drove up to the Fedco Tree sale to pick up our order. Of course, we couldn't just pick up our order and leave, there were too many things to look at. We ended up picking up a few extras. Then we came home and began planting (11:30am). It was a very warm and sunny day, perfect weather for working in the yard. Took a break for food, drink, and exhaustion at 3:00. At 3:30 went back out and started in again. Came back in, completely bushed at 7:30pm. Showered, changed, and went out to have someone feed us, home at about 9:30.
We planted 3 lowbush blueberries bushes, 20 raspberry canes, 3 blackberry canes,3 plum trees, 2 American chestnuts, 4 lilac bushes (3 varieties), 3 ferns, and 1 Canadian ginger. The bulk of the berry canes were planted in soil that had to be cleaned of rose vine roots and pieces of glass (time consuming). The lilacs and one of the chestnuts were planted in areas that required digging through 4 inches of packed gravel (exhausting). Only the plum trees went easily. We also hand mowed and raked a bit of lawn that will be used by our neighbors as the grilling area.
It looks like we have volunteers sprouting from something of the squash/cuke family. Knowing the neighbors, it's probably pumpkins. They are literally all over the place. I'll let them grow whenever they aren't in a place I'm specifically planting.
Still to do, hopefully today: planting seeds for snow peas, radishes, carrots, bok choy, planting seedlings we have of pac choy, lettuce, re-pot seedlings we got of peppers, basil, cumin, start a bunch of other things indoors for transplant in late May. Get the first hand mowing and raking done on the area by the railroad tracks that hasn't already been done. Make a post hole and stick a post in it. Repair a fence. Right now it's raining, so maybe I'll start on the laundry.
We drove up to the Fedco Tree sale to pick up our order. Of course, we couldn't just pick up our order and leave, there were too many things to look at. We ended up picking up a few extras. Then we came home and began planting (11:30am). It was a very warm and sunny day, perfect weather for working in the yard. Took a break for food, drink, and exhaustion at 3:00. At 3:30 went back out and started in again. Came back in, completely bushed at 7:30pm. Showered, changed, and went out to have someone feed us, home at about 9:30.
We planted 3 lowbush blueberries bushes, 20 raspberry canes, 3 blackberry canes,3 plum trees, 2 American chestnuts, 4 lilac bushes (3 varieties), 3 ferns, and 1 Canadian ginger. The bulk of the berry canes were planted in soil that had to be cleaned of rose vine roots and pieces of glass (time consuming). The lilacs and one of the chestnuts were planted in areas that required digging through 4 inches of packed gravel (exhausting). Only the plum trees went easily. We also hand mowed and raked a bit of lawn that will be used by our neighbors as the grilling area.
It looks like we have volunteers sprouting from something of the squash/cuke family. Knowing the neighbors, it's probably pumpkins. They are literally all over the place. I'll let them grow whenever they aren't in a place I'm specifically planting.
Still to do, hopefully today: planting seeds for snow peas, radishes, carrots, bok choy, planting seedlings we have of pac choy, lettuce, re-pot seedlings we got of peppers, basil, cumin, start a bunch of other things indoors for transplant in late May. Get the first hand mowing and raking done on the area by the railroad tracks that hasn't already been done. Make a post hole and stick a post in it. Repair a fence. Right now it's raining, so maybe I'll start on the laundry.
