Here we are. November, and this weekend has felt like mid August, with the warm temperatures and the high humidity. Not that I am complaining because it has been a pleasure to be able to work in the gardens without 16oo layers on to stay warm. The plants might be confused, but hopefully they will adjust.
It has been a busy week here at the farm. My friend Gary has been helping me on my mailing system. Hopefully I have transcribed all of you addresses correctly and you will be getting these emails…no more google, hopefully but a proper mail server, or whatever they are called.
That was painful office work, and for fun I finished planting the last of the in-ground tulips. All 3000 of them are hopefully tucked in and they won’t be bothered by the rodents. They were my hair pulling last spring. That the the temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s early May. That was NOT fun. Soon it will be a new year and new flower growing experiences.
My other great hurrah is all the dahlias have been gotten ready for storage. I don’t divide the tubers now, I leave that lovely chore for spring. But each variety is labeled and put in it’s own tulip bag, (which I have an abundance of), then into plastic storage boxes and this year they are being stored in the cooler with the tulips. They both need to be about at the same temperatures so this saves me from having to haul the heavy crates down into the basement.
Now with those two huge projects behind me I can now focus on getting the rest of the flower beds put away, the peonies planted, the leaves mulched, last year’s leaves on the garden beds, THEN, I can start cleaning up the house gardens. I do feel as though I have made great headway.
Until next week. Allie
Got your comment! They are new peony plants, and some I have to move before I revamp the messy garden. Never a dull moment.