Didn’t I just give you all an update? Well, I walked you through, but there are other elements to what is happening here. Like trimming and pruning old big trees. I didn’t tell you about that, did I? Coming to this garden most of the great old trees were gone. This area is known for […]
September
September Forecasting
Whether by pure speculation or by scientific means we all wish to forecast the weather for purposes of being prepared. “Forewarned is forearmed” as it is said. I like to check in the the Farmers Almanac, and sometimes I remember to check their accuracy later and sometimes I don’t. I suppose you could say that […]
September’s Garden Tips
This is just to record the garden tips from my sidebar, which otherwise will disappear when I replace the info with timely seasonal hints. “September is the best time to transplant established peonies. Begin by cutting the peony stems near ground level. Then carefully dig around and under each plant. Try to retain as much […]
Dead Leaves
The drying winds of Ike left an aftermath not only of broken branches, but dried leaves that are prematurely falling from the trees. No color, directly passing to the phase of dried brown leaf litter. It has not been a good year for my trees. Those not skeletonized by the plague proportions of Japanese beetles […]
Hot and Hazy
Well, as I said to my friends at Curves, when they remarked on the heat:” Now, we get our summer”. Not that I am complaining about the gorgeous weather we had for most of this past summer- not at all! It was hazy… the soybean fields turn marigold colors of burnt orange and gold, the […]
3RD Season of the Gardening Year
It isn’t official, but for Ohioan gardeners the passing of Labor Day marked the end of our season of full tilt gardening, and we entered our autumn in feeling and attitude. In my area this part of the year is dry, but in 2008 it is a little drier than usual. We went for a […]
