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| Chinese Chives. Compare established with 1 year old. |
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| Planted dwarf gladiolus today |
Today "day off" from work. Mostly homework and rest. Lot of homework, and needed rest very much.
I did make "rounds" in the yard and garden. I planted one type of bulb - really corm. The Nanus mix is a dwarf type, hardy species of gladiolus. Some writers describe gladiolus as deer resistant. Others state deer will eat the flowers. I'll give them a try.
My success with "Joy of Gardening" brand bulbs from Fred Meyer is mixed. Their mix of
Anenome blanda was all blue, not blue + white + pink as pictured. They did all grow and they look nice. Their mix of
Hyacinthoides hispanica is growing but not with enthusiasm. The daffodil variety mix was almost entirely all yellow trumpet, not the various yellow / white / orange cup on the picture. Still they are interesting to try and I bought on impulse.
The established Chinese chives are much more vigorous compared to the seedlings. The seedlings are one year old. The established ones were divisions I planted last year, from plants grown many years ago from seeds. Division and planting in new soil invigorated them.
Last fall I planted daffodil and hyacinth bulbs in the bearded iris raised beds. Both are considered deer resistant and toxic to other animals. They make a cheerful display now, long before irises bloom. They will be done with the irises bloom.
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| Iris Bed #1 bulbs blooming |
Planting bulbs in Fall is an act of faith, that I'll be around in the Spring. And I am here so that feels good.
Among the daffodils in my yard, Jetfire is the first to bloom, then Dutch Master, then various. Minnow is almost blooming. Triandrus is almost blooming
The raised bed garden is looking green. The potato wells look like rustic monuments that could have been among the Easter Island figures, or some Mayan tomb. No potato plants visible yet.
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| Iris Bed #2 bulbs blooming. |
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| Raised Bed Garden |
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| Iris Bacterial Rot |
A few irises have bacterial rot. Disappointing. I've had that happen with a few in the past. The rhizomes survived but were set back. This is variety Edith W. The rain is hard on them. If a variety dies out, I'll assume natural selection is doing its thing, and not replace that disease susceptible variety.
I have 2 rows of snow peas. All I needed to do was protect them with chicken wire.
The Quince cuttings have leaves and flowers. Hardwood cuttings can do that, then die without producing roots. We'll see.
The quince cuttings border a shallot bed. There are also plum hardwood cuttings, Hollywood and Shiro. They are blooming too. We'll see about them too.
I was about to give up on Four O'clock seedlings. I see one has germinated. I brought it home for better light in the CFL light unit.
It feels good to have things growing.
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| Snow Peas Growing |
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| Quince Cuttings and Shallots. |
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| Four O'clock Germinating Seedling. |
