Rain and gardens

[AnyDayNow]

Me, too! And can he help with design ideas too? I have lots of plants that are in pots from our other house and now need to be incorporated into whatever is already growing here.

The rain has been awesome for the irises here, too. Love it! The hosta are in their element and the garden is ecstatic.

[Sarges Dad]

Originally Posted by HB2HSV

Good news. I checked last night and a little branch with green leaf is growing! Also several green buds are beginning to show.

I hate to whine & squeal like a new jail cellmate to bubba, but this alabama clay is PITA to dig! Wednesday after work I dug a new hole for one of my roses, roughly 1' deep by 3' diameter, and I came up with 20 lbm of limestone rocks!

This weekend I am going to rent myself a manly machine to dig holes.

Go by Robin Rents and tell the Doug sent you.

[33458]

Originally Posted by HB2HSV

DM me this guy's name & contact info. I just might have some work for him.

Does he take down trees, too? I have 4 big ones, possibly 5 (out of 200) that need to come down professionally...some day soon. Not liking the usual cost of that.

Does anyone want some Piper Nigrum? Black Peppercorn vine. I'm going to start some more from my stock this summer...it isn't hardy here, will need to winter indoors or in a greenhouse, but it faired extremely well both in a dark, unheated garage and even better last winter in the unheated basement with a bit of light from a window. Needs serious drainage (prone to root rot) but likes a blanket. Mulch heavily, mist every other day and water once a week, maybe twice. Likes shade, likes sun. Adaptable. It'll tell you what it wants.

I'm trying some outside 'under' my potting shed and around the shade garden, just to see if it can withstand the temperatures (more mulch) next winter. I doubt it, but if I'm lucky...it makes a wonderful ground cover if not trained to climb, and the bonus - you can eat it.

Just let me know...

[Mawoods]

A word of wisdom to those of you digging holes for plants ----- amend, amend, amend the soil. Can't put enough stuff into it to help it drain, etc. Conditioner, compost,etc.

[caution]

Originally Posted by Mawoods

A word of wisdom to those of you digging holes for plants ----- amend, amend, amend the soil. Can't put enough stuff into it to help it drain, etc. Conditioner, compost,etc.

plants maybe, trees and most shrubs, no. i think it is best to find ones that an handle the clay. now for our garen, we must have put in 20 bags of topsoil and manure just to make the rows, lol

[cjaila]

Originally Posted by Charles

I learned that repairing some sprinkler heads and PVC pipe recently.

We're having 12 one gallon bushes planted. I was going to do it myself but a landscaper will do all the prep, weeding, digging and planting for $100.

I told him to go right ahead, it's worth it.

Charles,

Please DM me the contact info as well. If he is willing to help, I have a lot of landscaping to do.

Thanks

[HB2HSV]

Well I did it. I went and rented this big monster auger and dug myself several holes on Saturday, only interrupted by rain in between. Now I have wide open holes just waiting for my trees to be put in.

Also this morning I saw a survey crew working on new lots. I went over and convinced them to come over & survey my plot for $100. They not only managed to find one corner metal rod buried 2 feet below ground (I would've never find it on my own), identified 4 corners (which was initially missed by 2 feet on two sides), and also put wood stakes along the border which makes it easy to identify the property line for me.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by HB2HSV

Also this morning I saw a survey crew working on new lots. I went over and convinced them to come over & survey my plot for $100. They not only managed to find one corner metal rod buried 2 feet below ground (I would've never find it on my own), identified 4 corners (which was initially missed by 2 feet on two sides), and also put wood stakes along the border which makes it easy to identify the property line for me.

Now that you have more acreage, I'll DM the Madison County Assessor so he can increase your property taxes.

[HB2HSV]

Originally Posted by Charles

Now that you have more acreage, I'll DM the Madison County Assessor so he can increase your property taxes.

Actually they need to give me a refund as I've been using LESS acreage previously than what's rightfully mine (and paid for).