What did you do in your garden today?

[Logan]

Yesterday put the grease bands on the apple trees. I should have done them last October but forgot.

 

[Tjohn]

The Sweet Potato slips are sprouting nicely, should be ready to plant by April!

 

[DirtMechanic]

Thanks Becky I love making stuff out of garden waste lol .............Total cost 000000000p

That really is cool. I bet it took some hours too!

 

[DirtMechanic]

Yesterday put the grease bands on the apple trees. I should have done them last October but forgot.

What are grease bands for? Bugs?

 

[treeguy]

It stops the wild monkeys from climbing the trees.

 

[DirtMechanic]

It stops the monkeys from climbing the trees.

Dang Monkeys

 

[Logan]

What are grease bands for? Bugs?

It stops winter moths climbing the trees to lay eggs, don't know when and the wingless females in spring.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Mmm I wonder if that would work on squash borers.

 

[Sean Regan]

Nothing today, as it was a golf day.

Tomorrow I have these bulbs to plant, purchased from T&M at the beginning of December for £10.95.



The delivery was delayed and some varieties have had to be replaced with others of an equvilent or better value as the originals they said weren't up to standard. They also included a voucher code for £5 of my next purchase. There's just short of 250 of 'em. I guess I'll be starting at dawn.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

In my garden today. or this weekend. Raking leaves, and some pruning. couple hours at that, besides house and errand stuff.

 

[DirtMechanic]

More manure compost on the lawn...and fescue seed. A marriage made in green heaven. Seed first, roll out compost, go in while it rains it all into the lawn. I am curious to see the new sun patterns as we took several diseased fruit trees and lifted the bottom of the canopy it a lot of areas. I cannot fight the natural shade density of some trees though. Some just soak up all the energy, but not the birch and cherry or really even the maples. I think trees should have another light rating, not just what they need but how much they leave (pun!) to lower plants.

 

[Sheal]

More manure compost on the lawn...and fescue seed. A marriage made in green heaven.

Ooooo, you're such a romantic @DirtMechanic !

 

[Becky]

Today I shall be mostly clearing up all the dead twigs that cover the garden after all the wind yesterday It would be great if we had an open fire; so much kindling!

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Snowed Sunday.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Today I shall be mostly clearing up all the dead twigs that cover the garden after all the wind yesterday It would be great if we had an open fire; so much kindling!

Or a chipper shredder!