Garden Update

Posted by La-Tessa on Jun 7, 2009 in Random Musings |

The Good:

Due to lots and lots of rain, I’m still not done planting. Which sucks because I wanted to have all my plants in the ground before June.  Oh well, there goes one deadline- LOL

However, the onions are doing really well.  They began sprouting about  2 weeks ago and are going strong.  My ginger has taken root, and is sprouting little whatever ginger sprouts :-)

Onion Box 1           Onion Box 2

I’ve almost gotten the front yard done.  The lavender was pulled up (about 6 bushes in total),  and I planted two new ones.  Yes, I pulled up lavender just to plant more, but it’s a long story.  Just trust me  ;-)  .

I believe that in a couple of  weekends, with a little mulch, a little planting  and a little back work, the front yard will be up and running. 

The Challenges:

Well, the dog remains my biggest gardening challenge.  I swear, there is just something about my little containter garden that drives her crazy,  Not only has she eaten 4 of my blueberry bushes, but she’s also dug up my ginger twice.  Good thing ginger is hardy and relatively fool proof. :-)

Empty Blueberry Pot  <– see how lonely it looks without the blueberry  :-(

And I really believe she thinks the onions are silently tormenting her or something.  She completely dug through (not dug up, but dug through) one of my containers.  It looked like a mini back hoe had been run through it. 

Then, since she got in trouble for foraging through the containers, she went and put a single paw sized hole in the dead center of the container.   Not once, but twice.  LOL!  I kid you not.  Then she looks at me like “See, I didn’t dig them up, I just played in the dirt a little”.

That dog is a trip.

Ok, that’s it for the garden check in.  I will have pics as soon as I get the mulch down and my new blueberry bushes arrive, and I get the tomato and jalapeno planted.  And yes, I’m a glutton for punishment by even attempting to put more vegetation in the backyard, especially more blueberries.  But I think the dog and I have reached and understanding ;-) .

Only time will tell though- LOL.


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