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03 Aug 2008First! Blueberry Fruiting and Front shade box gardenAte my first tiny handful of blueberries today. Nom nom nom. Sweet & tasty. I think this bush will only produce a couple of handfuls altogether this year, but that’s totally ok. :)Sunny 21°C / 70°F
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29 Jul 20082 down, 1 to go? :( Mountain Hemlock Dying and South "heel-in" zone gardenYesterday C yanked out the mostly dead hemlock tree, which I was feeling too soft-hearted to do. So now the only one left is the entirely sideways-crooked tree, and I’m nervously noting a few yellowing needles towards the bottom. It makes me really sad, they were pretty trees, and a gift, a...
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27 Jul 2008Midsummer checkupYesterday we pulled a bunch of morning glory out of the north-back corner, and afterwards I took a look at the back & south gardens. The lilies seem to be basically done, flowers all gone. The volunteer nasturtiums have just started to bloom. The biggest of the volunteers sunflowers is about ...Sunny 21°C / 70°F
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14 Jul 2008Moving the oregano out into the sun Tub of oregano Transplanted and South "heel-in" zone gardenThis morning I rolled the big half-barrel of oregano over from the front yard, where it’s been looking mopey, to the south, between the quince & the patio. It was a pain to move, but I’m sort of proud of doing it all by myself. Then I drenched it. Now we wait & see if it takes...Sunny 22°C / 72°F
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13 Jul 2008Sown Sunflower volunteers Sown
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13 Jul 2008Transplanted Tub of oregano Transplanted
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12 Jul 2008Hacking back the rosemary South gardenSunny 22°C / 72°F
This morning I cut a bunch of the dead limbs off of the rosemary, partially to give the echinacea a little more room, partially to give the new live bits room to grow. As it turns out, all the living bits are coming off of a fresh root towards the front of the plant.
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09 Jul 2008DiscoveriesLarissa came over today and we wandered about the garden. She identified a few of the plants that came from her mom’s garden last summer (motherwort & fuschia), plus the crazy plant in one of the front berms: lemon balm, apparently. Natural mosquito repellent? Awesome! Also, I figured o...Sunny 28°C / 82°F
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09 Jul 2008July 8, 2008 South gardenWatered in the morning, then came back & took another look in the early afternoon with Larissa. Identified the fuschia & motherwort! Later in the evening, pruned the thyme.Sunny 28°C / 82°F
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08 Jul 2008Transplanted Cranesbill Transplanted
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