Oh no! Why did I look at that ADORABLE formal garden in your yard!!!! Now I want one, too! Where do I get one of these here DHs I keep hearing y'all talking about. Preferably one who likes mowing lawn and planting trees!
Debby
Holy cow Hunkie Dorie! You are one organized and energetic person. I have a couple of questions.
With that much garden do you have a lot of produce for canning and freezing?
Is 16 X 16 big enough for cukes, pumpkins, squash AND melon? If so how many plants of that size can you put in a...
Augustmomx2, tell me more about your wild flower mix. I have a hard time making them sit up and beg. I must not be a very good flower whisperer. Can't train them worth a darn.
Debby
I have put in nine fruit trees from Adam's County Nursery. I ordered late in the year, so they were sold out of quite a few things. But since I know very little, I was undaunted. They are:
A sweet cherry called Black Gold and a sour one called Montmorency.
Three apples: Granny Smith...
What a lovely day in Eastern PA! Sunny, breezy, in the 80s and low humidity.
We have lots of warm weather in the forecast for the next ten days. So I decided to make up for my late start with the cool weather crops. I put in six 16' rows of Silver Queen sweet corn.
Plus I managed to...
I'm on the very upper edge of 6b and I'm only just getting started planting now because I was building the beds. This is my first year with a vegetable garden and I put in retaining walls to make a 30X 40 garden and a 15 X 25 garden.
Yesterday I got in peas, lettuce and brocoli transplants...
I know just how excited you feel.
Two weeks ago I drove out to the Gettysburg area and picked up my order of nine fruit trees from Adams County Nursery. To beat the rain I pruned them and started planting right away and worked till twelve midnight! Luck was with me, the moon was bright and...