Continued with the installation of plastic-covered steel plant stakes on the right side of the Green-headed Coneflowers bed. Some of the Green-headed Coneflowers that were outside of the bed were removed.
As noticed in the picture above, some of the sides of the bed were bent over. Need to fix these during the coming winter. The plants stakes. Which were installed yesterday and today, will probably be moved.
Fixed one of the outputs of the irrigation system at one of the Sunny Knock Out Roses [Rosa ‘Radsunny’] in the front yard.
Removed Green-headed Coneflowers which have grown in the walkway between the original bed and the original bulb bed and in the latter bed. Many of these plants were growing in the Double Knock Out Rose [Rosa ‘Radtko’] next to the original bulb bed and were removed. As seen in the picture above, there are more Green-headed Coneflowers in the rose bed that need to be removed.
Plastic-covered steel plant stakes were used to provide support for the plants in the Green-headed Coneflowers bed. They were installed at the back and of the left side of the bed today.
Removed the Dock Weeds [Rumex obtusifolia] and many of the Green-headed Coneflowers [Rudbeckia laciniata] that were contained in the center of the back bed. Took these to the ditch in Dave’s yard.
During this time, watered both the straw bale beds and the front beds.
Started to check the irrigation system in the front yard.
Added one spinner in the front bulb bed. Under the Coppertina® Ninebark [Physocarpus opulifolious ‘Mindia’], cut out a section of the hose that had a large split in it and joined the two ends together with a poly coupling. In the Daffodils bed, a poly coupling was separated from one of the attached hoses; reconnected the hose. Replaced one of the fan sprays on one of the stakes in the flowering cherry bed.
Found that there was a problem with the manifold to which the hoses of the irrigation system were attached. Replaced the manifold.
Finished weeding the front bulb bed.
Pruned the Blue Cascade Evergreen Distylium to prevent it from interfering with the growth of the Japanese Maple [Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’] and the Pineapple Lilies [Eucomis montana].
It appears that the Wisley Supreme Witch Hazel was grafted on some other variety of Witch Hazel root stock since some suckers appeared this year. Removed the suckers.
Hopefully finished pruning, for a while, the growth of the bush that was intertwined with the Holly bush [Ilex sp.] and continued to weed the front bulb bed.
Moved the trash which was cut down yesterday to the gulley on Dave’s property.
Continued to prune the growth of the bush that was intertwined with the Holly bush [Ilex sp.] and that had grown on the front fence. We also continued to weed the front bulb bed.
Watered the straw bale beds for about 3 hours.
Moved the brush (Dock Weed [Rumex obtusifolia], Green-headed Coneflowers [Rudbeckia laciniata], etc.) that was cut down on Wednesday to the gulley on Dave’s property.
Sharon and I took 8 bags of garden trash to the Knox County dump.
Weeded some of the front bulb bed and Sharon planted 2 Sunflowers in front of the window of Elizabeth’s bedroom.
While Sharon was doing this, I returned to pruning of the bush that was intertwined with the Holly bush [Ilex sp.] and that had grown on the front fence.
Weed-eated the walkway between the back porch and the Rose bed, the walkway between the Rose bed and the second bulb bed, the walkways on the right side of raised beds #5-6 and part of the walkway in front of the raised beds #1-4. Unfortunately, the trimmer replacement cap assembly broke and could not continue with the weed-eating.
This was the second misfortune this morning. The extension cord reel system seems to have failed. Will need to check this on a different outlet to confirm our suspicion.
Added the larger garden panels around the raised bed #5. Sharon suggested doing this since the dogs were walking through this raised bed while she was working in this area.
Removed all of the Dock Weed in the walkway in front of the back bed and all of the Green-headed Coneflowers [Rudbeckia laciniata] which were outside of its bed.
Sharon and I took 6 bags of garden trash to the Knox County dump.
Sharon planted Velvet Queen Sunflower [Helianthus annuus] seeds and Chianti Hybrid Sunflower seeds in raised bed #5. These were Burpee seeds and purchased by Elizabeth last year.
After this, Sharon continued to weed the herb raised bed #6.
Weed-eated the walkway in the right front of the backyard.
Sprayed the herbicide OrthoGroundclear Super on the weeds in the 2 beds in this area.
Sharon planted the rest of the Vanilla Marigolds that we had purchased.
Sharon started weeding the spice raised bed (#6).
Removed the large weeds from the bed along the right fence from the utility shed to the cross fence.
Watered the straw bale beds.
Turned on the irrigation system for the straw bale beds and hand watered the plants which were added this year except those that were in the straw bale beds.
Sharon staked 4 more Tomato plants and
planted some Vanilla Marigolds in various straw bale beds.
Sharon and I set up a trellis to support the growth of Cucumbers.
Weeded raised bed #5 and added the contents of a bag of PRO-MIX Organic Garden Mix 2CF Compressed Soil on each side of this raised bed. This bag was left over from a shipment from Walmart last year.
Pruned the Toyo Nishiki Flowering Quince and other Quinces in the front porch bed and weeded the front porch bed by removing various bushes including Maple seedlings and vines including Virginia Creeper [Parthenocissus quinquefolia].
Weeded the front bulb bed and the Daffodil bed by removing various bushes. Pruned last year’s growth from one of the Hydrangeas [Hydrangea sp.] in Daffodil bed.
Pruned the Purple Smoke Bush [Cotinus Coggygria] by cutting the tall branches shorter.
All the refuse obtained today was placed in the ditch on Dave’s property.
Started weeding the left side of the 2nd bulb bed.
Weeded the Flowering Cherry bed.
Planted 6 Vanilla Marigolds, Superbells® Evening Star™, Superbells® Holy Cow!™, and Superbells® Grape Punch™ in this bed. The Marigolds were purchased from Ace Hardware and the Calibrachoa hybrids were purchased from Minges.
Spread Preen Extended Control Weed Preventer on the bed and then watered the bed.
Started weeding the front of the front porch bed focusing on maple saplings and other bush-like weeds. The larger branches, etc. were placed in the ditch in Dave’s yard.
Sharon staked the Tomatoes and then she sprayed diatomaceous earth over the vegetables planted in straw bale beds #1-4 and #7-8.
Put down several bags of pine bark mini-nuggets mulch to cover the Lenten Rose bed. Sprinkled Preen Extended Control Weed Preventer over the mulch and watered the Lenten Rose bed.
For the second day in a row, continued with weeding and spreading black mulch on the front bulb bed and it started to rain! Additional phot...
