Sunday Farm Update

Late Night?

Today began with a drive to the Farm by our 15yo new driver. Safe and sound.


Some of us were a bit fatigued upon arrival mainly due to staying up til 3am with friends. So, we finally mustered up the energy to hill the pumpkin patch in preparation for seed planting today...


Guess what? 


Someone forgot the seeds! Well, we didn't drive my Yukon Storage Container to the farm, so it didn't happen.

Blisters.Even Gizmo!

Meanwhile, Sam, Marianna & myself completed the hills despite the fact we had no seeds. Here are our blisters to prove it- even Baby Gizmo(Sam calling him Giz-mutt) was in on the goodness. 

Sam working in the rain

We were tricked again with about 3 minutes of hard rain thus sprinklers running most of the evening. 


Robert must be having a contest with someone else growing corn. He has fertilized, watered-  really babied this crop. Says he wants to have a corn party...


Any thoughts?


The flowers have  progressed tremendously this week. There is so much pink, salmon, white, burgundy this year! Planned those colors for upcoming weddings. The broomcorn is about 3 feet high, last year it bolted up to about 10 feet. Lovely in fall arrangements. 


The return home was a white knuckler for me...Our 15 yo drove the truck back and onto Bobby Jones Expressway in the dark. Safely home, I am so proud. 


Blessings 
ML

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Farm

I am off to the Farm today to check on the flowers and corn! 
We were told there was a heavy rain yesterday, so I am hoping everything is ok. 

Here is the detail for today:

• cut all zinnias, sunflowers, celosia & cosmos that have bloomed
• fertilize everything 
• weed, weed, weed
• practice shooting 38
• weed, weed, weed
• wine

Sound good? 

Need help next week planting pumps...will fix you some lunch

and promise you a pumpkin. No wimps.

Blessings. 

ML

Garden Consult

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Garden for Grandkids

I visited another "ML" out in Appling, Ga in March. Acres of beauty surrounded

her timeless home. We walked to the back yard and I was dazzled by her organized

garden space. Ten almost empty plots begging for zinnias, cosmos, celosia, sunflowers
and herbs!

10 tidy beds waiting

Here are my recommendations to ML for her "Grand Garden"...

Those beds in the back are a dream! I would use that as a teaching area for your Grandkids! You can go all out by putting dwarf English Boxwoods at corners of each bed for a more formal look or just plant what you like!

ü  My head was filled with Zinnias, both tall "cut & come again" varieties and the Profusion series which are very low maintenance but will give you color...they come in orange, white and a pink.

ü  Sunflowers...several varieties

ü  Celosia

ü  Cosmos

ü  Echinacea..or Coneflower which has many colors and sizes other than tall purple!

ü  Bronze okra, some corn, bush beans...all easy from seed.

ü  Lambs ear is another herb to consider particularly with children since they are so soft and fuzzy.

ü  Maybe even some tall tuteurs as below for growing vines...

garden tutuer

Blessings
ML

Orange

I am beginning to wonder if orange and red are my most most favorite colors lately.

The home garden has a LOT of red, and if it was iron and rusty, it is now...RED.

Today at the farm, though, orange caught my eye. Here are a few pics of the Cactus Zinnias I am trying...they are

now one of my favorites...kind of shaggy...

I recall the colors orange, yellow and red have some marketing value. Supposed to make you hungry or salivate so you'll ride through and buy!

Blessings from the Garden.

ML

HOE

HOE

to remove (weeds) by hoeing

merriam-webster dictionary

Well, that's what I did this weekend.

The grass and pigweed had just about caught

up with me. Almost told Robert to plow it all

up as I couldn't see any seedlings. Then as I

walked around, there they were! Right where

I had marked the rows(very important!) were

tiny seedlings...

Rows 5, 6, & 7 Zinnia Benary Giant Mixed,

row 4 with Giant Celosia, and rows 1,2, & 3 with

Sorghum, or Broomcorn....

Hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend.

Blessings from the Garden

ML

ps Home Garden Update tomorrow.