Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Mandevilla Planted at base

 Mandevilla plant- $15.99 had 2 cuttings- so split into 2

planted at base of pine and base of viburnum




Split Pomegranate plants from spider plant pot- 4 plants total- still only 6" tall

Monday, May 18, 2026

Monday May 18, Victoria Day Took Down Verandah Poly

 


Put night blooming cactus on table near ramp

put spider and wandering dudes at fence

Put ports by gobo stand

brought veggies out on May 18 to bask in the sun

Put small jade plants by sink, large jade under mulberry

Large aloe over by entry fence

mother of thousands on bird bath table near weeping cargana

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Sunday Monday Tuesday- really warm temperatures- high 20's

Warmed up pool and had people over for a pool party

Sunday May 17- planted 49 Spanish Onion Sets under landscape fabric

Transplanted a row of round Radicchio - Chicory

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Sunday May 3, 2026

 cut lawn first complete cut

  ONIONS
Planted 2 He Shi Ko (2 pots Japanese green onions and 1 Welsh Onion that were in pots) into area where seeded last year but none came up- at least so far.



Sugar Lace Snap peas- planted 4 rows about 18 seeds per row of these that are bush peas Aimers25
Between the Snap Pea rows
Then seeded some onions for green onions
2 rows of white Spanish onion OSC25
Some Rossa Lunga di Firenze Onion along with Green Onion seed tape from Roseanne ??,


garlic is doing well


Seeded Parsnips heritage from a couple years ago. Soaked the seed for 6 hours, on Friday, then put on paper towel til Sunday. Seeded all of them- in case germination is low. did put a few red radish in the row as well.
Then covered with boards as this is supposed to keep soil moist and warm.

In between sowed Detroit Dark Red Beets. on the ends seeded Lettuce - Red Romaine and Red Oakleaft both OSC26




Wednesday, April 29, 2026

squash seeds and seeding 2026



 planting Jumbo pink Banana fresh seed- can save seed - only maxima this year


Zucchini, sugar pumpkin, acorn can cross - don't save seed


trombocino- and  butternut- don't save seed this year- check on trombochino if tree



planted red cabbage and red lettuce plants

 bought 2 4" pots of red cabbage and red lettuce from Cayuga Home Hardware this monday $3.95 each

had 3-4 plants per pot

Split the pots and planted separately 3 cabbage 4 lettuce plants.

cabbbage says treated with bio insecticide


Pink Wisteria rooting trial

 April 28, 2026

Pink wisteria cut a number of stems from top of the vine

Last yea




rs wood and year before

soaked in water+ rooting hormone for several days then stuck into the sand and peat bed

Monday, April 20, 2026

april 20, 2026 Verandah Poly put up



 put up the verandah veranda poly today.


April 21, 22- brought up plants from downstaris- some mealy bugs on jade, ports,