May 14 to May 17, 2024

Tuesday May 14 -

took big hoya pot outdoors, 

coleus and arthritis pots out

Took cuttings of the 4 wandering Jew varieties

Put Green stripe spider plant in bigger pots

Wednesday May 15

 Weeded Garlic that had wood mulch instead of Poly
Lot more weeds

Painted Hot dog sticks, Umbrella base X2 -used Tremclad Grey

May 16, Thursday

put up umbrellas, fixed board on one table

Put umbrella on Sandbox

dug out miscanthus giganteus from between front fences

treated patio for ants and perimeter
ordered new hummingbird feeder and ant moat

Received Galium Sweet Woodruff from Karen/Darrel

Moved jade and Ports to full sun by Gobo

May 17, Friday

put up shader sail

sold last of asparagus crowns

took cuttings of Jamie's Bridal wreath spirea while getting Weep will branches- left him a dwarf gold spirea

brought cucumber/squash seedlings to verandah, along with green onion seedlings

Seeding Firethorn Purple Leaf Fl Crab

Sowed Seeded 

1-Firethorn collected from Valley Park Arena

2-Purple leaf Flowering Crab from Blackfalds

placed in 6 inch pots buried in the ground

Also put into a bed a number of potential bonsai

boxwood,

white cedar

chinese elm

amur maple

willow

lodense privet

1 cotoneaster

mulberry

 

Onion Cipolla Rossa di Toscana Red Globe Planted

 planted the onions seeded previously

in same bed added Spring Garlic bulbs gathered from various places

Onion Cipolla Rossa di Toscana Red Globe Heirloom Rare Italian Strain

Allium cepa. Red. 120 days.

Glossy, red skinned, deeper, more top shaped bulbs of darker flesh with red tinge to the rings. the flavour of Onion Cipolla Rossa di Toscana is quite pungent. Ideal for storing and using throughout the autumn and winter. These beautiful, dark red Italian onions can get very large Classic flattened cipollini shape. White and red layered flesh is very pungent. Strong necks are good for braiding. Studies conducted at the University of Perugia’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences showed this variety to have the highest levels of immune stimulating polyphenols and antioxidants. Maybe it should be, “An onion a day keeps the doctor away?”