Showing posts with label zinnia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zinnia. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Austrian Pine Steps

added black soil to the beds at the new steps near the pine
split the variegated hosta that had been stuck there- Came from under the old deck

Added hostas to the primroses that had been transplanted there
also a ostrich fern from front of the house, and some violas from under the mulberry
Planted a canna, a castor bean, liatris
plus a zinnia and marigold that had been seeded
basil also
add black soil on top of the she-so basil-

bed here also contains evening primrose, and lilies and shasta daisy clump
see http://kingofgreengardenlog.blogspot.ca/2016/04/oriental-lilies.html

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Seeded may9/12 Zinnia Persian Carpet (06)

Zinnia Persian carpet from 2006
Seeded beside the beauty bush
did not grow

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Zinnias by new miscanthus bed

 

Zinnias from 1992
3-Lilliput Zinnias
2-Giant cactus flower mixed Zinnia
1-Dahlia flowered pink Zinnia 
3-California giant choice mixed Zinnia
1- Assorted Giant Collection Zinniaa
Did Not come up

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Outdoor seeding May 22-11

1204 paks
2 irene collectd zuchini
1 zuchini dark green
1 cucumber straight 8
1 lemon gem rock marigold (07)
2allyssum white
2 snap magic carpet
1 coSmos early sensation
2 marigold crackerjack
2 zinnia persian carpet
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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Seeding May 2/10

Creeping zinnia (06) Sanvitalia
Rock marigold (07)
Crackerjack marigold (07)
Strawflower (08)
Anchusa blue angel (10)
Snaps magic carpet (10)
Allyssum carpet of snow (10)
Portulaca(07)
Basil spice
Basil large leaf (06)
Linaria (06) collected
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

May 22-23/06

May 22/06
Temperature cool, cloudy, no wind
applied wet tk fertilizer to trees along road, bush and by railway
planted a corkscrew willow by cedars along 3rd line
Seeded patio pots 7 with strawberry popcorn,
Seeded 2 patio pots with willows growing,Seeded 1- white square planter
morning glory at 6 and 12 o’clock, Sanvitalia-Creeping Zinnia & Zinnia-Persian carpet one either sider
transplanted boxwood (2) and 5 spruce from 3 & 4” pots to 1-2 gallon pots
Fertilized vege garden with sustane 4-2-4

John came to weed spray lawn, just started to spit an hour after.
Behind house, rototilled from A/C to corner, and under verandah corner
Seeded castor bean, black sunflower, Fennel, California poppy, Malva
Planted 1 castor bean, and 4 pots malva
Used sod from 24by30 to raise bed edge
Added some corn
Seeded sunflower under verandah where doesn’t rain, seeded Parsley at edge

Planted sweet pepper, hot pepper, tomato and eggplant in vege box #4
Planted pepper, eggplant, tomato in row 3
Planted hot peppers in row 2

Set 24by 30 sidewalk slabs over drain pipe

Hydro is out, went to darrels for supper
Low of 3 degrees overnight. Covered pepper, tomato, eggplant. Frost next morning
May 23, low of 42, covered plants again. No frost, but the one last night nipped some peppers and eggplants
Covered couple of tomatoes with beebox hot house

Bought 4 boxes pepper, 2 red bell, one yellow bell, one red pimento