Posts, Daffodils, Daylilies?, Paw Paws, More Fruit
March 23rd, 2008 by JimmyPrelude: My goal this year is to make large bounds towards establishing my landscape/garden, with the proviso that I want to do it relatively on the cheap. More in a different post.
Posts - Got two more fence posts in the ground. We’ve got four corners now.
Daffodils, Daylilies? - I went with my son Chip to our meadow, which has large clumps of naturalized daffodils, dug a few up, and planted them in the front garden. I like having plants I can just dig up and move around. I’ve never had the luxury of owning an established garden. While I was separating clumps, I noticed plants that looked like daylilies, so I planted those, too.
Paw Paws - I’d made an order for two Paw Paw whips on eBay, and they arrived Saturday. They’re bareroot, so I put them in water to soak and went to dig the planting holes. I’ve decided to make my yard into an orchard, since I don’t have much use for grass. The children had fun helping me by picking up dirt out of the hole I was digging and putting it into the wheelbarrow. It was like a sandbox to them, I think. Got the paw paws planted. I hope they survive, but if they don’t, I didn’t invest a whole lot of money in it (maybe $14 total).
More Fruit - Placed an order with Hidden Springs Nursery for a sour cherry bush and two fig trees (different varieties). I’d like to order some other stuff too, but I’ve got to watch the non-existent budget.