garden!

[keryx]

I got a start on the back garden today!

Well. Technically, this afternoon I interviewed a garden coach. I'd been thinking "gosh, if only I could get someone to start the garden and tell me how to use it"... and? The local garden co-op will do that! You have to, you know, pay them, but it's a lot cheaper than landscaping (though perhaps less conventionally beautiful) and more useful. We're going to start setting up beds and build a cold frame this weekend.

Later we'll do summer vegetables and start some fruit trees. Meanwhile, the figs and grapes I bought thinking they'd stay dormant in my house until planting time are absolutely the opposite of dormant. One of the grapes is plotting to take over the kitchen. I suspect it's recruiting the other plants as comrades, Mme Defarge style.

Garden!

Comments

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about you today. Need to bring over lilies to go in your ground. When Lug asked why, I told him "because she has a huge empty backyard!" His response was "so why don't you go use her back yard as a garden?" We were obviously disagreeing over the purpose of good sunlit earth. I have many seeds started. Look in my old entry and see if you want any. I would particularly suggest the two flower vines for your fence.

[arovd.livejournal.com]

no wait - why don't you come over and use MY yard as a garden??

p.s. keryx- how much exactly for that garden coach?

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

WAIT WAIT.... I cannot possibly condone two of my friends spending money on a garden coach and not even think of me. Tell me arovd... is your yard shaded?

[luguvalium.livejournal.com]

I warn you, she will want to cut down all the trees in the backyard

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

Not true. But I will tell you that if there is all shade in your yard, then growing veggies will be terribly difficult/impossible.

Besides... it's the back 5 pine trees on the other side of the main fenced yard. Really Lug... not even I need that much wood.

;)

[arovd.livejournal.com]

no my potential veggie garden is full sun! i built the box on the south side of the house, right in the sunny spot!! i tried to grow veggies in the backyard and that did not work at all.

[tupelo.livejournal.com]

p.s. keryx- how much exactly for that garden coach?

Same question! Also quietdeath are you for hire?

I want to grow fruits and veggies and I have a huge yard!

[luguvalium.livejournal.com]

I think my truck is going to be very handy this summer

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

What do you want to grow Tupelo? And I could probably help you for free with some small basic crops. After I graduate in 60 days I will probably be free to help set up larger fall crops.

[keryx.livejournal.com]

See my comment to arovd further down. Here's their plug on their website.

[arovd.livejournal.com]

my yard? my yard is a GIANT OVERGROWN MESS that is yes, mostly shaded. The front is all just pine needles, and that's fine... it's the back yard that's a fright. I've got crazy giant yuccas I don't know what to do with because they're SHARP, and a crazy giant sort of super tall reedy/grassy thing by the pond that is also OW SHARP. And get this - a BLACKBERY bush just randomly appeared last year... complete with fruit. crazy.

My garden plot on the other hand, is a full-sun raised bed that is completely empty. I want to start a vegetable garden but I need hand holding!

[luguvalium.livejournal.com]

a BLACKBERY bush just randomly appeared last year

bird poop happens

[keryx.livejournal.com]

It's not that I didn't think of you! A lot of this stuff needs to be started, like, now. And you are busy! As I am. People I hire have to work with my schedule.

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

Mwah. All us busy people... and why do we all have so little money? :) Let me know when you are available this week (I have it off) and I can bring you lilies.

[keryx.livejournal.com]

They charge $900 to set up all the beds and plants (inclusive of plants, compost, soil & work, and then you can hire them for more consulting. But I think quietdeath will probably offer a better deal.

[arovd.livejournal.com]

gah! well that's probably worth it, but I still don't have that much. :/

[keryx.livejournal.com]

It's worth it to me - between the supplies, labor & coordination, I suspect I come out better than even on this deal. But if you traded heavier coordination and could therefore get supplies for free, that would also be a solid plan!

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Lilies would be lovely! I'm intrigued by this blackeyed susan vine thing. When does it flower?

I'm trying to get a decent fence contractor to do the privacy fence, but I would love to have more than the morning glories growing on the back and side fence by Labor Day.

And good sunlit earth can grow both practical AND lovely things. We were talking this afternoon about growing really tall beans as an ornamental that might also yield chili.

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

So excited for you! I am starting the Black-Eyed Susan Vine indoors now and it takes 3-4 weeks to sprout and then really gets going. I have 4 separate seeding for give aways/swap. Moon flowers make big beautify heart flowers and bloom at night and last till mid morning.

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Pick me! Pick me! I promise you pears and whatever else grows this year!

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

Lol. Of course.

Congrats!

[goodgothgirl.livejournal.com]

What a great idea!!!

Let us know if you need helping hands in the garden next weekend. Jess and I totally owe you slave labor!

Re: Congrats!

[keryx.livejournal.com]

I get the impression that they're just going to bust in and take care of things, while explaining to me what's happening. So, this weekend perhaps not so much slave labor needed. I will take you up on that offer once serious planting starts!

Re: Congrats!

[keryx.livejournal.com]

PS - Apparently you're going to need to have a morning wedding for optimal flower bloomage. :)

Re: Congrats!

[quietdeath.livejournal.com]

Not to mention keeping down the heat!