Garden is In
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
July 3, 2016 7:36am CST
Yesterday I decided to transfer the garden to the new place. I dug up most of the green and yellow beans, zucchini and yellow squash, stonecrop, blue globe thistle, columbine, Japanese irises, and astilbe.
Once at the new place I dug up the bed in front of the trailer and placed the blue globe thistle. Then onto the vegetable garden. There was a lot of weed growth next to the bed. Pulled them all and started enlarging the bed. Hubby dug most of it out earlier last week. Dug up the side bed and tossed all of the weeds in the wooded area beside the trailer.
Planted the remaining plants and watered them. They looked a little droopy, but I am hopeful that I will return today and see them in better shape.
I still have to dig up the hostas and move them. But, that is for another day. Need to rest my back.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
There are some at the new place that I find blah. I am digging them up.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
5 Jul 16
@LadyDuck I am hoping that they do well once I move them. I promised to bring one over to my sister too. Not sure I'll have the time or energy to do it though.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Jul 16
@ElusiveButterfly Even a small amount of digging can be rather hard work.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
@Asylum I had to dig more spots for the tomatoes and pepper plants. Also transplanted my fern. Now thinking about digging up my spearmint to bring some over.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
My husband cuts the grass and it will only take him a short time now. Our yard is quite small.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
3 Jul 16
sounds hard work - i'm sure the garden will look great for it though
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
5 Jul 16
@arthurchappell on a good note, my morning glories transferred quite well and are already climbing.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
The perennial beds are looking quite lovely. I have a few more that I want to dig up and transplant.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
4 Jul 16
gardening never ends @ElusiveButterfly
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
I watered them this evening. They looked a bit better.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
@LadyDuck The garden gets full sun most of the day. At about 4:00 they get shade. I watered them twice yesterday. Hubby watered them today. Some are still not looking very healthy.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
4 Jul 16
@ElusiveButterfly This evening they will look great and healthy.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
4 Jul 16
I hope you find a way to work it all in and have a lovely oasis
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
There are a couple more plants that I want to bring with me. Just don't have the heart to leave them behind.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
@Jessicalynnt I dug up one of my ferns which is the
Athyrium niponicum Pictum - Japanese Painted Fern. I also dug up my 4 o'clocks and cutting flowers (don't know what is going to come up from that as they were mixed seeds). I planted and water them. Found a couple of stray tomato plants in the vegetable garden and I dug those up too and transplanted them.
Hoping they will all thrive.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
4 Jul 16
@ElusiveButterfly I have faith you will figure out how to juggle them all!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
The perennials are doing well. The vegetables are looking little sad.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
5 Jul 16
@JudyEv some of the plants were looking better last night. A few are not going to make it though.
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@JudyEv (325693)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 16
@ElusiveButterfly I wouldn't have tried to move vegetables myself but you never know. They might recover.
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@marguicha (215389)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
I hope all yourplants repond to a good watering after they were placed elsewhere. I don´t dare do that with most of my veggies.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
I gave them a good watering after the sun went down. It is supposed to get warmer as the week goes by. I don't want them to wither away.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
I try to tend to it every day to keep the weeds at a minimum. Hoping that in a few weeks we will have green beans to have for dinner.
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
3 Jul 16
You are really working so hard there Elusive.
I cant wait til it will all be done for you.
It is lovely now that you will have the gardens there.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
I wish I had more space for more flowers. Love them so much.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Jul 16
Back is still touchy. I have tried to relax it but my arthritis seems to be complaining.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
It wasn't easy. Decided to clean cupboards today and scrub the tub.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Jul 16
I hope so. I put a lot of work into the garden before I transplanted the plants.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
5 Jul 16
We are expecting it to rain today. Not sure how much we will get, but it will be welcome!
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
3 Jul 16
When I get the rest of the perennials transferred it will be quite lovely.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
3 Jul 16
I brought out 6 gallons of water and gave them a healthy drink.
