Playing in the Dirt
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
Canada
May 21, 2017 7:54am CST
Yesterday was the perfect day for working up the flowerbeds.
Not too hot! Not too cold! Rain in the forecast, but not for today.
Last week I had started to clear the weeds and dead plants from last summer, but was interrupted by my husband and his mud mowing incident. Today it was time to tackle the job, for real.
A quick trip to the nearby garden center provided a few new perennials for the bed. Then it was time to sit (on my stool
) and start to work.
By supper time the weeds were gone, the sheep manure spread and three new hostas planted as well as some coral bells.
I was simply too tired to work the sheep manure (my mothers day gift) into the soil.
Now to plant a few annuals and then we can let it grow.
) and start to work.
By supper time the weeds were gone, the sheep manure spread and three new hostas planted as well as some coral bells.
I was simply too tired to work the sheep manure (my mothers day gift) into the soil.
Now to plant a few annuals and then we can let it grow.19 people like this
18 responses
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 May 17
It was what I asked for. I needed some fore the flowerbeds....and now I don't need to find a place for a kick-knac I need to dust...or jewelry I forget to wear....or clothes that don't fit. I was happy. I can tell everyone I got s**t for Mother's Day.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
22 May 17
@Morleyhunt ha ha..But s...t will grow your flowers
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
22 May 17
Yesterdays rain would have given theses plants a head start.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 May 17
@Morleyhunt My mother always said you couldn't water plants in the same way that Mother Nature could. A drop of rain was much more beneficial than anything you could put on with a hose.
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@rebelann (111177)
• El Paso, Texas
21 May 17
YaY, you finally got a dry day ..... ok, drier than be4 .... to get out and enjoy the fresh air. I hope your next rainy day is a simple drizzle for a while and not enough to make you miserable.
Just make sure to do a sundance or two.
@rebelann (111177)
• El Paso, Texas
21 May 17
If only you could send it this way @Morleyhunt it's sunny, dry and hot here.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
22 May 17
@rebelann i wouldn't be surprised to hear everyone complain in a months time about how dry it is.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 May 17
Today it rained....and rained....and rained some more.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
21 May 17
Your day was productive, utilized it in a very nice way..have a great day
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 May 17
It's a good thing I did the outdoor stuff yesterday. Today has been very rainy.
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
22 May 17
@Morleyhunt It looked like rain here all day, but nothing ever came of it. We are expecting some later this week, though.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 May 17
I had planned to do the potting today, but the weatherman said I should stay inside...it rained almost all day.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
21 May 17
Interesting that you use sheep manure, we use horse or cow manure here.
I love hosta`s but I do not have any here.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 May 17
I could have bought cow manure, but I'm partial to the sheep manure.
@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
25 May 17
I am quite envious! We are nearing a cold and rainy winter and there is nothing we can do at the garden.
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
26 May 17
I can see where sheep manure would be a good gift if you enjoy planting.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 May 17
The plants I planted have been well watered...the plants that are waiting are also well watered.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
24 May 17
i love playin' out'n the dirt, too :) not sheep poo, jest horse, lol. gomer pile 'd lots 'f rich soil fer me to do such with. the hubs was out quite a bit 's he killed all my plants'n his supposed greenhouse he built. still lookin' fer 'nother jasmine...
@just4him (306253)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 May 17
I can understand why you're tired. i hope you can sit back now and enjoy the flower beds.
@silvermist (19702)
• India
21 May 17
@Morleyhunt You seem to have had a very busy and productive day. So now to wait for the results.
@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
23 May 17
Lovely Mother's Day gift. Yum.
I've been trying to get mine weeded too. It seems every year I get some done but most of the weeds grow back before I make much progress. I was hoping to do better this year being off the one job, but I return to work this coming Friday, so maybe I can get out there again sometime this week between the rainfall that's expected.
I did get a large section of weed grasses dug out a few weeks ago along with some miniature hyacinths that keep trying to overtake all my lawn along with the garden areas. And then there are always the wild violets that I allowed to stay fifteen years ago that are a pain these days too, for they grow wherever they desire.
I have both bulbs and seeds to plant, but I'm sort of waiting until the thundershowers pretty much pass so they don't wash away what I plant.
I did get a bleeding heart plant into the ground under my redbud tree before it rained last night.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
22 May 17
A garden does need a lot of attention and you are working on it
