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LifestreamThe weather has been stormy but so far the Brugmansia has been doing well. I did remove some excessive plant material and pot though just to be on the safe side. Keeping these plants safe for the winter has been a big problem so far, so I’ll try to keep one or two in room [...]
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Great year for Yponomeuta sp. (small ermine moths). Not so great a year for the fruit trees. Simply amazing creatures when it comes to defoliations. Luckily I caught the little blighters in time, or so I’d like to believe. I’m somewhat puzzled that the larvae managed to survive the relatively harsh winter though. With the [...]
Got a 15m Sprinkler Hose from Gardena. For the strawberries primarily. Damn expensive sprinkler system, whether they be from Hozelock or Gardena but well worth it compared to watering “by hand.” Plus the spray is very gentle and doesn’t damage or knock down the plants like a Shower/Spray Gun might. Don’t know why Gardena has [...]
Tropaeolum majus / Garden nasturtium / Indian cress
Hosta
Ferns
Tagetes
Ramsons
Strawberries
Black&Decker GLC2500. We’ll see how it turns out. Very nice model even though cordless trimmers are of course severely limited in terms of runtime. 17 minutes to be precise for this specific model. If that is enough remains to be seen but clearly one can’t be a slouch or one will never finish.
Then again, combustion [...]
Everything seems potted and planted. I got a new Brugmansia specimen (”Angel’s Trumpet”) for the first time since my original cuttings went belly-up a few years ago. It’s a damn shame one doesn’t have a better alternative for storing and preserving plants during the winter.
I’ve been doing some more planning of the retaining block wall [...]
Pondering garden walls or some such concept. Asian garden is still at an impasse. Compost is pending, awaiting me nicking pallet collars from someplace. Perhaps I’ll also use collars for a second kitchen garden raised bed. The one I have is in an awkward position with too little sunlight. I also got Algomin Gardencare for [...]
The reel mower had its seasonal debut and produced surprisingly good results given the burgeoning moss problem and the debris that is always present after the winter. Debris like deer and rabbit droppings (what you get for feeding the blighters), pine cones and god knows what else that can get stuck in the reel. Also, [...]
Big plans for this year. Big plans indeed. We’ll see if they’ll get implemented.
