Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Garden News (for those that are interested)

My battle with my sworn enemies seems to be at deadlock. I am not seen too much new damage, but I know the little bastards are still out there. I seem to have finally erradicated the evil gooseneck loosestrife. The loosestrife that escaped to the neighbor's is thriving. She even mows around it!!

My tomatoes and cucumbers are getting huge, and I have a green pepper, but I doubt we will have green beans. I keep stepping on them when I am weeding. I am excited because my lisianthus are just about ready to bloom. I have never planted them before and we grew over 8,000 of them at the MG greenhouse, so I am excited to see them. My $2 rose is blooming like crazy and the black-eyed susans are getting ready to explode. And of course, it's like a daylily explosion out there. The only other thing of note is that my hen and chicks have put out a 6 inch shoot straight into the air that can only be described as X-rated.

Garden Tip of the Month: I learned this from another MG. Plant chives with your roses. It will keep the bugs away, and it looks pretty.

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