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Apparently hardiness zone maps for Canada were updated last year for the 1st time in a decade by Natural Resources Canada. I checked our area and we went from a frosty #Zone5a to a tropical #Zone5b. Woo hoo! Gonna plant some bananas tomorrow.
Someone needs to tell #MotherNature about the update because we had record snowfall and cold weather this past winter...
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The planting beds are built, leveled on some natural flagstone and filled with soil. The top 8 to 10 inches was amended with peat moss, compost from our local recycling centre, and composted cow manure. Mmmm Mmmm good. Harley is ready to chase bunnies and protect the carrots, her favourite.
The mindless hard physical labour is done and now the intelligent workforce takes over. My wife will start planting tomorrow while I'm out golfing. -
The planting beds are built, leveled on some natural flagstone and filled with soil. The top 8 to 10 inches was amended with peat moss, compost from our local recycling centre, and composted cow manure. Mmmm Mmmm good. Harley is ready to chase bunnies and protect the carrots, her favourite.
The mindless hard physical labour is done and now the intelligent workforce takes over. My wife will start planting tomorrow while I'm out golfing. -
The planting beds are built, leveled on some natural flagstone and filled with soil. The top 8 to 10 inches was amended with peat moss, compost from our local recycling centre, and composted cow manure. Mmmm Mmmm good. Harley is ready to chase bunnies and protect the carrots, her favourite.
The mindless hard physical labour is done and now the intelligent workforce takes over. My wife will start planting tomorrow while I'm out golfing. -
The planting beds are built, leveled on some natural flagstone and filled with soil. The top 8 to 10 inches was amended with peat moss, compost from our local recycling centre, and composted cow manure. Mmmm Mmmm good. Harley is ready to chase bunnies and protect the carrots, her favourite.
The mindless hard physical labour is done and now the intelligent workforce takes over. My wife will start planting tomorrow while I'm out golfing. -
The planting beds are built, leveled on some natural flagstone and filled with soil. The top 8 to 10 inches was amended with peat moss, compost from our local recycling centre, and composted cow manure. Mmmm Mmmm good. Harley is ready to chase bunnies and protect the carrots, her favourite.
The mindless hard physical labour is done and now the intelligent workforce takes over. My wife will start planting tomorrow while I'm out golfing. -
First full summer in the new house so a new garden project is underway. I'm setting up 2 raised planters on a flagstone base and hopefully they'll be ready for planting early next week. This is a Kale-Free zone.
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First full summer in the new house so a new garden project is underway. I'm setting up 2 raised planters on a flagstone base and hopefully they'll be ready for planting early next week. This is a Kale-Free zone.
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First full summer in the new house so a new garden project is underway. I'm setting up 2 raised planters on a flagstone base and hopefully they'll be ready for planting early next week. This is a Kale-Free zone.
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First full summer in the new house so a new garden project is underway. I'm setting up 2 raised planters on a flagstone base and hopefully they'll be ready for planting early next week. This is a Kale-Free zone.
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First full summer in the new house so a new garden project is underway. I'm setting up 2 raised planters on a flagstone base and hopefully they'll be ready for planting early next week. This is a Kale-Free zone.
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When we moved from Caledon to Barrie at the end of June last year we brought a selection of plants from our large garden. Although we abused them terribly last summer, ignoring them in temporary containers until the fall, everything appears to be growing. So far only the daffodils are flowering but we have 3 different types of tulips that we hope will bloom this year. Assuming that spring actually starts - too cold and wet so far.
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Running almost two weeks behind, thanks to the mini-monsoon season we had in the North Midwest US, but potatoes are in. The hill in the middle is just reserved dirt for when I hill the individual plants as they develop. 15 total plants in this row.
Next couple of days, I'll get my onion seeds and carrots in.
#Gardening #VegetableGarden #NorthernIllinois #NorthernMidwestUS #Zone5a
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Running almost two weeks behind, thanks to the mini-monsoon season we had in the North Midwest US, but potatoes are in. The hill in the middle is just reserved dirt for when I hill the individual plants as they develop. 15 total plants in this row.
Next couple of days, I'll get my onion seeds and carrots in.
#Gardening #VegetableGarden #NorthernIllinois #NorthernMidwestUS #Zone5a
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Running almost two weeks behind, thanks to the mini-monsoon season we had in the North Midwest US, but potatoes are in. The hill in the middle is just reserved dirt for when I hill the individual plants as they develop. 15 total plants in this row.
Next couple of days, I'll get my onion seeds and carrots in.
#Gardening #VegetableGarden #NorthernIllinois #NorthernMidwestUS #Zone5a
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Running almost two weeks behind, thanks to the mini-monsoon season we had in the North Midwest US, but potatoes are in. The hill in the middle is just reserved dirt for when I hill the individual plants as they develop. 15 total plants in this row.
Next couple of days, I'll get my onion seeds and carrots in.
#Gardening #VegetableGarden #NorthernIllinois #NorthernMidwestUS #Zone5a
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Running almost two weeks behind, thanks to the mini-monsoon season we had in the North Midwest US, but potatoes are in. The hill in the middle is just reserved dirt for when I hill the individual plants as they develop. 15 total plants in this row.
Next couple of days, I'll get my onion seeds and carrots in.
#Gardening #VegetableGarden #NorthernIllinois #NorthernMidwestUS #Zone5a
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Started laying out the community garden (allotment) plot. Someone else thought part of my plot was theirs, but a chat with the garden director cleared that up.
Since half of my plot was tilled, I might use the machine on the other half, and then go over it with the broadfork. Maybe it'll work out OK?
Mrs Chgowiz helped with the measuring and cleaning up! :) I love it when she comes with to help out.
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Running way late and behind, but better late than never. I still have time for my spring spinach and lettuce. And I planted two Victoria rhubarb crowns, we'll see how that goes.
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Maybe I'll hold off on planting the spinach and lettuce a few days...
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Last harvest of 2025!
They say to leave parsnips in for awhile after the frosts. We've had a few frosty mornings, so I thought mid-November was a good time to go get them.
A good haul! Much better than I've done in the past. I think my soil-regeneration efforts - cover crops, rotation and compost - are helping!
Now on to blanching and freezing these lovelies.
#Gardening #Harvest #Preserving #NorthernIllinois #MidwestUS #Zone5a
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We took a break from unpacking and organizing and did tour of local greenhouses and garden centres. We came across this humble establishment in Bradford that takes up 10 acres of growing and retail space. My wife said she has found her new favourite place. The Bad News - it's too close, only 15 minutes by car. The Good News - we have a tiny yard, so we might not go broke.
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Our Redbud trees at the front of our property are in bloom this week. Harley included for scale.
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The cycle of spring continues. An apple tree beside our driveway has finished flowering, and the white blossoms are now littering the ground. But hostas are just getting started.
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A week ago, our yard was covered in snow. Today (sunny and 18°C) #MotherNature sends us signs that a steady stream of warmer days are coming soon.
A single Early Crocus has pushed through a thick layer of leaves from last fall.
A ring of Autumn Crocuses has emerged around the base of a young Suger Maple.
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@eugeneparnell
I also use the 3 bin method, but only because I had enough scrap pressure treated lumber to build 3 bins. Slightly different process, but multiple bins make it easy to turn the pile. Ours is still frozen here, and I usually turn it in May. -
Wife and I out touring our front garden on this beautiful day - 15°C and sunny. There was 2+ feet of snow here just 5 days ago.
This will be a bittersweet gardening season since we have sold the house, and it will be peaking around the closing date of June 20th. I will be moving some plants and dividing some that we want to take with us. And lots of weeding so it looks great for the new owners. -
@ACuppaTea
The #Gardening community on Mastadon is pretty helpful, so don't hesitate to reach out with questions. Share your flower successes with the #BloomScrolling tag and also mention your area or climate zone so we know what types of plants we can suggest. As a longtime gardener in #Zone5a, I can tell you that failures teach you a lot, but it's awesome when you get the right combination of color, height, texture, and timing of blooms. -
@pdiff1
Nice setup. We have grown 100+ Geraniums each year and our seedling racks are similar but simpler. Here's our repotting in late February of last year.
Not planting this year as our house will go on the market in March and we likely (hopefully) won't be here to enjoy them this summer. -
Update! That Eastern Redbud did, in fact, bounce back and is now over 4 feet tall. I put a tomato cage around it and will drop some shredded leaves into that for winter protection. I've also got some garden stakes that I can use to support those long branches over the winter.
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Cloudy and kinda cold at just barely 10°C. Still cutting down perennials and cleaning up garden beds for winter. Staying motivated with some classic country and western.
#Gardening #Zone5a ##RandomTunes ##MyPlaylist
https://youtu.be/zzICMIu5zFY?si=kPnN0iG6mhqNPpme -
I haven't posted many garden pics this summer, mostly because our garden beds have been neglected because of getting our house for sale. But this ring of Autumn Crocuses is always a pleasant surprise this time of year. You forget about them and suddenly they make an impressive entrance. This clump started as 5 or 6 individual bulbs 2 years ago, planted at the base of a young Sugar Maple.
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One of our largest hostas at the base of a different garden staircase. Harley, all 40 pounds of her, is posed for size comparison. This blue giant is approximately 2 metres across.
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This garden staircase, made up of old concrete parking curbs with pea stone in between, is getting swallowed by our shade garden. The hostas on the right should be in bloom in a few weeks while the false spirea on the left will have sprays of white flowers in August.
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This is likely our last summer in our current house, as my wife and I are planning to downsize. So #BloomScrolling posts will be bitter sweet as they form a historical record versus what we look forward to every year. We are building a gallery, for ourselves as well as for use by our real estate agent. The showy stuff is just beginning with more to come. Descriptions are in the ALT text.
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My wife brought in a few #Tulips from our garden to decorate our dining room table. We have several groups around the yard with different colours and shapes. A lot were here when we moved in, 15 years ago, and we only added a handful.
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I appreciate the way tulips close up for the night to shut out the outside world for a good night's sleep. Then they open up to the morning sunshine to embrace the day.... even without coffee...
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It's Graduation Day.... they grow up so fast...
#Geraniums have been moved outside to get them acclimated to Mother Nature. Real sunshine (gradually increasing the exposure each day) and cooler temperatures. My wife and I will carry the folding table inside each evening, until our nights get a bit warmer. -
View from the front of our house. The Forsythia is putting on a show today. That tree directly behind it is an Eastern Redbud and if it was flowering, light purple blooms, this would be a special photo. Unfortunately it flowers in mid to late May.
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My wife and I love this time of year. Every day we discover that favourite plants have survived the winter and are returning to put on a show. Photos include:
- 2 large forsythia bushes combining for a massive yellow display.
- a mass planting of daylilies has started to sprout.
- a few daffodils flowered today, in several places around the yard.
- a small group of tiny hyacinth make up for size with an intense blue colour.Tulips are about a week away.
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Almost there. Just a few more days until peak forsythia time...
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Time for an update on our #geraniums. They grow up so fast....
A little disappointed in the yield as we are down to 75 healthy plants (100 seeds). After 10 years of 90% plus yields, I stupidly decided to change seed companies. I think I saved $1.50 on the purchase :-(
But this is why I'm so smart because I learn from my many, many mistakes.#Gardening #Zone5a #BloomScrolling (soon)
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Last week my wife and I were walking down our driveway and checking out all the tulips that had sprouted early. Today they're buried under 12cm of snow. Hopefully they will all be OK.
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We are still struggling to do something, anything half decent with our large gardens. For the past 12 years all of our effort has been directed towards our renovation and outside was an afterthought if we we had money, time or energy.
But this garden running beside a stepped pathway to the front of our house is one bright spot in the shade. It was thrown together with no plan a decade ago and turned out OK. -
Starting the real deal for 2023. Sowed some leek #seeds and now they are coming up. Love the official start to another season of #gardening ! #GrowYourOwn #SeedToTable #Zone5A