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Gardening Blog (Archive): March 2005
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Sunday, March 13, 2005
Hey! I'm back.
Today we did Phase I of the garden...cutting grass, pulling weeds, some pruning and removing dead plants. The weed-pulling alone could have taken the entire day.
Let's take stock of what the pocket gophers haven't destroyed (knock wood).
Both camellias are still there. The "rats" dug all around the red one but didn't eat it.
The plum tree is there (pounds wood furiously).
The roses, of course. The rats have never eaten any of our roses.
What else...
* the ruby slippers plant
* the lemon verbena
* the calla lilies, other bulbs (iris, daffodils, etc.)
* the lavender
* some geraniums
* jasmine
I've heard of people shooting the gophers (this is not something you would understand if you never dealt with their endless destruction). I'm game.
Another tactic is using a pitchfork. I've tried hitting them with a shovel, that does not work, but apparently you can use a pitchfork. I'm game for that too.
This year I'm going to get those pheromone traps for codling moths. If they work, it's more than worth the cost, since the only other alternative I've heard of is spraying the trees every few weeks.
What else...I'm going to get lots of Grants for Ants stakes, some yellow jacket traps...
Phase II will consist of fertilizing everything, getting some annuals, probably moving a few plants around.
--Colleen
posted by TheBroadroom.Net at 9:39 PM (Pacific)
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