Preen Schedule 2007

I'll try to keep on track this year and avoid the heat of the summer weed takeover.

Garden 1: 5/30

Must re-apply every 9-12 weeks.

Grass in the Garden

I have two grasses that have started pestering my plants (and me). These are volunteers no doubt; brought in by birds or compost. I haven't been able to identify them.

One is very reed-y and can be compared to an invasive California pest Arundo donax (Giant Reed) although I don't know what it is:


The other grass can fool you into thinking it is left over greens from flowering spring bulbs. This one spreads quickly too but it sprouts individually with stubborn white roots.

Khalda's Corner

One of my best friends died of cancer this past spring. I wanted to create a section of G4 in her memory. She always wanted to garden flowers, but was restricted to apartment balconies and window sills. About a year before she died, she finally got a house. She went crazy buying seeds (including eight different packs of sunflower seeds). I am not sure if she ever got to plant any or see any bloom. Maybe she can look down now and see her sunflowers amoung many others.

End of May 2007 Checklist

New:
Thin G4 Phlox: DONE
Spray Powdery Mildew on G4 Phlox: DONE
Check Beetle Management Supplies: DONE
Prep Sprayer: DONE
Keep seedbeds moist: DONE
Remove stubborn weed from G4: DONE
Take FT Black Eyed Susans
Plant Perennials in G4

Old:
Preen G1 (DONE), G2, G3, G4
Weed G4 dripline
Replace dripline mulch with large chips

Annuals 2007

My ambitions for 2007 in 2006 didn't really pan out. Not only did I not have the time or the will to start plants indoors this winter, but I did not end up with my Jamestown red, white and blue garden. Honestly, I just couldn't find any blue flowers that could take full sun all summer long. My annual color pallet is orange and red with splashes of yellow.

Seeds in the Ground May 13 (germination within 3 weeks):
Nasturtium Alaska (orange with verigated leaves); G3, G4
Black Eyed-Susan Climbing Vine (multicolored yellow); G$
Sunflower Dwarf Incredible (2' tall yellow); G4
Sunflower Velvet Queen (6' tall red); G4
Sunflower Italian White (5' tall butter yellow); G4
Blanketflower Burgundy (24-36" red); G1, G3

Purchased Annuals:
Sanvitalia 'Subini' (Creeping Zinnia 6-10"); G1
Hypoestes 'Red Splash Select' (8-10"); Hanging Baskets
Hypoestes 'White Splash Select' (8-10"); Hanging Baskets
Marigold 'Durango Bolero' (8-15"); G3
Lantana camara 'Lucky Red Hot Imp.' (12-14") G3

Herbs:
Basil 'Sweet Dani' (Annual)
Basil 'Spicy Globe (Greek)' (Annual)
Parsley, Plain (Biennial)
Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel Mint' (Spearmint, Perennial)
Oregano 'Greek' overwintered from 2005
Chives overwintered from 2005

Money Spent: Gardening 2007

May:
Corner Store Annuals from Seed: $15.00
Millmont Annuals, Perennials and Herbs: $57.00
Meadows Farms Planting Soil: $6.28


Clematis in G4; May 20, 2007