Kevin Standlee (kevin_standlee) wrote,
Kevin Standlee
kevin_standlee

  • Location:
  • Mood:

Bush League

I have had no success at all raising California poppies, despite having put in soil supplement and watering the area where I planted the seeds. I also apparently managed to kill one of the two rosebushes we had on the property by cutting it back too severely when trying to trim away an invasive bush that I thought was strangling it. However, we still have one remaining rosebush that was here when we moved in, and it has started blooming.

Fernley House Rosebush

Lisa has been watering this bush by feeding it the remnants of cooking pasta and washing dishes.

Fernley House Rosebush

One branch of this rosebush took off on a growing tear last year and would have collapsed upon itself, but we tied it to a post, and it seems to have taken to it.

Spring has sprung like mad here in northern Nevada, thanks to the extra rain. The vacant lots on both sides of us are awash with growth including wildflowers. The only place not growing is my flowerbed in front of the house. I think I should have just tossed the California poppy seeds into the surrounding lots and hoped for the best.
Tags: garden, house, lisa
Subscribe

  • Now What

    I had expected better from my fellow citizens. Now we have to figure out if the winners will do what they said they wanted to do: replace American…

  • Construction and Destruction

    Lisa and I voted a couple of weeks ago. We went to Big R and bought that pallet of firewood yesterday. (I have to remember to always bring the…

  • Fire in the Hole

    The temperatures have dropped low enough and stayed that way the the electric heater cannot stave off the cold any longer. Yesterday, I gave in and…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    default userpic

    Your reply will be screened

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    When you submit the form an invisible reCAPTCHA check will be performed.
    You must follow the Privacy Policy and Google Terms of use.
  • 4 comments