http://awaytogarden.com/my-may-garden-chores Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://awaytogarden.com/my-may-garden-chores/comment-page-1#comment-8598 bfish Mon, 04 May 2009 01:22:08 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=4648#comment-8598 Re: cleaning up beds carefully to avoid disturbing self-sown plants -- I agree with you that perilla is desirable but not sure we have too much company! Perhaps in your colder climate it's orderly, but here in southern Virginia it's incredibly tenacious. Those babies pop up in areas ranging from full shade to full sun and it's even moved down the street (and I'm talking about from the far back of our acre lot to front yards several houses away). But, gotta have that purple! Re: cleaning up beds carefully to avoid disturbing self-sown plants — I agree with you that perilla is desirable but not sure we have too much company! Perhaps in your colder climate it’s orderly, but here in southern Virginia it’s incredibly tenacious. Those babies pop up in areas ranging from full shade to full sun and it’s even moved down the street (and I’m talking about from the far back of our acre lot to front yards several houses away). But, gotta have that purple!

]]> http://awaytogarden.com/my-may-garden-chores/comment-page-1#comment-8565 commonweeder Fri, 01 May 2009 20:11:48 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=4648#comment-8565 I like it that there are some things on my list like DON'T fertilize the lawn. My flowery mead does fine without that. This year I planted more from seed and even though it is cooler up here in the Massachusetts hills, we did have that heat wave and it is time for lots of transplanting, and moving wood chips from the town's public pile to my new Potager paths. No time for lollygagging. I like it that there are some things on my list like DON’T fertilize the lawn. My flowery mead does fine without that. This year I planted more from seed and even though it is cooler up here in the Massachusetts hills, we did have that heat wave and it is time for lots of transplanting, and moving wood chips from the town’s public pile to my new Potager paths. No time for lollygagging.

]]> http://awaytogarden.com/my-may-garden-chores/comment-page-1#comment-8557 margaret Fri, 01 May 2009 12:38:24 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=4648#comment-8557 Welcome, Laura, and <a href="http://awaytogarden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=404" rel="nofollow">here's a mulch answer I gave this week on the Forums</a> that I think will help. No big chips! See you soon again. Welcome, Laura, and here’s a mulch answer I gave this week on the Forums that I think will help. No big chips! See you soon again.

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