Gardening in Da Prior

If you have been following Mom in Progress you will know how she is anxious to get her garden in.
We were going to borrow a tiller from a friend
but the grasses and weeds that had grown into the site was way too much for a tiller to handle.
Bapa and I arrived bright and early Saturday morning and the boys quickly got to work.

 

What a job!!

A quick stop for hydration and a turkey sandwich and back at it ...

 

 

Of course there was lots of Miss D time

 

 

Momma made muffins to keep the workers happy and of course

Miss D made short work of a couple

 

 

After a tiring day of digging and swimming in the pool

We had a great BBq of grilled hot dogs, potatoe salad, lots of crunchy veggies, and triple chocolate chip cookies.

 

The next day was to finish the garden and get some plants in.

 

 

Lots of top soil and sheep manure

 

 

All construction work needs a foreman....

 

 

Hugs for Daddy

 

Siobhan is very happy to get her garden in and now we just have to wait and watch it grow.

 

 

 

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Indoor Outdoor Gardening

Is it bad to spend the day in your jammies?
I did get stuff done NO really I did.


Got my squash and tomatoes potted up.

The bird baths are topped lots of dispensed seeds raked up.

My lovely little ground irises. Hey Sio @ Mom in Progress  want some??  I grow a lot of irises in honour of my Mom in Law whose name was --- you guessed it Iris

Lilacs are starting to burst forth

Muscari nestled in amongst the irises

My little troll is ready with his watering can.

A sweet centerpiece for our deck table.

 

 

 

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Rooting Violets

My father in law grew the most beautiful violets.
I think part of his success was neglect --- pure and simple
They did have a lovely bright window to live in
Unfortunately when he was in the hospital before his death my brother in law did his best to keep them going......
he loved them too much with watering
When my father in law died I grabbed them up.
I really really tried to keep them alive but well maybe they missed his caring for them and they were a wee bit water logged :-(.
I have purchased violets for myself and have had a lot of luck with them.
They reward me with lovely little flowers and when they drop their sweet velvety leaves I root them up.
Right now I have about 7 little leaves that are almost ready to be potted up
I cut the leaves with about an inch stem ---- dip them in rooting hormone

 

 

----- plant them in violet soil ---- place the pot in a bowl of water and let them drink some up

---- slip them into their own little baggy greenhouse -----


















and wait , checking regulary.



After a couple weeks give the plantling a little tug. If there is resistance they are rooting. I sometimes wait til I see a little tiny secondary leaf popping thru. Then again sometimes I get too impatient and plant up the sprouting leaf....