Gardening/Maintenance Thread

Postby **skullman80** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:45 am

Just finished getting the first round of leaves and chestnut shells to the curb for Wednesday’s pickup. I hate fall.

This is going to be me on Monday or Tuesday. Then again the next week...then again the next week probably.

Postby **NTP66** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 11:36 am

Our next round is mid-November, so I’ll just use the leaf blower once every few eels to push them all against the fence. The week of, we’ll rake them into a tarp and drag them to the curb.

Postby **skullman80** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 11:39 am

We have to bag ours and put them out can't just blow them to the curb.

I bought a leaf mulcher/blower backpack thing that makes my life much easier.

I just hate doing a round and then 30 minutes later it's like I did nothing.

Postby **King Colby** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:47 pm

Which one did you buy? I'm in the market. I have a backpack blower but could really use a vacuum/mulcher for the piles I blow

Postby **skullman80** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:57 pm

Which one did you buy? I'm in the market. I have a backpack blower but could really use a vacuum/mulcher for the piles I blow

It's similar to the link below. I don't have a huge yard but big enough.

I use that and I have a separate battery powered leaf blower my wife will use to get stuff in a smaller area that I then suck up with the mulcher and bag it.

We usually end up with at least a dozen bags or more by the end of fall.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-12-A ... 1001459442

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:36 pm

I finally said f it and decided to hire somebody to do my leaves this year. They have yet to come out and my yard is covered in leaves. I just can’t win

Postby **AuthorTony** » Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:25 pm

The USDA released new plant hardiness zone maps and about half of the country has shifted due to warmer temps. My area moved from 5b to 6a.
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/12136006 ... es-key-map

Postby **count2infinity** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:38 pm

My wife is huge on flowers in the summer time. Since we've moved into our place in 2020, I've dug 6 new flower beds to go along with the big ones that were already there around the front porch and back deck.

For her mother's day gift, I decided to splurge a bit on some plants:

It's $100 for 2 plants plus shipping ($50 for the plants, $50 for the shipping). Luckily, petunias grow really well for us, plus just collecting the seeds at the end of the year and replanting should be pretty easy. I also learned today that you can propagate petunias from cuttings.

I'm excited to see how these turn out. Hopefully I didn't just flush a Benjamin down the toilet.

Postby **eddy** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:49 pm

WTF did I just watch

Postby **count2infinity** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:56 pm

GLOWING F*CKING PETUNIAS, BRO.

Postby **eddy** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:26 pm

I like that

Postby **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:32 pm

My Mom went crazy with the flower beds when she was younger and now that she is over 70 she completely regrets it because of the upkeep involved. I told her at the time that she was making a lot of work for herself and she says now that she wished she had listened to me.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:21 pm

Yeah, my dad (and his father) had very elaborate gardens. It was very sad to go over to visit and see them barren and just mulched in. I know it bothered my father that he couldn't garden any longer.

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:40 am

The hostas are peeking out, bros

Postby **skullman80** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:28 pm

Yep as are the daylillies. It's almost time to get fertilizer going and all that fun stuff. Bring it!

Postby **mac5155** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:04 pm

Just took Friday off to do some lawn care. Aerated last Sunday and it was perfect. Damp but not swampy. Nice plugs pulled out.

Postby **Kane** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:43 pm

Most of our daffodils bloomed already.

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:01 pm

I haven’t gone back to the garden yet, but assume asparagus is sprouting just based on the lunch menu at work

Postby **count2infinity** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:42 pm

Planning on changing all the filters in my lawnmower this weekend, and then I think I'm gonna get rolling on mowing the grass. Lots of areas where it's already getting pretty darn long. I don't think I usually do this for a few more weeks, but it's time.

Postby **skullman80** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:52 pm

I did a quick trim of our backyard a few days ago, front yard is going to get done in the next few days and fertilizer/pre-emergent laid down. Already laid milogranite in the backyard since that is where the dog is mostly and its pet friendly.

Postby **NTP66** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:55 pm

I'm still probably a week or two away. It has been really cold here lately.

Postby **willeyeam** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:42 pm

i cut mine monday, it was badly needed

Postby **count2infinity** » Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:48 am

I have a big hill of a front yard. How silly would it be just to plant a crapload of crocuses and snow drops in the fall? The ones we have in the flower beds are pretty much done now and I haven’t mowed yet, could just mow em all down on the first run and then it’s just a yard again…

Postby **AuthorTony** » Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:31 pm

Be aware that snowdrops will multiply and become borderline invasive.

Source: My yard.

Postby **RonnieFranchise** » Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:52 am

The peaches are blooming. I pruned last weekend, soon it will be the time I hate where I have to go thin out the branches and I get "I know why you have to do that but it just seems like a shame to lose all those peaches" like I'm a peach abortion doctor or something.

You get a bunch of shitty peaches with scab on them, or fewer nicer ones lady. Circle of life n'at. Christ there are still probably 5 ziploc bags of peaches from last year in the freezer.