Gardening/Maintenance Thread

[robbiestoupe]

Picking up sticks, mowing, moving mulch from ground tree stumps for today. Tomorrow will be weeding the garden and trimming the hops, with a 30 mile bike ride in the morning. I’m going to need another weekend.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Picking up sticks, mowing, moving mulch from ground tree stumps for today. Tomorrow will be weeding the garden and trimming the hops, with a 30 mile bike ride in the morning. I’m going to need another weekend.

Which trail you riding broski

[robbiestoupe]

Picking up sticks, mowing, moving mulch from ground tree stumps for today. Tomorrow will be weeding the garden and trimming the hops, with a 30 mile bike ride in the morning. I’m going to need another weekend.

Which trail you riding broski

Going to jump on at the riverfront in Millvale then head to the point and onto the GAP trail. Once I hit 15 miles I’ll head back

Plan to start biking to work a couple of days a week too. Will park at Millvale then bike across the 31st st bridge. May loop around Herr’s island once or twice just to get some miles

[DigitalGypsy66]

My wife got an orchid from one of her students at the end of the last school year. It bloomed for a few months and we just continued to water it...very infrequently. Like sometimes a month between waterings I've almost thrown it out a couple of times, but the leaves have remained green.

Well today there are 4 buds on it, ready to bloom. Pretty resilient little plant. All it takes is to fill the pot with 1-2" of water and let the root ball soak for 1 minute. Drain the excess water out, and it's good for at least a few weeks.

[King Colby]

I water my orchids once a month. I fill the pot with water and let them sit in it for 15-30 mins. I forget about them half the time and it can be hours. They are all healthy and thriving after several years

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

My gf has an orchid that’s about a 14 months old. I water it every few weeks and give it orchid food. I haven’t got new buds since the originals fell off. This post has given me inspiration though. I will prevail

[robbiestoupe]

Had the same issue with an orchid we had years ago, KtK. Green stems and leaves but no blooms for a long period of time. Finally just gave up

[skullman80]

My wife was off today and returned back home after being gone for an hour or so with a trunk full of flowers, hanging baskets, and other things to plant. Tis that time of year.

[King Colby]

Love it. My wife is trying to become a hummingbird lady. We've had a cheapie feeder for years and they come. She got some expert level feeders, birdbaths, etc. So now we wait

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Hummingbirds can be a pretty nice bonus to the summer. I think it’s a good idea.