Curses!

I should know better. I really should! My husband got a call from a neighbor up the street a couple of months back. He'd been doing something in his yard and had a bunch of extra dirt. He asked if we wanted it. We have exceptional dirt in our neighborhood, no clay, but not too sandy. It's a nice loamy perfect balance, so I don't usually object to something like that.

Today, I find these growing out from the pile. Grape Hyacinth. Really? I've gone to great lengths to avoid these like the plague, and have managed to do just that for more than a decade in two homes. They multiply more quickly than rabbits on steroids! They look so weedy (after the short bloom time) and are so hard to get rid of! So, now I have a huge pile of someone elses dirt, and every teaspoon of it will go through my pasta strainer.

Happy Gardening!

Curses!

I should know better.  I really should!  My husband got a call from a neighbor up the street a couple of months back.  He'd been doing something in his yard and had a bunch of extra dirt.  He asked if we wanted it.  We have exceptional dirt in our neighborhood, no clay, but not too sandy.  It's a nice loamy perfect balance, so I don't usually object to something like that.

Today, I find these growing out from the pile.  Grape Hyacinth.  Really?  I've gone to great lengths to avoid these like the plague, and have managed to do just that for more than a decade in two homes.  They multiply more quickly than rabbits on steroids!  They look so weedy (after the short bloom time) and are so hard to get rid of!  So, now I have a huge pile of someone elses dirt, and every teaspoon of it will go through my pasta strainer.

Happy Gardening!

These are our native maples, the Bigtooth and the Rocky Mountain, in among Gambel Oak.  Aren't they awesome?  I love this time of year!

 

Tree Tip: Continue to water your trees through the fall and into winter if we have long dry spells--deep and infrequent is the key! You want the water to soak the roots, but only need to do this every 2 to 3 weeks (or longer) depending on the weather.  Evergreens and conifers will need supplemental water all winter, if we go too long without snow cover or moisture.  Their systems don't ever go dormant completely, and need water to prevent winter burn.

Happy Gardening!