Oh my they say just after it rains is the best time to take pictures. I was so excited about the rain stopping I forgot to put my muck boots on so my jammies and shoes got so muddy. Yes I said Jammies.
When it rains we think that there is no reason to get dressed or put on makeup. Mama and I decided this ! And Mama is always right!
On my way up the hill to the barn I started to notice all the bulbs that are coming up they are everywhere. I will give you a bit of bulb History . I bought a large 40 bulb bag thinking that why not just buy a bag rather than a little bag with only a few. Go Big or Go Home!
Well they sat for quite a while first off the fricken bag was heavier than ever! I bought a big bag of bulbs. Finally, I decided to put my bulbs in. Another great thing is they deter gophers.
The idea was all on the hill just below the barn so Mama can gaze up when she is relaxing on the lower patio and see the lovely bulbs that her darling little girl planted just for her. Well the Goddamn ground was hard as a rock. So I tilled and covered it with compost from my Horse poop compost pile. Moving on - after I got done with the hill right there to your right. I still had a crap load of bulbs. Now what!? Plant, plant and more planting.
I planted those bulbs and got a couple of years of good growth and therein lies the problem. All of a sudden they stopped sprouting in different areas. My first thought is not enough moisture so water more but nothing. Also it did deter the gophers where ever they were planted but having an acre is tough to cover with daffodils. So traps and peppermint balls helped. All in all it was my first time planting daffodils and it really is fun working with bulbs and they are much easier than expected to plant. Plus you plant them once, they die back and pop up the following year. Not much work but fertilizer.
Well they sat for quite a while first off the fricken bag was heavier than ever! I bought a big bag of bulbs. Finally, I decided to put my bulbs in. Another great thing is they deter gophers.
My main thought through this whole process was get rid of the gophers and research told me they do not like daffodils bulbs.
The idea was all on the hill just below the barn so Mama can gaze up when she is relaxing on the lower patio and see the lovely bulbs that her darling little girl planted just for her. Well the Goddamn ground was hard as a rock. So I tilled and covered it with compost from my Horse poop compost pile. Moving on - after I got done with the hill right there to your right. I still had a crap load of bulbs. Now what!? Plant, plant and more planting.
They are coming up great. Ok now the rest of the bulb story!
So I decided to plant some in the Wine Bottle raised garden. Behind the barn! How pretty will that be for the rider's going by on their horses. I took all my Mommy's empty wine bottles and made a cute border by turning them upside down and burying them. The sun hit them and they look really pretty.
So I decided to plant some in the Wine Bottle raised garden. Behind the barn! How pretty will that be for the rider's going by on their horses. I took all my Mommy's empty wine bottles and made a cute border by turning them upside down and burying them. The sun hit them and they look really pretty.
I planted those bulbs and got a couple of years of good growth and therein lies the problem. All of a sudden they stopped sprouting in different areas. My first thought is not enough moisture so water more but nothing. Also it did deter the gophers where ever they were planted but having an acre is tough to cover with daffodils. So traps and peppermint balls helped. All in all it was my first time planting daffodils and it really is fun working with bulbs and they are much easier than expected to plant. Plus you plant them once, they die back and pop up the following year. Not much work but fertilizer.
No comments:
Post a Comment