I was able to finish hoeing half the cactus garden before I started to get tired. Hopefully I can finish the rest tomorrow.
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I was able to finish hoeing half the cactus garden before I started to get tired. Hopefully I can finish the rest tomorrow.
Omg omg omg!!!! This is gardener's heaven!!!! I want to live there!
So I told you all about the little cone-shaped holes all over my tortoise yards.
But I'm about to draw the line. I didn't particularly mind the little holes in the dirt, aids in aeration, right? But this morning I went outside to this:
My skunk is either pretty stupid or he doesn't have a very good nose. There's nothing in that dirt but sand, potting soil and rocks.
I have a couple Hav-A-Heart critter traps, but who wants to get that close to a skunk?
But I'm about to draw the line. I didn't particularly mind the little holes in the dirt, aids in aeration, right? But this morning I went outside to this:
My skunk is either pretty stupid or he doesn't have a very good nose. There's nothing in that dirt but sand, potting soil and rocks.
I have a couple Hav-A-Heart critter traps, but who wants to get that close to a skunk?
Oh man, I feel for you!! No one wants to deal with a skunk!!
My brother in law traps them and relocates them. He's never had a problem with transporting them. Maybe he covers the trap with a blanket.
I think they can't spray if they can't lift their tail...
And really, they don't want to spray either, it's a last resort for them.
I hate to kill them (they are so cute and I've know pet skunks too) but I also can't have them in the barn. I am concerned they might bring rabies to the semi-feral barn cats (and the semi-feral barn cats get first dibs on the barn). We try to shoo them out with a broom, but if they're persistent we have to take more extreme measures.
I will shoo and irritate them until they start looking upset and stamping their feet. Once that happens they're getting ready to lift their tail...
Then I back off...try again later.
If you do transport them, make sure it's far enough away that they can't find their way back - and that it's not close to someone else's property.
And really, they don't want to spray either, it's a last resort for them.
I hate to kill them (they are so cute and I've know pet skunks too) but I also can't have them in the barn. I am concerned they might bring rabies to the semi-feral barn cats (and the semi-feral barn cats get first dibs on the barn). We try to shoo them out with a broom, but if they're persistent we have to take more extreme measures.
I will shoo and irritate them until they start looking upset and stamping their feet. Once that happens they're getting ready to lift their tail...
Then I back off...try again later.
If you do transport them, make sure it's far enough away that they can't find their way back - and that it's not close to someone else's property.
I picked up two new plants for a new butterfly/hummingbird garden I'm putting in next to our pool.
I really don't know much about them but the painted reds are a hybrid.
I got a few head turns at the nursery. I think someone said they're usually yellow.
I really don't know much about them but the painted reds are a hybrid.
I got a few head turns at the nursery. I think someone said they're usually yellow.
Beautiful!
Thank you! I realized our yard of 2 acres has no color besides a bit of purple ice plant.
I also have tons of hummingbirds around here.
Just found this on my FB!
So many creative ideas!!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1110046865734693.1073741843.636011116471606&type=3
So many creative ideas!!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1110046865734693.1073741843.636011116471606&type=3
Those painted reds remind me of my Cosmos. I started with little seed pack 15-16 yrs ago and have them all over every year. Mine range from lemon through all the yellows, oranges and reds through almost rusty. I love those. Yours maybe different. I too have tons of butterflies and hummingbirds. There's a huge population of Monarchs here, few kinds of Swallowtail and some others, but Monarchs live in my garden by 100's. Literally. I had to learn to plant enough parsley and dill for my family and the caterpillars. My kids love to watch them go through their life cycle
Since the last week in April we have had clouds and rain all but 2 days, Mothers Day and today we had some sunshine but later in the day it rained some.All the torts houses heat is still on and they just go on naturally like a happy tortoise does.The plants are slowly coming to life. The Russians cactus is loading up on new pads and blooms.
The banana trees and elephant earsseem to be about a month behind on growth.
The banana trees and elephant earsseem to be about a month behind on growth.
My wife have a very green thumb~~
Len's and Steven's pictures put my yard to shame!
not a good shot but you can see my amaryllis here. I got 1 bulb in early 90's as a gift. Planted it in my family home where only my mom now lives in Florida. This 1 bulb has multiplied over those years so Mom has flower bed full of them. She then brought me 2 of those bulbs and they have already multiplied. Awesome plant!
my daylilies are beginning their blooming season. This one is a very prolific bloomer and it multiplies like crazy
this one is one of my newer ones, blooming for the first time.
my pink Turk's cap. It's getting too big for the bed it's in, so I tried to dig up some root clumps and transplant them into the tortoise garden... But the newly planted one looks pretty dead. I'll keep watering and hoping for emerging of new shoots
clearer shot of Turks cap, it's more common in red, and I also have it but red one isn't blooming yet
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Pretty! I'm a little confused...what's the first one? Is it coreopsis?
