May 27, 2023
Planted out most of our propagated veggies, and I am starting another batch for succession plantings. This year, now that I am retired I have more time to watch the plants closely and nip things before they go too far. So far the critters above have been spotted, Grape leaf skeletonizer (the caterpillar on the left and the thrips-like microscopic squishy deep inside a tiny peach-baby. We have sprayed our apple trees, and the stone fruits (we have a peach and a nectarine) however I think our scheduling is a couple of weeks behind: noted for next year, live and learn!
Last fall, we had to mow our meadow down, too many shrubs were going woody and blocking out the light for all the wild flowers that were in the understory. So far this year we have been keeping the mugworts at bay and the Lupines, yarrow, and goldenrod have been growing. We did keep some Mulberry and Crab apples, and I would like to keep them shrubby, not letting them get too tall. A peach tree propagated on it own (perhaps with the help of squirrels or a tossed pit ?) we were happy to see that come about!
Gardens are always a work in progress. Learning never ends.
Grafedie in the Library 