Backyard soil rejuvenation project

So nice. :paintbrush: :rainbow: :grin:

Which is which of the weed plants in there?

:evergreen_tree:

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Any large and visible cannabis would be the cherry berry white (CBW) thatā€™s what I named your cross, DBHP, SSDD and JS

The CBW would be the one behind the zinnias (that I pulled out today) I think itā€™s the third pic in post 1035 on the left to the right is DBHP then SSDD. The JS would be on the right in pic 2 then SSDD and DBHP to the left

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Gardeningā€¦ Iā€™ve learned that itā€™s impossible to maintain a garden and a manicure at the same time and that if you just randomly plant every damn color of flowers in your garden under the rainbow they will all match. :blush:

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California wonders



Cantaloupe plant

Artichokeys lots of them now

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@cannabissequoia the bird has lift off

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:ok_hand::muscle::punch: Awesome! Veggies! I donā€™t think I ever saw an artichokey plant. Is that about normal? Like 3 per plant? I love to eat them!!

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There is actually 4 on that stalk and I have another one that started on the other side. I have no idea how many is normal. Looks like itā€™s serious about sprouting now though. I feel like it will even get more stalks throughout the summer.

Iā€™m eyeing the middle one like a hawk right now though, if you pick them too late, they get tough I hear.

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Oh, thatā€™s pretty cool. Man, I want a plant now, heh. Looks like they fruit pretty fast. I have to look into them now. I wonder if they would grow here? Probably.

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Actually I had this plant since the fall and it didnā€™t do anything. Right when I was gonna dig it up it finally got artichokes. If you want one give it lots of room. This sucker spans like 5 feet across. btwā€¦ I think they overwinter quite well from what Iā€™ve heard. Probably would grow there

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man, even better! Iā€™ll plant two! :dancers:

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Meesh, took a look at the lillies todayā€¦

Day Lilly - I know these are yellow

I think this is one of the Tiger Lillies - starting to budā€¦wonā€™t be long now

I forget the name of this one thought its my happiest and most prolific

My Siberian Irises are blooming in partial shade (ignore the weeds around it - just havenā€™t gotten to this bed yet)

Siberian irises in my raised bed in full sun surrounded by yellow sedum have yet to shoot up their buds

The catmint is really taking off

I didnā€™t get a close up of the David Phlox though its here on the right behind the chives

Iā€™ll have to take note of how the lemon balm is growingā€¦it seems to like partial shadeā€¦

Rather than full sun

and just for well roundedness, a quick update on the Petuniaā€™sā€¦the lime ones are taking over the purple/blue ones so next year iā€™ll have to have 1 lime to 3 purple/blue in each pot and see how that goes

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Beautiful garden! Except the day lilies, screw those lol. We spent like weeks digging those out when we moved to our new place. They had taken over EVERYTHING. So hard to get all those bulbs and endless roots out. The next year Iā€™d say roughly 20% came back again!

Got them under control in a few small areas now but man those things love to take over!

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Thank you! Little by little I am getting rid of the sand and weeds - I am almost ready for grass well here in the front and right side of the house just gotta level it out and add ~3 truckloads of topsoil :wink:

Holy shit dude! Perhaps its the cultivar or the environmentā€¦maybe both? I bought this one on its deathbed ~9yrs ago and split it into 2 ~5 yrs agoā€¦both have stayed where I put them

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Well thatā€™s good to hear. Maybe theyā€™re more suited to our climate hereā€¦keep an eye on them lol

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@MomOnTheRun I canā€™t believe it Iā€™m actually outta likes. Feel like a newbie. Wow! Everything is really taking off! You know I love those lilies! Thanks so much for sharing! I love good flower porn! Please feel free to share again, anytime. Definitely in a month cuz I love to see the change. I bet youā€™re seeing something new everyday now. Love it!!!

Btwā€¦ that catmint looks amazing! I havenā€™t decided yet on the lemon balm. I have one in full sun and one in part shade and they donā€™t seem to care either way. Lol

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I bought a dwarf morning glory today. Didnā€™t know such a thing existed. Iā€™ll post pics after they perk up as I just potted them and itā€™s looking wonky still.

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Right?!? :stuck_out_tongue:

Yup! Including the weeds lol

I do tooā€¦one of my favorite flowers next to Peonies. I definitely will - they will all be at their peak come mid July so I have til then to deweed all 4 120ā€™ beds and tackle them in my patio border again

When I look :stuck_out_tongue:

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Okay, because Iā€™m insane and I honestly can not stop myself. I made some more annuals and another fern for the shade

Dwarf morning gloryā€¦ it will have blue flowers, Iā€™ll post again when it blooms. For fillers itā€™s all alyssum since itā€™s like 2 bucks for a flat.


Supertuniasā€¦ cuz these hybrids were too bitchen not to leave with

Peppermintā€¦ since I couldnā€™t seem to germ them. Hoping it deters bugs. Stuck the pot by the fem plants

Celosia/bacopa

Annual polka dot plant things, stuck it in the shade

Some kind of fern I thought it was pretty for the shade

Liatris blooming. I had these bulbs already. Half of them died after start of flower. No idea why

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Very nice gardens MOTR and Meesh! I havenā€™t really planted much of anything this year. But with all of the rain and mild weather, the widlflowers and things that were already here, are really putting on a show.

Iā€™m still busy pulling and digging tall grass and weeds all over the place. Iā€™m finally getting ahead of it. My yellow day lilies will be along in another week or three.

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Yeah, and you laughed because I liked a post earlier on about doing it for as little cost as possibleā€¦

I donā€™t even want to ask the running tab so farā€¦:smiley:

But it is all worth it because you are doing a wonderful job, things look happy and healthy, and I hope people learn from your experienceā€¦ I know I haveā€¦

Peace
DaFozz

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