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Garden Geeks thread

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Well, my Easter lilies (or whatever the hell they are) are finally blooming. Pretty much the only plants I want to save from my front yard garden that I've neglected over the last year or so. I should probably just dig the whole thing up and start over. Is there a good way to get rid of grass that has intruded into my garden without killing everything? I mean, obviously I could pull it all, but it's really bad and I'd like to avoid having to pull it all up if possible.

The other thing I want to do is relocate the clematis plants I have to somewhere I can appreciate them more.
 
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I planted bluebells last year, and they pretty much completely disappeared in June. I thought they were perma-dead. Not even leaves left, and they never really bloomed. I was quite astonished and pleased to see all 3 plants coming up this year, and looking pretty healthy to boot. AND I also thought I had to grow them as annuals in my zone, so it's a double bonus.

The rest of my flowers are looking pretty good. I planted primrose last year, then got frost, and they didn't bloom very much, but they're looking pretty nice this year.
 
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LOts of winterkill this yr :(

PLanted the tomato seeds last week. (very late for me). Trying to get the lettuce in outside today.

I need at least 2 of me to do everything I want to!
 
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Just curious to see what other gardener's on the board are using for fertilizers. I have been using Sea-Plus Liquid Seaweed/Fish Fertilizer, amongst others, and am toying with the idea of adding BioAg's Ful-Power to the mix.
 
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CarlS said:
Just curious to see what other gardener's on the board are using for fertilizers. I have been using Sea-Plus Liquid Seaweed/Fish Fertilizer, amongst others, and am toying with the idea of adding BioAg's Ful-Power to the mix.
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Compost (homemade), Fish emulsion, cock-a-doodle-doo (chicken manure), cocoa mulch (high in nitrogen), and mix of blood meal and bone meal.
 
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We're trying to mostly go with homemade compost, bush cuttings, cut grass, kitchen scraps, etc. I remember reading an article about all the organic material Americans typically throw away and then we go out and buy fertilizer to replenish our organic material. So to the extent possible, we're trying to reuse our organic material.
 
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I just use homemade compost. I don't need to spend money on a bunch of (specialty) fertilizer. For me it's not that big a deal if one of the plants doesn't grow perfectly. I've found that between rotating where I plant and the compost the plants do just fine.
 
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I can't think of a way other than hand picking it out. I don't use chemical stuff so the ways to do this is limited.

If you have a bed that is not tightly planted you could put layers of cardboard or thick newspaper and cover with mulch. This would never work in my gardens because they have matured and pretty much everything has grown together.
You could dig out the plants, that you have, pick the grass out of just them, do the layers of mulch everywhere. Cut through the thick layers to make holes for what you are replanting.
 
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If you haven't planted yet, I suppose that you could till it very thoroughly with a heavy duty tiller, rake out the clumps, and repeat several times. You'd probably need to add some topsoil also.
 
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Thanks. That's what I was afraid of... Most of my hardy perennials are in that area. Lilies (I think), Gopher colored mums, and a few others. Can you easily dig up and temporarily transplant or keep perennials in pots without killing them?

(Thanks for the tips. I probably could have asked that question instead of burying it in a long post. :) )
 
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Yes you can put most perennials in pots for awhile. Mums should be OK. Lillies are tubers so make sure you get the whole root ball. They only thing that won't do well is stuff that has a tap root (think Dandylion- long root) as it is usually very hard to get that all and most plants don't do well when that is broken (except the dandylions :mad: )
 
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Planting this weekend. Not really sure what. Basil, dill, cilantro and cucumbers so far. Might ease off on the veggies this year, since apparently I have issues growing them, and the farmers do a much better job. :)
 
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Transplanted some of the tomatoes in peat pots to larger pots yesterday and the rest today. Last yr wally gave great advice for planning squashes and cukes in ground instead of prestarting. Worked so well and doing it again.

Having a huge grad party beginning of June. Full court press to get yard and gardens up to snuff before then. Lottsa $! :eek:
 
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