Gardening 2018

[Queen K]

I haven't seen anymore evidence of them coming around again, maybe someone has venison roasts put away by now?

[Lady tehMa]

Peas are starting to come up outside of the hoop house, I can see bits of green among the dark earth. I'll take a closer look tomorrow.

I found a cool new tulip at Safeway ($3!) - looks sort of like a daffodil

[acbarry]

Any suggestions on where to go for plant identification? Just bought a house and am fairly new to Canadian gardening.

[Lady tehMa]

That bottom one looks like bergenia to me

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergenia

[Lady tehMa]

And how is the forsythia doing? I think I have to move that rose this weekend.

[acbarry]

And how is the forsythia doing? I think I have to move that rose this weekend.

A friend has one in Oliver at about 20% bloom.

[Lady tehMa]

Thanks! I am hoping Saturday won't be rainy, so I can get that rose moved.

We're also in the middle of a fence rebuild. Well, the original fence was wood and is now in pieces in the neighbour's yard. I went to tell him we'd be in his yard to knock down the old fence and put up a new one, and he said "That's fantastic! Just leave the old wood in my yard and I'll get rid of it, plus I'll pay for half the costs of rebuilding!" When does that ever happen?

Now, I'm digging up an area between our two yards about a foot or so wide. I'm going to put down landscape fabric because that crappy quackgrass keeps invading my garden. Suggestions? Improvements?

[Queen K]

No suggestions.

I planted red potatoes today. And shallots yesterday. Lots of Grand Rapid lettuce is coming up. Peas too. Oh and the rhubarb is looking strong. I've got mesculin and red lettuce coming up too.

[Catsumi]

I am hoping that since I left to go on tour of Japan there has been enough rain (rather than snow) to water all those radish, green onion, lettuce and carrot seeds I planted.

Has it been naturally moist there or not....could use a report from gardener point of view, folks!

[Bsuds]

Has it been naturally moist there or not....could use a report from gardener point of view, folks!

No worries here. Have not had to water anything yet.

[Queen K]

[Bsuds]

And how is the forsythia doing? I think I have to move that rose this weekend.

Mine are just starting to bloom.

[Jflem1983]

Garlic is poppin !

[Bsuds]

Garlic is poppin !

Popping?

Planted ours in the Fall and it's almost a foot tall.

[Lady tehMa]

And how is the forsythia doing? I think I have to move that rose this weekend.

Mine are just starting to bloom.

Thanks, Bsuds!