tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post111986103423825772..comments2024-03-13T01:12:05.347-07:00Comments on Weeding on the Wild Side: Skywatch Friday plus Fall Blooms and a Critter October 24, 2014Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-45877367244354253922014-11-07T15:26:07.166-08:002014-11-07T15:26:07.166-08:00Beautiful skies wunder which some much work was do...Beautiful skies wunder which some much work was done...I still have my voles as a challenge.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-38616008139201437902014-11-03T05:30:53.674-08:002014-11-03T05:30:53.674-08:00And I specially like the contrast between the colo...And I specially like the contrast between the colored sky and the black branches! buntpapierfabrik.blogger.dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005832329343494721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-65401562352638003362014-10-30T14:49:46.547-07:002014-10-30T14:49:46.547-07:00Thanks, Karin, the clouds were so unusual.Thanks, Karin, the clouds were so unusual.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-45389567922198787662014-10-30T14:45:55.136-07:002014-10-30T14:45:55.136-07:00Thanks, Paula. I wish I had a manageable smaller ...Thanks, Paula. I wish I had a manageable smaller garden like your lovely garden but the blackberry vines here are such atrocious weeds that I finally decided the only way they were going to be controllable is if I cut them all to the ground repeatedly like the control that moving gives, so I am still involved in that when the weather is nice, I had to stop to do the grass because it won't grow when the temperatures get too low.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-89944682897374573612014-10-30T14:37:06.542-07:002014-10-30T14:37:06.542-07:00Thanks, Peter, I have been making a larger garden ...Thanks, Peter, I have been making a larger garden in my front lawn which is pretty far away from the Red Cedar trees so has a longer period of full sun than anywhere else in the yard and is also across the lawn from the hose bib, so handy for watering. The front of the bed is in this post- <br />http://weedingonthewildside.blogspot.com/2014/08/whats-blooming-now-plus-critter.html<br />I grew my pole beans there and in an older bed. The older bed had rabbits eating the pole beans until I put chicken wire around them, but I had no problems from rabbits OR voles in my big front garden. Perhaps that is because I started using a lot of lava rock in the beds from the begining, so maybe voles never got a foothold. The new bed is a closer to square so less fencing is needed per square foot, not being long and narrow like most of the other beds. I use welded wire fencing but rabbits seem to be able to find openings sometimes. Running ~18" of chicken wire around the bottom of the fence seems to be able to keep the rabbits out a lot better. I'm going to have even more pole beans in my front bed next year.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-50884177678068595582014-10-30T12:42:33.040-07:002014-10-30T12:42:33.040-07:00..a very nice photo series ...
I particularly like.....a very nice photo series ...<br />I particularly like the first two pictures...<br />Best regards, KarinKarin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13840381685278769749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-74751805008752217642014-10-30T09:36:31.700-07:002014-10-30T09:36:31.700-07:00Gorgeous photos! What a lot of work you've bee...Gorgeous photos! What a lot of work you've been doing lately. I think you've earned a good rest now :-) .Paula @ Blooms 'n' Spadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008810455640357013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-24173842920353542862014-10-30T07:13:06.340-07:002014-10-30T07:13:06.340-07:00Your sky shots are gorgeous! You sure are doing a...Your sky shots are gorgeous! You sure are doing a lot of work in your garden this fall and it looks like you're achieving your goal of simplifying these areas! Good for you! Where will you grow your pole beans next year?outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-52857008169596028752014-10-29T18:45:49.929-07:002014-10-29T18:45:49.929-07:00Thanks, Molly, I like the little trail of leaves a...Thanks, Molly, I like the little trail of leaves against the sky.:-)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-89313640326530894792014-10-29T18:44:42.413-07:002014-10-29T18:44:42.413-07:00Thanks Anni, I'm happy with the areas where I ...Thanks Anni, I'm happy with the areas where I planted grass last year, except that lots of weeds tried to come up too, and also the moles were attracted to the watering so started peppering them with mounds.;-( I had quite a fight on my hands. I hope that doesn't happen this fall too. As the other grass thickens it makes it harder for the weeds to invade. And once it is a mown area it really cuts down on the blackberries which the bane of our weeding existence.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-8858814592694315652014-10-29T18:39:39.875-07:002014-10-29T18:39:39.875-07:00Thanks for your sweet comments, dear Miyako! The ...Thanks for your sweet comments, dear Miyako! The Monarda punctata has such big bracts and I was surprised they didn't fade. I hope they make bigger clumps next year, that would be so neat. I'm happy to have my grass coming up and lots of rain, but it may get colder by the end of the week. Love and Hugs from the PNW! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-75639661793018359352014-10-29T18:29:00.584-07:002014-10-29T18:29:00.584-07:00Thanks, Gail, I have one Nandina in an out-of-the-...Thanks, Gail, I have one Nandina in an out-of-the-way place that grew taller than my head up into a tree. I finally saw suckers on it this year so I cut it off so they could take over. My little grass plants are finally coming up!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-72444436131395903852014-10-29T18:22:36.368-07:002014-10-29T18:22:36.368-07:00Thanks, Leovi, I particularly liked the silhouette...Thanks, Leovi, I particularly liked the silhouettes of the tree leaves on the clouds.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-59268023000318171662014-10-29T17:07:36.330-07:002014-10-29T17:07:36.330-07:00Great silhouette
MollyxxxGreat silhouette<br /><br />MollyxxxMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092277852521491869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-43845949016133211302014-10-29T04:31:41.735-07:002014-10-29T04:31:41.735-07:00Hi Hannah...I enjoyed reading about your gardening...Hi Hannah...I enjoyed reading about your gardening efforts...yes, I would think the grass would be a bit 'tamer' to tackle than all the bushes, etc. A lot easier keeping weeds at bay too.<br /><br />Clouds are beautiful.<br /><br />[as for your comment you left for me....yep, I agree too many NCIS...but I've never watched the NCIS LA...but once and didn't like the 'stars' so didn't bother with it.]<br /><br />Hope you're having a super week.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-8159671720944766772014-10-29T04:00:15.808-07:002014-10-29T04:00:15.808-07:00Wow, BEAUTIFUL cloud formations and BEAUTIFUL unkn...Wow, BEAUTIFUL cloud formations and BEAUTIFUL unknown (for me) flowers♡♡♡ Monarda punctata looks very unique, and checking the word 'bract' made me understood what you meant p:-) And what surprisingly big slug with kind of beautiful color.<br />So sorry for my belated comment,Hanna♪ Wishing you are having a wonderful week.<br />Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*<br />orchid0324https://www.blogger.com/profile/01230850040531307075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-57317675795900826642014-10-28T19:55:32.306-07:002014-10-28T19:55:32.306-07:00I have never seen a Nandina bush that large! The c...I have never seen a Nandina bush that large! The cloud formations are so striking. Lovely work on your garden.Gail Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697820311332653232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-33531565877029051902014-10-28T14:46:17.536-07:002014-10-28T14:46:17.536-07:00Wonderful photos, with beautiful silhouette was sm...Wonderful photos, with beautiful silhouette was smiling a beautiful sky! great! <br />Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-11931016201243539812014-10-28T13:36:53.687-07:002014-10-28T13:36:53.687-07:00interesting flowers you have at the top. :)interesting flowers you have at the top. :)NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-43861485902394203762014-10-27T22:15:35.141-07:002014-10-27T22:15:35.141-07:00Thanks, Felicia, this is my first year growing the...Thanks, Felicia, this is my first year growing the Monarda punctata, so I'm pleased it did so well.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-80842081360173968842014-10-27T16:39:33.408-07:002014-10-27T16:39:33.408-07:00Thanks, Betty, I liked the dark leaves against the...Thanks, Betty, I liked the dark leaves against the clouds. I started seeds at the end of November last year under lights as an experiment, I did better getting plants and flowers from them than from the ones I started in spring, but I do have several plant shelves with fluorescent lights to grow them on. And it can be a problem if they get too tall for my shelves.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-23167853136984085772014-10-27T16:36:36.377-07:002014-10-27T16:36:36.377-07:00Thanks, Michelle, I liked them slowly turning gold...Thanks, Michelle, I liked them slowly turning golden.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-63262970439914819182014-10-27T16:30:36.120-07:002014-10-27T16:30:36.120-07:00Thanks, Villrose, it's getting very rainy here...Thanks, Villrose, it's getting very rainy here and soon colder, so I don't know what else the garden has for me. I just got 2 seed orders and will start a lot of seeds in November so I have a better chance of getting blooms next year.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-13052321472561278932014-10-27T16:26:08.117-07:002014-10-27T16:26:08.117-07:00The skies are gorgeous! I have just started on gar...The skies are gorgeous! I have just started on gardening from seeds, so I have a lot to look forward to on my learning curve! betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-43636699195297826822014-10-27T16:11:47.812-07:002014-10-27T16:11:47.812-07:00Beautiful pictures. The clouds are stunning.Beautiful pictures. The clouds are stunning.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797377140107476493noreply@blogger.com