Rainy, cloudy, overcast, rainy, just a repeat all day long. High in the lower 70's , tomorrow predicted to be cooler but no rain in the forecast.
Got out in between showers, not a lot to do. I did manage to get out and pick up a truck load of old hay bales, not sure what kind of grass they were made from, kind of scary, looked like some type of long runner grass, hope it was not bermuda. Well maybe I can kill it before it gets going, I could still see some green though.
Dug around in the garden looking for returning plants, that is always interesting. I had seen some hosta leaves from some of my seed grown plants a few days ago and that made me suspect that my named hostas should start showing pretty soon. So I started pulling back the mulch and 'So Sweet' was already showing pips and starting to leaf out.
Checked a few more and found several showing pips:
Albomarginata two different plants by the back steps:
One of my own plain green hosta grown from seed three years ago.
Also was able to uncover what I strongly suspect is my 'Sunny Border Blue' Veronica.
Found this suggested treatment for daylily insects...how much water does a bucket hold? Wonder if they meant to say gallon sized bucket?
"How to Prevent:
Snails, slugs, thrips, spider mites and aphids on daylilies can be easily controlled with epsom salts, this can be done with a mixture of two dessert spoons of epsom salts dissolved into hot water then mixed into a bucket of cold water. Spraying this mixture onto your daylilies, all other plants and even lawns will prevent these pests in your garden, this can be done once every six months".
http://www.decadentdaylilies.c...
I have been using a solution of water and ammonia to kill the aphids on the daylilies, they seem to be under control now. But for the past few days I have been seeing snails and slugs on my daylilies down in the bog area. So, I have been spraying them when I see them for the past two days, hopefully I will get them under control before they progress too far. My real concern is that my Hostas are emerging now, and the snails and slugs were a terror on them last year around June.
Here is a photo of some of the damage they did last year.
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