MaryE's blog: 2024 #20 Raspberries planted

There were only 4 but I got them into the ground yesterday. I changed my mind a couple of times about where to put them, and decided (before doing any digging) that they should go next to the grapes. They have been staked and watered. I should have soaked them before planting. Of course I was nearly done before I thought of that but my back was aching and it was time to change hats and cook dinner.

This morning I cleaned the salad patch in the greenhouse. Most of the plants were started about Dec 1 and were going to seed. Five months is old for lettuce, chard, beets and kale plants. Next week I will plant new ones in the garden. They'll go next to the raspberries in the space next to the grapes. They will all be out of there long before the raspberries need the space. I expect to see quite a few new plants from these original four that were bought last week.

Our lawn mower is giving us problems. It keeps quitting even though it has gas and oil. I'm not sure if we will have it repaired or replace it. The shops that repair lawn mowers and rototillers are very busy in the spring so if we choose to have it repaired we may be without one for quite a while. It's only the second push mower we have had in the 30 years we have lived here. Hubby has looked for the owner's manual and can't find it in the shop. Maybe he put it in the file cabinet?

Tulips are starting to bloom. The first few opened today. Most of them were here when we moved here 30 years ago. I checked the lilac buds to try to make a guess at when they will begin to bloom. Our hummingbirds show up when tulips and lilacs are blooming, and so today I got a feeder hung up. Most years I am buzzed by a hummer before I think of it.

This afternoon and evening we have thunderstorms and rain. Between the mower problems and the arrival of booming thunder it was a short and not too productive gardening day. However, it should make the raspberries and newly weeded garlic very happy!

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