We had a fun seed swap party this afternoon!
I hope the rain holds off tomorrow. Last week, I used my planting auger last to make holes in a crescent-shaped area in front of a bed that needed to be expanded anyway... and I only got half the crescent planted with 'Tete Deluxe' daffodil bulbs (that's a fluffy double form of 'Tete a Tete'). If it's only halfway planted, that's going to look really silly in spring!
Other bulbs can be stuffed into pots if I don't get them in the ground before the weather turns cold again. I've planted bulbs as late as this before and had them bloom just fine. Worst case, they'll put up foliage this spring and fatten their bulbs, then bloom next year. I've already planted daffodils in 4 big containers that had tomatoes last summer, and I stuffed hyacinths and mini daffs into 3 railing planters on the deck.
It's REALLY nice to be able to move again and do things in the garden. My knee isn't totally "there" yet (still some pain), but it works!! Big challenge for me is getting used to not kneeling while I work, because that's mostly how I gardened, and it's one of two things that can wear out an artificial knee before its time (the other is running, so no marathons for me either!). I know I can just plop my butt onto the ground, and that works, but I hope it will gradually get less awkward to get up from that position! Actually, right now I just hope I don't end up as one of those slapstick you tube videos.
