Kerry’s Garden

Feb 6, 2005
Scattered some oriental poppy seeds in flower bed. I couldn’t find the poppy seed i got from the plant swap last summer.

Checked blackberries, aok. The severe cold didn’t get to them. Probably because of the snow cover.

Planted some of Mallie’s Mimosa in a 4″ pot and sat in miss kim lilac barrell and in far end of herb bed.
(6/7/05 something came up but it sure doesn’t look like Mimosa, will check back later)

Cut some 6″ blueberry stems and ‘planted’ in sandy grape barrell in two bunches. planted cuttings about half way down (3″ deep). didn’t strip lower buds, don’t know if that will be a problem. will check them in the spring for rotting.
(6/7/05 at first this looked like it would work. all leafed out and had blooms which were removed. later they died. possibly needed a humidity tent? will try again next year)

Checked rhubarb, trying to emerge.

Apricot aok, no swollen buds yet.

Started soaking some Martha Washington asparagus seed.
(Update: 6/7 I ended up forgetting about these as they were set on the back porch after being wrapped in a moist paper towel and covered with plastic. Sometime in March or early April I found them and they had pretty much all sprouted and started growing and were still moist! They transplanted fine and are spending their first year in a couple of 3 gallon pots. They are about 6″ tall now)