Kerry’s Garden

These are the only two cuttings of the twelve to make it. It had looked like three others were going to make it but they slowly died. They never really recovered from the fungus issue early on. Both of these had been treated with Dip-N-Grow prior to placing them in the soil back in early [...]

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I started out this morning planning to spend just 2 hours outside. I had a project that I thought was due on Monday and needed to get on it asap. Lo and behold I found out it wasn’t due till Thursday so… 10 hours later I am exhausted but oh so much is done. No [...]

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The large sassafras trees are starting to bloom. The birds really enjoy the fruit, the Japanese Beetles the leaves. Personally I like the root. A little sassafras tea on a cold winter day. mmmm This iris is either Lumicite or Lumilite, I cant read the writing. Its fairly short and pretty I think. My two [...]

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The blueberries are a bloomin’. Normally it is a little colder when the blueberries bloom. Rarely do I see any honey bees out yet but the yearly visit from my lone bumble bee should be starting up any time now. She can often be seen doing her best to pollinate the blueberries. I do everything [...]

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Both the Corylus americana aka ‘American Hazelnuts’ and the Red Lake Currants are just now waking up. I decided to give them a more permanent home. The 3 gallon pots were ok for last year (I picked both up last spring) but they really need something larger if they are going to do anything. I [...]

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Good news and bad news. First the good news. 4 of the 6 treated cuttings and 1 of the 6 non-treated cuttings have several roots between 1/2″ and 1″ long. I’ve separated them out into their own pots. I did notice a couple of the non treated cuttings had what looked like bumps that will [...]

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So far so good on the hardwood cuttings of the Red Lake currants. I only have two containers, one treated with dip and grow and the other with no treatment. Both are at the same point as far as top growth is concerned and I’ve not looked for roots yet. Both are getting bottom heat [...]

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