Kerry’s Garden

I went out to take some pictures for this post and almost stepped on a little rabbit that ran under my foot as I was walking in the garden. We startled each other I think as he/she quickly ran for cover next to this daylily. Judging by it’s size, I would say this [...]

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Many people are surprised when I tell them I grow kiwi in Kentucky. No, not the fuzzy brown kiwis you can pick up at the local grocery. These are hardy kiwis, specifically Arctic Beauty. They are quite hardy, like the dappled shade and love to climb. A male and a female [...]

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I saw a hummer visiting our tulips this morning which reminding me of the hummingbird feeder that I picked up on Monday. Time to get that bad boy out and filled with some sugar water.
I picked up two stevia plants last night while at Lowes getting plumming parts to fix the broken faucet. [...]

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I’ve been so busy doing stuff in the garden that by the time I get in and get cleaned up I am too pooped to post. Saturday I went to Eric’s. The weather called for some rain in the morning so I finally put my rain barrels out. We didn’t end up [...]

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Finished at last. I’ve been working on this bad boy for about three weeks. First weekend I set the treated posts in cement. The following weekend I cut the strips out of the cedar siding K. gave me when she moved. The weekend after that I took a break to finish the [...]

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She SCORES again. Today I took a trip to B. & J.’s place to pick up some manure. They have a neighbor with a dozen or so horses, a rather large pile of aged manure AND a front end loader. Just the kind of neighbor every gardener wants. Two huge scoops for [...]

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The 70+ weather we had been having has brought out pretty much everything over the past couple of weeks. The currants are preparing to bloom, the blueberries already are, the blackberry and raspberries have a good 4-5 inches of new growth but no buds yet. The grapes are on about their third leaf. [...]

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