Following a week of rain and showers today has been warm and partly sunny.
After a several days of hacking away at the
giant sticker bush (unidentified rose bush with HUGE thorns), my husband popped it out of the soil and we got
the last blueberry bushes in the ground. They are blooming and
looking well and we are hoping for berries this year.
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Rose Roots
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Blue Berries
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Tulips are blooming in the area where
we will plant our peppers. When the time is right we will move them
to a new spot, possibly by the currant plants.
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Tulip Surprise
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Speaking of currants, they have
produced many, tiny flower buds. That is pretty exciting as we do not
know what kind of currant they are. They were another free find on
Craigslist
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Currant buds
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We are still debating the placement of
our Filbert bushes. From what I have read, they prefer dappled sun
and a slightly acidic soil. Dappled sun we have plenty of. I was
concerned that they have not bloomed yet but now I know that it will
take another year or two before they are ready to do that. After 4
years in pots they should be happy to meet the soil.
Oregon State University has a good publication available at the following link.
Fruit Trees and Nuts in the Home Orchard
We still have to build flower beds in the front which will be a mix of perennials and annuals to attract pollinators and finish building the tomato bed. Then we can start the big project. The back yard and patio that have gone unloved for at least a decade before our arrival.
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