Gardening

Siwsan

(26,289 posts) Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:03 PM Apr 14

It's very difficult to NOT over do things, at the beginning of gardening season

We're at 72 in Flint, MI. I'm still giving a lot of the 'debris' a little more time to make sure the insects have become active. I'm seeing some but not enough, IMHO. Still, there are weeds that can be pulled and tree winter-fall to be collected.

I was thinking I'd go sit beneath the limbs of my air conditioned Maple tree and enjoy a glass of wine, this afternoon, but then I realized there's no leaves, yet!

Thanks to two days of heavy rain, my back lot is far too soggy to even THINK about mowing so maybe I'll call it a day. Most of the weeks should be relatively nice so there's no need to push myself. At least that's my thinking.

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It's very difficult to NOT over do things, at the beginning of gardening season (Original Post) Siwsan Apr 14 OP

Hey, Siwsan... MiHale Apr 14 #1

It's been full on spring here in North Texas. We have had LOTS of rain here too. The wildflowers are abundant. flying_wahini Apr 14 #2

Every spring I have to relearn this. sybylla Apr 14 #3

MiHale

(9,775 posts)

1. Hey, Siwsan...

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:09 PM

Apr 14

Come on up and help rebuild the greenhouse…save ya a screwdriver! 😂

Yeah sure that kind too! Have a wonderful day.

flying_wahini

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2. It's been full on spring here in North Texas. We have had LOTS of rain here too. The wildflowers are abundant.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:10 PM

Apr 14

I bought a few bedding plants but still too muddy to plant them.
I think since we had a couple of 90* days in late Feb (ruined my English peas and cilantro) but lettuce and spinach coming in nicely.

sybylla

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3. Every spring I have to relearn this.

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Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:13 PM

Apr 14

I keep reminding myself that I need to set a timer on my phone - 30 minutes - then take a break. I try to do no more than 2 30-minute sessions in a day or I'm paying for it for several.

I am batting .500 in remembering the first time. This year, I broke my foot, so until I have surgery, I'm pretty much sitting on my porch looking at my weeds and the perennials that need to be divided. I might get hubs to do that for me later today as well as digging out spreading rose clumps.

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