Birdfeeding

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today is cloudy and mild.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

I set out the flats of pots and watered them.

EDIT 5/25/25 -- I spread the last of the fresh soil over the middle wedge of the septic garden.  There I planted the last few 'Autumn Beauty' and 'Arikara' sunflowers, along with a lot of saved seed from my zinnias.

I've seen two mourning doves, two catbirds, a male cardinal, and a fox squirrel.

EDIT 5/25/25 -- Of the 6 pots I sowed with 'Hello Yellow' butterfly weed, 3 sprouted, one of which had 2 plants.  Of the 6 pots I sowed with orange butterfly weed, 3 sprouted, all of which had 2 plants.  That's a decent rate.  I planted all of these along the north edge of the septic garden.

EDIT 5/25/25 -- I repotted one of the crosne knotroots into a larger pot.

EDIT 5/25/25 -- I potted up the last purple-and-white striped 'Wave' petunia, a white petunia, a 'Dusty Miller' artemesia, and two white sweet alyssums.

EDIT 5/25/25 -- I filled two more pots with assorted flowers.

EDIT 5/25/25 -- I filled three more pots with assorted flowers.

EDIT 5/25/25 -- I filled two pots, each with two gazania and an orange snapdragon.

EDIT 5/25/25 -- I trimmed grass around the east edge of the septic garden.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
 

Comments

[pronker]

The septic garden, I take it, uses seepage from the septic tank? I'm unfamiliar with tanks' capabilities.

I've snipped kalanchoe bits from the main plant, per your links, so I truly hope by November to see evidence that they've taken hold due to the suggested watering schedule. My gardening principle is "I'll coddle you for one month and then you're on your own!"

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> The septic garden, I take it, uses seepage from the septic tank? I'm unfamiliar with tanks' capabilities. <<

It started as a bare patch around the tank outlets. I tried to grow grass, but it wouldn't, and wound up just weeds. So I've put down more soil and tried growing various other things. It still gets a lot of crabgrass, foxtails, and other weeds but I can usually grow some flowers too. And the sedum thrives there.

>>I've snipped kalanchoe bits from the main plant, per your links, so I truly hope by November to see evidence that they've taken hold due to the suggested watering schedule. <<

I hope it works!

>>My gardening principle is "I'll coddle you for one month and then you're on your own!"<<

I may go more than that, but yeah, I prefer laissez-faire permaculture.