Fieldhaven Flowers and Fruit 6-8-09
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ysabetwordsmithOnce again, lots of rain interspersed with a few sunny days. The grass seed thrown down earlier has already sprouted lushly. Today we bought more grass seed -- I've already sown a lot of the shady mix under the pear and crabapple trees -- and some wildflower seeds.
Near end of bloom: wild strawberries, chives, sage, rugosa roses (dark pink and white),
Full bloom: red clover, comfrey, petunias, marigolds, blue lobelia, pansies, torenia, moss rose, snapdragons, zinnias, blackberries, white clover, million bells, feverfew
Beginning bloom: privet, tomatoes, orange thyme, dill, motherwort, tickseed coreopsis
Green fruit: wild strawberries, saskatoon serviceberry, Criterion apple, mulberry, black raspberry, gold currant, rugosa roses, Black Prince tomato, Yellow Pear tomato, blackberries
There are now two tomatoes on the Black Prince plant, and one on the Yellow Pear. I have not seen any of the other plants set fruit yet but most of them are blooming, except the ones on the porch. The Criterion apples are notably larger now.
Fruit starting to ripen: black raspberries
Ripe fruit: pie cherries, wild strawberries, mulberries
The birds are eating some of the pie cherries, and there aren't as many this year, but I'm getting some. I also picked the first of the mulberries today -- the trees don't all ripen at once, and the season lasts for weeks.
Near end of bloom: wild strawberries, chives, sage, rugosa roses (dark pink and white),
Full bloom: red clover, comfrey, petunias, marigolds, blue lobelia, pansies, torenia, moss rose, snapdragons, zinnias, blackberries, white clover, million bells, feverfew
Beginning bloom: privet, tomatoes, orange thyme, dill, motherwort, tickseed coreopsis
Green fruit: wild strawberries, saskatoon serviceberry, Criterion apple, mulberry, black raspberry, gold currant, rugosa roses, Black Prince tomato, Yellow Pear tomato, blackberries
There are now two tomatoes on the Black Prince plant, and one on the Yellow Pear. I have not seen any of the other plants set fruit yet but most of them are blooming, except the ones on the porch. The Criterion apples are notably larger now.
Fruit starting to ripen: black raspberries
Ripe fruit: pie cherries, wild strawberries, mulberries
The birds are eating some of the pie cherries, and there aren't as many this year, but I'm getting some. I also picked the first of the mulberries today -- the trees don't all ripen at once, and the season lasts for weeks.
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Date: 2009-06-09 11:26 am (UTC)Hmm...
Date: 2009-06-09 04:48 pm (UTC)Make sure there is no good chipmunk cover (brush piles, rocks, bricks, etc.) near the gardens. Remove or move any food such as cat food or bird feeders too.
Re: Hmm...
Date: 2009-06-09 08:38 pm (UTC)A friend of mine sent me this link. It has several other ways, including a herb concoction to put on the plants.