I harvested the rhubarb yesterday. I got just over 3 ounces of stalks.
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| Before harvest |
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| After harvest |
Also the ‘Denim n Lace’ Russian Sage is starting to blossom out.
Today, I tackled the prickly pear I brought home a couple of weeks ago. I cut the plastic tub away and disassembled the plant. There two or three trees in the pot along with the cactus so it was necessary to untangle the roots of the cactus from the tree. I essentially dislodged all the soil and brought the bare rooted plants to their new home. One of the cactus appears to have a yellow flower on it. Probably ended up moving about two-thirds of the original cactus to its new home.
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| New home |
Since I was going to throw the leather gloves away anyway, I took the opportunity to remove the potted cactus on the east side of the pond and plant it directly in the rock crevice.
It didn't take long for the flower to open up!
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| Cactus Flower |
Last fall I planted 12 hollyhocks. Today I took stock of those and found eight of the twelve have survived. They range greatly with regards to their size and color. Some have not bloomed yet. The shortest (the rabbits really seemed to like this one) is only about 12" tall. The tallest is (so far) over seven feet tall.
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| The one on the left is the bunnies' favorite |
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| At least 7 feet tall |
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| This one gets only a couple of hours of direct sun each day. It is almost 6 feet tall |
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| This hollyhock never gets any direct sunlight. I had little hope for it, but.... |
Finally, I was weeding the west raised bed when I shockingly discovered a little (2") kale. Early this Spring (too early) I planted kale, chard, beets, leeks and peppers. I had come to the conclusion that nothing was going to come up. There is ONE kale plant! It is just outside the ring of marigolds, so the rabbits may eat it.
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| Kale |
