Planting and woods wandering
Apr. 26th, 2023 10:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
unicorndukeSpring really is here for reals and I think I'm finally getting it. For some reason, my brain thought winter was going to last forever.
F and I were gifted daffodil bulbs and sprouting pussy willow sticks from F's mom in the past two weeks. The pussy willows were cut for a decorative bundle but F's mom put them in water to keep them nice and they happily put roots and shoots out. She knows we have swamp and handed them over! F's mom also has an extensive daffodil garden and needed to split a bunch of the bulb bunches and gave us about a 12 inch diameter bundle of daffodil bulbs.
So yesterday I got home from work a little early and it was beautiful weather, sunny and in the 50s (F). I planted the daffodils first in a bunch of different spots, separating them into single bulbs in the hope that they'll make lots of daffodil stands. I put some into the permanent garden bed next to the propane tanks that has some perennials and some low bushes, some in the area with some kind of roots around the bird house that no one uses. I planted a ton on the lower hill near the lilies in the hopes that they will stabilize that particular area, since the dirt is moving down and there's no grass in that area. The last of them went into the sand pile around the well head and I planted them in a half circle along where the dog and I usually walk to make a little pathway. I'll probably need to water those ones since the sand is so dry.
After that, I took my planting knife and the pussy willow stems and headed to the swamp. I only planted a few near the house/lower field since that's the steepest bank down to the swamp and filled with brush and dead limbs. All the rest, I walked along the property line and stuck them in the ground. I spaced them out every thirty feet or so or more depending on how easy it was to get to a spot. I also did a variety of wet areas, some just actual laying water, some spots that are wet after rain then dry up but have very moist dark soils and some higher areas. I'm not actually sure what the willows prefer but I don't really care if they survive. I did plant one a little further into the property in a spring fed spot so hopefully that survives because I think that's a great spot for one.
Since I was most of the way along the property line, I just continued walking along until I reached the far corner of the property. It's a bit of a hike with a bunch of downed trees, so Mara can't really make it out that far and I've only been out there a few times. It was good to really see all of the property since I did want to check if more trees had come down in the last big storm. The good news is that only two smaller trees came down across the path and everything else in the woods seemed fine. I then wandered up the hill into the corner section that doesn't have any roads or paths, so I've never really been in it. A couple cool little gorges. We have at least three spring fed areas in that section which is pretty cool. Lots of rocks.
F and I were gifted daffodil bulbs and sprouting pussy willow sticks from F's mom in the past two weeks. The pussy willows were cut for a decorative bundle but F's mom put them in water to keep them nice and they happily put roots and shoots out. She knows we have swamp and handed them over! F's mom also has an extensive daffodil garden and needed to split a bunch of the bulb bunches and gave us about a 12 inch diameter bundle of daffodil bulbs.
So yesterday I got home from work a little early and it was beautiful weather, sunny and in the 50s (F). I planted the daffodils first in a bunch of different spots, separating them into single bulbs in the hope that they'll make lots of daffodil stands. I put some into the permanent garden bed next to the propane tanks that has some perennials and some low bushes, some in the area with some kind of roots around the bird house that no one uses. I planted a ton on the lower hill near the lilies in the hopes that they will stabilize that particular area, since the dirt is moving down and there's no grass in that area. The last of them went into the sand pile around the well head and I planted them in a half circle along where the dog and I usually walk to make a little pathway. I'll probably need to water those ones since the sand is so dry.
After that, I took my planting knife and the pussy willow stems and headed to the swamp. I only planted a few near the house/lower field since that's the steepest bank down to the swamp and filled with brush and dead limbs. All the rest, I walked along the property line and stuck them in the ground. I spaced them out every thirty feet or so or more depending on how easy it was to get to a spot. I also did a variety of wet areas, some just actual laying water, some spots that are wet after rain then dry up but have very moist dark soils and some higher areas. I'm not actually sure what the willows prefer but I don't really care if they survive. I did plant one a little further into the property in a spring fed spot so hopefully that survives because I think that's a great spot for one.
Since I was most of the way along the property line, I just continued walking along until I reached the far corner of the property. It's a bit of a hike with a bunch of downed trees, so Mara can't really make it out that far and I've only been out there a few times. It was good to really see all of the property since I did want to check if more trees had come down in the last big storm. The good news is that only two smaller trees came down across the path and everything else in the woods seemed fine. I then wandered up the hill into the corner section that doesn't have any roads or paths, so I've never really been in it. A couple cool little gorges. We have at least three spring fed areas in that section which is pretty cool. Lots of rocks.
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Date: 2023-04-26 03:45 pm (UTC)May it be a successful planting!
Those pictures give me a much clearer sense of the kind of ground you're on. Not as much weathering as I'd have expected. I guess you must be in a post-glacial landscape some.
But yay! abundant water.
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Date: 2023-04-26 04:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-04-26 10:10 pm (UTC)