My re-wilding project in the Niagara Frontier - Page 19 - Wildlife Gardeners

biigblueyes · 07-03-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Equilibrium

Yaa, and I got edited for potty fingers I'm so frustrated.

I'm laughing at you! Potty fingers. heeheehee.

How's your trip going?

amelanchier · 07-04-2009, 07:05 AM

Well, I finally get a true gardening day today. Unfortunately, I have to take a 4-hour break right in the middle of it to do a couple of things, but otherwise, I'll be out there all day. Here is my to-do list:

1. Spray Deer Off on rabbit-munched plants, esp. the small serviceberries.
2. Cut down that berrying honeysuckle I found yesterday.
3. Dig up those little Dutch discovery irises from the back and replant them in the front where they belong.
4. Mow the outwash of the sump pump where flowering grasses and weeds have sprung up, with the trimmer. Then cut up old doormat, put it down as a weed barrier, throw small rocks on top.
5. Paint glyphosate on invasive thistles.
6. Distribute remaining leaf compost.
-6a. Put down newspaper & compost to smother remaining weedy areas on this-side-of-sidewalk utility land. Avoid drip line of green ashes.
7. Reseed large front flowerbed with gentians from refrigerator.
8. Dump collected grass clippings from other people's lawns under neighbor's privet hedge in back.
9. Get quick-setting concrete, build tiny, rough-looking birdbath for little open spot in back.
10. Cut down Norway maples.
11. Mow front "lawn."

I'll italicize these as they get done.

biigblueyes · 07-04-2009, 07:34 AM

And just what are you going to do the rest of the day?

That's quite a list!

amelanchier · 07-04-2009, 11:04 AM

Yeah, there's really no way I'm getting it all done today, but I'm aiming high.

gbreadman · 07-04-2009, 12:33 PM

Remember the best way to ID a norway is with the milky sap in the leaf stem. The sugar maple (at least around here) will only have a small amount of white in its pith.

Painting the norway stumps with a small amount of glyphosate will prevent re-sprouting, but I would not recommend putting a lot of it around wetland areas. Some sprouts might even be eaten by the deer and rabbit (they go crazy for maple leaves around here).

Dan

amelanchier · 07-04-2009, 08:20 PM

A little bit of daylight left, but I have to stop & make dinner. Got 1-7 done and one-third of 10. Not bad I think! I'll have to take a picture of the Norway I turned into a snag. Have two more to do, guess I'll do them tomorrow. Then maybe after that I'll try to make them into stumps with a bowsaw - or maybe I'll just try to pick off the leaves now & then until the trees eventually die. Haven't decided.

Aching all over!

Calliandra · 07-04-2009, 08:58 PM

Hi amelanchier!

Love your WG title.

Congrats on your productive day-- I only weeded amd mulched 1/4 of one bed today, and staked a cup-plant that blew over. I'm a bit worried anout the cup-plant... why does everyone worry about them spreading? Am I nurturing a monster in the making? It has grown enormous already, way over my head.

Off to watch fireworks--

amelanchier · 07-04-2009, 09:16 PM

Hey Calliandra! Thanks for stopping by the thread.

Unfortunately, I've no experience with cup plants, so I can't help you there.

No fireworks for me this year, just a little music & then off to bed!

empy · 07-05-2009, 01:50 AM

Attached. :-) These only bloom in the morning, so I had to actually be outside and presentable before noon! LOL

Hedgerowe · 07-05-2009, 06:45 AM

Wonderful photos, empy.

07-04-2009, 07:34 AM	#183
biigblueyes WG Hospitality Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA	And just what are you going to do the rest of the day? That's quite a list! __________________ My yarden and I lean a little to the wild side.

07-05-2009, 01:50 AM	#189
empy Carbon Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY	A few more pics from Jason's garden - front yard Attached. :-) These only bloom in the morning, so I had to actually be outside and presentable before noon! LOL Attached Thumbnails

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07-04-2009, 07:05 AM	#182
amelanchier Native Plant Poster Child Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY	Well, I finally get a true gardening day today. Unfortunately, I have to take a 4-hour break right in the middle of it to do a couple of things, but otherwise, I'll be out there all day. Here is my to-do list: 1. Spray Deer Off on rabbit-munched plants, esp. the small serviceberries. 2. Cut down that berrying honeysuckle I found yesterday. 3. Dig up those little Dutch discovery irises from the back and replant them in the front where they belong. 4. Mow the outwash of the sump pump where flowering grasses and weeds have sprung up, with the trimmer. Then cut up old doormat, put it down as a weed barrier, throw small rocks on top. 5. Paint glyphosate on invasive thistles. 6. Distribute remaining leaf compost. -6a. Put down newspaper & compost to smother remaining weedy areas on this-side-of-sidewalk utility land. Avoid drip line of green ashes. 7. Reseed large front flowerbed with gentians from refrigerator. 8. Dump collected grass clippings from other people's lawns under neighbor's privet hedge in back. 9. Get quick-setting concrete, build tiny, rough-looking birdbath for little open spot in back. 10. Cut down Norway maples. 11. Mow front "lawn." I'll italicize these as they get done.

07-04-2009, 11:04 AM	#184
amelanchier Native Plant Poster Child Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY	Yeah, there's really no way I'm getting it all done today, but I'm aiming high.

07-04-2009, 12:33 PM	#185
gbreadman Grub Join Date: May 2009 Location: NJ	Remember the best way to ID a norway is with the milky sap in the leaf stem. The sugar maple (at least around here) will only have a small amount of white in its pith. Painting the norway stumps with a small amount of glyphosate will prevent re-sprouting, but I would not recommend putting a lot of it around wetland areas. Some sprouts might even be eaten by the deer and rabbit (they go crazy for maple leaves around here). Dan

07-04-2009, 08:20 PM	#186
amelanchier Native Plant Poster Child Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY	A little bit of daylight left, but I have to stop & make dinner. Got 1-7 done and one-third of 10. Not bad I think! I'll have to take a picture of the Norway I turned into a snag. Have two more to do, guess I'll do them tomorrow. Then maybe after that I'll try to make them into stumps with a bowsaw - or maybe I'll just try to pick off the leaves now & then until the trees eventually die. Haven't decided. Aching all over!

07-04-2009, 08:58 PM	#187
Calliandra WG Librarian Join Date: Jun 2009	Hi amelanchier! Love your WG title. Congrats on your productive day-- I only weeded amd mulched 1/4 of one bed today, and staked a cup-plant that blew over. I'm a bit worried anout the cup-plant... why does everyone worry about them spreading? Am I nurturing a monster in the making? It has grown enormous already, way over my head. Off to watch fireworks--

07-04-2009, 09:16 PM	#188
amelanchier Native Plant Poster Child Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY	Hey Calliandra! Thanks for stopping by the thread. Unfortunately, I've no experience with cup plants, so I can't help you there. No fireworks for me this year, just a little music & then off to bed!

07-05-2009, 06:45 AM	#190
Hedgerowe Snag Aficionado Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA	Wonderful photos, empy.