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Rainy Thursday 5-2-2024

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We’re supposed to have storms starting later today. We’re going to go shopping in a few minutes to get our mail and get some groceries in for what looks to be a rainy few days ahead.

I planted my elephant ear bulbs in three different brick planters around the front yard yesterday. Clearing out one of the planters was quite laborious, with having to lop off a LOT of heavy branches from two trees behind and around the planter. I may have to do more down the line, but it’s enough for now.

The bulbs are huge and look like small bowling balls without finger holes. I couldn’t tell from looking at them which was ‘up’ and ‘down.’ I researched, and it said the end that is more rough, with what might look like gouges or holes is the end where the roots will come out and should go DOWN in the hole. I’m now anxiously awaiting a spurt of greenery to show.

If the rain holds off for a while after we return this morning, I’ll see if I can get the iris I dug out of one of the planters bracketing the front porch relocated in planters around the yard.

My only plans other than the above are to clean up my area around my computer, pay bills, file, bookkeeping, cooking, etc. Exciting, huh! :0)

I hope that your Thursday is a happy one.

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Yard Project Progress

This is what used to be the iris planter. It’s now weeded and ready for tomatoes in the spring.

This is the second tomato planter.

And I’ll plant spinach and lettuce in this planter. All three are filled with Mel’s Mix.

This is where some of the iris plants ended up.

This is a tall planter beside the front porch.

And this one is in the front yard, to the other side of the front porch.

I also cut the elephant ear plants down as far as I could. I’m starting to cram as many leaves as I can get in that planter between now and the first real freeze, with all appendages crossed that it will be enough to protect them until they hopefully start shooting leaves up again in the spring.

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