Carolina Jasmine

Lots of buds this year. 2% open.

Mahonia

Mahonia buds have been opening for a couple of weeks. 10% open.

First Pinks

2% open.

The much too common "Gray Daisy"

Winter Honeysuckle

Winter Honeysuckle started blooming several weeks ago. 10-15% of the blooms have opened. We have alot of fragrance to come.

Nandina's Usual Bright Display of Red Berries

Nandina's Usual Bright Display of Red Berries

Bulbs and Pansies

I think these bulbs are the wild "tarda" tulips, in yellow.


The Pansies in pots get "Nitrate of Soda" fertilizer when the temperatures are below 60deg. (as do the sweet peas)


King Alfred daffodils.


Violas and Narcissus.

Penstemon and Anemone

Japanese Anemone had it's dead leaves sheared off with the weed whacker in December and it's new growth is 4" high.


Penstemon "Husker Red" is 4 years old now. Does'nt change it's off season look much at all from June to May.

Larkspur is up

Consolida is up every where. I continue to seed every couple of weeks.

Blue Bed Early Spring

Paperwhites are 2 - 3 weeks from blooming.


The first Anemone. Is the red more hardy than the blue?


The first Candytuft.

Pruned and Mulched the Spirea, Abelia

Abelia and Spirea pruned for vase shape. Tallest Abelia shortened to match the row.

New mulch uses paper and cardboard under pine needles. Two Crepe Myrtle's removed due to fungus. One remains.

Weather since November 2009

Wind

Air Temp

Solar

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Rain

Pressure

Soil Moisture

Evaporation

via http://www.georgiaweather.net/

Last week of January

Indoors

• Started African Daisy (Dimorphotheca) indoors in liner.
• Started Moss Verbena indoors in dome.
• Moved Delphinium dome from cool dark to light/warm, 75deg. Watered from bottom. Removed lid. Delphinium Culture.

African Daisy Moss Verbena Dwrf Blu Butfy Delph

Outdoors

• Sewed more Baby Blues eyes.
  
• Sewed more Larkspur.
• Sewed more Pernial Lupine.
• Mulched with pine straw and ground pine bark compost.

Rocket Larkspur Baby Blue Eyes Perennial Lupine

Mulch and Grit

Agee Lawn & Garden 2
1041 Greensboro Rd, Eatonton, GA, 31024
706-485-3049

• Pine Bark - nuggets - qty $
  
• Pine Straw - bale - $2.99
  
• Sand - 1/2 cubic yard bag - #3.99
  

Winter Sewing

Rain if forecast this weekend. I sewed these winter seeds. Jan 20. more rain in forecast, seeded again.


Rocket Larkspur Baby Blue Eyes Perennial Lupine Sweet Alyssum

Larkspur has done very well here in the past as have the Baby Blue Eyes. The perennial Lupine and Sweet Alyssum have been sporadic performers in my garden. I'll look for replacements in the future. A good replacement for the Perinnial Lupine might be the Arroyo Lupin, although it's an annual, it tolerates our heavy soil and humidity better.

I cast the seed by hand into the beds and waste areas even on top of heavy mulch. I plan to cast sand, grit and peat over the areas with heavier mulch to increase those seeds chances.

Wildseed Farms Order Arrived This Week

ITEM# DESCRIPTION QTY TOTAL
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8882PACKET Laura Bush Petunia 1 $1.50

3230PACKET Lemon Mint 1 $1.25

3302PACKET Mealy Blue Sage 1 $1.75

3237PACKET Mexican Hat 1 $1.25

3206PACKET Ox-Eyed Daisy 1 $1.25

3334PACKET Purple Tansy/Lacy Phacelia 1 $1.25

3226PACKET Scarlet Flax 1 $1.25

3233OUNCE Showy Primrose 1 $9.25

3312QTRPOUND Sweet William 1 $8.75

3209PACKET Tall Poppy Mallow 1 $1.25

3242PACKET Moss Verbena 1 $1.25

3200PACKET Wine Cup 1 $1.75

3249PACKET Johnny Jump Up 1 $1.75

3310OUNCE Dame's Rocket 1 $4.50

3231POUND Baby Blue Eyes 1 $19.50

3208OUNCE Chicory 1 $3.85

3265PACKET Catchfly 1 $1.25

3216PACKET African Daisy 1 $1.25

3227QTRPOUND Sweet Alyssum 1 $9.00

3215POUND Rocket Larkspur 1 $19.00

3248QTRPOUND Perennial Lupine 1 $9.50

3237PACKET Mexican Hat 1 $1.25

3288PACKET Double Click Cosmos 1 $1.75

3278QTRPOUND Cosmos Dwarf Sensation Mix 1 $14.85

3602OUNCE Lemon Queen sunflower 1 $6.05

3284PACKET Ladybird Dwarf Lemon Cosmos 1 $1.50

3657QTRPOUND Purple Prince Zinnia 1 $8.50

3241POUND Crimson Clover 1 $3.50

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SUB TOTAL: $138.75
TAX: $0.00
SHIPPING: $11.95
ORDER TOTAL: $150.70

Seeded Delphiniums / Geraniums

Started these Delphiniums Dec. 29. Covered seeds with pearlite only (1/8") for even moisture. Delphinium Culture.


Heating mat keeps 70+ temps. There are some algae issues in the pearlite.


Started these Geraniums around Dec. 10th. You can see the algae here. This rare geranium was $6 for 10 seeds, only 5 germinated.


Photo of Splish Splash.

^ Begin 2010 ^