Anyone else do this?

16 years ago

I decided I had soooo much to do in the garden this spring, the next couple of weeks anyway, that I made a list on my spreadsheet of all my garden chores I have to do soon and will check them off as I do them. I didn't realize until I made the list just how much there was to do! Here's a sample of what I have to do just in the next few weeks and will probably add to it as I think of other things lol:

Cut back daylily dead leaves

Cut back heuchera

Remove protection from hydrangea

Remove protection from roses

Trim Lavendula a bit when new growth starts

Clean out some of straw from front boxes and oval bed

Spread out some coffee grounds in beds and some in bin

Prune Maria Stern

Cut back 2nd year clems Earnest Markham, Henryi, Beauty of Worcester, and Dr Ruppel

Check to see if SAC needs cut back

Plant 2 Twisters in gallon size containers or maybe hanging baskets for deck?

Buy a half barrel from Garden Center for Twister keep Twister in pot within barrel

Buy more Sluggo

Buy new Pine mini chips for beds

Remulch if needed front boxes, and oval bed

Divide up Gracillimus now, don't wait till its too large!

Retie main cane of Westerland horizontally prune if needed

Fertilize everything! Roses and clems with Mills Magic and rest with Osmocote or Sea Tea?

Plant Pretty Jessica in small barrel and two Sleeping Beauties in gallon size containers

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Comments (9)

majenta
16 years ago
I do this every year. the problem is that once I get out there and work for several hours, when I come in and look at the list, none of what I have accomplished is on the list. When I told my son of my dilemma, he said I should go into the garden to do my chores and then come into the house and make a list of all the chores I have done. At least then I would be able to cross something of a list.
kentstar
Original Author
16 years ago
Yeah, that's probably what will happen to me lol! I'll find 20 other things to do then what was on there in the first place!
What I'll probably do is print it and bring out with me. Maybe... lol
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
16 years ago
I get out there and work for several hours, when I come in and look at the list, none of what I have accomplished is on the list.

OMG, I'm not the only one?!? :)
diane_nj 6b/7a
16 years ago
No, because I'll lose the list...
elemire
16 years ago
I usually do not even come to the making of the list, especially since we have two enemies of the paper sheets in the house - our toddler and our cat, both are very happy to shred it to pieces. :)

I usually have a plan in my head when I come outside, but then end up "quickly doing that other thing before the major thing". :))) I also have a couple of plans where certain plants had to be planted... outdated even before the planting have started. :)))
Terry Crawford
16 years ago
I don't make a list...I just start out with each bed and work my way through each one. Since I have 2.5 acres, it takes me about 2-3 weeks of steady work to cut back perennials, prune 250 roses, rake (which I despise), and then there's the mulching....40 cubic yards are coming on March 29......

I have to get this all done because my new rose babies are coming the first week of April!
newyorkrita
16 years ago
I never make a list of all there is to do. That is simply because there is always too much to do, especially each spring. If I actually wrote it down I would get too depressed and stessed out. Instead I just keep working and eventually it does get all done. It has too as things can't get put off like pruning and planting.
diane_nj 6b/7a
16 years ago
Too true, Rita, too true! I'm glad that Daylight Savings starts tomorrow, I'm going to have to prune in the evenings when I get home from work.
kentstar
Original Author
16 years ago
I'm not close to ready to prune yet! Am I supposed to be now? Heck, mine are still covered! Should I be removing said protection about now? If so, I'll have to do it when I get back from NJ on Thursday. I'm going to NJ to see my second new grandbaby!
If I leave the protection on for another week or two, will my roses get cankered?