I started out a few new beds for next years' orders and seedlings. I'm ordering several from Patrick Guidry and Richard Norris. Some of them are reputedly tender, so I will grow them in pots, my goal being to get seeds of them before testing them to the Canadian winter.

I need to get a free truckload of mulch from the city, on top of which I will dump top soil, for these new beds, and for my iris border, and peony beds.

I think that'll be it for the year, here, too!

Rita, I think it would be better to plant the ones soaking vs the ones you are moving. The soaking ones will take longer to develop a root system. We've had 3 days of rain, that hasn't happened in months. We should get more tomorrow. I was much needed.

Sharon

It rained all day here on Fri and Sat too. Today I spent the day Digging 2 large trades and a small trade(6 and 10 varieties and single variety respectively). Then I moved a couple Daylilies that just didn't work where they were. Nowhere near the moving projects you take on Rita.

I was pleased to find Topaz Gem and Woodside Firedance are sending up rebloom scapes to go along with Small Gestures and Stella reblooming already. I also discovered 6 prolifs on orchid corsage! I planted all of them near momma so I should have a humongous clump next year. Yeah!

And last week when dad was cleaning out the barn he found a 5gallon bucket of kelp meal! I knew there was more in there, but he kept telling me I used it up. That stuff is beyond expensive and it is awesome as a top dress. Everything seems to like it and get better root systems and more vigerous plants. Also just a really good organic to encourage more soil-life( ie. beneficial critters).

Now i'm just waiting on trades to come in later this week. I should have 2 dozen or so things arriving mid-week hopefully. Then I can spend next week planting!

Kim

They promised us rain for 3 days. We got not enough to measure. We have had none for 4+weeks, although Orlando is getting it every day. Beachside here, is crazy. I'm just waiting for it to cool off a bit to start all of the work I've scheduled. That work will be constant from about mid-Oct. through the end of Feb. Should take off the flab I've accumulated. I hope!

Good to see that I am not the only one working in the garden. Especially trying to get things done before it gets too late this year.

Had to spray the roses today, which takes up lots of garden work time. Actually, I should have done it yesterday but put it off until today so that I could at least get some of the moving done yesterday.

Then I spent a lovely time just sitting there watching the antics of two female hummingbirds that were buzzing around the terraces garden. They come there for the butterfly bush, nasturtiums and hummingbird mint. The hummers also like the Indigo Spires blue salvia on the hill there just over the steps. But theses two were very busy visiting the nasturtiums and hummingbird mints and each one being mad at the other for being there. Hence lots of squabbling. I love to watch hummers, I can never get over how small they are no matter how many times I see them.

Well, back outside and back to work.

Rita,
It rained again here...We got two inches, and another half inch so far today. they are promising up to four inches...but I planted one day lily today, and the ground was perfect thanks to the cardboard. I had four wins mailed yesterday, and an order from Rainbow Reflections was due to be mailed yesterday, so I have those to plant, and I have many lilies coming along with tulips and muscari and daffodils.

Quite a few more day lilies are still coming from auction wins, and another little order, so I will be very busy too.

And I found out yesterday that the flu may be gone, but the aftermath is very much with me. I have not got nearly my regular strength back yet.

kay

MSN weather is saying 40% rain for tomorrow. We don't really need it but the transplanted daylilies do like it.

I am amazed at your cardboard trick. Here, I don't really need it. We got that drenching rain on Friday here and on Sunday I was back to planting. Soil here seems to have good drainage while still retaining plenty of moisture.

Right about now if I had lots and lots of daylilies still coming I really would go bonkers. Can't believe I am actually, really, really looking forward to putting out all that straw mulch I bought last week because when I am seriously into doing the mulching it means that all the other garden work for the year, like the daylily moving project, will be done, done, done.

Right now I feel like it will never get done even though rationally I know thats not true and that I am making progress. The first time I planted that plateau back in 2007, it took me all summer. Now I need to redo it in afew weeks.

Its slow going because its not only on the plateau that the daylilies are being moved around and its not just daylilies getting worked on.

Don't overdo it now that your over the flu. Silly advice to give you, I figgure as I am sure you'll be out there planting like crazy.

Rita,
I actually waited until Monday to get out, and I wasn't even planting, but was "grooming",,,pulling dead leaves off iris and daylilys...I did overdo it, surprise, surprise! I had to come in and sit down for quite a while...And only did a very little planting yesterday. We are still having rain, and, any unamended area will hold moisture forever! But, with the cardboard and the amending, it isn't a problem to plant.

I have a lot of work to do, but I believe it will be a couple of days before many more of the plants come, and I need the time, so I probably won't get a lot done this week at all.
kay

Afew days of rest should do you good. No law that said you have to work in the garden everyday. My saying that to you is definately the pot calling the kettle black as I hardly take my own advice. Bet you will be glad when all your fall orders have actually arrived because that means there might be an end in site.

I seem to remember you being overworked last fall because you had ordered so much. Guess none of us learn much from past garden experience because I certainly never do. Oh well, as I always say, it will all look so good next year.

It really wants to rain here but it has only managed a fine mist between periods of dry and I could still work in the garden. My last daylily order of one came today and so did my Tranquil Lakes order. Both those planted today. Last and only thing still to come is one rose yet to be shipped.

Wow! Only one still to come? You'll be done long before I am, no doubt.

last year was my first year, so of course I overdid it. I have no excuse for this year...just did it.
kay

Lots already came and planted. Lost track but at least 35 new roses this summer all mail order. Haven't counted how many new daylilies this fall.

Rain here again with a 60% chance tonight, 60% tomorrow and in the dorcast for the next 3 days. We got a bit over 2" so far. I have one of the new daylilies from Bill Maryott, with a scape. Maybe it will have time to bloom. I am currently cleaning and tranplanting Iris. You should have seen the weeds and grass from there!! LOL!! Don't work to hard ladies...it will start over again in the spring!....Ellie