Last season my garden started out alright, but now it just isn't doing as well. I did a soil test and the pH was 6.0-7.0, the nitrogen was very low, Phosphorus was low, and the potash was low-medium. (Ferry Morse kit) I did have some tree choppings as a cover for weeds, and I assume that they sucked the nitrogen out of the soil. Right now I have chopped leaves and grass over the garden now. Hopefully it will compost. I also added some coffee grounds. Is there anything else I can add?
I am hoping to plant some crocus, daffofils, hyacynth, phlox, daylillies, raspberries, and grapes. (Herbs thrown in there somewhere too) I know it is an odd mixture, but is there a way I can make the soil suitable for all of the plants?
How can I amend my garden soil?
The leaves and grass should help considerably, but if there is any way you can lay your hands on some manure, cow, horse, rabbit, whatever, it would be a good idea to get some now, this fall, and till it in. By spring it will be perfect to plant. The coffee grounds are good, but if you can start a compost pile, that would be the best thing you can do. Any vegetable kitchen scraps can be put in it, egg shells, practically anything except meat scraps. Look up a good web site on compost making and it will give you all the instructions. If you can buy some composted cotton burr, that is one of the best things you can do with your soil. As you have discovered, wood chips pull nitrogen out of the soil as it decomposes, that is why manure helps, it puts it back. Most nurserys have it that you can buy by the bag, or by the tractor scoop if you have a pickup, or if you can find a farmer to give you some, all the better. Some wood ashes are good for potash, but don't overdo it.
You may have to wait until next fall to plant your bulbs, but if you work on the soil over the winter, it should be ready to plant the other things in the spring.
Reply:Organic materials are fine, maybe some cow manure, peat moss but when it comes to different plants yo need to know their individual soil requirements. Some like acid, some neutral, some alkaline, so do your homework. Not one soil will do for all plants...enjoy.
Reply:Start the composting pile elsewhere. Composting uses the soil nutrients if it is setting on the ground. When the composting process is finished, take the compost and till it into the soil.
You can make a continuous composting unit of a few old tires. Just start building it up and you will soon be getting compost out the bottom.
In the meanwhile, it looks like fertilizer time. I know where to take a sample here for analysis and recommendations. Check with the local Cooperative Extension office.
Reply:My favorite amendment is mushroom compost, you can usually find it at your local garden store. It works great and unlike manure it has no weed seeds.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Can someone FIGURATIVELY analyze/interpret this poem please????
"Spring" by Edna St. Vincent Millay.
SPRING
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
Thank you for the previous responses
Can someone FIGURATIVELY analyze/interpret this poem please????
to me it comes off as summer is coming but to fast maybe.
Reply:In the wake of reality, the pain, the death the cruelty that is harshly associated with winter, what folly is it to come happily? Its asking if such naivette can survive in a real world. It condemns innocence as ignorance because in a world of grieving, it is of the worst offense to brush off the pain that is present. It says that happiness finds no reasoning in the world in which the poem is written. The writer is almost mad at the spring, at the life after the crash.
Reply:I don't know (she doesn't sound like a real fun date though, does she?). The line about "a flight of uncarpeted stairs" is a bit creepy (considering she died of a broken neck after falling downstairs). Anyway, her sonnets are better--this thing's kinda whiny.
SPRING
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
Thank you for the previous responses
Can someone FIGURATIVELY analyze/interpret this poem please????
to me it comes off as summer is coming but to fast maybe.
Reply:In the wake of reality, the pain, the death the cruelty that is harshly associated with winter, what folly is it to come happily? Its asking if such naivette can survive in a real world. It condemns innocence as ignorance because in a world of grieving, it is of the worst offense to brush off the pain that is present. It says that happiness finds no reasoning in the world in which the poem is written. The writer is almost mad at the spring, at the life after the crash.
Reply:I don't know (she doesn't sound like a real fun date though, does she?). The line about "a flight of uncarpeted stairs" is a bit creepy (considering she died of a broken neck after falling downstairs). Anyway, her sonnets are better--this thing's kinda whiny.
Help me with this poem - "Spring" by Edna St. Vincent Millay. What is the theme of this poem?
SPRING
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
Also I believe this poem is about the event after World War 1.
Can you interpret this poem please?
Help me with this poem - "Spring" by Edna St. Vincent Millay. What is the theme of this poem?
to me it represents life and death. the love of life and the fear of death. but taking on whatever comes your way.
Reply:She resents the beauty of April. She believes it is pointless, all the beauty with death is a constant.
Reply:The signs of Spring signify a rebirth, but underneath it all death is lurking and the promise of Spring is not enough.
Reply:Hmmmm....to me it is the beauty of spring overshadowing the pain of death.
gert
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
Also I believe this poem is about the event after World War 1.
Can you interpret this poem please?
Help me with this poem - "Spring" by Edna St. Vincent Millay. What is the theme of this poem?
to me it represents life and death. the love of life and the fear of death. but taking on whatever comes your way.
Reply:She resents the beauty of April. She believes it is pointless, all the beauty with death is a constant.
Reply:The signs of Spring signify a rebirth, but underneath it all death is lurking and the promise of Spring is not enough.
Reply:Hmmmm....to me it is the beauty of spring overshadowing the pain of death.
gert
It is bulb time! Need some help?
I've moved from NJ to PA so I'm in the same zone but I've got to start my garden all over again. I am looking for plants/flowers (preferably bulbs) that will keep my garden lively from Spring thru Fall.
I've already purchased, Tulips, Iris', Crocus', and Hyacinths - which all tend to be Spring items.
I need some recommendations for Summer and Fall blooms. This will be going into a very slightly raised flower bed.
It is bulb time! Need some help?
Check the Breck's catalog they have all the information about planning gardens you could need!
Reply:I'm in FL now so I can't remember.
But~ The Book of Outdoor Gardening by Smith and Hawkin is worth every penny. There are lots ideas and great illustrations/pics. Every thing you need to know is in there.
you can get it used at Amazon for cheap.
http://www.amazon.ca/s?ie=UTF8%26amp;search-ty...
Reply:Cannas and day lillies for summer. dont forget other perinnials such as roses, mums, daiseys, rhodendrums, hostas etc that while not bulbs will keep coming back.
Reply:Head to Lowe's....their perennials were half off today! I got tons in 1 gallon pots for 2.49 :) I got russian sage, Hidcote lavendar, coreopsis, regular sage (can't remember the variety), a Ralph Senior viburnum, violet dusk bearded tongue....I think it's a type of penstemon, and an Autumn Fire Sedum. Just check the labels to see how cold hardy they are because I am in zone 5 and some of the perennials they had there (even a lavendar I almost bought) were only hardy to 0 Fahrenheit. I try to stick to those that are good to at least 20 below zero, as I lost like 50% of my perennials last year and it must have been because I wasn't careful in reading labels to see how hardy they are. They had a good amount of other perennials too, but these were some that I either needed more of, or didn't have yet. This was my first full gardening season in a new home too, so I know how much fun, yet how daunting, the whole prospect can be! :) Enjoy!
I've already purchased, Tulips, Iris', Crocus', and Hyacinths - which all tend to be Spring items.
I need some recommendations for Summer and Fall blooms. This will be going into a very slightly raised flower bed.
It is bulb time! Need some help?
Check the Breck's catalog they have all the information about planning gardens you could need!
Reply:I'm in FL now so I can't remember.
But~ The Book of Outdoor Gardening by Smith and Hawkin is worth every penny. There are lots ideas and great illustrations/pics. Every thing you need to know is in there.
you can get it used at Amazon for cheap.
http://www.amazon.ca/s?ie=UTF8%26amp;search-ty...
Reply:Cannas and day lillies for summer. dont forget other perinnials such as roses, mums, daiseys, rhodendrums, hostas etc that while not bulbs will keep coming back.
Reply:Head to Lowe's....their perennials were half off today! I got tons in 1 gallon pots for 2.49 :) I got russian sage, Hidcote lavendar, coreopsis, regular sage (can't remember the variety), a Ralph Senior viburnum, violet dusk bearded tongue....I think it's a type of penstemon, and an Autumn Fire Sedum. Just check the labels to see how cold hardy they are because I am in zone 5 and some of the perennials they had there (even a lavendar I almost bought) were only hardy to 0 Fahrenheit. I try to stick to those that are good to at least 20 below zero, as I lost like 50% of my perennials last year and it must have been because I wasn't careful in reading labels to see how hardy they are. They had a good amount of other perennials too, but these were some that I either needed more of, or didn't have yet. This was my first full gardening season in a new home too, so I know how much fun, yet how daunting, the whole prospect can be! :) Enjoy!
Do all bulb plants, [or rhyzomes for that matter].. that multiply by expansion, also produce seed?
ie
garlic
crocus
tulip
Do all bulb plants, [or rhyzomes for that matter].. that multiply by expansion, also produce seed?
Yes all flowering plants produce seed (unless they have genetic disorders)
Bulbous plants can be grown from seed with the right conditions.
Reply:plant of corse produce seed,why not,yes.
Reply:Yes, and they are usually contained in pods of some sort. It is trickier though to grow them from seed than from bulblets and cormlets, etc. Most people propagate from daughter bulbs etc because it is easier and less fussy. Hybridisers use seeds for obvious reasons.
Reply:Yes. Bulbs produce bulblettes around the root, base of the bulb over time. Rhyzomes are a form of roots, as the plant grows, it produces more. If the flower is pollenated and allowed to mature (dry) on the plant seeds will be produced. Whether they are viable is another matter.
Reply:Obviously, if they've got flowers, they'll get seeds.
Reply:The old type of cannas don't produce seeds, but the pods are there. When you break open a pod, it is empty. We grow dozens of these in our yard. The color is orange.
The new cannas that are being bred have seeds. I collected lots this year from our new dwarf cannas.
garlic
crocus
tulip
Do all bulb plants, [or rhyzomes for that matter].. that multiply by expansion, also produce seed?
Yes all flowering plants produce seed (unless they have genetic disorders)
Bulbous plants can be grown from seed with the right conditions.
Reply:plant of corse produce seed,why not,yes.
Reply:Yes, and they are usually contained in pods of some sort. It is trickier though to grow them from seed than from bulblets and cormlets, etc. Most people propagate from daughter bulbs etc because it is easier and less fussy. Hybridisers use seeds for obvious reasons.
Reply:Yes. Bulbs produce bulblettes around the root, base of the bulb over time. Rhyzomes are a form of roots, as the plant grows, it produces more. If the flower is pollenated and allowed to mature (dry) on the plant seeds will be produced. Whether they are viable is another matter.
Reply:Obviously, if they've got flowers, they'll get seeds.
Reply:The old type of cannas don't produce seeds, but the pods are there. When you break open a pod, it is empty. We grow dozens of these in our yard. The color is orange.
The new cannas that are being bred have seeds. I collected lots this year from our new dwarf cannas.
There's a Music Festival in Bern tonight!?
Crocus plays at midnight!Wanna come?
There's a Music Festival in Bern tonight!?
even more than dan can imagine
Reply:more then you can imagine
There's a Music Festival in Bern tonight!?
even more than dan can imagine
Reply:more then you can imagine
Looking for cousins from Belfast, Griffin, Jackson, Falloon, Miligan?
I was in Belfast last month looking for some cousins there. They would be related to the Griffin family, Catherine, Adam, Mary and Rose that lived at 11 Crocus St from 1890-1929. Jackson family from Dromore Co. Down. The Griffin amily was from Ballymena. Also the relatives of Mary and Gerald Falloon and Lena Milligan. I know my grandmotherborn in Belfast) used to go back to Ireland to visit relatives in Ballymena.
Looking for cousins from Belfast, Griffin, Jackson, Falloon, Miligan?
i used the white pages listing (on the internet) in each city to find people with the surname i was researching - then phoned %26amp;/or wrote letters to everyone on my list.
I was able to find many extended family members.
i also posted queries on genealogy bulletin boards such as rootsweb, ancestry.com, cyndis list, and as many others i could find
Reply:You'd get a lot wider exposure at the surnames and places message boards at ancestry.com, rootsweb.com, maybe genforum.com with your query.
Looking for cousins from Belfast, Griffin, Jackson, Falloon, Miligan?
i used the white pages listing (on the internet) in each city to find people with the surname i was researching - then phoned %26amp;/or wrote letters to everyone on my list.
I was able to find many extended family members.
i also posted queries on genealogy bulletin boards such as rootsweb, ancestry.com, cyndis list, and as many others i could find
Reply:You'd get a lot wider exposure at the surnames and places message boards at ancestry.com, rootsweb.com, maybe genforum.com with your query.
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