Attending Gardening Events
Gardeners wake up early.
We kind of have to do that. Because, in a slug-infested area, early morning, right before the sun’s rays hit the plants, is the absolute best time for general watering.
I also do an early morning garden patrol to ensure critters haven’t dug up plants during the evening, night or early morning. If they have, I stick the plants back in the ground and these plants MIGHT survive.
Many gardeners also like to care for their plants before they trek off to day jobs. Tasks get completed and we have a few moments of Zen in the morning.
So if you’re attending gardening events, say a plant sale or seed swap, know that most of the gardeners will be there super early in the event’s time frame. That’s when you’ll have the best choice and it is when you’ll meet the most people.
(smiles)
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Are Hydrangeas Easy To Care For?
(Our hydrangea on a cloudy day.)
A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that we have a hydrangea in the flower garden and that it is easy to care for.
Many, MANY gardening buddies told me hydrangeas require a lot of work AND a lot of water.
Not the way I grow them.
(sheepish look)
I rarely water our hydrangea. I figure it is a perennial. It has deep roots. It should be okay.
And it HAS been okay.
Is it the best looking hydrangea out there?
No.
But it flowers beautifully every year. Its leaves are green. It survives.
I also don’t fertilize it or otherwise fuss over it.
Plants survive in the wild. They might look fragile but they usually aren’t (Except for cucumbers. If you look at cucumbers wrong, they’ll die – grins).
Often we don’t have to baby them as much as social media gardeners advise us to do.
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