Comments | cahwyguy: Inch by inch, row by row / Gonna make this garden grow...

cahwyguy

Inch by inch, row by row / Gonna make this garden grow...

Apr 21, 2007 15:51

Although Earth Day is tomorrow (and I’m one of the folks who remember the original one in 1970 [I even had the book]), I spent the day doing “earthy” stuff. Specifically: I worked in the yard. Yes, for the first time, a legitimate use for this userpic ( Read more... )

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larymotrmn April 22 2007, 00:08:08 UTC

Perhaps at one time someone had a peanut garden?

cahwyguy April 22 2007, 00:09:23 UTC

That's all I can think of: He had peanut plants, and took them out at some point. However, I have no idea how well peanuts grow in the San Fernando Valley.

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cahwyguy April 22 2007, 00:48:34 UTC

Squirrels are a possibility... there are a lot of them in the neighborhood. Sometimes they were a bit deep (8-10 inches). Do squirrels dig that deep?

lyahdan April 22 2007, 01:54:53 UTC

Seven mint plants! Hope you like mint. :) Unless their bed is separated by something that goes pretty deeply into the soil, they'll spread beyond it pretty rapidly as well. Some of mine manage to creep out of the bottoms of their foot-deep pots.

That said, if you're ever looking for a mint, I collect any that I run across, so I have something like 12 or 15 varieties.

And your peanut mystery is already solved. I find a lot of walnuts and the occasional pecan in mine. I'm not sure who's feeding pecans to the squirrels-those are expensive!

cahwyguy April 22 2007, 02:23:11 UTC

We have a raised brick bed in our front entryway, so it won't get into the lower garden. There's a large dry area in front of the chimney it would have to cross to get into the rest of the upper bed, but what I'm planning to put there likely won't be bothered by the mint if it does spread.

otaku_tetsuko April 22 2007, 11:41:51 UTC

We visited Pottsgrove Manor, a 200+ year old colonial manor that has been restored to it's revolutionary furnishings and decor. It was SO COOL! We had the guide all to ourselves for the 11:30 tour, and he and I got on like gangbusters. We bought a CD and anyone may buy me a gift cert to their museum shop for my birthday in July and it will be put to good use. They are having a big May Day celebration on the 5th, I can hardly wait ( ... )