Threw my back out

Turned the compost and got one good dig on the westerly veg bed. Picked up bagged soil from home depot for about $20. Put the first girls in. One pot self seeded from last year. Now that’s a lot of seeds. The starters are ready to be put out.

Back from a week in London. New magazines! Just driving to and from the airport the gardens are obvious.

Did it all today. Cleaned up In the front; raked the lawn and dead leaves from winter. Overseeded the lawn and watered it in well. Hosed down the sidewlk and path. First year on a water meter.

In the garden, dug the western bed over once. Not in shape from winter. The soil needs a good mix up. Raked the north path and moved all the brambles from the honeysuckle to the parking pad. Would love to have a burn barrel for all this little wood.

Horticultural oil. If a little is good a lot must be better. Painted the columnar apples trees with a 50-50 mix of horticultural oil and water. Used a spray bottle – labeled as such – and a short paint brush. Yes and a ladder. Gave up on what the neighbours think long ago. Love them just that much.

Planted Pansies today.

Half a flat from East End Garden Center. Picked up acid lovers fertilizer and a couple of bunches of yellow cut tulips $36.

Transplanted a head of garlic that had overwintered into two rows next to the figs.

Gave a light sprinkle of hen manure pellets on the front bed, the two urns with Pansy’s and on the transplanted garlic.

Top soil is pretty dry. Lots of still frozen soil around the asparagus.

Also the first trip to Canadian Tire. $45. Got a new cover for the BBQ, a square foot of peat moss and some moisture enhanced soil. Will have to look into what that is exactly. Trying it in the black bucket urns for now.