种植日记

5/12/2011:
昨天给玫瑰剪枝，剪下来一些玫瑰枝条，今天索性把这些反正也得扔的枝条给插枝了。一些放在土里插枝，我将其称为土插，一些放在水里，干脆就叫水插吧。看看以后能不能蓄根。还种了一棵AZALEA，在房侧的石头花园里面。

5/13/2011: 把DOGWOOD的花树剪枝整理了。

5/14/2011: 垒石头墙，到处找石头。垒起一半了。把MARIGOLD的小苗给移植到大盆里和MAILBOX底下去。

5/15/2011: 石头墙又垒起了一部分。把所有的树与灌木都剪枝了。在后山的树林中撒了一些野花籽。在后山石头花园中种了ALYSSUM和COSMOS。把草坪上新近长出来的DANDLION挖出来了。

5/21/2011:MARIGOLD的籽已经出来了，有一寸多高了，趁今天早晨没有雨，把苗移植到邮箱下面。看能不能长大，长好。邮箱下的土好像不是很肥沃，还有其他已经长得很高的植物，所以也遮挡阳光。这些都是不利条件，就权当是实验了。
北坡花园有一种AZALEA长得很好，花瓣是多层的，红色很鲜艳。经查，品种是HERSEY RED. http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2008/05/31/claypa/0cc745.jpg

 
5/28/2011

石头墙基本垒好了，在花池中放了有50多袋的TOPSOIL。花池中种了4棵RODODANDRON （ENGLISH ROSEUM，PINK)）。

5/29/2011
买了7棵 DOUBLE KNOCKOUT（红色）玫瑰，3棵OREGOLD（黄色，有清淡香味）玫瑰。12棵NOVA ZEMBA RODODENDRON，准备种在车库侧面停车位附近的花园里。

6/1/2011
在车库花园里种了6 棵double knockout 。把原来的圆形柏树丛给移植到其它地方去了。平整了花园，放了很多TOPSOIL。

6/3/2011
在SHOPRITE买了5棵Mister Lincoln 玫瑰。香味非常浓。正在计划种在哪里较为合适。

6、4、2011
把树都给剪枝了。
把房山处一棵HYDRANGEA移植到RODODENDRON花园的头上。希望长起来能为RODODENDRON遮阳。需要填土做起一个BED来。

6.8.2011

种了12棵红色的RODODENDRON （Nova Zemba）。做了花床，需要填TOP SOIL。


6.18.2011

经过很多天的努力，玫瑰花园终于基本做完了。用红砖砌的围栏，里面填了很多的黑色表土，装有自动灌溉系统。一共种了9棵玫瑰。把6/1/2011 种的6棵DOUBLEKNOCKOUT 挖了出来，从新安排了一下，两棵从园子其它地方移植来的玫瑰（类似DOUBLE KNOCKOUT），中间一棵是新买的PERFUME DELIGHT（有玫瑰香味）。下一步需要添加MULCH。今年在入冬前要修剪将调整所有花的高度使其一致。



6.25.2011

终于把MR LINCOLN种上了。三棵种在门前的花园里。两棵种在了甬路边上的花园里。
今天检查了5月插的玫瑰的枝条，好像没成功。看来玫瑰插枝不太容易，随随便便地插枝不行。
方法，土壤，水分，阳光都有适合才行。

3.10.2012  周六

在HOME DEPOT 购买了：

1). LAW FERTILIZER (HALTS SPRING PREVENT Crabgrass)
2). Early Starter (grass seads)
3). Rose Tone (5 lbs)
4). Holly Tone (32 lbs bag)
5). Acidifier for Hydrangea

3.11.2012

将马丽金花籽种到花盆里（BURPEE MARIGOLD  BURPEE"S  BEST MIX)
用了两包。种了大约有60株。
土用的是去年用过的花土。从大盆里倒进小花盒里。

花盒置放在长方形塑料箱中，箱用厨房塑料薄膜覆盖，胶带粘紧，上面用竹签扎了很多小孔用以通风。据花籽袋上说明，应该于3月28日出芽，于5月15日开花。

今天在房子里洒了杀虫剂。

3/16/2012 （周五休假）

给玫瑰施肥（ROSE TONE）。5磅一袋全用完。最后月季没有上肥。
将玫瑰剪枝打理。月季用花绳拢起整形。
三个小时。

3/17/2012 (周六）

在草坪上用耙子清理树叶。完成部分草坪。

3/18/2012 （周日下午）

车库门前坡上与门前RODODENDRON全部施肥；房后与房西侧AZELEA全部施肥；
BLUE HOLLY全部施肥。 RODO、AZELEA、HOLLY用的是HOLLY TONE 的化肥（35磅一袋，多半袋用完）。

给门前HYDRANGEA施加增蓝剂（ACIDIFIER）并浇水。5月18日需要追加（两个月后）。
去年在草坪临房西侧种的三棵HYDRANGEA没有施加ACIDIFIER。今年待观察其花色。

将BLUE HOLLY移植加密（原来和邻株有个一尺空隙）。原房主种植。现高3尺，径宽4-5尺。成熟状。根深蒂固，下面有石头，发掘很艰难。用锹挖，用小齿耙子松动根径与根须周围的土，最后几经力拔出土。根部完整。挖坑，植入坑内，充填原土，踏实。

在挖的时候，发现原来的花签，上面写有：

Blue Princess Holly (Ilex x meserveas 'Blue Princess').
Height/Width: 12-15' (Height) by 8-10' (width). (注：实际径宽约4-5尺）

Soil： Moist, well drained
Sunlight: Sun to partial shade

Watering: Regularly as needed
Fertilize: Spring
Prune: Following new growth flush

经对比，和去年在附近花圃买的HOLLY是一个品种。

工作约5个小时

注：今天早晨观察，马丽金已经出芽，双叶芽，很健壮。塑料薄膜上一直积有水雾泡泡，保温且保水。
每天早晨移到外面，夜晚移到室内。袋子上说两周发芽，结果一周就发芽了，肯定是由于用了塑料薄膜。

3/24/2012 ；周六；晴；温冷

将BLUE PRINCE HOLLY （BOY）从现在的中间位置移植到边上。BOY HOLLY不结红果。并且与其它的HOLLY间距不合适。底部有个大石头，移植有些费力，因此也费了好大的功夫。

将从上周移植的HOLLY（GIRL）上掉下来的一个杈栽到地下，试一试能否扎根。

从HOME DEPOT买了如下花籽：

1）。DWARF Bolero Marigold (2 bags) by Ferry-Morse (Bi-color/Bright Mahaogany Red. 2" Flower; Early Free Blooming)
2). American Giants Mix Marigold (2 bags) By Burpee (3.5" Flower; Sturdy Plants)
3) Bright Lights Mix COSMOS (2 bags) by BURPEE (Yellow/Orange/Red mixed colors; Easy to Grow)

3/26/2012 (Sunday)

Dwarf Bloero Marigold planted in used egg containers.  Egg containers both sides used.  Good seeds (bigger than Burpee's seeds; 2 bags about 40 seeds?)

American Giants Mix Marigold planted in used egg bontainers. A bags planted (each bag about 30 seeds?)

Zinnia planted in a carton box.

4/1/2012

All marigolds planted on 3/26 germinated. Zinnia about to germinate. Zinnia planted in carton box did not grow well. The carton box absorb water. Plastic film cover was off. Today covered again with kitch plastic film wrap.

4/15/2012 (Sunday)
Warm and Sunny.

Measured the heights of the Rodos planted last summer/spring. Data as follows:

On plateau of parking area (numbered from right to left when viewing the rodos. Altogether 12 plants. Measured alternatively)

#1:  16"
#3: 15"
#5: 18"
#7: 11"
#9: 10"
#11: 12"

In front of front door (numbered from right to left when viewing the rodos; Altogether 4 plants)

#1: 13"
#2: 17"
#3: 12"
#4: 9"

4/28/2012; Saturday, Sunny, 55F
Bought a bag of potting soil, brand vigrow potting soil ($10.00/bag). transplanted the marigold into the big pots (two by frond door). six per pot.  Burpee's Best Mix
Transplanted Zinnia into garden. Planted Marigold seeds directly into garden (Burpee's best mix).
Fertilized four double knockouts. These are shorter ones than the rest. Hope they will grow faster to catch up with the rest.

Applied Scott spring fertilizer to the lawn (with Crabgrass preventor)

4/29/2012, Sunday, Sunny, 55F

Bought 5 bags of garden soil. Backfilled in the Holly bed to raise up (at the place where the two new planted ones are). 

Transplanted the climbing rose by the garage window wall. Soil beneath is very sandy.

Worked on the rose beds to loosen soil around roots, making them airy. Made water retaining burm.

Applied GrubEx onto lawn.

5/4/2012  Transplanted two roses from rental to home into containers.  Planted grass seeds at rental (Scott's Sun'n'Shade) mixed with starter fertilizer. Raked into soil. Tramped to pack soil.

5/9/2012

Planted grass seeds (scott's sun'n'shade) in the front yard. Grass seeds mixed with stater fertilizer. Raked the seeds into soild and tramped to pack

5/10/2012 Friday

Planted grass seeds (mixed with starter fertilizer) besides the Holly Flower Bed, in the backyard.

5/11/2012 Saturday, Sunny

Worked at rental. Repaired the house foundation, built ties on flower bed. Dig out the landscaping stones, backfilled with garden soil (4 bags) and red mulch (4 bags). Planted Marigold.

5/12/2012, Sunny

planted grass at the patch besides garage. 
Rooted about 20 Azalea (Girad's Hot Shot). In the container's center, smashed the plant section in hope of better rooting results (root may grow easier). On the side of the container, just stuck the cutting into soil.

Noticed that the rooted double knockout in the early April are budding with new growth leaves.

Rooted a few double knockout roses. The cuttings are smashed with hammer at the rooting end.

4/14/2013

planted around the Mail Box: the Dihlias (4 bulbs), Zannia (seeds) and Asters (seeds), all bought from ShopRite.
Cleaned and losened the soild for the rose garden near garage.