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Garden 2022 …. And so we Begin (Jan)

Update: Pruning

1/29 – Hard pruning on the front hedge (Golden Privet)

1/30- Pruned Pear tree in the vegetable garden

Ordering Seeds

1/22 Order Artistic Gardens / Le Jardin du Gourmet – – $33.85

56 packets of seed: 54 of the are sample packs and 2 are the regular seed packs.

1/25 Purchase Dollar Tree – – $9.25

  • 2 x Bachelor Buttons – Double / Mixed Colors
  • 2 x Bachelor Buttons – Blue Boy
  • 4 x Lavender – True
  • 4 x Helichrysum / Straw Flowers – Tall / Double / Mixed Colors
  • 4 x Sweet William – Tall / Double / Mixed Colors
  • 4 x Zinnia – Giants of California / Mixed Colors
  • 4 x Zinnia – Giant Cactus / Mixed Colors
  • 4 x Zinnia – Semi Dwarf Pumila / Mixed Colors
  • 4 x Zinnia – Lilliput / Mixed Colors
  • 2 x Thyme – Container
  • 1 x Sweet Pepper – California Wonder
  • 1 x Watermelon – Sugar Baby
  • 1 x Pumpkin – Jack O’Lantern
  • 1 x Cantaloupe – Hale’s Best Jumbo

January Garden Spending – $43.10

Year to Date Garden Spending – $43.10

Planting

Lavender Seeds – 1/26

I started 4 packet of lavender seeds from Dollar Tree. They are sprinkled onto damp paper towels, then put into zip-lock bags and put into the refrigerator for 30 days.