Finally transplanted my bitterroots this morning. The bottom metal hoop on the old, wooden planter they were in fell off months ago and the planter has been falling apart ever since. I dug up the bitterroots, and transferred the “scrub” dirt from their original pot into the new one.They now have a new, hopefully permanent, home in the planter that should never fall apart.
I don’t think I have ever watered the bitterroots, but I gave them a little drink today, to hopefully get them to plant themselves firmly into the dirt. I’ll continue to give them a little bit of water while the temps are hot, but not so much as to soak them.
Those babies have been in that pot for 20 years or more and
I was amazed at how huge some of the roots were! Hopefully they will do ok in
the new pot; I’ll be anxious to see if they sprout leaves this fall…
Having one less planter on the deck also allowed me to
rearrange the rest of the planters, and now my little garden looks so much
nicer and cleaner.
As I rearranged the planters I swept up all of the loose
dirt, cleaned everything up and put the leftover dirt in buckets in the spare
kennel. Not sure what I’ll do with it yet but it’s off the porch. I went back
out onto the porch to admire my flowers, and there were already bees everywhere! They
love my little garden!
A couple of hummingbirds also visited a few times this morning while I was re potting. I have Black-chinned hummers this year! I can hear their wings as they fly up, and I froze each time and was able twice to lift my head enough to watch them sipping nectar from the feeders. The third time I didn’t realize one was there and I scared it off when I stood up. No worries, it will be back.
Once everything was planted and moved to its place on the deck, I sat down to admire the plants and look forward to a beautiful, brightly flowered oasis.
My little garden makes me and the bees happy..
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