January 4, 2010 and all is cold here at Oakville Farm.
As stated in a previous blog entry, we live in Zone 7 and experience average wintertime temperatures between 0-10 degrees Fahrenheit. Currently with daytime temperatures below freezing and nighttime temperatures in the teens our daylilies are definitely "resting". Old Man Winter has certainly blown in.
While walking through the daylilies today, I was reminded that how daylilies may be classified as dormant, semi-evergreen and evergreen in one area, may not be so in others. Therefore, with your own garden, compile an updated notebook about weather plus classifications and how they affect one another. Keeping a garden or specifically daylily notebook, one can keep up with patterns of early growth, slow growers, those needing extra nutrients, those needing to be divided, etc.
Until next time, Happy Gardening.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Brrrrrr ...
What a day. The daylilies are now certainly in their dormant mode. Temperature last night was below 20 degrees. And high today was near 30 with a stiff west wind blowing all day. Actually I hear it now. The dogs will stay in the laundry room again tonight with temps returning to below 20 degrees!
Did not get any photos of the new goats. They continue to be very skiddish and did not take kindly to "camera and me" in their space today. Maybe I can tempt them to get close with a little bit of peanut hay. Our other goats love the peanut hay and will come running when it is put out.
And speak of "out", Sampson, the buck goat, got out of his pen today. He was in the yard munching away. He jumped the fence, so Sherman had to put hot wire around the top to prevent him from jumping again. He is back in the pen tonight. Wonder where he will be tomorrow? Stay tuned.
Remember, spring is the next season and a great time to order and plant new daylilies. So be thinking and until next time, Happy Gardening.
Did not get any photos of the new goats. They continue to be very skiddish and did not take kindly to "camera and me" in their space today. Maybe I can tempt them to get close with a little bit of peanut hay. Our other goats love the peanut hay and will come running when it is put out.
And speak of "out", Sampson, the buck goat, got out of his pen today. He was in the yard munching away. He jumped the fence, so Sherman had to put hot wire around the top to prevent him from jumping again. He is back in the pen tonight. Wonder where he will be tomorrow? Stay tuned.
Remember, spring is the next season and a great time to order and plant new daylilies. So be thinking and until next time, Happy Gardening.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Saturday ....
2010 2010 2010 Have to practice writing it, ya know.
Hope everyone is having a good day. It is very cold here in Zone 7. Our average daytime temperature is supposed to be near 50 degrees. Today it was 35 degrees with a stiff wind, feeling more like the upper teens. YIKES. I believe that the temperature is in the 20's already. But we are inside for the night. The dogs will even be inside in the laundry room for the evening.
I perused the daylilies today. All are resting comfortably.
Our farm grew today, by ten Boer cross doe goats. They are a bit skiddish, but should settle in within a few days. Like to see pix of them?
Guess this is all for now. Remember to check us out http://www.oakvillefarm.com when making 2010 daylily gardening plans.
Until next time, Happy Gardening.
Hope everyone is having a good day. It is very cold here in Zone 7. Our average daytime temperature is supposed to be near 50 degrees. Today it was 35 degrees with a stiff wind, feeling more like the upper teens. YIKES. I believe that the temperature is in the 20's already. But we are inside for the night. The dogs will even be inside in the laundry room for the evening.
I perused the daylilies today. All are resting comfortably.
Our farm grew today, by ten Boer cross doe goats. They are a bit skiddish, but should settle in within a few days. Like to see pix of them?
Guess this is all for now. Remember to check us out http://www.oakvillefarm.com when making 2010 daylily gardening plans.
Until next time, Happy Gardening.
Friday, January 1, 2010
2010
Happy
New
Year
Welcome in the year 2010. That always sounded so futuristic to me. And here it is. WOW. Hope each of you has a healthy and prosperious new year.
Until next time, Happy Gardening.
New
Year
Welcome in the year 2010. That always sounded so futuristic to me. And here it is. WOW. Hope each of you has a healthy and prosperious new year.
Until next time, Happy Gardening.
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