Oakville Farm Daylily Blog

“You need patience to be a good gardener. If you don't have patience, and you stick with gardening, it will teach you patience.” ~Author Unknown

Yes, don't we all have patience? NOT! Well, patience maybe, when it comes the stalks rising from the depths of a daylily, or the opening of a blossom, or even the reblooming of various daylily cultivars. NOT however, for the weeds to fade/wilt/die from being sprayed with weed killer. Hmmmmmm, can you tell, I sprayed the grass and weeds under the fence, around the daylily beds, and on a future daylily site, and it is just not dying quickly enough? Perseverance, the weeds will die!!!

What a windy day we have had. OFW shows that we had a wind gust of 21 at 6 pm and steady winds over 5 mph all day.

Our white lilac is blooming. Transplanted it last year to a new area, must be happy cause it is blooming, where it had not for the past several years. Have added a purple variety (name unknown) and looks to be sending out flowers. I remember from childhood days that the fragrant early bloomer was a true sign of spring in southeast Indiana.

Was also looking at the daylilies. See much much foliage growth, no scapes showing. Our Stella de Oro is usually the first blooming daylily for the season, usually occuring around the second week of May. With the mild 2012 winter, we could see blooms a week or so earlier. What is the first daylily bloomer in your area?

Hope you had a good day and until next time, Happy Gardening.