Did some winter sowing of seeds, still have more to sow, but I've been lazy to get around to it this year. I've been doing some writing, that has occupied most of my time. I'm just now getting back into the gardening groove, cleaned out most of my beds the past few days. Searching the web for any new plants I may have to sneak around to buying (the boyfriend thinks plants are a waste of money). Looking forward to seeing increases on my daylilies, if ones that hadn't yet bloomed for me will this year, and see which of my baby hostas lived or died through the winter. Karen

Lol, welllll some of us know WHAT to do its just finding the time to actually do it to all the plants, lol. Can I just say the inground ones aren't nearly as needy as the potted ones. My goal is to have most of them in the ground next year once I get my new fence put up I am going to have them all the way around the yard, lol. Ok, I have a new one for you. They really love composted cow manure as well, lol. Store bought milorganite works well too.

It's windy outside, so normal for Nebraska just before the big chill. I'm taking another break at the kt. Just finished washing my dd's horse because she's at school and it's almost 80 today. His name is Jack and he's a cutie head. Such a nice boy because he's been at the trainers all summer up until the 5th when he came here. He wanted to roll ( I did NOT want him to) after his bath and I couldn't find a sturdy place to tie him up in this PITA wind. Tried one place but he was all worried and well, just being a horse. Finally put him in his stall, where I had to sweep up the horse pucks in case he rolled in there. I washed him near my garden shed, at the tie up so the ground was soggy and he was digging around, sloshing mud up. Couldn't leave him there either. Now I'm tired from our walk all over the farm but at least he's sparkly clean. Time to run to town for laundry soap and pick up the youngster from school. She owes me! :)

My perennial beds are all cleaned up. I would like to plant some bulbs, but the yard is overrun with moles, voles and chipmunks. With all those hungry mouths running around underground, I know it would be a waste of time and money to plant them. DH did till up a 5' x 20' strip yesterday so it will be ready for me to plant in come spring. It will feature tall grasses to help hide the compost, mulch and spare topsoil piles at the back lot line. This new bed makes 19 areas that he will have to mow around and keep edged. My sweet DH, he is so willing to fill my every whim.