Comments on: garden update http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2004/10/28/garden-update/ Gardening, rural life, nature and general observations from a west Texas perspective. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:43:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: mary lou http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2004/10/28/garden-update/#comment-2155 mary lou Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2004/10/28/garden-update/#comment-2155 My grass is about 8" tall right now, but it hasnt quit raining long enough for it to dry enough to mow it. If we tried right now, it would all just lay down. Such is winter in Washington. My grass is about 8″ tall right now, but it hasnt quit raining long enough for it to dry enough to mow it. If we tried right now, it would all just lay down. Such is winter in Washington.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2004/10/28/garden-update/#comment-2156 Leslie Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2004/10/28/garden-update/#comment-2156 Our lawn is beginning to hibernate. I stumbled across a photo of our back yard when it was all lush and green -- it felt like ages ago that we were enjoying that. Sorry to hear your plans have been put on hold. You certainly have had a lot on your plate lately. Our lawn is beginning to hibernate.

I stumbled across a photo of our back yard when it was all lush and green — it felt like ages ago that we were enjoying that.

Sorry to hear your plans have been put on hold. You certainly have had a lot on your plate lately.

]]> By: Dottie http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2004/10/28/garden-update/#comment-2157 Dottie Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2004/10/28/garden-update/#comment-2157 A beautiful weekend here in St. Louis........worked out in the yard- cut everything back, cleaned out the flower beds of fallen leaves & dead stalks..........A few weeks ago I cut down the milkweed and the fennel.......today I noticed the fennel growing again- do I leave it or should I cut it down again?? Not sure what I'm supposed to do about it...........This year I had hundreds of yellow aphids on the milkweed- sprayed it with a non-pesticide solution - didn't help much & caused the milkweed to look terrible- was this the reason I didn't get any monarchs laying eggs this year? Or was it the hailstorms that caused a drop in the monarchs? Nature plays such havoc and my plans for great photos went for naught........Any advice? A beautiful weekend here in St. Louis……..worked out in the yard- cut everything back, cleaned out the flower beds of fallen leaves & dead stalks……….A few weeks ago I cut down the milkweed and the fennel…….today I noticed the fennel growing again- do I leave it or should I cut it down again?? Not sure what I’m supposed to do about it………..This year I had hundreds of yellow aphids on the milkweed- sprayed it with a non-pesticide solution - didn’t help much & caused the milkweed to look terrible- was this the reason I didn’t get any monarchs laying eggs this year? Or was it the hailstorms that caused a drop in the monarchs? Nature plays such havoc and my plans for great photos went for naught……..Any advice?

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