What did you do in the garden today?

[Jenbirdee]

Harvesting Borage!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

DH dug up some more lilies from the garden. He should get the job done in one more night. The bulbs are on newspapers in the basement, drying out so we can separate the bulbs. Must be a bazillion of them, lol. This will keep us busy through the winter. Here is a picture of one typical large clump, and a close-up of a smaller clump, showing the multitude of bulbs (bulbils, actually) to be separated. There is also a pic of one of the two basement rooms, full of clumps!

 

[Dadanga]

I must say that borage looks way less spikey and spiney than mine! I'll get it down one day.

 

[WthrLady]

Beautiful! Do you know the name of that pattern?

pinwheel irish chain

 

[BigBlueHen53]

pinwheel irish chain

Thank you

 

[Dadanga]

I wonder to myself if I can use PVC pipe offcuts as the resevoir for the big IBC beds. Just cut them to length and then cut/drill some holes. Sand would be an issue I could see but maybe screenings would work. Easy to get PVC offcuts from building site bins and what not.

 

[WthrLady]

Thank you

sure!

 

[Sammster]

I have one more day to work in the yard before my grandson arrives. And soooo much work to do. Tomorrow will be a very busy day.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Is your grandson an adult? Does he live far away?

 

[Sammster]

Is your grandson an adult? Does he live far away?

He's 4. I get him every-other weekend. It won't be nice enough for him to be outside this weekend.