I Want My Money Back!!

Our trip was longer than we had planned. We only drove 400 miles a day, making three days of driving and 3 days back. I was happy to find seedlings that were not there when I left. I think these are impatiens, time will tell.

Two more pots, Hollyhock and Marigold.

Cosmos in two of the pots. My foot with blue nail polish.

I promise I planted more than one seed!!


 I have no idea what just happened with that picture. Creeping phlox was juat two tiny pots last year. I rescued the Dianthus last year for $1 a pot. They were in need of some life-saving TLC. I didn't expect them to survive, much less come back healthy and bigger!

This is what I found when we returned. The vibrant colors of the Dianthus blooms is making the mulch look sad. The mulch has been purchased and only one of the 8 bags remain. I spent a good bit of time freshening all the mulch down by the house.

I dug dirt, watered gardens, got rid of the remaining leaves in the past few days. Every muscle in my body hurts!! It has been three days and I am continuing to do the same thing every day, shouldn't I be better soon? I am not happy with the lack of energy and all the aches and pains! I want my money back!

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  1. ellen abbottMay 8, 2023 at 6:01 AM

    I tossed out or planted a bag of marigold seeds my neighbor gave me last year. I got two sprouts out of all that. the dianthus responded well to your touch.

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    1. Kathy's KlotheslineMay 8, 2023 at 1:12 PM

      I used to gather Marigold, Cosmos and Zinnia seed at the end of the season, the next season I literally threw handfuls into plant beds and they would come back. I tried that here with a coffee can full of Marigold seeds and got nothing. So I am planting a pot at a time, then replanting into garden beds. It is a lot of work, but satisfying to see all the little seedlings getting bigger. Dianthus was cheap, but they are so pretty and full this year!

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  2. Kathy GMay 8, 2023 at 8:44 AM

    At the old house I had dianthus that came back every year. Since you're living south of Missouri now, I would think that the warmer winters would ensure that would happen.

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    1. Kathy's KlotheslineMay 8, 2023 at 1:13 PM

      It can get pretty cold in the mountains, so I think the climate is only a little warmer when all is said and done.

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  3. ValMay 8, 2023 at 12:02 PM

    Well... you have some nice pots of dirt, undisturbed by plants.

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    1. Kathy's KlotheslineMay 8, 2023 at 1:15 PM

      Only one that was completely bare. I will give it until the weekend, then plant something else in it. I have only 3 tomato plants and counted 19 tiny tomatoes yesterday. My sweet peas have bloomed and are vining up. I am waiting for that first delicious batch!! With sliced tomatoes straight from the vine!

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  4. RiverMay 9, 2023 at 1:30 AM

    That bed is looking so pretty now with all the dianthus spreading itself.

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