Ep 2: Early April 2020 - Zone 4 Minnesota Gardening

In this episode of Greywood Gardening Brian explains the master plan for the Cottage Garden this year, thins the pepper ...

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🌱 Seedlings have been thinned, choosing the largest and strongest in each cell to ensure robust plant growth.

🪵 A play area for the two-year-old daughter is being cleared and will include a path and be filled with wood chips.

🔨 Fallen branches, rotting logs, and thorny brambles are being removed to prepare the play space.

🌷 The garden features the early-blooming Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête', a miniature yellow daffodil loved even by those who usually don't favor daffodils.

🦌 The garden has experienced trouble with deer eating the newly planted spring bulbs, such as hundreds of tulips and crocuses around the apple tree.

🏡 Tulip bulbs planted in pots closer to the house remain untouched by deer and will be used for display once they bloom.

📐 The cottage garden design is informal, densely planted, with continuous blooming and a mixture of annuals and perennials, including native and non-native varieties.

🌞 The cleared space for the play area is currently unlevel, with plans to use large logs as a boundary and to level the area with wood chips.

🌻 Seeds like peppers are growing well indoors and are tended to carefully, with watering and attention to growth stages such as the development of true leaves.

⏳ Projects such as creating the play area are ongoing, with some steps deferred due to weather conditions like snow.

Timestamped Summary

00:24 Introduction to the video and mention of the first daffodils in bloom.

01:03 Deer eating spring bulbs planted around the apple tree.

01:22 Announcement of the plan to check on the seedlings and clear a space for a play area for the gardener's daughter.

01:49 Discussion of the master plan for the cottage garden.

05:50 Thinning of pepper seedlings beginning with an explanation of why and how to do it.

08:27 Start of creating a play area for the gardener's daughter, involving clearing fallen branches.

10:10 Laborious removal of brambles from the designated play area.

13:03 Assessment of the day's work, with intentions to store firewood and implement phase two of the project.

14:29 Return to work after a snowfall, with the aim to line the play area with giant logs.

18:17 Spreading woodchips in the area, but encountering frozen chunks requiring postponement of work.

19:46 The gardener realizes an easier way to create the play area using trees that were cut down.

20:28 Conclusion of the video and mention of receiving an email about a shipment from Eden Brothers.

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Q&A

What are Narcissus Tete-a-Tete?

They are miniature yellow daffodils that have multiple blossoms on each stem, and they look absolutely fantastic when planted in clumps.

What happened to the tulip bulbs and crocus around the apple tree?

They were all eaten by deer, although several dozen crocus managed to bloom before being eaten.

Where are more tulip bulbs safely planted?

More tulip bulbs are planted in pots that are close enough to the house that the deer have left them alone.

When is the right time to thin out seedlings?

The right time to thin out seedlings is when they have their first set of true leaves, which is the second set of leaves that they develop.

How should you go about thinning seedlings?

You should use small scissors or clippers to clip the plant off rather than pulling it, to avoid damaging the roots.

What kind of garden is planned for the top of the driveway and what features will it have?

A cottage garden is planned for the top of the driveway, which is an informal garden that is very densely planted and has things blooming all the time. It will include a path coming through and a mix of perennial and annual flowers.

When is the best time to move or divide grasses?

The best time to move or divide grasses is when they just start to grow back, which around the middle of May in their region.