Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Yard-work Ahead

Six cubic yards of screened top soil were delivered this afternoon, to be moved this weekend. It’s tarped now to keep it dry.

Tomorrow I split the Stella D’Oro Daylily bed and start to move the overage into the wetter part of the orchard.

The crowns of the daylilies will sit high (and mostly dry) on dirt mounds, with a thick layer of leaf litter between the long dirt mounds, and with wood chips on top. The daylilies will have “wet feet” if they need it in the driest parts of a summer drought, but the dry crowns should keep rot at bay.

A similar set-up should help the bee balms and rudbeckia prosper as well.

No comments:

Post a Comment

All comments are moderated, and all zombies, trolls, time wasters, and anonymous cowards will be shot.

If you do not know what that means, click here and read the whole thing.

If you are commenting on a post, be sure to actually read the post.

New information, corrections, and well-researched arguments are always appreciated.

- The Management