Well it has been a bit of a busy and overwhelming week. I think I needed to step away from the ol computer for awhile. I spent the week finishing off one of the shade gardens. I did quite a bit of dividing and transplanting.

I still have alot of plants. I need to get some gallon or 6" azalea pots and pot them up. We have some cold weather coming the next few days, but after that I think it should be safe to leave them out. If you pot up plants and leave them cold, it seem sto shock them an awful lot, even if the stock plants have been out in it. Semi dormant to dormant plants do not like being repotted, many natives, and especially grasses don't seem to like it. They tend to get root rot. It is very important if dealing with dry species to not over water. If they grow in a dry prairie narurally, what are you dumping water on them every day after transplanting? Let the drier species settle in and dry down after giving them a thorough first soak. Natives are alot more resilient than people think, and people tend to kill them with kindness.

So that wil be step one in geting some product ready for sale! I will be placing an order with Prairie Moon here shortly for a few seeds of species I want to try. I am going to get a few cuttings while I can as well. Phlox and Sedum for sure. They are simple from cuttings. I can't wait for the woodland phlox to bloom. I put in about 50 last year and some have gotten really big! So I have a bit of a plan going here on how to get the nursery goning and generating some income.

I found out about this new site from a friend today

www.blurb.com

How cool is that??!! You can write and publish a book easy as can be!! So I think that is another project I will be working on. I simply have too much knowledge and it must be shared...

ok that was me joking ha ha ha, I am not nearly that pretentious. (more like full of bs...!)

So things are "ok" for now. Could be worse, definately could be better.

We have some pretty heavy weather heading in. Kinda creepy considering I just watched "Atomic Twister" this afternoon. Now I'm a little freaked out!

l8r all..