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Neela Nurseries tasks 2021

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This page a landing point for outstanding garden tasks. Need better organizing . . .

^ 2021 April 30 Friday

To-Do:

    • [ ] plant in ground MTB Dividing Line, with asters de Atkinson
    • [ ] repot aloe maculata, original three in ~six gallon black pot
    • [x] pot up aloe marlothii
    • [x] pot last salvage TB iris from Cully house
    • [x] locate in ground place for IB RE Halston
    • [ ] locate/create in ground place for AB Syrian Moon
    • [ ] plant seedlings of yellow form iris douglasiana
    • [ ] plant mint plants in ground
    • [ ] plant PCI "Brevette" in ground
    • [ ] clean up and cut downed limbs on back yard hillside

^ Pollinations

2021-06-06 Sunday

Notes here on pollinations . . .

    (1) yellow flowering mammillaria x echinopsis oxygona de Terry N
    (2) echinopsis oxygona x yellow flowering suspected mammillaria de Portland Nursery (diamond mesh thorn node pattern)

URL to a good cactus site: https://hscactus.org/resources/plants-of-the-month/echinopsis-2019/.

^ 2021-08-15 Sunday

  • [ ] repot aloe rietzii
  • [x] pot last surviving Crawford Oaks willow twig from 2018
  • [ ] pot geraniums with sedums and agave seedlings de 28th Street
  • [x] pot cyclamen which are awakening in wood chips on first leveled area by blueberries
  • [ ] plant single beargrass north of deck
  • [ ] countersink larger potted beargrasses (lift helebor under pink rhododendron
  • [x] move echinacea seedlings to spot under gumi berry
  • [ ] weed front bed along curb at foot of retaining wall

^ 2021-09-22 Wednesday

  • [ ] build trays for agaves and cacti moving under rain covers
  • [x] pot up ornamental smartweed
  • [ ] find in ground location for "piggy back plant" tolmeii


  • [x] give away extra iris
  • [ ] plant AB "Oyez"
  • [ ] plant AB "Vivid Dream"
  • [x] set out for planting five of MTBs from Wildwood Gardens


^ 2021-10-11 Monday

  • [ ] 2x4 foot covers for north front corner agaves
  • [x] 2x3 foot cover for agave "Jaws"
  • [ ] 2x3 foot cover for 28th street seedling agaves and yucca hesperaloes
  • [ ] 4x6 foot cover for A. salmiana on backyard slope
  • [x] 2x2 foot cover for latest A. salmiana on first terrace in backyard
  • [ ] raised amended cover for large A. salmiana front and west
  • [ ] min' 2x3 foot cover for largest A. ovatifolia

edit point 1 late 2021 planting ^

  • [x] sedum lanceolata planted in ground
  • [ ] lomatium martindelii planted in ground
  • [x] IB Halston planted in ground
  • [ ] kniphofia hirsuta in ground
  • [ ] kniphofia seedling de ~2014, upright flower form to sunnier location in ground
  • [x] Complete wood chips along strawberry patches
  • [x] clean up about volunteer fuschia

edit point 2 backyard hilltop and north side task ^

  • [ ] build gate at southeast corner, top of back hill
  • [ ] clean behind red portion of fence, remove leaves and soil from bottom of fence
  • [ ] dig and give away hellibores under rhododendron (make space for beargrass)
  • [ ] shore up mounds about native young sword ferns, southeast hillside


edit point 3 ^

    • [x] plant iris tenax seed de Eugene
    • [ ] plant windmill palm seeds
    • [ ] remove daphne
    • [x] 2022-02-07 - lift and give away spirea along split rail fence, front and north side
    2021-11-26
    • [x] pot new seedlings of AB Hannah's Prayer x AB Desert Diamond (4 count)
    • [1/n] plant arrowleaf seeds from 2021 May Dalles Mountain hike
    • [3/n] plant yellow desert parsley seeds
    • [ ] pot last of salvaged Lily of the Nile from 57th street


^ 2021-12-03 - seeds to plant

    Seeds planted:
    • [x] sdlg (TB Alcazar x AB Turkish Plum) seeds, open pollinated 4 count - (4" round pot)
    • [x] (sdlg TB "alcazar alba") x AB Kalifa's Robe, 16 count - (5" square pot)
    • [x] Arrowleaf balsamroot, Dalles Mountain Road - (5" square pot)
    • [x] I. aphylla x ?( AB Holy Moley Plum | AB Aril Skyline ) - (4" round pot)


^ 2021-12-04 Friday edit point

Seed planting:

  • [x] plant unidentified wild lily seeds from Hamilton Mountain
    • [x] 2021-12-17 - unidentified wild lily from Hamilton Mountain
    • [x] 2021-12-17 - 2020 beargrass seed from Pinnacle Ridge, Mount Hood
    • [x] 2021-12-17 - 2018 TB Alcazar (OP) de Veris garden
    • [x] 2021-12-18 - milk vetch and arrowleaf balsamroot de Dalles Mountain
    • [x] 2021-12-18 - AB Perry Dyer x AB Aril Skyline


2022-01-26

    Mostly north side tasks:
    • [x] 2022-02-12 SAT - dig and pot Douglas fir by north gate
    • [x] remove fuschia at northwest corner
    • [x] 2022-02-07, 2022-02-13 SUN - dig and give away spirea douglasii, two locations
    • [ ] remove birch trees from under deck
    • [x] trim Hawthorne tree


2022-02-07 Monday

    Some additional tasks:
    • [ ] complete northeast corner first phase retaining wall
    • [ ] move one bamboo clump to NE corner of this wall's base
    • [ ] complete stone fireplace / barbecue outdoors
    • [ ] plant / transplant largest potted palm to fence line
    • [ ] plant kiwis at fence posts
    • [ ] weed and clean up, rake smooth north leveled area
    • [ ] create ramp from northeast part of yard up to first original terrace level


^ 2022-02-11 Friday edit point

  • [x] pot saved TB Bruce Filardi seedling from 57th
  • [x] pot salvaged AB Aztec Prince
  • [x] plant columbine seeds, native Colorado state flower form
  • [x] plant Mount Saint Helens Sheep Canyon access road lupine seeds
  • [u] move Lady Friend AB seedlings from under big agave
  • [x] repair path by north gate
  • [x] pot fir tree near big agave
  • [ ] revitalize pot with cultivated lewisia variety
  • [x] clear way for east garage window replacements
  • [x] clear way for kitchen window work
  • [x] construct platform for front window work
  • [ ] build gate SE corner


^ ease burden

    • [ ] give away two trays worth of plants under a rain cover
    • [ ] start a give away list of plants


^ 2022-02-14 - planting in situ

Planned native planting:

  • [x] complete fill and mixing of soil, river sand out front
  • [1/2] plant Pasque occidentalis seedlings
  • [3/n] plant between six and nine biscuit root seedlings
  • [1/2] plant HCG penstimen as Pasque flower companions

Planned HCG planting:

  • [2/5] locate planting places for agastache
      ( Consider one at corner near volunteer hardy fuschia. ) [u] clear and prepare northwest corner, fuschia corner for planting pasque flower, agastache, penstimon [ ] locate places for yucca flacida, two pots and three to four plant with dividing
    [2/3] lift agapanthus along front walk, clear spaces for native planting
      [6/n] box agapanthus for sale

    [x] move compost bin away from house

More seedlings to locate and plant in ground:

  • [ ] arrowleaf balsam root
  • [ ] milk vetch
  • [ ] Saint Helens big leaf lupine
  • [ ] bulbils de Catherine Creek ~2015, muddy trampled trail
  • [ ] brodiea seedlings de Catherine Creek
  • [ ] big head clover seedlings

Primary work as of mid-February is at north back slope, creating terraces and build retaining wall.


^ 2022-02-28 - weeding and cover moves

    • [ ] move largest agave cover to backyard first terrace
    • [ ] move 4x8 foot cover to upper slope, cover firewood
    • [ ] locate place for TB iris seedlings three years in 1/2 gallon round pot, no id ruffled yellow x TB RE I'm Back
    • [ ] construct fourth terrace, middle back yard under north most maple tree
    • [u ~70%] weed dandelions in back
    • [u ~10%] weed English violets
    • [u ~30%] weed behind white fir

Misc . . .

    • [x] build list of seedlings requiring potting up
    • [ ] locate planting spaces for five sword ferns
    • [ ] set bait at mole or no id animal holes south and north yard space


^ 2022-03-12 - seedlings to pot up

Agaves and natives . . .

    • [ ] agave montana, two pots to divide and pot up
    • [ ] agave sdlgs de Merges street
    • [4/n 2 ct in ground] Gray's desert parsley
    • [7/n 4 ct in ground] Columbia desert parsley
    • [5/n 1 ct in ground] arrowleaf balsamroot de Dalles Mtn 2021
    • [ ] Cooper's aloe de 2020, planted 2021

white oaks . . .

    • [ ] under 6x6' cover
    • [ ] from behind kitchen
    • [ ] mavericks from under tall oak in backyard
    • [ ] de Klickitat trail 3/12


^ 2022-03-12 - plants to dig and pot or move wet season

    (1)
    • [x] move lupine de Mischa from future walking point through concrete retaining wall
    • [u] pot Pacific Madronas, all larger ones 25 cm and taller
      • [u] three count three-gallon size trees potted 0313
      • [u] one one-gallon size tree 0313
    • [u ~80%] lift and box extra fescues out front
    • [ ] move fescues at north side terrace project to middle hillside
    • [u] pot remaining Douglas firs, back hill, near recycling bin, and from north end curb side retaining wall
      Volunteer fir trees . . .
      • [x] fir tree near recycling bin potted
      • [x] one douglas fir under light creme rhododendron, north retaining wall potted
      • [ ] four year old trees south back slope
      • [x] hidden three year tree under light peach rhododendron
      • [ ] small one year firs near agave parryi
      • [ ] post doug firs for sale
      • [ ] sell extra fir trees
    • [ ] dig, box bergenia originally from 57th street

    (2)

    • [7/n] move, pot, box Saint John's wort from strawberries along split rail fence
    • [u ~10%] lift and remove raspberries by split rail fence
    • [ ] move MTB Butterscotch Wine for soil removal from backyard near kitchen

    (3)

    • [5/n] tray up extra strawberries, post and sell
    • [ ] dig and pot volunteer gleditsia at water catchment point by front yard rhododendron
    • [ ] dig and pot white oaks
        [ ] by garage door end of front walkway
        [ ] next to iris AB "Parable"
        [ ] underneath and south of goumi berry
        [ ] by large potted apple tree from 57th street, on backyard slope


2022-04-22

Small tasks:

    • [ ] dig and box iris foetidissinma south back slope
    • [x] dig and pot Japanese maple near front north agave ovatifolia


Larger task to create level usable space behind kitchen, depends on smaller projects:

    Project 0422-1 - all wood chips to back yard
      • [ ] wood chips mulch out of driveway
        • [ ] queue wood chips under cherry trees at south back fence
          • [x] complete weeding on first terrace, locale holding bergenia de 57th street
          • [ ] remove broken planter box with Sherrett street TB iris seedlings
          • [ ] remove partly rusted metal shelving unit
          • [x] remove two older planting tables
        • [ ] define spot to queue soil in driveway
          • [ ] move several fallen cherry tree rounds to lowest driveway point for soil queueing

    Project 0422-2 - original bamboos potted and moved to corner of leveled area behind kitchen

      • [ ] fescues near soil removal area to more south back slope
      • [ ] MTB iris rehomed from soil removal area
      • [ ] smaller bamboo to pots
      • [ ] sufficient soil removed to locate larger bamboo in corner . . .

    Next task after queueoing wood chips to spread them over hillside areas for weed control


Larger project to make front yard clean and usable:

    Project 0422-3 - four by eight foot rain cover to middle top slope, to cover firewood
      • [ ] Create paver pads for cover structure legs
        • [ ] measure and mark cover structure ground contact footprint
        • [ ] level footprints and smooth with fine gravel
        • [ ] set flat pavers in place atop gravel
        • [ ] perform reasonable leveling between rain cover ground contact points
        • [ ] wood chips mulch between footprints
        • [ ] set runners atop which to stack firewood
        • [ ] move cover
        • [ ] re-stack firewood
      • [ ] ( placeholder )


Project 0422-4 - stone liner about front bed near chimney, along strawberry row ( ladder placement pads )


Project 0422-x:

  • [ ] prune top of cherry tree closest to house


Project 0422-y:

  • [ ] temporary stairs to bergenia terrace


Project 0422-z:

  • [ ] concrete retaining wall cut out by back door


^ 2022-04-20 - urgent

More urgent, cool weather dependent tasks:

    • [3/n] pot larger madrona tree seedlings
    • [ip] dig Saint John's wort in long strawberry row
    • [1/n] arrowleaf balsamroot seedlings to ground
    • [ ] remaining western Pasque flower seedlings to ground
    • [ ] pot up agave montana seedlings
    • [ ] pot up agave de NE Merges street seedlings
    • [3/n] pot up or move bleeding heart from base of large agave

    Clean up:

    • [ip] along front yard rhododendrons
    • [ip] around lilac
    • [ ] water catchment basin
    • [ ] between large agave and Japanese maple front bed
    • [ip] south of agaves on back hill

    Plant:

    • pasque flower, desert parsely, Saint Helens lupine about large hybrid lilies by chimney




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