Astilbe
Newly planted, west of driveway, June 10, 2009 (inset is catalog picture):
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to see growth by June 24th.
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After two weeks of growth:
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to see growth by July 29th.
After 8 weeks of growth:
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The Astilbe bed has been dug up by an armadillo a couple of times, despite a generous application of anti-critter stuff.
I had already bought some materials for fending him off and found this when I went out to work on it (Sept. 1, 2009):
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to see step 1 of the anti-armadillo project.
Strips of 1"x1" chicken wire were cut to lay between the plants, notching the wire to fit around the plants.
After laying out the pieces, wire was used to attach the pieces to each other. Next time, with plants this small,
instead of cutting strips of chicken wire, I will take one large piece out, hold it over the plants to see where
holes are needed for the plants, and just cut holes. This will be quicker and easier.
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A layer of compost was used to cover the chicken wire and it was watered in to get it to settle.
More critter-ridder was sprinkled around it. Now, we wait...
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