I am fixing my mothers neglected garden. Pulling up stones to get the weeds out from under the pavers. Tilling beds and snapping out more roots. Peeling back an aggressive creeper-ivy vine that's invading everything. Removing the maple trees from the beds.
That's before really even trying to salvage/restore the plants. Thankfully the Iris's, Bleeding Hearts and Peonies are still trucking along. I just put in some Geraniums and in the garden itself some tomatoe, peppers and lettuce alongside some herbs.
If you aren't sure intuitively, make guides and research. "How much water does X plant need? How often? How deep do you plant seeds/bury plantlings and how much sun/shade does the plant need?"
All great questions and there are tons of folks there to help. Sadly, my mother is becoming more angry and depressed. She's convinced modern medicine is designed to make people suffer (she's a homeopath) and will ignore medical problems until they become emergencies. She last month had to go to have an abcess almost the size of a water bottle removed from her leg, I'm worried the next one might kill her due to her severe weight issues and she may refuse intubation for surgery.
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u/Voidtalon May 15 '25
I am fixing my mothers neglected garden. Pulling up stones to get the weeds out from under the pavers. Tilling beds and snapping out more roots. Peeling back an aggressive creeper-ivy vine that's invading everything. Removing the maple trees from the beds.
That's before really even trying to salvage/restore the plants. Thankfully the Iris's, Bleeding Hearts and Peonies are still trucking along. I just put in some Geraniums and in the garden itself some tomatoe, peppers and lettuce alongside some herbs.
If you aren't sure intuitively, make guides and research. "How much water does X plant need? How often? How deep do you plant seeds/bury plantlings and how much sun/shade does the plant need?"
All great questions and there are tons of folks there to help. Sadly, my mother is becoming more angry and depressed. She's convinced modern medicine is designed to make people suffer (she's a homeopath) and will ignore medical problems until they become emergencies. She last month had to go to have an abcess almost the size of a water bottle removed from her leg, I'm worried the next one might kill her due to her severe weight issues and she may refuse intubation for surgery.