Yesterday was quarantine day #56 and boxwood trimming day #1. This might take a week. My helpers joined me as the sun was rising. They are 2 shaggy dogs that really need a groomer.
This is just one section of boxwoods before trimming started. I have a battery-operated trimmer which had two batteries last year, however, this year only one could be located.....grrrrr. Someone misplaced a battery and it wasn't me.
I am trimming these back as much as I can without shocking them. They've grown so much that they are hiding the stonework behind them. I never should have let them grow as big as they are.
The trimmer only lasts about 40 minutes and charging the battery takes hours so this will be a process. I have plenty of cleanup and plenty of time to do it in between shearing sessions.
It's a good thing that I had the idea to plant a bunch of perennials in planters last year because without being able to visit garden centers this Spring, it's perennials or flowers started from seed this season.
Someone asked about my planters. These are 50-gallon stock tanks that I bought at Tractor supply. I poked holes in the bottom and filled them halfway up with old plastic pots turned upside down to create drainage and to fill space. Then I covered them with fine mesh and added potting soil. I top them with fresh soil each year. I've used these as raised beds for years and they work perfectly.
I planted my tomatoes too early though. Tonk was freezing his nibs off when I went out this morning. It was 33 degrees.
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I think the tomato plants might make it even though it was that cold in the morning just because they grow so close to the box wood, it is always a bit warmer that close to thick vegetation like that.
Have a great day!
Christer.
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