JUL 30, 24 .. PART 2 / 3 .. PATTI'S FLOWERS .. SUMMER 2024..

Not everyone has the time to read our Posts each and every day. When we have a "multi-part" series of Posts (this being Part 2) we like to provide a link to Part 1. 

If you missed Part 1, you can "catch up" by clicking the below link.

https://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2024/07/jul-28-24-pattis-flowers-summer-2024.html

PART 2.. PATTI'S FLOWERS .. SUMMER 2024..

When we completed Part 1, our planter boxes were in place on our porch and ready to receive their flowers.

"Hi Dad. We've been waiting two years to be used!"

The three wooden planter boxes we will be using.

Below the three are set in place and they are very happily awaiting their flowers.

On the right edge of the below photo, you can see six flower baskets, all eagerly waiting to move into their new home.

In the above photo, our three planter boxes are ready to be planted. BUT, first there was a lot of work required to get each set of flowers ready to be planted.

I myself have never, ever, in my lifetime, "done" flowers.

So I picked up one of the six new flower baskets, grasped the plant firmly with my fingers, and commenced to "pull" (tug tug pull pull) the plant out of its basket. It would not budge. So I pulled more forcefully..

Suddenly Patti "squealed" at me: "Stop Cap! You are going to kill that poor little flower!"

Patti rescued it from me explaining that the poor little plant was tightly "root bound" so it had to be removed very carefully by gently squeezing and massaging the flowers thin plastic container. 

The below photo shows what I mean about the flower plant being "root bound". Its roots had grown out of openings in its container and was "tightly root bound". 

One has to gently, firmly and with patience "massage and manipulate" the thin plastic container to get the plant free.

Eventually "out it comes".

It's hard to explain, and to clearly show, but it is necessary to remove the roots along the flowers four edges and especially its bottom.

Voila! In Patti's right hand are the roots that have been pulled away from the plant and in her left hand is the plant now ready to be "dead headed" and carefully trimmed to remove parts of the plant that are dead and of no use to the plant.

"Deadheading" is a major job! But it is very important to the plant.

You must know what you are doing! Below are some photos of Patti "Deadheading" the plants.

Oh.. My.. Goodness.. The time has come to plant the flowers!

Here we go. First I got the soil in the planter boxes thoroughly stirred up. We did not take photos of first adding water to the soil.

At this point all of the preparations are complete and we do not have "Rocket Science". 

The prepared plants are placed into their new homes.

Duck Soup.

Moving right along.

Oh Yes! Patti joined in the fun.

We are going to close with several photos showing our finished flower boxes. 

Do any of you remember our weed? He is very happy.

We already are really enjoying our SUMMER 2024 FLOWERS!

Patti and Cap