I think I’m finally done building my Spring garden. This week we added five peppers, two melons, two hibiscus, and a half dozen herbs. Oh. My chard never came up, or I didn’t plant it and thought I did, so I do need to reseed that. So I guess I’m not completely done. We do [...]
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Saturday Garden Update – May 1, 2021
It’s May Day! I have memories of celebrating May Day as a kid, winding ribbons around a May pole, but I honestly don’t remember why. Relics of an era past, something my elementary school teachers wanted us to learn but wasn’t important in our current era, so I’ve pushed the information out of my brain. [...]
I Won’t Be Able to Move Tomorrow
In case you wanted to know what 100 bags of mulch looks like, it looks like this: We had it delivered. Last year I had five cubic yards of mulch dropped in my driveway, but that involved a lot of shoveling and wheelbarrow maneuvering. This year I opted for bags, even though it was more [...]
It’s Planting Time!
The nights are still a little cool, but the days have been so warm. My bluebonnets are just thriving! Bluebonnets! The rest of the front garden is slowly coming back to life. I have yet to see any signs from my bougainvillea, but I haven’t lost hope yet. However, the last few days I spent [...]
Recovery
The storm has passed, and we are sailing into the harbor of Spring. The cold passed by so quickly, it was almost like it didn’t happen. We had a week of 30F temperatures, and then poof, we were back to normal and in the 70s agains. This week we are in the 80s. Craziness. The [...]
Garden Devastation
We reached 74F yesterday. I started pulling covers off my plants after this week’s winter storm. I might have cried a little. Sally Anne did not do a very good job of protecting my gingers. She must have been hiding under them. The bougainvillea I so lovingly kept green all winter has succumbed to the [...]
Spiced Almond Trees!
Pro-tip: if you don't buy your cooking spices in bulk, you should. It is so much less expensive that way. I just filled my nearly empty bottle of parsley for twelve cents. Twelve cents! Actually, less than that because Central Market is having a sale on their bulk spices - everything is 25% off right [...]
Don't Be Latte! 