It only took about 90 minutes to even the dirt, plant all the veggies, cage the tomatoes and water the new plantings.
2015_Day 81: Garden planted on March 22
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2015_Day 80: Old and new favorites make the day
Monster Cookies.
Chicken Supreme Pasta Bake.
Chicken Supreme Pasta Bake.
2015_Day 79: Green a few days late but still welcome
It might not be St. Patrick’s Day anymore, but the green had it going on today around Georgetown, Texas. Overnight, it seemed, trees broke out in green leaves and a number of fields and lawns looked like lush green carpet. Continue reading
2015_Day 78: Tomato blossoms appear out of nowhere
My Better Boy tomato plant has blossoms.
And these flowers snuck up on me. I shouldn’t be surprised, what with the warm, humid weather we’ve been having. Perfect tomato-growing conditions. But it’s like they popped up between today and yesterday on both of my Early Girl plants as well as the Better Boy. I didn’t notice them last night, but there they were tonight. Big, yellow and beautiful.
I decided not to plant them tonight because there’s more rain in the forecast for Friday and Saturday. Only this time, the forecast calls for downpours and possibly 3-8 inches. So I’ve covered the big raised bed full of soil (hoping that will prevent too much dirt from getting washed out) and I’ll wait until Sunday to plant the tomatoes and everything else I’ve bought.
Who knows, by then maybe the blossoms will be little tomatoes!
2015_Day 77: Spring awakens gardening spirit in many
I love reading all the gardening posts lately by others who are really enjoying that Spring is here (or near for those in cooler climates).
Everyone seems excited to get outside and turn over their dirt, relishing in the idea that soon seeds will be sown and they’ll be able to watch the fledgling sprouts grow into strong plants that will (hopefully) produce a bountiful (or at least beautiful) crop of fruits and veggies.
I officially have dirt beneath my fingernails — and I hope it stays that way for a long time. Because for me there is no better sign that I am working in my garden and yard. I don’t even care that my hands will be perpetually begging for lotion and I won’t be able to grow decent looking fingernails. (That reminds me, too, that it’s about time to get a good pedicure to hide the dirt beneath my toenails!)
Lettuce update: It’s still alive (mostly) although it’s really growing slowly. In the photo with this post, the right side is how the containers look today; left side is from Feb. 14, after a major thinning. Even if it does get big enough to harvest, I’m wondering how it will taste. Is there such a thing as “old” tasting lettuce?
2015_Day 76: Dirt Day gone, garden glee just around the corner
Found a couple pots to go next to the flower bed.
2015_Day 75: Dirt, dirt and more dirt
D(irt) Day arrived today and it was delivered right on time. I had about 3 hours after work and before it got too dark to put the weed fabric down and start filling the raised beds with beautiful soil made up of 40 percent compost, 40 percent loam, 10 percent bank sand and 10 percent granite sand. Wishful thinking had me confident I’d get it all done. Didn’t quite work out that way. Continue reading
2015_Day 74: Adding curb appeal exhausting but rewarding
I can’t believe how exhausted I am after the first spring weekend of gardening for me in Texas. Not everything is done – far from it – but I think I really got a good start on my vegetable and flower beds (Saturday). Today’s task was planting the shrubs I bought several weeks ago to go on the long side of our house that faces the street. Continue reading
2015_Day 73: Raised beds together and ready for soil
What a glorious day! Raised beds put together and waiting on soil. Crape myrtle tree planted. Maybe that doesn’t sound like a lot, but I am thrilled I got that much done. Continue reading
2015_Day 72: Not giving up on lettuce but …
Lettuce on the left after it was thinned Feb. 14; on the right as it is today.
Chocolate Chips and Chaos 