Now in my second season of gardening in central Texas, the adjustment continues for me and my little patch. The weather and the bugs (not necessarily in that order) are the biggest contributors to my frustrations, although admittedly, those levels are lower than last summer. Continue reading
Leaving for weeklong vacation in Wisconsin tomorrow. Can’t wait to see family and friends. But I’m a little anxious about leaving the garden untended. It finally has stopped raining here in central Texas, and with sunny skies and 90s forecast for the next week, I sure hope the automatic sprinkler system works. Continue reading
I’m hoping the sunshine that’s in the forecast for the next 7-10 days means the cucumbers will be producing soon. I had hoped to have one by the time we went on vacation, but that’s not going to happen. Continue reading
While I’m not sure how the onions are taking all the wet weather, the cucumbers appear to be liking it. I wrote earlier that I was worried they were starting to acquire a bit of cucumber jaundice, but they seem to be okay so far. Continue reading
I may be a little paranoid, but I think my cucumber leaves are turning yellow. Or at least the tops of them. We’ve had a lot of rain lately, so I’m wondering if that’s the culprit. Or maybe it’s just that the younger leaves are yellow and will turn darker green as they mature. Continue reading
Peas and beans.
Tomatoes and sweet red peppers.
Cherry tomatoes and some lettuce.
Cucumbers, onions, chives and basil.
Peas on the left, beans on the right.
The four raised beds that make up the vegetable garden on April 3.
Overnight, my hill of one cucumber expanded to four.
All four raised beds.
The second hilll of cucumber seeds also broke through the dirt.
The beans, from ground level.
A northern view of the garden.
It’s difficult to tell how much the tomatoes ate growing, but I’m pretty sure it’s not as fast as the other veggies.
In 24 hours, my beans went from only one or two peeking through (right) to, well, pretty much all of them.
Chocolate Chips and Chaos 