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>Argh! Austin Weather!

Posted in Spring on April 6, 2009| 4 Comments »

>I have to say I am a little irritated this morning. It felt a little chilly so I checked the weather. There is a change of a light freeze tonight. It is April 6th. This just isn’t right. Yesterday I cleaned up all of my garden stuff. Put my row cover neatly away, along with all of the skewers I use to stake it down and clothespins I use to attach it to the tomato cages. Now I have to get everything out again. Also, my plant are much taller now, so I had to buy some larger skewers (last time I used short bamboo ones) to prop the row cover above the plants. Luckily, Central Market had them on clearance so I bought a bunch. I hope my newly planted melons survive the night.

Alright, enough whining. At least it’s not snowing, like it has been in Seattle for the past week.
Things could always be worse 🙂

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>Spring To-Do List

Posted in Spring on January 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »

>My garden has been so neglected. With football in the fall, this sporadically cold winter, and helping my friends build a gazebo every other saturday, I haven’t done much besides watering. Unfortunately, with our lack of rain, this has been more than I’d like. I’m just starting to realize how quickly spring is coming and I have a ton of things on my plate. I thought I’d put a list together of everything I need to do.

X 1. Plant spring seeds. (I bought a heat mat, seeds, and starter kit yesterday, so I’m not far off)
X 2. Dig out blackberry beds along creek
X 3. Dig hole and plant kumquat tree
X 4. Dig out 3 4×8 sections for new raised beds
X 5. Install raised beds and bag compost/soil/mulch
6. Find spot for strawberry plants and get them planted.
X 7. Prune Roses (Feb 14)
8. Find, purchase and plant limequat tree
Update – having trouble finding one, not sure if this is going to happen
9. Find, purchase and plant pomegranate bush
Update – haven’t convinced DH that we must have one, might not happen this year
10. Dig out beds along fence in backyard
11. Clean up existing beds, mulch, add weed blocker
12. Install drip system for new beds
13. Move 3×3 raised bed
Update – waiting until onions are ready. 2 popped up unexpectedly from last years plantings.
X 14. Plant herb garden
No problem, piece of cake!

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