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>Blackberries/Raspberries Planted

February 15, 2009 by Laura

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Today I planted the 2 blackberry plants, 1 raspberry, and 1 dewberry. I planted them along the creek that runs through our yard. I figured this is where they would most likely exist in nature, so hopefully they will do well. I mixed the soil w/ compost, added some buds and blooms and mulched them.

Blackberry


Raspberry

Dewberry

I had gazebo duty this weekend, so didn’t get much garden work done, but I am slowly making progress on my to-do list. I bought some zucchini and squash seeds at the store last night, that I may try and plant tonight. I haven’t yet convinced DH that we should have a pomegranate tree/bush, so I’m not sure if that will happen this year. I’ll keep working on him 🙂
I know it’s bloom day, but I am sorry to say not much is blooming in my garden besides the broccoli! It’s not much, but the bees sure love it.

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>Seedling Update

February 12, 2009 by Laura

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I realized that I haven’t posted pictures of the seedlings since the first week. They are doing really well, in fact, after the first week I already had to transplant the okra. The tomato roots are growing way outside their little containers, so I envision transplanting the them soon too. The peppers seem to be a little slower than the tomatoes, but when they do germinate, their leaves appear really solid. 

I went to my first organic gardeners association meeting at Zilker on Monday. I really enjoyed it, and plan on going back next month. They are having their annual herb and vegetable transplant sale in early march, where the members sell the seedlings they’ve grown. I hope to be able to participate next year. With as many seedlings that one packet of seeds generates, it would sure be nice to share.

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>What to do with a perfect weekend??

February 9, 2009 by Laura

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… cross a few things off my to-do list. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, so I spent some much needed time outside.
I started out with several visits to the Natural Gardener, where I bagged and hauled around 1 ton of soil, compost, and mulch. I finished filling my new garden beds, which my daughter affectionately refers to as the graveyard. I have to admit that it does look a little sinister at the moment. Some spring veggies will change that in a month or so.

Here’s a close-up of the mortis and tenon joints. I love the design.

In between my second and third trips to the nursery, I needed a little break, so I planted an herb garden. I had earned my $10 off at the Natural Gardener, so I treated myself to some parsley, oregano, thyme, cilantro and society garlic. They joined the marjoram that has been growing like crazy over the winter.

I also decided to plant the kumquat tree in the ground. The ground was not exactly soft, and the soil, well calling it soil would be quite a stretch. Anyway, I got out a shovel and pitchfork and went to work. Not only did I have to fight the thick clay, but I found a huge chunk of concrete in the ground as well from who knows when. I mixed the dirt with compost, a 50/50 mix. Then I put in some root booster and planted the tree. I am hoping it will like it’s new home better than the small pot it was in before.

I slept like a baby Saturday night, and then went back to work this morning.
First thing I did was water the winter vegetable garden and trees in the backyard. Here’s a few pictures of my veggies, including some carrots that I put in the potato soup for Friday night’s dinner.
Here’s the broccoli that doesn’t care much for the heat lately. We did manage to eat some a few weeks ago though.
Finally some cauliflower!
What are we going to do with all of this cabbage?
A round of carrots.
After the watering we took a motorcycle ride to pick up dog food. We also stopped at Plantscape Gardens and The Great Outdoors. At The Great Outdoors we purchased some blackberries, raspberries, and dewberries. Next week I plan on digging out a bed along the creek and planting them. They said they weren’t going to get any more shipments this year, so we should get them today. We couldn’t fit them on the bike, so we ran back out to pick them up.
I finished off my busy weekend by pruning all of the roses. The official date is the 14th, but I checked the weather and it’s not supposed to freeze between now and then, so I figured this weekend was good enough. Here’s the results…
What a weekend! I am tired and going to bed.

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>Treasure hunting for my future bottle tree

February 1, 2009 by Laura

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I was helping my friends work on the gazebo again today out in Granger. I arrived a little early and walked through the creek looking for treasure. I found 8 bottle of different shapes and sizes. Most of them are clear with a few brown ones mixed in. I plan on looking again next time to see what else I can find. From what I hear,  there used to be an old stagecoach stop down the creek and the patrons used to toss their beer bottles into the creek. 

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>Seeds update

January 29, 2009 by Laura

>Almost all of the seeds are sprouting now. I think the combination of the cover and heat pad did it. I am removing the cover starting tonight, since most things I read said that once the seeds have sprouted you should remove the greenhouse cover. Hopefully, they continue growing as they have been. At this rate I’ll need to start gathering larger containers. I have a few leftover from last spring, but no where near the 72 I’ll need.

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