It’s been quite awhile since I’ve been in the garden for any length of time. Life has been busy. We received news that we are expecting and will be having a baby at the end of May! We’re very excited. Needless to say, we’ve been visiting family as well as getting our third bedroom ready [...]
I have been so fascinated with flower, bee and butterfly pictures for the past few weeks that I have not posted a vegetable garden update. Before the rain moved in this week, I woke up early Wednesday morning and grabbed a bag of compost, a bag of bat guano, a bag of bone meal and [...]
There was no shortage of things to do this past weekend and the weather was perfect. Even Sunday with the overcast sky and misty air provided a break from the direct sun as I pulled up the broccoli plants. I wasn’t too happy to find a couple handfuls of grubs happily munching away at the [...]
Many of the seedlings have emerged and are reaching towards that yellow ball of fire in the sky. What a miracle it is – every time – to see fresh new life emerge from a dry seed. Look at what’s coming up:
In addition to the new seedlings, there is exciting new life in the garden as well. Dry, withered chive leaves have given room to explosive new shoots. Prostrate rosemary offers up a delicate flower for Spring. Dry thyme branches burst forth with green growth. Oregano continues its crawl without missing a beat. Broccoli ready for harvest. Wildflowers preparing their colorful flowers with a fluffy mass of greens. Lettuce heads crowding together in the dappled light of an old fence. Crinkly spinach leaves unfurling. Yes, Spring is definitely in the air!
Round Rock received a few inches of snow this morning and again this afternoon. We got off of work early and arrived home just in time to watch some strong flurries of clumps of snowflakes – some measuring a couple inches across! I’ve not seen snow like this since living in the Midwest. It’s a [...]
