The new garden bed, measuring 4′x8′ has run out of room. As I thought would happen, the melon vines have monopolized the existing space in the garden, leaving nowhere to go but UP. With a little bit of expediency this weekend, I fashioned a homemade trellis using 2×3′s and nylon cord. Luckily, I planted right [...]
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 [...]
***UPDATE*** (I have transplanted creeping thyme between the flagstones on the path, click here to view Thyme To Transplant Between the Flagstones) The landscaping project is well on its way now. After coming home early yesterday, I drove down to Austin Landscaping Supplies and picked up a 1/2 yard of soil for the native plant [...]
The herb garden is going crazy! Looking back at early pictures of the garden, it is clear that they are thriving. There isn’t much room for the basil plants anymore, but I’m going to put them in anyway. They could use the competition. In the center picture, you can also see the broccoli seedlings – [...]
I could hardly contain my excitement yesterday when I came home to discover that the first wildflower had bloomed. The winner is the cornflower: The next day, while working on the Native beds, Michelle wandered down the fence and yelled, “Joe! Come look!” Not only were more cornflowers opening, but the first poppy opened as [...]
