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Garden Update – July 10, 2011

Lots of activity in my garden right now, but it is mostly bugs and critters eating what little can survive the massive amounts of heat of our summers in Texas.  See the other posts I made about my squash bug … Continue reading

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Garden Update – April 3, 2011

I think I’m about done planting for the spring!  I have a little room left in my aquaponics bed, and some space left in the bed by the gate, but I’m mostly done.  I didn’t plant any corn because I … Continue reading

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Garden Update: May 7, 2010

Lots of lush green growth right now but a few plants are stumbling.  I put a few more plants in the ground, planted some more beans, and cut out some of the lettuce, it getting too hot for it already … Continue reading

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Garden Update: April 13, 2010

Lots of activity in the garden right now. Cucumbers, beans, cowpeas, sunflower, corn, and watermelon are all coming up from seed. I ate my first snack of sugar snap peas, they were very tasty. Most of the strawberries I planted … Continue reading

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Garden Update – June 21, 2009

The grapes are near ready. The birds love them, and are making a huge mess out of our deck. I have dreams of a giant bird screen.

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Garden and Bryson Pics

Bryson and I walked around the garden to record the progress of our food growth. The tomato plants next to the garage are getting huge. The eve of the house is shading them in the day, so I’m not sure … Continue reading

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Garden Update May 26, 2009

I took some pictures of my plants this evening. My tomato plants are getting tall. We have been pretty good at keeping the sucker vines pinched off.

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Garden Update- Freeze Preperations

The big news today is that a big freeze is going to hit tonight. This is why some of the “old timers” don’t put out their summer crops until after Easter! After work, I stopped at Wells Bros to buy … Continue reading

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Entry for April 23, 2006 – Spring Vegetable Garden

For the very first time, I actually planted vegetables in the soil at our house. I am only using one 4’x8′ raised bed because the soil in the other bed is still packed clay and grass. I haven’t conditioned it … Continue reading

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