Category Archives: Gardening

Mother’s Day Gardening

Amber, Bryson, and I bought some vegetables and flowers this morning. Amber planted pretty plants in the flower pots on the front porch, 8 hanging pots on the deck, and 5 other deck pots.

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North Texas Vegetable Garden Advice

  [UPDATE]  The website North Texas Vegetable Gardeners contains the most up-to-date and complete information.   I found some useful information about vegetable gardens in north Texas: Best Varieties for Texas Vegetables Best Dates for Planting Vegetables in North Texas

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Entry for March 08, 2008 – Team Yardwork

Bryan and Brandon came over to help get work done. They both brought their kids, so we had a gaggle of boys “helping” today. This is Shaun, Bryan, Camden, and Hayden working in the vegetable garden. We put up half … Continue reading

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Entry for August 23, 2006 – Harvest of Peppers

Nothing else is growing in my garden, except my serrano peppers, they seem to love the hot summer.

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Entry for August 06, 2006 – Prep work for paver stones

WOW, the “dirt” at my house is terrible.  It is more like a hardened clay mixed with huge rock, kind of like concrete!  My goal is to dig down 10 inches or so to remove all the soil and replace … Continue reading

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Entry for July 30, 2006 – Orbs in my Backyard!

I had Amber take a few pictures of me working in the yard tonight so I can update my blog with my progress. The south flowerbed in the front yard is requiring lots of extra fill dirt after we created … Continue reading

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Entry for July 12, 2006 – Reworking the Front Flowerbeds

The project started simple. Remove the old mulch and weeds, and replace with new mulch. After we got underway cleaning, we both realized that we just didn’t like the shape of the flower beds in the front. They wern’t shaped … Continue reading

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Entry for July 03, 2006 – Grapes o Plenty

2 of the 3 grape vines are producing lots of fruit. I filled up a large bowl today. They taste great too.

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Entry for April 30, 2006 – Two More Raised Beds for the Garden

I built two more raised beds this evening. I will fill them with dirt removed from the drainage trench. I should have usable soil for fall planting.

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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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