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Jul 20 0 comments
Trowel and Error

A project almost complete…

We finally got our mulch!  And since the mulch is so hot, I really can’t put it out around plants quite yet.  BUT – I can put it out in the bed where I want to kill a lot of grass!! Now when I say hot, what I mean is literally HOT.  It is steaming.  […]

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Jul 17 0 comments
Trowel and Error

Yeah! High today of only 98 degrees!

I was able to stay in the garden until noon.  This is the first time all week that I have been able to spend much time at all out there without bursting into flames. So what did I do?  I pruned and tied up tomatos.  Did you know that it’s not necessary to plant entirely […]

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Jul 07 0 comments
Garden Chores

July Garden Chores

And again, life goes on in spite of all the work I need to do in the garden.  Luckily, no matter what I do or don’t do, nature will take over and do its thing.  I’m just its most reliable tool. Now it’s too hot to do a lot of things that I wasn’t able […]

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Jun 24 1 comments
Trowel and Error

Heat Advisories!

It’s still June and we are already having 100°+ days!  According to the weather station at Rheudasil Park in Flower Mound, today’s high was 99.7 degrees.  AccuWeather.com is forecasting tomorrow’s high to be 102 degrees with a “real feel” of 108 degrees.  Heat advisory, humidity, “real feel” – gardening seems all but impossible.  And the […]

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Jun 04 0 comments
Garden Chores

June Garden Chores

Oh good grief!  I just can’t catch up!  I barely got anything done in May off my list of chores so most of it will have to carry over to June.  I am, however, calling in extra troops – I’m going to have 1-2-Tree to limb up and thin all the trees.  That will be […]

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May 11 0 comments
fruit

Strawberries

Strawberries increase each year by runner and the Dallas Planting Manual recommends eight plants for a good start.    They require rich, well drained soil, but too much nitrogen will make the berries too soft.  You also have to keep the berries from direct contact with the soil by using mulch.  I like straw that I […]

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May 08 0 comments
Trowel and Error

Wet Soils – Don’t go there!

With all the rain we have been having, it’s important to remember a few things about working in wet soils.  The number one thing is, well, just don’t do it When soils are wet,  they are much more readily compacted.  Soil particles get pressed together and the air gets forced out of the soil.  Compaction […]

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Apr 29 0 comments
Trowel and Error

The Three Sisters

“The Three Sisters” is a method of companion planting that was used by the Native Americans.  The trio consist of corn, pole beans and either squash or pumkins.  This is a great combination to grow!  We used squash and the corn we used was a strawberry popcorn.  The three sisters each give the others something […]

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Apr 14 0 comments
Garden Chores

April’s chores

April is already half done and I don’t even have a working list of what I want to get done yet!  Aaaahhhhgggg! OK… here is the list I KNOW needs to be done: Sharpen all tools Tune up the lawn mower (wish I could trade it in for a cordless electric) Mow once a week […]

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Apr 07 1 comments
Organic Garden Solutions

A Solution for Black Spot

The best solution for black spot is to get roses that are so vigorous that they aren’t susceptible.  There are plenty out there, but if you get a rose that succumbs to black spot that you just can’t give up on (and who hasn’t?) then there are several things you can do : Keep water […]

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