Posts from the ‘My Garden’ Category
I ordered my sweet potato plants online and they arrived in great shape. I bought 12 plants for $13 but received 18 plants! I probably have planted them too close to each other, but last year I wish I would have planted more, so I will see. They seem to love their new home. I […]
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Here are a few pictures I recently took in my garden. The weather here in Texas has started to get warm, so my garden is really growing. My basil was tiny sprouts back on March 31st and just six weeks later it is a small healthy plant. My first spring cucumber is a little misshapen […]
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I have never grown flowers before, but after planting some bulbs in my winter garden, I decided to dedicate a box just for flowers. It will be nice this summer to have flowers in vases to decorate the house and I am going to love seeing them in my garden. I planted sweet pea, sunflower […]
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Last summer I tried watermelons, cantaloupes, and honey-dew. I made hammocks, beds out of t-shirts, mesh beds and all sorts of ways for them to hang from my trellis. All the melons grew misshapen and were small. I have an idea! I am growing melons this summer in my raised boxes but I hope for […]
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My sweet potatoes arrived yesterday and I had three beds waiting for them. I am very pleased with my order from George’s Plant Farm. I ordered 12 plants and received about 18. I turned over the soil with my small hand shovel and planted the small plants. In the directions included with the plants it […]
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I just returned from a week-long trip to Utah and I had a blast with friends and family. It’s nice to be home with my family and be in my garden again. I was so anxious to get home and harvest my potatoes because my husband said they were ready. We dug them up yesterday […]
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Unfortunately I gave up on growing strawberries about 2 weeks ago. I have tried to grow them in my raised re-purposed picnic table and they always had problems. I am not sure where I went wrong, so maybe I will try again in one of my new beds with the tubs. I loved having a […]
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I am on a trip visiting my daughter in college, but was able to take some pictures of my garden before I left. Everything is growing and blooming in my garden. It is hard being away… I miss it. My husband is taking care of my garden for me (he is amazing!) and he says […]
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I planted five blackberry plants last year and they are coming back this year great. I planted the thornless variety mainly because I remember picking them as a child and getting pricked by all the thorns! Here is some great information on how to grow blackberries. I didn’t know anything about growing them, but have […]
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One of the most asked questions I get is, “What should I plant in my garden?” My first thought is plant something you like to eat. Secondly, plant something that grows well in your area. I live in the Houston, Texas area zone 9a and I garden year round. I am not sure where you […]
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