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12 Nov 2009What Beautiful Trash 3 4In our office lobby the plant folks were changing out the displays when I happened to be walking by. I noticed the gentleman had a bucket of blooming Phalaenopsis orchids and I asked if he was throwing them out. He said as a matter of fact he was and asked if I wanted them. Of course I couldnR...11°C / 52°F
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07 Nov 2009Fall Garden Harvest 1 Pea Patch v2 garden , Snow Peas - Oregan Giant Harvesting, Serrano Pepper Harvesting, Swiss Chard Bright Li...6oz of Oregon Giant Snow Pea’s harvested this morning along with 3oz of Sorrano Peppers. Have been also enjoying Butterhead Lettuce Sputnik Arugula and still going strong with cuttings from my herbs particularly the Genovese Basil, Santo Cilantro and Thai Lemongrass. Tomorrow Lib is coming ...Overcast 22°C / 71°F
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25 Oct 2009Inside Austin Gardens Tour 220°C / 68°F
I attended the Austin Gardens fall tour put on by the Travis County Master Gardeners yesterday and got to see 6 very different gardens. I absolutely fell in love with the whimsy at the cottage garden of Cheryl. The artful eye creating this wonderful garden is blogged about it here In Lindy’...
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23 Oct 2009Big Rain 2 1We had the perfect storm, the remnants of Hurricane Rick pooled over Central Texas and dropped all of that water on us. Although there have been areas of flooding, the hill country received 8" of rain overnight and we received 1.4". As a result the highland lakes in the hill country hav...Sunny 11°C / 51°F
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07 Oct 2009Fall Flourish and Harvest 3 1 Bok Choy Tatsoi Established, Wong Bok Established, Butterhead Lettuce Harvesting, Arugula Sputnik Harvestin...The Pea Patch v2 is absolutely flourishing. I’ve been harvesting Butterhead Lettuce, Cherry Belle Radish and Sputnik Arugula daily. The Wong Bok, Bok Choy Tatsoi, Oregon Giant Snow Peas, Yellow Crookneck Squash and Bright Lights Swiss Chard are all relishing these damp warm days and cool ni...Cloudy 19°C / 66°F
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03 Oct 2009Rains, Drains and Fertilizer 2We are receiving another weekend of steady rain which is exactly what is needed, unfortunately this weekend is the Austin City Limits Music Festival and needless to say it is washed out. So many great bands yet so much water….. On the bright side my GC finished putting in a french drain on ...Rainy 22°C / 72°F
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22 Sep 2009So Long Summer! 2 7The Fall equinox is officially here and we are ushering it in with beautiful rain! For the record we had 68 days of triple digit heat, taking the second place for number of 100+ degree days since 1854. We also managed to set the record for the warmest summer on record with the average temperature...Storms 21°C / 70°F
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21 Sep 2009Compost - alive and moving! 1 1 Compost gardenCloudy 25°C / 77°F
I was never able to eridicate the maggots in the hot compost bin so I decided to use all of it as a base layer for sheet mulching in the front bed that I planted the new Dwarf Yaupon Holly’s in. When I unloaded it again I found another monster grub. Geez, there is just something about my co...
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20 Sep 2009Another Craigslist Score! 4 1 Dwarf Yaupon Holly TransplantedTook my shovel, gloves and buckets over to a “Builders Special” plant/shrub givaway posted on Craigslist this morning. The kind folks just had the house built and did not like anything the builder put in. Rather than taking the whole lot I chose three great looking 5 gallon sized Dwar...Overcast 32°C / 90°F
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20 Sep 2009Blooms Galore 2 6 Chinese Witch Hazel - Sizzling Pink Blooming, Passiflora Blooming, Gregg's Mistflower Blooming, Purple Cone...Sunny 28°C / 82°F
A nice slow stroll around the garden this morning revealed the fall bloomers putting on a show. Sizzling Pink Witch Hazel has delicate hot pink flowers on every branch. Autumn Joy Sedum is covered in a fuzzy mauve blush. Incense Passiflora is popping with massive intense purple blooms. Gregg̵...
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